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of_o this_o house_n that_o we_o have_v knowledge_n of_o be_v sigefredus_n young_a brother_n of_o godfrey_n earl_n of_o verdun_n who_o by_o exchange_n get_v the_o castle_n of_o luxemburg_n of_o wiker_n abbot_n of_o st._n maximinus_n of_o trier_n april_n 17._o 963._o whence_o he_o take_v his_o surname_n and_o the_o title_n of_o earl_n which_o he_o leave_v to_o his_o posterity_n this_o family_n afterward_o become_v very_o considerable_a about_o the_o xiiith_o and_o xivth_o century_n and_o be_v divide_v into_o three_o branch_n viz._n that_o of_o 1._o luxemburg_n ligni_fw-la of_o 2._o luxemburg_n brienne_n s._n paul_n and_o pinci_n the_o heiress_n of_o which_o branch_n the_o present_a marshal_n of_o luxemburg_n marry_v but_o he_o himself_o be_v descend_v of_o the_o earl_n of_o bouteville_n though_o he_o call_v himself_o francis_n henry_n of_o montmorency_n and_o have_v take_v the_o arm_n of_o that_o house_n the_o three_o branch_n be_v that_o of_o luxemburg_n fiennes_n and_o martigue_n which_o be_v also_o extinct_a the_o most_o remarkable_a place_n here_o be_v luxemburg_n cap._n thionville_n esche_n virton_n ivoix_n montmedy_n stenay_n or_o altenay_n damvilliers_n maisier_n durbuy_v bastoigne_n vianden_n arlon_n i._o luxemburg_n luxemburg_n lat._n luxemburgum_n or_o augusta_n romanduorum_n or_o luciburgum_n be_v situate_v upon_o the_o river_n else_o one_o part_n of_o it_o on_o a_o hill_n and_o the_o rest_n in_o a_o plain_a there_o be_v a_o very_a strong_a castle_n and_o several_a regular_a fortification_n it_o have_v a_o convent_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n francis_n in_o which_o lie_v bury_v john_n king_n of_o bohemia_n father_n of_o charles_n ivth_o emperor_n of_o germany_n slay_v by_o the_o english_a at_o the_o battle_n of_o cressy_n in_o 1346._o this_o city_n have_v suffer_v much_o by_o the_o war_n between_o the_o french_a and_o the_o netherlands_o in_o 1529._o charles_n v._o take_v it_o from_o francis_n i._o of_o france_n in_o 1542._o it_o be_v take_v and_o sack_v by_o the_o duke_n of_o orleans_n and_o retake_v and_o treat_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n the_o year_n follow_v it_o be_v now_o under_o the_o french_a who_o take_v it_o in_o 1684._o and_o have_v so_o much_o add_v since_o to_o its_o fortification_n as_o to_o render_v it_o almost_o impregnable_a it_o stand_v 18_o mile_n s._n w._n of_o trier_n 31_o n._n of_o metz_n 52_o s._n of_o limburg_n and_o 100_o s._n e._n of_o brussels_n long._n 25_o d._n 34_o m._n lat._n 49_o d._n 41_o m._n ii_o thionville_n thionville_n lat._n theodonis_fw-la villa_n upon_o the_o moselle_n be_v so_o advantageous_o situate_v and_o so_o well_o fortify_v that_o it_o have_v pass_v a_o long_a time_n for_o impregnable_a the_o duke_n of_o guise_n take_v it_o in_o 1558._o but_o it_o be_v afterward_o deliver_v to_o the_o spaniard_n the_o french_a be_v beat_v before_o it_o in_o 1639._o but_o they_o make_v themselves_o master_n of_o it_o in_o 1643._o and_o keep_v it_o by_o the_o pyrenaean_a peace_n it_o be_v in_o this_o town_n that_o charlemain_n general_o assemble_v the_o prelate_n and_o baron_n of_o his_o kingdom_n as_o in_o 806._o when_o he_o divide_v his_o possession_n