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notwithstanding_o in_o forepast_a age_n be_v much_o large_a than_o now_o it_o be_v for_o in_o julius_n caesar_n time_n it_o contain_v all_o that_o western_a part_n of_o the_o maineland_n inhabit_v and_o possess_v by_o the_o belgae_n aquitani_n celtae_n and_o heluetij_fw-la bound_v upon_o the_o north_n by_o the_o rhein_n upon_o the_o west_n by_o the_o main_a ocean_n sea_n upon_o the_o south_n with_o the_o pyreney_n mountain_n and_o upon_o the_o east_n with_o the_o stately_a alps_n for_o thus_o he_o write_v in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o his_o commentary_n of_o the_o war_n of_o france_n gallia_n est_fw-la omnis_fw-la divisa_fw-la in_o part_n tres_fw-la quarum_fw-la unam_fw-la incolunt_fw-la belgae_n aliam_fw-la aqvitani_n tertiam_fw-la qui_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la lingua_fw-la celtae_n nostra_fw-la galli_n appellantur_fw-la gallos_n ab_fw-la aquitanis_n garumna_n flumen_fw-la à _fw-la belgis_fw-la matrona_fw-la et_fw-la sequana_n dividit_fw-la all_z france_z be_v divide_v into_o three_o part_n whereof_o the_o one_o be_v possess_v of_o the_o belgae_n the_o other_o of_o the_o aquitani_n the_o three_o of_o those_o people_n which_o they_o in_o their_o language_n call_v celtae_n we_o in_o we_o galli_n the_o galli_n or_o gaul_n be_v divide_v from_o the_o aquitane_n by_o the_o river_n garonne_n and_o from_o the_o belgae_n by_o the_o marne_n and_o seine_n item_n a_o little_a beneath_o he_o say_v that_o gallia_n begin_v at_o the_o river_n rhosne_n and_o it_o be_v bound_v with_o the_o garonne_n the_o ocean_n sea_n and_o belgium_n moreover_o towards_o the_o sequani_n and_o heluetij_fw-la it_o abbut_v upon_o the_o rhein_n it_o bend_v somewhat_o northward_o belgium_n begin_v at_o the_o outmost_a border_n of_o gallia_n and_o from_o thence_o it_o co_v along_o by_o the_o inner_a side_n of_o the_o river_n rhein_n it_o lie_v north_n and_o by_o east_n from_o the_o rest_n of_o gallia_n aqvitania_n arise_v at_o the_o river_n garonne_n and_o so_o from_o thence_o it_o fall_v down_o to_o the_o pyreney_n mountain_n and_o the_o spanish_a sea_n it_o lie_v west_n and_o by_o north_n from_o the_o rest_n of_o france_n nay_o beside_o this_o division_n there_o be_v yet_o another_o much_o more_o large_a extend_v the_o bound_n of_o france_n beyond_o the_o alps_n which_o do_v include_v a_o good_a part_n of_o italy_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v of_o the_o roman_n name_v gallia_n cisalpina_n france_n on_o this_o side_n the_o alps_n or_o italia_n gallica_n france_n in_o italy_n but_o of_o these_o and_o the_o like_a division_n we_o have_v in_o the_o former_a speak_v plentiful_o and_o therefore_o we_o now_o surcease_v to_o repeat_v they_o again_o in_o this_o place_n and_o we_o be_v not_o ignorant_a how_o much_o of_o this_o large_a compass_n here_o describe_v be_v at_o this_o day_n sever_v from_o the_o crown_n of_o france_n and_o have_v these_o many_o year_n be_v govern_v by_o several_a lord_n and_o prince_n a_o great_a part_n of_o gallia_n belgica_n as_o namely_o flaunders_n brabant_n artois_n limburgh_n and_o other_o belong_v unto_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n holland_n zealand_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o low-countries_n be_v govern_v by_o the_o state_n zuittzerland_n cleve_n lorraine_n alsas_n savoy_n piedmont_n and_o some_o other_o province_n be_v hold_v of_o the_o emperor_n and_o be_v subject_a to_o their_o proper_a prince_n and_o no_o one_o