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of_o a_o viscountie_n 2._o floren_n 3._o vascie_a and_o 4._o sausin_n of_o much_o beauty_n and_o greatness_n the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n of_o this_o country_n be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o nervii_n first_o make_v a_o earldone_v by_o some_o of_o the_o descendants_n of_o the_o son_n of_o clodius_n the_o second_o king_n of_o the_o french_a who_o be_v dispossess_v of_o their_o father_n kingdom_n by_o meroveus_n the_o master_n of_o his_o horse_n to_o who_o he_o have_v commit_v the_o guardianship_n or_o tuition_n of_o they_o be_v force_v to_o betake_v themselves_o to_o the_o most_o defensible_a part_n of_o the_o great_a forest_n of_o ardenne_n luxenbourg_n and_o the_o part_n adjoin_v where_o they_o found_v the_o great_a earldom_n of_o ardenne_n divide_v in_o succeed_a time_n into_o many_o parcel_n of_o which_o this_o be_v one_o by_o what_o and_o by_o how_o many_o earl_n possess_v i_o be_o yet_o to_o learn_v but_o sell_v it_o be_v by_o john_n
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bohemia_n anno_fw-la 1608._o who_o successor_n take_v thus_o out_o of_o bertholdus_n and_o dubravius_n the_o king_n and_o duke_n of_o bohemia_n a._n ch._n 1086_o 1_o vratislaus_n the_o brother_n of_o spitignaeus_n duke_n of_o bohemia_n be_v by_o henry_n the_o 4._o at_o metz_n create_v king_n 2_o conrade_n brother_n to_o vratislaus_n notwithstanding_o that_o his_o brother_n have_v 3_o son_n be_v elect_v duke_n of_o bohemia_n 3_o brecislaus_n son_n to_o vratislaus_n the_o two_o son_n of_o conrade_n be_v reject_v be_v by_o the_o bohemian_n choose_a duke_n 1100_o 4_o borivorius_n the_o 4._o son_n of_o brecislaus_n be_v choose_v by_o the_o bohemian_n his_o elder_a brother_n than_o all_o live_n 1109_o 5_o sutopulcus_fw-la cousin_n german_a to_o borivorius_n by_o the_o consent_n and_o favour_n of_o the_o people_n depose_v borivorius_n and_o cause_v himself_o to_o be_v elect_v in_o his_o place_n 6_o vladislaus_n ii_o brother_n to_o borivorius_n prefer_v by_o the_o people_n to_o the_o throne_n 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grandchild_n to_o otho_n the_o brother_n of_o sutopulcus_fw-la elect_v by_o the_o bohemiam_fw-la in_o place_n of_o frederick_n between_o which_o two_o prince_n there_o be_v continual_a war_n 12_o wenceslaus_n uncle_n unto_o conrade_n and_o son_n of_o otho_n aforesaid_a be_v prefer_v before_o many_o near_a the_o succession_n he_o primislaus_n expel_v but_o fear_v his_o return_n quit_v prague_n 13_o henry_n bishop_n of_o prague_n a_o stranger_n to_o the_o blood_n be_v by_o a_o general_a consent_n elect_v duke_n 14_o vladislaus_n iu_o brother_n to_o primislaus_n the_o son_n of_o wenceslaus_n be_v put_v by_o succeed_v henry_n and_o soon_o after_o resign_v 1199_o 15_o primislaus_n elect_v by_o the_o bohemian_n and_o by_o the_o emperor_n philip_n crown_v the_o 3._o king_n of_o bohemia_n at_o mentz_n be_v brother_n to_o vladiâ—laus_n the_o 4._o 1248_o 16_o ottocarus_n notwithstanding_o that_o winceslaus_fw-la his_o elder_a brother_n have_v be_v crown_v in_o his_o father_n life_n time_n be_v 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elect_v the_o lady_n anne_n yet_o live_v 1346_o 22_o charles_n son_n to_o john_n and_o emperor_n of_o that_o name_n the_o 4._o the_o author_n of_o the_o golden_a bull._n 1362_o 23_o wenceslaus_n iu_o emperor_n also_o in_o who_o time_n the_o trouble_n of_o the_o hussites_n and_o the_o valour_n of_o zisca_n be_v famous_a 1418_o 24_o sigismond_n