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in_o salloigne_n and_o best_a inherit_v in_o le_fw-fr baulse_fw-mi be_v several_o but_o joint_o apply_v to_o blois_n that_o the_o air_n be_v most_o wholesome_a and_o temperate_a i_o appeal_v to_o multitude_n of_o great_a and_o honourable_a personage_n who_o be_v oppress_v with_o most_o grievous_a disease_n do_v repair_v especial_o to_o this_o province_n for_o the_o recovery_n of_o their_o health_n yea_o the_o king_n child_n be_v nurse_v &_o train_v up_o in_o the_o city_n of_o blois_n for_o which_o cause_n it_o be_v call_v the_o king_n city_n among_o the_o rarity_n of_o this_o province_n one_o there_o be_v that_o can_v hardly_o be_v find_v in_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n beside_o namely_o a_o vein_n of_o that_o earth_n which_o be_v common_o call_v terra_n lemnia_n or_o sigillata_fw-la be_v of_o the_o same_o force_n and_o efficacy_n with_o the_o true_a earth_n of_o lemnos_n all_o this_o description_n we_o have_v take_v out_o of_o belleforest_n lemosin_n the_o province_n of_o lemosin_n 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franc_n also_o miserable_o afflict_v it_o after_o they_o charles_n martell_n lay_v it_o waste_v and_o last_o the_o english_a make_v spoil_v thereof_o notwithstanding_o at_o this_o time_n for_o the_o bigness_n it_o be_v account_v one_o of_o the_o rich_a city_n in_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n be_v very_o well_o order_v and_o govern_v in_o regard_n of_o the_o court_n of_o parliament_n there_o as_o likewise_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o viscount_n the_o king_n exchequer_n and_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o consul_n in_o merchant_n affair_n which_o they_o common_o call_v the_o burse_n thus_o much_o and_o more_o concern_v this_o region_n write_v belleforest_n blaisois_n blesiensis_fw-la territorii_fw-la hanc_fw-la tabulam_fw-la describebat_fw-la joannes_n temporius_n blesis_n anno_fw-la messiae_n nati_fw-la 1592._o epoch_v christianae_n 1590._o mundi_fw-la 5610._o le_fw-fr blaisois_n contient_n en_fw-fr longitude_n d'occident_n en_fw-fr orient_a depuis_fw-fr s._n ouin_n iusques_fw-fr à _fw-fr 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heureusement_n compris_fw-la joachin_n blanchon_n calais_n and_o boulongne_n this_o cart_n contain_v the_o description_n of_o that_o north-western_a part_n of_o france_n which_o the_o english_a be_v master_n of_o from_o the_o year_n 1347._o until_o the_o year_n 1557._o at_o what_o time_n the_o duke_n of_o guise_n lieutenant_n for_o the_o french_a king_n take_v it_o by_o force_n of_o arm_n the_o town_n of_o calais_n guisnes_n and_o ardres_n the_o english_a from_o time_n to_o time_n have_v furnish_v with_o able_a garrison_n and_o calais_n have_v heretofore_o be_v the_o staple_n for_o woolles_n and_o other_o english_a commodity_n concern_v the_o tract_n of_o boulongne_n thus_o say_v robert_n caenalis_n in_o his_o 2._o book_n and_o 3._o perioche_n de_fw-fr re_fw-la gallica_n of_o gessoriacum_n a_o port_n of_o the_o morini_n i_o may_v well_o say_v with_o meierus_n that_o it_o be_v now_o true_o call_v boulongne_n upon_o the_o sea_n shore_n from_o whence_o there_o be_v a_o very_a short_a cut_n to_o dover_n on_o the_o english_a coast_n but_o the_o dock_n or_o place_n for_o build_v ship_n call_v navale_a gessoriacum_n which_o bilibaldus_n false_o affirm_v to_o be_v gaunt_n i_o think_v rather_o to_o be_v castellum_n now_o name_v cassell_n some_o by_o another_o name_n call_v it_o petressa_n and_o scalas_fw-la common_o scale_n moreover_o by_o the_o situation_n of_o boulongne_n one_o may_v easy_o conjecture_v whether_o it_o be_v portus_n iccius_n or_o no._n wherein_o that_o no_o man_n may_v doubt_v let_v we_o learn_v this_o one_o thing_n out_o of_o strabo_n that_o the_o sea_n between_o portus_n iccius_n and_o england_n be_v just_a 320._o stadia_fw-la or_o furlong_n over_o which_o make_v in_o all_o 40._o mile_n but_o the_o late_a map_n contain_v between_o boulongne_n and_o dover_n 17._o english_a which_o be_v long_o than_o italian_a mile_n and_o from_o calais_n 18._o whereby_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o from_o boulongne_n to_o dover_n it_o be_v but_o a_o very_a short_a cut_n 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