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arragon_n 18._o 1094._o 18_o pedro_n king_n of_o arragon_n 1104._o 19_o alfonso_n call_v the_o warrior_n the_o last_o of_o the_o king_n of_o arragon_n reign_v in_o navarre_n 1134._o 20_o garcia_n vii_o nephew_n of_o garcia_n de_fw-fr nagera_n 16._o 1150._o 21_o sancho_n vii_o surname_v the_o wise_a 1194._o 22_o sancho_n viii_o the_o last_o of_o the_o male_a issue_n of_o garcia_n ximines_n 40._o 1234._o 23_o theobald_n earl_n of_o champagne_n son_n of_o the_o lady_n blanch_n sister_n and_o heir_n of_o sancho_n the_o 8_o 19_o 1253._o 24_o theobald_n ii_o earl_n of_o campagne_n 18._o 1271._o 25_o henry_n son_n of_o theobald_n the_o second_o 3._o 1274._o 26_o joan_n the_o daughter_n of_o henry_n marry_v to_o philip_n the_o fair_a of_o france_n 31._o 1305._o 27_o lewis_n hutin_n king_n of_o france_n 10._o 1315._o 28_o philip_n the_o long_a king_n of_o france_n 5._o 1320._o 29_o charles_n the_o fair_a king_n of_o france_n 8._o 1328._o 30_o joan_n ii_o qu._n of_o navarre_n the_o daughter_n 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the_o archbishop_n of_o toledo_n and_o give_v his_o son_n sancho_n the_o title_n of_o king_n of_o castille_n in_o his_o own_o life_n time_n 4_o alphonso_n the_o 3d_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o confederate_n against_o mahomâ—t_n enaser_n the_o miramomoline_n of_o morocco_n who_o he_o vanquish_v in_o the_o famous_a battle_n of_o muradâ—t_n or_o sâ—erra_fw-la morena_n anno_fw-la 1214._o and_o add_v alava_n and_o guipuscoa_n to_o his_o other_o estate_n 5_o ferdâ—nand_n the_o three_o who_o incorporate_v leon_n and_o castille_n into_o one_o estate_n and_o add_v the_o kingdom_n of_o murcia_n corduba_n and_o sevil_n take_v from_o the_o moor_n unto_o his_o dominion_n 6_o alfonso_n the_o five_o of_o castille_n and_o the_o nine_o of_o leon_n elect_a emperor_n of_o the_o german_n but_o more_o famous_a for_o his_o eminence_n in_o astronomy_n the_o author_n of_o the_o alfonsine_a table_n 7_o pedro_n the_o â—ruel_a drive_v out_o of_o his_o kingdom_n by_o henry_n of_o transtamare_n his_o brother_n restore_v again_o for_o a_o time_n by_o the_o valour_n of_o edward_n the_o black_a prince_n son_n of_o edward_n the_o three_o 8_o john_n son_n of_o henry_n of_o transtamare_n who_o marry_v his_o son_n henry_n to_o catharine_n daughter_n of_o john_n of_o gaunt_n by_z constance_z one_o of_o the_o daughter_n of_o don_n petro_n the_o cruel_a so_o unite_n both_o title_n into_o one_o the_o time_n in_o which_o these_o prince_n and_o the_o rest_n do_v reign_v appear_v in_o these_o catalogue_n of_o the_o earl_n and_o king_n of_o castille_n which_o be_v these_o that_o follow_v the_o earl_n of_o castille_n a._n ch._n 910._o 1_o ferdinand_n gonsales_n the_o first_o proprietary_n earl_n 932._o 2_o garcias_n son_n of_o ferdinand_n 980._o 3_o sancho_n or_o sanctias_n son_n of_o garcias_n 1018._o 4_o garcias_n ii_o son_n of_o sancho_n slay_v by_o treason_n without_o issue_n 1028_o 5_o nugna_fw-la or_o elvira_n the_o sister_n of_o garcias_n the_o second_o marry_v to_o sancho_n king_n of_o navarre_n father_n of_o ferdinand_n make_v by_o he_o the_o first_o king_n of_o castille_n the_o king_n of_o castille_n 1036._o 1_o ferdinand_n king_n of_o castille_n by_o the_o gift_n of_o his_o father_n and_o of_o leon_n in_o right_a of_o his_o wife_n 33._o 1067._o 2_o sancho_n son_n of_o ferdinand_n king_n of_o castille_n only_o his_o young_a brother_n alfonso_n succeed_v in_o leon._n 6._o 1073._o 3_o alfonso_n the_o brother_n of_o sancho_n king_n of_o leon_n and_o afterward_o of_o castille_n also_o 