between_o his_o three_o son_n this_o town_n stand_v 13_o mile_n s._n of_o luxemburg_n long._n 25_o d._n 32_o m._n lat._n 49_o d._n 29_o m._n iii_o esche_n esche_n be_v but_o a_o small_a inconsiderable_a town_n 10_o miles_n s._n w._n of_o luxemburg_n iv_o virton_n virton_n be_v another_o small_a town_n about_o 22_o mile_n w._n of_o luxemburg_n v._o yvoix_n yvoix_n be_v a_o small_a but_o pretty_a strong_a town_n on_o the_o river_n chier_n 33_o mile_n w._n of_o luxemburg_n vi_o montmedy_n montmedy_n be_v a_o place_n of_o no_o great_a bigness_n yet_o it_o be_v reckon_v a_o place_n of_o considerable_a strength_n it_o be_v very_o convenient_o situate_v upon_o the_o top_n of_o a_o high_a hill_n the_o
acknowledge_v philip_n ii_o of_o spain_n but_o the_o archbishop_n make_v such_o complaint_n and_o show_v such_o reason_n that_o the_o king_n be_v satisfy_v with_o be_v master_n of_o the_o citadel_n and_o protector_n of_o the_o country_n and_o leave_v all_o other_o jurisdiction_n to_o that_o prelate_n the_o spaniard_n fortify_v this_o town_n very_o well_o and_o keep_v such_o a_o strong_a garrison_n in_o it_o that_o it_o be_v look_v upon_o to_o be_v impregnable_a yet_o the_o king_n of_o france_n take_v it_o in_o 1677._o the_o great_a citadel_n be_v upon_o a_o height_n which_o command_v all_o the_o town_n the_o ditch_n be_v wrought_v in_o a_o rock_n the_o rampart_n of_o the_o town_n be_v also_o environ_v with_o deep_a ditch_n chief_o to_o the_o east_n defend_v with_o many_o good_a bastion_n it_o reach_v to_o the_o river_n and_o have_v another_o good_a fort_n to_o defend_v it_o of_o that_o side_n which_o lie_v low_a may_v be_v soon_o drown_v by_o draw_v the_o sluice_n the_o chapter_n of_o this_o city_n be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o considerable_a of_o the_o low_a country_n consist_v of_o 48_o canon_n and_o 95_o ecclesiastic_n which_o officiate_n in_o our_o lady_n church_n it_o be_v affirm_v that_o diogenes_n a_o grecian_a by_o nation_n be_v the_o first_o prelate_n of_o cambray_n send_v into_o france_n by_o pope_n siricius_n about_o 408._o pope_n paul_n iv_o make_v it_o a_o archbishopric_n in_o 1559._o upon_o the_o request_n of_o king_n philip_n of_o spain_n and_o the_o bishopric_n of_o arras_n tournay_n st._n omer_n and_o namur_n be_v give_v for_o suffragant_n the_o archbishop_n take_v the_o title_n of_o duke_n of_o cambray_n count_n of_o cambresis_n and_o prince_n of_o the_o empire_n the_o street_n of_o this_o town_n be_v wide_a and_o very_a neat_a and_o the_o chief_a and_o rich_a end_n in_o a_o great_a place_n where_o the_o townhouse_n be_v build_v and_o have_v a_o very_a curious_a clock_n there_o be_v also_o very_o good_a manufacture_n as_o cambray_n and_o especial_o 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corn_n but_o more_o particular_o of_o wheat_n quality_n quality_n which_o it_o produce_v in_o such_o a_o measure_n that_o this_o province_n serve_v as_o a_o granary_n to_o a_o great_a part_n of_o flanders_n and_o brabant_n it_o have_v in_o it_o twelve_o city_n or_o wall_v town_n city_n city_n 850_o village_n etc._n village_n etc._n etc._n nine_o chatteleny_n or_o castleward_n and_o several_a abbey_n and_o monastery_n the_o chief_a river_n in_o this_o province_n be_v