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salii_fw-la and_o conrade_n emperor_n of_o the_o german_n the_o surname_n of_o salicus_n 3_o radiantis_fw-la 4_o sinna_n 5_o tubero_n 6_o aestus_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o people_n of_o it_o be_v ingenious_a patient_a of_o labour_n strong_a of_o body_n and_o very_o industrious_a not_o suffer_v any_o to_o be_v idle_a that_o can_v earn_v his_o live_n of_o what_o sort_n soever_o the_o offspring_n of_o the_o ancient_a french_a who_o have_v overmastered_n gaul_n and_o the_o part_n adjoin_v leave_v here_o the_o seminary_n of_o their_o strength_n and_o a_o stock_n of_o their_o ancient_a prince_n marcomir_n brother_n of_o pharamont_n the_o first_o king_n of_o the_o french_a govern_v in_o these_o part_n as_o duke_n and_o leave_v the_o estate_n and_o title_n unto_o his_o posterity_n the_o catalogue_n of_o which_o prince_n take_v in_o order_n thus_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o frankes_n and_o duke_n of_o franconia_n of_o the_o old_a french_a race_n a._n ch._n 326_o 1_o genebaldus_n the_o son_n of_o dagobert_n descend_v from_o the_o old_a regal_a stock_n of_o the_o sicambri_n unite_v with_o other_o dutch_a nation_n about_o 60_o or_o 70_o year_n before_o in_o the_o name_n of_o frankes_n have_v subdue_v those_o part_n which_o lay_v towards_o the_o river_n moenus_n become_v the_o first_o prince_n of_o the_o eastern_a frankes_n or_o lord_n of_o francia_n orientalis_n 356_o 2_o dagobert_n the_o son_n of_o genebaldus_n who_o add_v the_o district_n of_o trier_n unto_o his_o estate_n 377_o 3_o clodovaeus_n or_o ludovicus_n the_o son_n of_o dagobert_n 398_o 4_o marcomir_n the_o son_n of_o clodovaeus_n who_o extend_v his_o dominion_n eastward_n towards_o bavaria_n and_o bohemia_n 402_o 5_o pharamund_n or_o waramund_n the_o son_n of_o marcomir_n the_o first_o of_o this_o line_n which_o take_v unto_o himself_o the_o title_n of_o king_n of_o the_o french_a on_o the_o assume_v whereof_o aim_v at_o matter_n of_o more_o importance_n he_o leave_v franconia_n or_o east-france_n with_o the_o title_n 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three_o 638_o 16_o heribert_n the_o nephew_n of_o clodomir_n the_o second_o 668_o 17_o clodovaeus_n or_o clovis_n ii_o the_o cousin-german_n of_o heribert_n 680_o 18_o gosbertus_fw-la the_o son_n of_o clovis_n the_o second_o 706_o 19_o gosbertus_fw-la ii_o the_o son_n of_o gosbert_n the_o first_o 720_o 20_o hetavus_n the_o son_n of_o gosbert_n the_o second_o the_o last_o duke_n of_o franconia_n of_o this_o line_n who_o die_v without_o issue_n male_a anno_fw-la 740._o bequeath_v it_o at_o his_o death_n to_o pepin_n who_o afterward_o be_v king_n of_o france_n father_n of_o charles_n the_o great_a according_a to_o a_o former_a contract_n make_v between_o those_o prince_n and_o charles_n no_o soon_o have_v it_o in_o his_o possession_n but_o he_o bestow_v the_o great_a part_n of_o it_o on_o burchard_n the_o first_o bishop_n of_o wurtzburg_n anno_fw-la 752._o make_v bishop_n of_o that_o city_n by_o boniface_n archbishop_n of_o mentz_n
in_o their_o own_o language_n do_v call_v themselves_o zechians_n after_o his_o death_n the_o state_n relapse_v again_o into_o a_o confuse_a anarchy_n till_o the_o year_n 670._o at_o what_o time_n not_o respect_v the_o progeny_n of_o zechius_fw-la the_o founder_n of_o their_o commonwealth_n and_o first_o estate_n they_o fasten_v upon_o crocus_n a_o man_n of_o good_a esteem_n among_o they_o and_o elect_v he_o to_o be_v their_o duke_n crocus_n vir_fw-la iustùs_fw-la &_o magnae_fw-la apud_fw-la bohemos_n opinionis_fw-la princeps_fw-la electus_fw-la est_fw-la as_o bertholdus_n tell_v we_o crocus_n be_v dead_a the_o bohemian_n elect_v libussa_n his_o young_a daughter_n and_o of_o her_o government_n soon_o weary_v they_o make_v choice_n of_o primislaus_n for_o their_o prince_n and_o make_v he_o husband_n to_o libussa_n a_o man_n take_v from_o the_o plough_n as_o their_o story_n tell_v we_o to_o espouse_v the_o princess_n it_o be_v order_v and_o agreâ—â—_n on_o by_o her_o many_o suitor_n 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