1108._o 4_o viraca_n queen_n of_o castille_n and_o leon._n alfonso_n ii_o king_n of_o navarre_n and_o arragon_n 15._o 1122._o 5_o alfonso_n iii_o king_n of_o castille_n and_o leon_n the_o son_n of_o viraca_n by_o raymond_n of_o burgundy_n her_o former_a husband_n 1157._o 6_o sancho_n ii_o the_o elder_a son_n of_o alfonso_n the_o three_o his_o young_a brother_n ferdinand_n succeed_v in_o leon._n 2._o 1159._o 7_o alfonso_n iu._n son_n of_o sancho_n the_o second_o 1214._o 8_o henry_n son_n of_o alphonso_n the_o four_o 1217._o 9_o ferdinand_n ii_o son_n of_o alphonso_n the_o nine_o of_o leon_n and_o of_o berenguela_n the_o sister_n of_o henry_n succeed_v his_o father_n in_o leon_n also_o anno_fw-la 1230._o the_o kingdom_n never_o since_o disjoined_n though_o the_o title_n of_o leon_n in_o short_a time_n become_v dis-continued_n 1252._o 10_o alfonso_n v._o son_n of_o ferdinand_n the_o second_o king_n of_o castille_n and_o leon_n and_o emperor_n elect._n 32._o 1283._o 11_o sancho_n iii_o the_o second_o son_n of_o alfonso_n the_o five_o the_o child_n of_o ferdinand_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr cerde_n his_o elder_a brother_n be_v set_v beside_o 12._o 1295._o 12_o ferdinand_n iii_o of_o castille_n and_o iv._o of_o leon_n son_n of_o sancho_n the_o three_o 28._o 1312._o 13_o alfonso_n vi_o son_n of_o ferdinand_n 38._o 1350_o 14_o pedro_n the_o son_n of_o alfonso_n for_o his_o infinite_a tyranny_n surname_v the_o cruel_a 18._o 1368._o 15_o henry_n ii_o the_o bastard_n son_n of_o alfonso_n the_o six_o earl_n of_o transtamâ—re_n ii_o 1379._o 16_o john_n the_o son_n of_o henry_n the_o second_o ii_o 1390._o 17_o henry_n iii_o son_n of_o john_n and_o husband_n of_o catharine_n the_o daughter_n of_o john_n of_o gaâ—nt_n and_o the_o lady_n constance_n castille_n one_o of_o the_o daughter_n of_o king_n pedro._n 17._o 1406._o 18_o john_n ii_o son_n of_o henry_n and_o catharine_n 48._o 1454._o 19_o henry_n iu._n son_n of_o john_n the_o second_o 21._o 1475._o 20_o isabel_n sister_n of_o henry_n the_o four_o marry_v to_o ferdinand_n v._o son_n of_o john_n king_n of_o arragon_n of_o who_o act_n and_o issue_n we_o will_v make_v more_o ample_a mention_n when_o we_o shall_v come_v to_o speak_v of_o the_o monarchy_n of_o spain_n which_o begin_v in_o they_o and_o have_v be_v since_o continue_v in_o their_o posterity_n the_o chief_a order_n of_o knighthood_n within_o these_o kingdom_n of_o castille_n and_o leon_n long_o since_o unite_v into_o one_o be_v three_o in_o all_o partly_o religious_a partly_o military_a and_o one_o order_n of_o religious_a preson_n not_o know_v in_o any_o country_n but_o spain_n alone_o this_o of_o the_o last_o sort_n be_v call_v the_o order_n of_o mercy_n or_o de_fw-fr la_fw-fr merce_v the_o practice_n and_o profession_n of_o it_o to_o gather_v alm_n among_o the_o people_n wherewith_o to_o redeem_v such_o christian_a captive_n as_o either_o by_o piracy_n the_o chance_n of_o war_n or_o by_o some_o other_o mean_n be_v enthrall_v to_o the_o turk_n and_o moor_n send_v their_o agent_n yearly_a to_o algeer_n and_o fez_n to_o inform_v they_o of_o the_o state_n age_n and_o quality_n of_o each_o several_a captive_n and_o after_o on_o instruction_n from_o the_o brethren_n of_o this_o society_n to_o deal_v in_o the_o redemption_n of_o they_o a_o business_n which_o they_o manage_v with_o great_a care_n and_o faithfulness_n and_o be_v according_o
