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wage_v war_n against_o the_o earl_n arthur_n the_o son_n of_o gotefrid_n and_o duke_n of_o bâ—ittaine_n by_o the_o mother_n side_n arthur_n have_v now_o do_v homage_n and_o fealty_n to_o philip_n augustus_n king_n of_o france_n for_o his_o principality_n which_o he_o have_v of_o he_o by_o who_o instigation_n leave_v to_o take_v away_o picardy_n from_o his_o uncle_n the_o king_n and_o have_v pass_v his_o army_n over_o the_o river_n and_o ligoris_n the_o king_n come_v upon_o he_o on_o a_o sudden_a take_v he_o prisoner_n and_o bring_v he_o to_o â—otomagum_fw-la where_o not_o long_o after_o he_o be_v put_v to_o death_n the_o mother_n of_o arthur_n constantia_n by_o name_n the_o daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o conan_n prince_n of_o britain_n do_v accuse_v king_n john_n of_o parricide_n before_o the_o king_n of_o france_n aforesaid_a who_o be_v summon_v and_o not_o appear_v the_o pear_n of_o france_n do_v condemn_v he_o of_o parricide_n and_o those_o province_n which_o he_o have_v in_o france_n they_o confiscate_v to_o the_o king_n which_o sentence_n the_o king_n execute_v he_o take_v anjou_n into_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o leave_v iâ—_n to_o his_o son_n ludovick_n the_o 8_o king_n of_o france_n after_o who_o succeed_v his_o son_n ludovick_n the_o 9_o surname_v the_o holy_a who_o grant_v this_o province_n to_o his_o brother_n charles_n by_o right_a after_o he_o follow_v charles_n the_o 2._o who_o marry_v hâ—s_a daughter_n clemeâ—tia_fw-la to_o charles_n valesius_fw-la he_o give_v this_o province_n with_o she_o for_o her_o dowry_n after_o who_o succeed_v philip_n valesius_fw-la the_o son_n and_o after_o he_o his_o nephew_n john_n who_o give_v the_o great_a part_n of_o this_o country_n which_o be_v honour_v with_o the_o title_n of_o a_o dukedom_n in_o the_o year_n 1350._o to_o his_o son_n ludovick_n after_o he_o there_o follow_v in_o a_o direct_a line_n ludovick_n the_o 2._o and_o ludovick_n the_o 3._o who_o die_v without_o a_o heir_n the_o
principality_n come_v to_o his_o brother_n renatus_n he_o have_v no_o issue_n live_v make_v charles_n his_o brother_n son_n his_o heir_n and_o he_o make_v king_n ludovick_n the_o 11._o his_o heir_n and_o thus_o it_o be_v annex_v to_o the_o crown_n of_o france_n and_o continue_v so_o unite_v until_o francis_n the_o first_o give_v the_o revenue_n thereof_o to_o his_o mother_n aloisia_n â—abande_n king_n charles_n the_o 9_o give_v it_o to_o his_o brother_n henry_n who_o be_v afterward_o king_n of_o polonia_n and_o france_n the_o metropolis_n or_o mother_n city_n of_o the_o dukedom_n be_v andegavum_n paulus_n diacorus_fw-la call_v it_o the_o city_n of_o audegavia_n it_o be_v common_o call_v angiers_n ptolemy_n call_v it_o juliomagus_n andicavarum_n it_o be_v seat_v the_o dukedom_n of_o janiov_v anjou_n on_o both_o the_o bank_n of_o the_o river_n maine_n which_o have_v a_o stone_n bridge_n over_o it_o it_o be_v well_o govern_v have_v a_o bishop_n a_o marshal_n and_o a_o bailie_n and_o a_o 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of_o andegavum_n there_o be_v some_o ancient_a ruin_n which_o be_v common_o call_v grohan_n here_o they_o say_v that_o the_o roman_n do_v heretofore_o build_v a_o theatre_n and_o some_o of_o the_o wall_n do_v yet_o remain_v and_o great_a store_n of_o old_a coin_n be_v dig_v forth_o beside_o other_o county_n baronnies_n and_o signiory_n these_o four_o county_n do_v homage_n and_o fealty_n to_o this_o dukedom_n maine_n maine_n vendosme_n beaufort_n and_o la_fw-fr val_n of_o which_o we_o will_v entreat_v in_o order_n the_o county_n of_o maine_n common_o call_v conté_fw-fr de_fw-fr maine_n be_v the_o first_o in_o ptolemy_n time_n the_o cenomanians_n do_v inhabit_v this_o country_n and_o the_o province_n of_o the_o cenomanians_n be_v inhabit_v as_o soon_o as_o any_o other_o part_n of_o france_n the_o bound_n thereof_o be_v heretofore_o long_o than_o they_o be_v now_o which_o may_v be_v gather_v by_o that_o which_o livy_n polybius_n and_o justine_n have_v deliver_v concern_v the_o irruption_n of_o the_o cemonians_n into_o italy_n soil_n one_o part_n of_o the_o country_n be_v fruitful_a the_o other_o barren_a and_o the_o inhabitant_n live_v more_o by_o hunt_a flesh_n than_o by_o bread_n or_o wine_n which_o yet_o they_o do_v not_o altogether_o want_v for_o some_o part_n of_o this_o province_n be_v so_o fruitful_a that_o neither_o andegavia_n nor_o tutonia_n can_v excel_v it_o for_o good_a wine_n or_o fruit_n the_o soil_n be_v full_a of_o herbage_n and_o fit_a for_o pasture_v of_o cattle_n government_n but_o we_o read_v that_o this_o province_n be_v comprehend_v under_o aquitania_n be_v sometime_o subject_a to_o the_o duke_n of_o aquitania_n until_o the_o king_n of_o france_n ludoviâ—k_v the_o 9_o and_o henryâ—he_v â—he_z 3._o king_n of_o england_n do_v agree_v that_o that_o which_o belong_v to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n in_o aquitania_n which_o be_v bound_v on_o the_o north_n with_o the_o river_n caranton_n and_o on_o the_o south_n with_o the_o pyrenaean_a mountain_n shall_v for_o ever_o belong_v to_o normandy_n and_o to_o the_o country_n of_o the_o cenomanians_n and_o andegavians_n in_o consideration_n whereof_o 1500._o crown_n be_v to_o be_v pay_v unto_o he_o john_n king_n of_o france_n give_v andium_fw-la and_o the_o county_n of_o the_o cenomanians_n to_o his_o second_o son_n ludovick_n the_o letter_n patent_n of_o this_o donation_n or_o gift_n date_v 1360._o may_v be_v see_v in_o the_o king_n roll_n after_o ludovick_n there_o succeed_v ludovick_n the_o second_o his_o son_n and_o ludovick_n the_o three_o his_o nephew_n these_o three_o be_v king_n of_o naples_n ludovick_n the_o three_o die_v without_o issue_n his_o brother_n renatus_n succeed_v after_o he_o who_o jeane_a queen_n of_o naples_n the_o second_o of_o that_o name_n do_v make_v her_o heir_n both_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n and_o of_o the_o county_n of_o province_n renatus_n have_v by_o isabeâ—l_n the_o daughter_n of_o charles_n the_o bold_a his_o son_n john_n duke_n 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