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into_o the_o high_a and_o the_o low_a and_o contain_v between_o the_o river_n rhine_n scaldis_n and_o mosa_n the_o low_a part_n have_v divers_a name_n and_o be_v subject_a to_o divers_a prince_n and_o that_o the_o high_a part_n which_o be_v call_v mossellanica_n and_o tullingia_n be_v all_o except_o some_o part_n thereof_o under_o one_o command_n so_o that_o on_o the_o east_n of_o lotaringia_n there_o lie_v alsatia_n situation_n and_o westrasia_n on_o the_o south_n burgundy_n on_o the_o west_n campania_n on_o the_o north_n it_o be_v bound_v with_o the_o wood_n arduenna_n the_o leuceburgians_n treverian_n and_o other_o people_n border_v thereon_o which_o be_v heretofore_o the_o chief_a part_n of_o lotharingia_n lotaringia_n although_o it_o be_v full_a of_o high_a mountain_n and_o thick_a wood_n yet_o it_o need_v not_o the_o supply_n of_o foreign_a country_n fruitfulness_n for_o it_o have_v good_a store_n of_o corn_n and_o wine_n it_o have_v divers_a kind_n of_o metal_n as_o silver_n 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câ—arâ—â—s_v the_o bald_a present_o after_o the_o decease_n of_o his_o uncle_n lotarius_n invade_v his_o territory_n and_o join_v they_o to_o his_o principality_n and_o not_o long_o after_o it_o be_v make_v a_o dukedom_n the_o first_o duke_n be_v scattr_o mention_v by_o historian_n and_o divers_a writer_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o 4._o â—â—tâ—fridus_fw-la hold_v lotariâ—gia_fw-la he_o who_o afterward_o have_v sell_v his_o dukedom_n â—â—uâ—â—gnâ—_n together_o with_o his_o brother_n baldwin_n and_o eustathius_n make_v a_o memorable_a expedition_n to_o the_o holy_a land_n and_o carry_v his_o conquer_a army_n through_o asia_n and_o syria_n even_o to_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o be_v create_v king_n of_o jerusalem_n after_o he_o succeed_v baldwin_n and_o after_o baldwin_n eustathius_n afterward_o king_n henry_n the_o five_o give_v the_o dukedom_n to_o william_n earl_n of_o â—â—vaniâ—_n after_o who_o theodore_n theoâ—â—â—â—_n frederick_n &_o other_o be_v create_v 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their_o metropolis_n to_o be_v â—uâ—â—um_n and_o so_o 〈◊〉_d call_v in_o the_o register_n book_n of_o the_o province_n of_o belgia_n civitas_n
will_n and_o testament_n after_o he_o succeed_v his_o son_n robert_n and_o after_o robert_n hugo_n his_o nephew_n after_o he_o follow_v otho_n and_o after_o otho_n hugo_n the_o three_o and_o after_o hugo_n the_o â—â—_o odo_n the_o son_n after_o who_o there_o follow_v in_o order_n odo_n the_o thiâ—â—_n hugo_n the_o four_o robert_z the_o three_o hugo_n the_o five_o eudo_fw-la and_o philip_n who_o the_o dukedom_n of_o burgundy_n burgundiae_fw-la duca_n die_v without_o issue_n john_n king_n of_o france_n follow_v after_o he_o after_o who_o succeed_v philip_n his_o son_n surname_v the_o bold_a to_o who_o his_o father_n give_v the_o dukedom_n of_o burgundy_n john_n surname_v the_o stout_a succeed_v his_o father_n philip_n and_o after_o he_o philip_n the_o good_a or_o gentle_a his_o son_n and_o after_o succeed_v charles_n who_o in_o regard_n of_o his_o service_n in_o divers_a war_n be_v surname_v the_o warrior_n after_o who_o decease_n ludovick_n the_o 11._o possess_v all_o this_o country_n the_o metropolis_n or_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o dukedom_n be_v divienum_v which_o gregory_n turorensis_fw-la call_v divionum_fw-la citle_n and_o the_o french_a dijon_n divionis_n be_v think_v to_o be_v the_o builder_n there_o but_o we_o rather_o suppose_v that_o aurelianus_n the_o emperor_n be_v the_o reedify_a thereof_o and_o the_o enlarge_a of_o the_o precinct_n some_o think_v it_o be_v so_o call_v ab_fw-la divis_n or_o from_o the_o god_n who_o be_v much_o reverence_v there_o it_o be_v the_o fair_a city_n in_o burgundy_n it_o be_v situate_a on_o a_o most_o pleasant_a plain_n and_o the_o two_o rivers_n suzione_n and_o osâ—ara_n call_v in_o french_a suson_n and_o l'ou_fw-mi he_o do_v wash_v the_o wall_n on_o either_o side_n the_o former_a 〈◊〉_d usual_o overflow_v the_o city_n make_v dangerous_a exundation_n the_o laâ—_n be_v very_o full_a of_o fish_n and_o flow_v in_o a_o quiet_a channel_n and_o yield_v many_o commodity_n the_o wall_n be_v build_v as_o high_a as_o be_v convenient_a 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noviodunum_n be_v
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