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show_v for_o leave_v his_o heir_n a_o minor_a in_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o mother_n the_o french_a upon_o pretence_n of_o preserve_v the_o country_n for_o he_o against_o the_o encroachment_n of_o the_o spaniard_n have_v make_v themselves_o master_n of_o the_o great_a part_n of_o it_o which_o when_o they_o will_v restore_v to_o the_o proper_a owner_n be_v beyond_o my_o cunning_n to_o determine_v but_o now_o behold_v the_o catalogue_n of_o the_o earl_n and_o duke_n of_o savoy_n 999_o 1_o beral_a of_o saxony_n 1027_o 2_o humbert_n the_o first_o earl_n of_o maurienne_n 1048_o 3_o be_o or_o amadee_n i._n 1076_o 4_o humbert_n ii_o 1109_o 5_o be_o or_o amadee_n ii_o the_o first_o earl_n of_o savoy_n 1154_o 6_o humbert_n iii_o 1201_o 7_o thomas_n son_n of_o humbert_n 1234_o 8_o be_o or_o amadee_n iii_o 1246_o 9_o boniface_n son_n of_o be_o iii_o 1256_o 10_o peter_n a_o young_a son_n of_o earl_n thomas_n call_v charlemain_n the_o less_o win_v turin_n vaulx_n etc._n etc._n 1268_o 11_o philip_n 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solomon_n ii_o son_n of_o hoel_n the_o three_o 11_o alain_n ii_o grandchild_n to_o solomon_n the_o second_o the_o last_o king_n of_o bretagne_n of_o the_o race_n of_o conan_n who_o die_v without_o issue_n leave_v his_o kingdom_n unto_o many_o competitor_n by_o who_o distract_v into_o many_o pet_n it_o tyranny_n and_o at_o last_o subdudue_v by_o charles_n the_o great_a and_o though_o they_o do_v again_o recover_v their_o liberty_n and_o kingdom_n in_o the_o time_n of_o ludouâ—câ—â—_n pitts_n who_o next_o succeed_v yet_o they_o do_v not_o hold_v it_o long_o in_o quiet_a insomuch_o as_o after_o the_o murder_n of_o two_o or_o three_o usurper_n of_o the_o royal_a title_n alain_n surname_v le_fw-fr rebre_n lay_v aside_o that_o invidious_a name_n of_o king_n and_o will_v be_v call_v only_o earl_n of_o bretagne_n his_o successor_n â—ollow_v earl_n and_o duke_n of_o bretagne_n anjou_n 874_o 1_o alain_n le_fw-fr rebre_fw-la 2_o indicael_n &_o colodock_n the_o son_n of_o alain_n 3_o mathrudon_n 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the_o earldom_n of_o anjou_n from_o his_o part_n wherein_o he_o be_v exclude_v by_o his_o brother_n geofrie_n 1080._o 9_o geofrie_n iv._o son_n of_o foulk_n 2._o 1083._o 10_o foulk_n iii_o brother_n of_o geofrie_n king_n of_o jerusalem_n in_o the_o right_n of_o melisend_v his_o wife_n 1143._o 11_o geofrieâ—_n v._o surname_v plantagenet_n 1150._o 12_o henry_n the_o ii_o king_n of_o england_n son_n of_o earl_n geofrie_n and_o maud_n his_o wife_n daughter_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o first_o 1162_o 13_o geofrie_n vi_o three_o son_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o make_v earl_n of_o anjou_n on_o his_o marriage_n with_o constance_n the_o heir_n of_o bretagne_n 1186._o 14_o arthur_n son_n of_o geofrie_n and_o constance_n 1202._o 15_o john_n king_n of_o england_n succeed_v on_o the_o death_n of_o arthur_n disposs_v of_o his_o estate_n in_o france_n by_o philip_n augustus_n immediate_o on_o the_o death_n of_o arthur_n earl_n and_o duke_n of_o anjou_n beausse_fw-fr of_o the_o line_n of_o 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6._o for_o 3357._o r._n 3368_o fol_n 23._o 64._o for_o choregrophte_n r._n topegraphie_n ibid._n 65._o for_o glarenteux_fw-fr r._n clarentieux_n 35._o 67._o for_o the_o first_o r._n first_o the_o 40._o for_o different_a r._n difficult_a in_o august_n num_fw-la 14._o l._n 9_o for_o many_o r._n main_a 14._o for_o vicious_a r._n riâ—â—ous_a num_fw-la 16._o 49._o for_o any_o mon_fw-fr r._n any_o not_o num_fw-la 33._o 13_o for_o sudden_o r._n so_o due_o num_fw-la 38._o for_o prevail_a r._n prowl_a fol._n 45._o 13._o and_o so_o in_o many_o place_n else_o