brother_n to_o wenceslaus_n make_v himself_o king_n by_o force_n and_o at_o his_o death_n commend_v albertus_n duke_n of_o austria_n the_o huband_n of_o his_o daughter_n elizabeth_n unto_o the_o state_n of_o the_o kingdom_n 1437_o 25_o albertus_n duke_n of_o austria_n elect_v upon_o the_o commendation_n of_o sigismond_n by_o the_o bohemian_a lord_n 1440_o 26_o ladislaus_n son_n to_o albert_n who_o be_v the_o brother_n of_o two_o sister_n commend_v yet_o one_o george_n pogibrachius_fw-la unto_o the_o state_n as_o fit_a to_o succeed_v he_o 1458_o 27_o george_n pogibrachius_fw-la neither_o by_o affinity_n or_o consanguinity_n of_o the_o blood_n succeed_v and_o he_o though_o he_o have_v three_o son_n yet_o for_o the_o benefit_n of_o his_o country_n he_o advise_v the_o noble_n after_o his_o death_n to_o elect_v their_o king_n from_o poland_n 1471_o 28_o ladislaus_n ii_o son_n to_o casimire_n king_n of_o polund_n and_o to_o elizabeth_n the_o young_a daughter_n of_o albert_n duke_n of_o austria_n the_o issue_n of_o anne_n the_o elder_a sister_n still_o live_v elect_a king_n of_o bohemia_n 1516_o 29_o ludovicus_n son_n to_o ladislaus_n elect_v and_o crown_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o his_o father_n then_o live_v king_n of_o hungary_n also_o 1526_o 30_o ferdinand_n archduke_n of_o austria_n brother_n to_o charles_n the_o 5._o and_o husband_n to_o anne_n sister_n to_o ludovicus_n by_o his_o letter_n reversall_a acknowledge_v that_o he_o be_v choose_v king_n of_o bohemia_n not_o of_o any_o right_n but_o of_o mere_a freewill_n according_a to_o the_o liberty_n of_o that_o kingdom_n 1565_o 31_o maximilian_n elder_a son_n of_o ferdinand_n be_v in_o his_o father_n life_n time_n and_o at_o his_o
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and_o his_o cousin_n german_n once_o remove_v after_o who_o death_n anno_fw-la 1289._o the_o estate_n be_v distract_v into_o many_o fation_n be_v for_o some_o time_n without_o a_o prince_n settle_v at_o last_o on_o 1295_o 29_o primislaus_n surname_v postbumus_fw-la who_o again_o assume_v the_o name_n of_o king_n continue_v ever_o since_o by_o his_o successor_n 1296_o 30_o vladislaus_n surname_v locticus_n brother_n of_o lescus_n niger_n out_v by_o wenceslaus_n king_n of_o bohemia_n anno_fw-la 1300._o after_o who_o death_n anno_fw-la 1306._o he_o resume_v the_o estate_n 1333_o 31_o casimir_n iii_o surname_v the_o great_a son_n of_o vladislaus_n the_o four_o the_o first_o establisher_n of_o the_o kingdom_n after_o all_o those_o troublesd_v y_v without_o issue_n 1371_o 32_o lewis_n king_n of_o hungary_n son_n of_o charles_n king_n of_o hungary_n by_o elizabeth_n the_o sister_n of_o casimir_n 1383_o 33_o heduigis_fw-la the_o young_a daughter_n of_o lewis_n her_o elder_a sister_n mary_n 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5_o glandeve_n ancient_o call_v glanum_n a_o bishop_n see_v seat_v upon_o the_o maritime_a alps._n 6_o taulon_n by_o ptolemy_n call_v â—auroentium_fw-la and_o by_o some_o tholone_a beautify_v with_o a_o fair_a and_o capacious_a haven_n well_o store_v with_o oil_n great_a quantity_n of_o salt_n bring_v hither_o from_o the_o isle_n of_o ever_o be_v about_o three_o league_n off_o and_o a_o kind_n of_o almond_n call_v provence_n almond_n make_v by_o this_o mean_v one_o of_o the_o most_o requented_a port_n of_o the_o med_n terranean_a 7_o antibi_fw-la in_o latin_a antipolis_n a_o sea-coast_n town_n near_o the_o river_n varo_n one_o of_o the_o far_a of_o this_o country_n towards_o italy_n 8_o feriol_n the_o forum_n