river_n river_n 1._o scharpe_a which_o here_o wash_v arras_n and_o run_v into_o flanders_n nigh_o dovay_n 2._o lys_n which_o here_o wash_v aire_n and_o st._n venant_fw-la and_o run_v into_o flanders_n 3._o aa_o which_o here_o wash_v reut_o and_o st._n omers_n and_o run_v into_o flanders_n 4._o canche_n which_o wash_v hesdin_n and_o run_v into_o france_n artois_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o roman_n and_o afterward_o to_o the_o king_n of_o austrasia_n government_n history_n and_o government_n since_o who_o time_n it_o have_v often_o change_v master_n lewis_n the_o xith_o king_n of_o france_n make_v himself_o master_n of_o arras_n in_o 1477._o after_o charles_n the_o bold_a or_o rash_a duke_n of_o burgundy_n but_o marry_o of_o burgundy_n this_o charle_n daughter_n bring_v it_o into_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n marry_v maximilian_n the_o one_a of_o austria_n father_n of_o philip_n i._o and_o grandfather_n of_o charles_n v._o and_o ferdinand_n i._o francis_n the_o i._o of_o france_n be_v force_v by_o the_o peace_n of_o madrid_n in_o 1529._o to_o quit_v artois_n to_o the_o spaniard_n which_o be_v afterward_o possess_v by_o philip_n two_o and_o iii_o but_o the_o french_a reconquered_n it_o under_o philip_n iv_o son_n of_o the_o last_o who_o yield_v it_o they_o by_o the_o 35_o article_n of_o the_o pyrenaean_a treaty_n in_o 1659._o reserve_v to_o himself_o the_o town_n of_o air_n and_o st._n omer_n since_o take_v by_o the_o french_a so_o that_o they_o be_v now_o master_n of_o all_o this_o province_n the_o 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francois_n prendront_n arras_n that_o be_v when_o these_o rat_n shall_v catch_v these_o cat_n then_o the_o french_a shall_v take_v arras_n this_o prophecy_n prove_v false_a for_o the_o mareschal_n of_o chaune_z chatillon_n and_o la_fw-fr meilleraye_n lay_v siege_n to_o and_o carry_v it_o in_o 1640_o after_o they_o have_v defeat_v the_o cardinal_n infanta_n that_o come_v to_o relieve_v the_o place_n and_o the_o french_a leave_v the_o say_a emblem_n upon_o the_o gate_n do_v but_o take_v away_o the_o p_o in_o the_o word_n prendront_n of_o the_o second_o verse_n which_o quite_o alter_v the_o signification_n of_o the_o motto_n as_o quand_fw-fr ces_fw-fr rat_n prendront_fw-fr ces_fw-fr chat_v les_fw-fr francois_n rendront_n arras_n that_o be_v when_o these_o rat_n shall_v catch_v these_o cat_n then_o the_o french_a shall_v yield_v arras_n the_o spaniard_n sit_v before_o it_o in_o 1654._o but_o be_v beat_v off_o with_o great_a loss_n so_o that_o it_o still_o belong_v to_o the_o french_a who_o have_v make_v its_o fortification_n very_o strong_a and_o regular_a it_o be_v a_o place_n of_o large_a circumference_n well_o people_v rich_a and_o trading_n the_o street_n be_v broad_a and_o fair_a adorn_v with_o a_o spacious_a marketplace_n here_o be_v also_o a_o beautiful_a cathedral_n a_o very_a wealthy_a abbey_n and_o a_o strong_a castle_n this_o city_n stand_v 20_o mile_n almost_o of_o cambray_n 30_o n._n e._n of_o amiens_n and_o 92_o n._n of_o paris_n long._n 21_o d._n 55_o m._n lat._n 50_o d._n 20_o m._n ii_o st._n omer_n st._n omer_n in_o latin_a fanum_n sancti_fw-la audomari_fw-la and_o vrbs_fw-la audomarensis_fw-la