which_o i_o note_v in_o this_o place_n once_o for_o all_o for_o colâ—â—an_n r._n cortian_a 47._o 19_o for_o ten_o pound_n r._n ten_o shilling_n ibid._n 50._o for_o hoâ—tis_fw-la r._n bastis_fw-la 48._o 10._o to_o superintendencie_n add_v beside_o illyricum_n itself_o ib._n 28._o for_o among_o other_o r._n among_o his_o son_n then_o add_v 〈◊〉_d to_o constantius_n greece_n thrace_n and_o all_o the_o province_n of_o the_o east_n to_o constant_a 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baldo_n r._n gurdo_n 〈◊〉_d 99_o for_o arch_n b._n 10._o r._n arch_a b._n 1._o fol._n 98._o 6._o for_o timianus_n r._n timaus_n 99_o 9_o deal_n &_o c._n â—b_n 31._o deal_n no_o 101._o 55._o deal_n thousanâ—_o r_o 4._o 8_o for_o party_n 1._o part_n 109._o 56._o for_o câ—ato_n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 110._o 17._o deal_n by_o who_o it_o be_v make_v fâ—ee_a and_o add_v the_o same_o word_n lin_v 18._o after_o 〈◊〉_d the_o four_o 113_o 29._o for_o first_o r._n fis_n 114._o l._n 18._o for_o luca_n r._n lucumo_fw-la 116._o 31._o for_o german_n r._n genean_n 12â—_n 23._o for_o liugâ—is_n r._n lâ—gurâ—a_o 123._o 9_o for_o attenduto_n r._n attendulo_fw-la 127._o 6_o for_o first_o 1._o last_o 128._o 56._o for_o 〈◊〉_d pomera_n r._n alâ—a_o pompeia_n 129._o 38._o for_o 5._o r._n saint_n 131._o 10._o to_o several_a part_n add_v call_v by_o several_a name_n 136._o 65._o for_o 〈◊〉_d r._n near_o 138._o 17._o deal_n france_n 141._o 27._o for_o aâ—gow_n r._n argow_n besides_o thâ—se_a there_o be_v some_o mis-â—omâ—rs_a as_o our_o lawyer_n phrase_n it_o as_o bâ—thyâ—nia_n for_o bythinia_n lybia_n for_o libya_n rutili_fw-la and_o râ—tiliaâ—_n for_o ratuli_n and_o ratutian_a thyras_n for_o 〈…〉_z for_o cilicia_n cicilâ—a_o for_o sicilia_n syclopum_o for_o cyclopam_n and_o divers_a other_o of_o this_o kind_n in_o the_o course_n of_o this_o work_n which_o i_o hope_v the_o charitable_a reader_n will_v not_o put_v upon_o my_o account_n the_o rest_n which_o do_v not_o alter_v or_o perplex_v the_o sâ—nsâ—_n may_v be_v easy_o amend_v by_o the_o reader_n and_o as_o easy_o pardon_v a_o advertisement_n to_o the_o reader_n touch_v the_o errata_fw-la of_o this_o part_n contain_v france_n spain_n and_o britain_n in_o the_o former_a part_n of_o the_o errata_fw-la i_o charge_v myself_o with_o a_o sin_n of_o ignorance_n and_o in_o this_o i_o be_o to_o charge_v myself_o with_o a_o sin_n of_o omission_n which_o be_v the_o leave_v out_o of_o the_o catalogue_n of_o the_o daulphius_n of_o vienna_n before_o the_o incorporate_n of_o that_o province_n with_o the_o realm_n of_o france_n for_o be_v absolute_a prince_n they_o deserve_v place_n here_o as_o well_o as_o the_o duke_n of_o anjou_n or_o the_o earl_n of_o champagne_n or_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n under_o the_o degree_n and_o rank_n of_o king_n who_o succession_n be_v herein_o 〈◊〉_d down_o and_o here_o they_o follow_v in_o this_o catalogue_n of_o the_o daulphin_n of_o vienâ—ois_n a._n ch._n 110._o 1_o guigne_n surname_v the_o fat_a earl_n of_o albon_n and_o gâ—isiâ—auman_n at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o buâ—gundie_n 1135._o 2_o gurgne_n ii_o the_o first_o proprietary_n and_o absolute_a pâ—inca_n hereof_o by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o dauphin_n of_o vâ—enâ—ois_n 1146._o 3_o guigne_n iii_o sâ—nne_n of_o guigne_v the_o second_o 1151._o 4_o beatriae_fw-la daughter_n of_o gaigne_a the_o 3d_o first_o marry_v to_o raymond_n the_o 3d_o earl_n of_o tholouse_n next_o to_z hugh_z the_o 3d_o d._n of_o burgundy_n 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