julium_n of_o the_o ancients_n on_o the_o mediterranean_a found_v by_o the_o massilian_n as_o before_o be_v say_v after_o a_o colony_n of_o the_o â—â—omanâ—_n 9_o la_fw-fr grace_n a_o bishop_n see_v more_o within_o the_o continent_n 10_o casteroâ—_n on_o the_o border_n of_o 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the_o dukedom_n of_o gueldres_n but_o be_v too_o weak_a for_o so_o great_a a_o adversary_n make_v his_o submission_n to_o he_o at_o venlo_n and_o so_o save_v his_o estate_n 1584._o 35_o john_n william_n son_n of_o the_o former_a william_n during_o the_o life_n of_o charles_n frederick_n his_o elder_a brother_n be_v bishop_n of_o munster_n on_o who_o death_n anno_fw-la 1575._o he_o resign_v that_o dignity_n and_o in_o the_o end_n succeed_v his_o father_n in_o his_o whole_a estate_n which_o he_o manage_v with_o great_a piety_n and_o prudence_n till_o the_o year_n 1610._o and_o then_o die_v issueless_a the_o last_o of_o that_o ancient_a and_o noble_a family_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o cleve_n after_o who_o death_n much_o quarrel_n and_o contention_n grow_v about_o the_o succession_n betwixt_o the_o several_a competitor_n and_o pretender_n to_o it_o of_o which_o the_o principal_a be_v 1._o leopold_n archduke_n of_o austria_n pretend_v a_o investiture_n from_o the_o emperor_n rodolphus_n to_o 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marquis_n spinola_n to_o abet_v his_o quarrel_n which_o make_v george_n william_n son_n of_o the_o elector_n of_o brandenbourg_n and_o the_o lady_n anne_n to_o call_v in_o the_o force_n of_o the_o state_n under_o the_o command_n of_o maurice_n earl_n of_o nassaw_n after_o prince_n of_o orange_n the_o issue_n of_o which_o war_n be_v this_o that_o spinola_n possess_v himself_o of_o wesel_n aken_n mullheim_n pusseldorp_n and_o most_o other_o place_n of_o importance_n in_o berg_n and_o gulick_n and_o the_o state_n get_v into_o their_o power_n the_o town_n of_o gulick_n with_o rees_n and_o emmerick_n in_o the_o dukedom_n of_o cleve_n and_o almost_o the_o whole_a county_n of_o mark._n and_o though_o they_o both_o pretend_v to_o keep_v they_o for_o the_o use_n of_o those_o prince_n in_o who_o cause_n they_o stand_v yet_o when_o such_o strong_a party_n keep_v the_o stake_n it_o be_v most_o easy_a to_o determine_v who_o will_v win_v the_o game_n such_o alteration_n as_o have_v happen_v in_o 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aremberg_n descend_v that_o branch_n of_o the_o house_n of_o march_n which_o till_o of_o late_a be_v sovereign_n of_o sedan_n and_o duke_n of_o bovillon_n 10_o adolph_n vi_o husband_n of_o mary_n or_o margaret_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o theodorick_n the_o 9_o earl_n of_o cleve_n 2._o the_o estate_n of_o the_o three_o elector-bishop_n adjoin_v to_o the_o estate_n of_o cleve_n be_v those_o of_o the_o spiritual_a elector_n of_o the_o empire_n of_o germany_n colen_n mentz_n and_o trier_n not_o so_o contiguous_a and_o conterminous_a as_o those_o of_o cleveland_n and_o therefore_o to_o be_v lay_v out_o several_o by_o their_o mete_n and_o boundary_n and_o first_o for_o 1._o colen-land_n or_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o archbishop_n and_o elector_n of_o colen_n be_v bound_v on_o the_o east_n with_o the_o dukedom_n of_o berg_n from_o which_o divide_v by_o the_o rhine_n on_o the_o west_n with_o gulick_n on_o the_o north_n with_o cleve_n itself_o and_o the_o county_n of_o muer_n and_o on_o 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