in_o france_n and_o cause_n there_o handle_v clermount_v and_o the_o castle_n there_o the_o war_n raise_v up_o by_o the_o prince_n against_o de_fw-fr ancre_fw-fr what_o his_o design_n may_v tend_v to_o etc._n etc._n p._n 162._o chap._n ii_o the_o fair_a city_n of_o amiens_n and_o greatness_n of_o it_o the_o english_a feastâ—…_n within_o it_o and_o the_o error_n of_o that_o action_n the_o town_n how_o build_v seat_v and_o fortify_v the_o citadel_n of_o it_o think_v to_o be_v impregnable_a not_o permit_v to_o be_v view_v the_o overmuch_a openness_n of_o the_o english_a in_o discover_v their_o strength_n the_o watch_n and_o form_n of_o government_n in_o the_o town_n amiens_z a_o visdamate_fw-it to_o who_o it_o pertain_v what_o that_o honour_n be_v in_o france_n and_o how_o many_o there_o enjoy_v it_o etc._n etc._n p._n 169._o chap._n iii_o the_o church_n of_o nostre_fw-fr dame_n in_o amiens_n the_o principal_a church_n in_o most_o city_n call_v by_o her_o name_n more_o honour_n perform_v to_o she_o then_o to_o her_o saviour_n the_o surpass_a beauty_n of_o this_o church_n on_o the_o outside_n the_o front_n of_o it_o king_n henry_n the_o sevenths_n chapel_n at_o westminster_n the_o curiousness_n of_o this_o church_n within_o by_o what_o mean_v it_o become_v to_o be_v so_o the_o sumptuous_a mask_a closert_n in_o it_o the_o excellency_n of_o perspective_n work_v indulgence_n by_o who_o first_o found_v the_o estate_n of_o the_o bishopric_n p._n 175._o chap._n iu._n our_o journey_n down_o the_o some_o and_o company_n the_o town_n and_o castle_n of_o piquigni_n for_o what_o famous_a comines_n censure_n of_o the_o english_a in_o matter_n of_o prophecy_n a_o farewell_n to_o the_o church_n of_o amiens_n the_o town_n and_o castle_n of_o pont_n de_fw-fr army_n abbeville_n how_o seat_v and_o the_o garrison_n there_o no_o governor_n in_o it_o but_o the_o major_a or_o provoâ—…_n the_o author_n imprudent_a curiosity_n and_o the_o courtesy_n of_o the_o provost_n to_o he_o the_o 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the_o papist_n church_n in_o france_n in_o policy_n privilege_n and_o revenue_n the_o complaint_n of_o the_o clergy_n to_o the_o king_n the_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o french_a church_n to_o the_o pope_n mere_o titular_a the_o pragmatic_n sanction_n maxima_fw-la tua_fw-la fatuitas_fw-la and_o conventui_fw-la tridentino_n several_o write_v to_o the_o pope_n and_o trent_n council_n the_o tedious_a quarrel_n about_o investiture_n four_o thing_n propound_v by_o the_o parliament_n to_o the_o jesuit_n the_o french_a b_o shop_n not_o to_o meddle_v with_o friar_n their_o life_n and_o land_n the_o ignorance_n of_o the_o french_a priest_n the_o chanoin_v latin_a in_o orleans_n the_o french_z not_o hard_o to_o be_v convert_v if_o plausible_o humour_v p._n 216_o chap._n iii_o the_o correspondency_n between_o the_o french_a king_n and_o the_o pope_n this_o pope_n a_o omen_n of_o the_o marriage_n of_o france_n with_o england_n a_o english_a catholic_n conceit_a of_o it_o his_o holiness_n nuncio_n in_o paris_n a_o learned_a argument_n to_o prove_v the_o pope_n universality_n a_o continuation_n of_o the_o allegory_n between_o jacob_n and_o esau._n the_o protestant_n compel_v to_o leave_v their_o fort_n and_o to_n their_o present_a estate_n and_o strength_n the_o last_o war_n against_o they_o just_o undertake_v not_o fair_o manage_v their_o insolence_n and_o disobedience_n to_o the_o king_n command_n their_o purpose_n to_o have_v themselves_o a_o free_a estate_n the_o war_n not_o a_o war_n of_o religion_n king_n james_n in_o justice_n can_v not_o assist_v they_o more_o than_o he_o do_v first_o for_o saken_a by_o their_o own_o party_n their_o happiness_n before_o the_o war_n the_o court_n of_o the_o edict_n a_o view_n of_o they_o in_o their_o church_n the_o commendation_n which_o the_o french_a papist_n give_v to_o the_o church_n of_o england_n their_o discipline_n and_o minister_n etc._n etc._n p._n 229_o chap._n iu_o the_o connexion_n between_o the_o church_n and_o common_a wealth_n in_o general_n a_o transition_n to_o the_o particular_a of_o france_n the_o government_n there_o mere_o regal_a a_o mix_a form_n of_o government_n most_o commendable_a the_o king_n patent_n for_o office_n minopoly_n above_o the_o censure_n of_o parliament_n the_o strange_a office_n intend_v to_o mr._n luynes_n the_o king_n gift_n and_o expense_n the_o chamber_n of_o account_n france_n divide_v into_o three_o sort_n of_o people_n the_o conventus_fw-la ordinum_fw-la nothing_o but_o a_o title_n the_o inequality_n of_o the_o noble_n and_o commons_o in_o france_n the_o king_n power_n how_o much_o respect_v by_o the_o prince_n the_o powerablenesse_n of_o that_o rank_n the_o formal_a execution_n do_v on_o they_o the_o multitude_n and_o confusion_n of_o nobility_n king_n james_n defend_v a_o censure_n of_o the_o french_a herald_n the_o command_n of_o the_o french_a noble_n over_o their_o tenant_n their_o privilege_n gibbet_n and_o other_o regalia_z they_o conspire_v with_o the_o 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