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and_o les_fw-fr mons_fw-la de_fw-fr neuf_fw-fr castel_n and_o dannes_n all_o the_o country_n be_v interlace_v with_o many_o wood_n as_o the_o wood_n les_fw-fr bois_n de_fw-fr surene_n cell_n etc._n etc._n the_o inhabitant_n be_v account_v to_o be_v froward_a and_o too_o much_o conceit_v of_o themselves_o aniov_v the_o dukedom_n of_o andegavia_n the_o dukedom_n of_o anjou_n contain_v county_n baronnies_n and_o signory_n as_o câ—aon_n 1856._o 4743_o etc._n etc._n which_o i_o have_v not_o yet_o find_v out_o nor_o can_v distinguish_v these_o four_o county_n maine_n vendosme_n beaufort_n and_o la_fw-fr val_n do_v hold_v of_o it_o by_o homage_n and_o fealty_n the_o jurisdiction_n the_o praesidiall_a seat_n of_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n be_v angiers_n under_o which_o be_v these_o particular_a juridical_a seat_n angiers_n samur_n bauge_n 1945._o 4725._o and_o beaufort_n en_fw-fr valleé_fw-fr 1940._o 4716._o the_o state_n ecclesiastic_a angiers_n have_v one_o bishop_n of_o andegauja_n who_o be_v 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they_o confiscate_v to_o the_o king_n which_o sentence_n the_o king_n execute_v he_o take_v anjou_n into_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o leave_v iâ—_n to_o his_o son_n ludovick_n the_o 8_o king_n of_o france_n after_o who_o succeed_v his_o son_n ludovick_n the_o 9_o surname_v the_o holy_a who_o grant_v this_o province_n to_o his_o brother_n charles_n by_o right_a after_o he_o follow_v charles_n the_o 2._o who_o marry_v hâ—s_a daughter_n clemeâ—tia_fw-la to_o charles_n valesius_fw-la he_o give_v this_o province_n with_o she_o for_o her_o dowry_n after_o who_o succeed_v philip_n valesius_fw-la the_o son_n and_o after_o he_o his_o nephew_n john_n who_o give_v the_o great_a part_n of_o this_o country_n which_o be_v honour_v with_o the_o title_n of_o a_o dukedom_n in_o the_o year_n 1350._o to_o his_o son_n ludovick_n after_o he_o there_o follow_v in_o a_o direct_a line_n ludovick_n the_o 2._o and_o ludovick_n the_o 3._o who_o die_v without_o a_o heir_n the_o
principality_n come_v to_o his_o brother_n renatus_n he_o have_v no_o issue_n live_v make_v charles_n his_o brother_n son_n his_o heir_n and_o he_o make_v king_n ludovick_n the_o 11._o his_o heir_n and_o thus_o it_o be_v annex_v to_o the_o crown_n of_o france_n and_o continue_v so_o unite_v until_o francis_n the_o first_o give_v the_o revenue_n thereof_o to_o his_o mother_n aloisia_n â—abande_n king_n charles_n the_o 9_o give_v it_o to_o his_o brother_n henry_n who_o be_v afterward_o king_n of_o polonia_n and_o france_n the_o metropolis_n or_o mother_n city_n of_o the_o dukedom_n be_v andegavum_n paulus_n diacorus_fw-la call_v it_o the_o city_n of_o audegavia_n it_o be_v common_o call_v angiers_n ptolemy_n call_v it_o juliomagus_n andicavarum_n it_o be_v seat_v the_o dukedom_n of_o janiov_v anjou_n on_o both_o the_o bank_n of_o the_o river_n maine_n which_o have_v a_o stone_n bridge_n over_o it_o it_o be_v well_o govern_v have_v a_o bishop_n a_o marshal_n and_o a_o bailie_n and_o a_o 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