lie_v on_o the_o river_n aa_n in_o the_o country_n of_o the_o ancient_a morin_n with_o a_o bishop_n see_v under_o the_o archbishop_n of_o cambray_n st._n omer_n or_o audomarus_n bishop_n of_o therovan_n build_v this_o city_n in_o 660._o and_o foulques_fw-fr abbot_n of_o st._n bertin_n begin_v to_o encompass_v it_o with_o wall_n in_o 880._o which_o be_v afterward_o finish_v by_o baldwin_n ii_o surname_v the_o bald_a earl_n of_o flanders_n in_o 902._o who_o also_o join_v the_o abbey_n of_o sithieu_n to_o the_o city_n afterward_o therovan_n be_v demolish_v in_o the_o xvi_o century_n there_o be_v instead_o of_o it_o found_v two_o bishopric_n in_o 1559._o viz._n that_o of_o bologne_n and_o of_o st._n omer_n near_o to_o this_o city_n be_v a_o lake_n contain_v several_a small_a float_a island_n inhabit_a by_o certain_a family_n that_o never_o marry_v but_o among_o themselves_o without_o go_v out_o of_o these_o island_n which_o they_o make_v to_o go_v too_o and_o fro_o at_o pleasure_n either_o with_o cord_n or_o pole_n st._n omer_n be_v a_o great_a and_o fair_a city_n well_o fortify_v have_v on_o the_o one_o side_n the_o river_n and_o marsh_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n be_v defend_v by_o a_o strong_a castle_n with_o good_a bastion_n and_o deep_a
he_o have_v frederick_n the_o vth._n who_o be_v choose_v king_n of_o bohemia_n in_o 1619._o but_o dethrone_v after_o the_o battle_n of_o prague_n in_o 1620._o and_o his_o territory_n be_v give_v to_o the_o duke_n of_o bavaria_n with_o the_o dignity_n of_o elector_n he_o die_v at_o mentz_n in_o 1632._o leave_v behind_o he_o three_o son_n by_o elizabeth_n daughter_n of_o james_n the_o first_o of_o great_a britain_n viz._n charles_n robert_n and_o edward_n robert_n common_o call_v prince_n robert_n and_o well_o know_v in_o england_n be_v create_v duke_n of_o cumberland_n and_o die_v without_o legitimate_a issue_n edward_n die_v a_o papist_n at_o paris_n in_o 1663._o leave_v three_o daughter_n by_o princess_n ann_n of_o mantua_n one_o of_o they_o viz._n anne_n marry_v to_o the_o prince_n of_o conde_n charles_n have_v part_n of_o his_o father_n inheritance_n restore_v to_o he_o by_o the_o peace_n of_o munster_n in_o 1648._o and_o a_o eight_o electorate_v be_v create_v in_o his_o behalf_n viz._n that_o of_o the_o palatine_a of_o the_o rhine_n and_o the_o upper_a palatinate_n remain_v in_o the_o duke_n of_o bavaria_n hand_n the_o elector_n charles_n marry_v charlotte_n daughter_n to_o the_o landtgrave_n of_o hesse_n cassel_n by_o who_o he_o have_v charles_n and_o elizabeth_n charlotte_n who_o be_v marry_v to_o the_o duke_n of_o orleans_n only_a brother_n to_o king_n lewis_n the_o xivth_o of_o france_n charles_n succeed_v his_o father_n in_o the_o electorate_v and_o in_o 1671._o marry_a wiellielmine_n ernestine_n daughter_n to_o frederick_n the_o iiid_n king_n of_o denmark_n he_o die_v in_o 1685._o without_o issue_n and_o be_v succeed_v by_o philip_n william_n duke_n of_o newburg_n a_o popish_a prince_n in_o 1688._o and_o 1689._o the_o french_a enter_v his_o territory_n and_o lay_v most_o part_n of_o they_o be_v it_o on_o pretence_n of_o the_o allodial_n claim_v by_o the_o duchess_n of_o orleans_n sister_n to_o the_o late_a elector_n who_o die_v without_o issue_n this_o 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lewis_n elector_n palatine_n it_o be_v take_v and_o abandon_v by_o the_o french_a in_o 1689._o and_o since_o that_o time_n they_o have_v entire_o ruin_v it_o in_o a_o most_o barbarous_a manner_n it_o stand_v 11_o mile_n almost_o n._n w._n of_o heidelberg_n iii_o frankendal_n frankendal_n lat._n franchendalia_n formerly_z no_o more_o than_o a_o abbey_n afterward_o a_o place_n of_o refuge_n for_o the_o belgian_n exile_v about_o 1574._o now_o a_o new_a city_n which_o be_v well_o fortify_v scarce_o a_o league_n distant_a from_o the_o rhine_n afterward_o take_v by_o the_o spaniard_n and_o restore_v to_o the_o elector_n palatine_n by_o the_o pacification_n of_o munster_n but_o in_o the_o present_a war_n most_o cruel_o lay_v in_o ash_n by_o the_o french_a it_o stand_v 18_o mile_n n._n w._n of_o heidelberg_n vi_o oppenheim_n oppenheim_n lat._n oppenhemium_n a_o small_a city_n imperial_a and_o free_a until_o it_o be_v grant_v with_o its_o territory_n to_o rupert_n prince_n palatine_n by_o the_o emperor_n in_o 1402._o it_o stand_v upon_o a_o hill_n near_o the_o rhine_n 11_o mile_n almost_o s._n of_o mentz_n and_o 17_o n._n of_o worm_n the_o french_a put_v a_o garrison_n into_o it_o in_o 1688._o and_o have_v ruin_v it_o since_o v._o caub_n caub_n be_v a_o little_a town_n with_o the_o castle_n of_o gudenfelts_n on_o the_o rhine_n against_o which_o in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o river_n be_v the_o castle_n of_o pfaltz_n whence_o some_o but_o false_o will_v have_v the_o prince_n title_n of_o pfaltzgrave_n derive_v vi_o creutznach_n creutznach_n be_v a_o little_a town_n on_o the_o small_a river_n nake_v with_o a_o strong_a castle_n subject_a to_o the_o french_a since_o 1688._o it_o stand_v 20_o mile_n almost_o s._n w._n of_o mentz_n vii_o newstat_fw-la newstat_fw-mi be_v a_o small_a town_n seat_v on_o the_o river_n spirebach_n eight_o mile_n n._n of_o landau_n and_o 15_o almost_o w._n of_o spire_n and_o philipsburg_n it_o be_v now_o subject_a to_o the_o french_a viii_o 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fortify_v with_o seven_o bastion_n where_o the_o bishop_n castle_n and_o the_o village_n of_o vdenheim_n stand_v almost_o upon_o the_o brink_n of_o the_o rhine_n in_o a_o plain_a surround_v with_o marish_a ground_n this_o place_n be_v consign_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o spire_n but_o still_o under_o the_o protection_n of_o the_o emperor_n the_o bishop_n have_v ever_o have_v his_o residence_n in_o the_o castle_n which_o be_v a_o noble_a pile_n it_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o imperialist_n in_fw-it ______o through_o the_o cowardliness_n of_o the_o governor_n the_o swede_n drive_v they_o thence_o jan._n 15._o 1634._o and_o give_v it_o to_o lewis_n xiii_o but_o as_o the_o fortification_n of_o it_o can_v not_o be_v finish_v because_o of_o the_o rigour_n of_o the_o winter_n the_o imperialist_n surprise_v it_o by_o night_n jan._n 23._o 1635._o afterward_o the_o duke_n of_o anguien_v have_v defeat_v the_o bavarian_n at_o friburg_n retake_v spire_n and_o philipsburg_n sept._n 1644._o 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