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have_v in_o lieu_n of_o pomerania_n which_o be_v take_v from_o it_o by_o the_o peace_n of_o munster_n 99_o what_o disadvantage_n it_o receive_v by_o the_o loss_n of_o lower_n pomerania_n ibid._n in_o what_o quality_n the_o elector_n of_o brandenbourg_n have_v voice_n in_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o empire_n ibid._n he_o alternate_v with_o the_o king_n of_o sweden_n in_o the_o direction_n of_o lower_n saxony_n 100_o difference_n between_o the_o house_n of_o brandenbourg_n and_o newbourg_n concern_v the_o dutchy_n of_o juliers_n cleve_n and_o berg_n 101._o 102._o brandenbourg_n the_o last_o but_o one_o of_o the_o elector_n 102._o the_o number_n of_o the_o present_a prince_n of_o brandenbourg_n and_o their_o child_n 103._o force_n and_o fort_n of_o the_o elector_n of_o brandenbourg_n and_o of_o his_o cousin_n of_o culembach_n and_o anspach_n 104._o why_o the_o elector_n of_o brandenbourg_n be_v not_o yet_o put_v into_o possession_n of_o the_o duchy_n of_o magdebourg_n 100_o origin_n of_o 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prince_n 184._o how_o hugh_n capet_n bear_v in_o france_n but_o original_o a_o saâ—on_n come_v to_o be_v king_n 16._o catholic_n prince_n in_o germany_n who_o 208._o the_o power_n of_o the_o imperial_a chamber_n depend_v on_o the_o emperor_n 68_o how_o long_o the_o imperial_a chamber_n be_v ambulatory_a when_o make_v sedentary_a and_o where_o 67._o what_o the_o imperial_a chamber_n take_v cognizance_n of_o 68_o no_o appeal_n from_o the_o judgement_n of_o that_o chamber_n 69._o charlemain_n a_o german_a by_o extraction_n 14._o when_o and_o why_o proclaim_v emperor_n by_o the_o pope_n ibid._n why_o the_o empire_n and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o france_n continue_v so_o short_a a_o time_n in_o the_o race_n of_o charlemain_n 15._o how_o it_o make_v room_n for_o the_o saxon_n in_o germany_n and_o the_o capetians_n in_o france_n ibid._n charles_n v._o his_o voyage_n by_o sea_n and_o land_n his_o voluntary_a leave_v the_o government_n and_o his_o death_n 47._o &_o seq_fw-la why_o charles_n duke_n of_o lorraine_n uncle_n to_o lewis_n v._o be_v declare_v unworthy_a to_o succeed_v unto_o the_o crown_n of_o france_n 15._o circle_n of_o germany_n and_o their_o several_a director_n 182._o circle_n of_o sawben_n franconia_n and_o the_o rhine_n divide_v into_o quarter_n a_o kind_n of_o commonwealth_n 253._o city_n of_o germany_n 263._o &_o seq_fw-la their_o beauty_n and_o magnificence_n 265._o class_n of_o assembly_n in_o the_o diet_n their_o division_n and_o order_n 304._o 305._o elector_n of_o collen_n three_o ecclesiastical_a elector_n 46._o collen_n why_o call_v colonia_n agrippina_n 269._o form_n of_o homage_n which_o the_o burgher_n of_o collen_n make_v to_o their_o bishop_n ibid._n the_o bishop_n confirmation_n of_o their_o privilege_n 270._o colmar_n ibid._n peter_n colonna_n from_o who_o descend_v 97._o mixture_n of_o condition_n detest_v in_o germany_n 249._o constance_n a_o city_n for_o what_o remarkable_a 184._o what_o every_o elector_n bear_v at_o the_o coronation_n of_o the_o emperor_n &_o what_o elector_n crown_v he_o 60._o count_n ancient_o no_o more_o than_o judge_n of_o city_n and_o province_n 210._o how_o the_o count_n palatine_n appropriate_v their_o several_a province_n 211._o count_n of_o office_n &_o count_n of_o dignity_n 218._o whether_o count_n be_v great_a than_o duke_n ibid._n &_o seq_n how_o count_n become_v proprietor_n of_o their_o land_n and_o make_v they_o hereditary_a 222._o the_o present_a count_n what_o place_n they_o have_v in_o the_o assembly_n and_o how_o they_o give_v their_o voice_n there_o 223._o immediate_a count_n and_o their_o prerogative_n 225._o count_n of_o schwartzbourg_n waldek_n salme_n and_o morange_a of_o what_o prince_n they_o hold_v 226._o courage_n and_o prudence_n seldom_o meet_v 326._o the_o lombard_n and_o roman_a crown_n not_o essential_a to_o the_o imperial_a dignity_n 14.15_o crown_n of_o the_o emperor_n and_o where_o he_o receive_v they_o 60._o marquess_n of_o culembach_n 103._o d._n landgrave_v of_o darmstadt_n and_o hesse-cassel_n their_o religion_n difference_n and_o alliance_n 132._o &_o seq_fw-la count_n of_o delmenhorst_n extinguish_v in_o antony_n gunther_n and_o who_o inherit_v his_o land_n 233._o 234._o genealogy_n of_o the_o king_n of_o denmark_n and_o duke_n of_o holstein_n 151._o when_o and_o how_o the_o kingdom_n of_o denmark_n be_v sever_v from_o that_o of_o sweden_n 149._o assembly_n of_o deputation_n who_o have_v place_n &_o voice_n there_o 309._o the_o emperor_n diadem_n what_o ancient_o and_o what_o now_o 60._o diet_n call_v by_o the_o emperor_n but_o with_o consent_n of_o the_o elector_n 294._o time_n necessity_n and_o place_n of_o diet_n 295._o not_o to_o be_v appoint_v out_o of_o germany_n 296._o first_o diet_n after_o the_o election_n of_o a_o emperor_n where_o hold_v 295._o what_o person_n the_o emperor_n call_v to_o the_o diet_n 296._o the_o office_n and_o power_n of_o the_o vice-marshal_n at_o the_o diet_n 297._o city_n and_o abbess_n appear_v in_o the_o diet_n by_o their_o deputy_n 299._o order_n observe_v in_o the_o diet_n 300._o &_o seq_fw-la how_o they_o proceed_v upon_o debate_n in_o the_o diet_n 305._o &_o seq_fw-la what_o matter_n be_v treat_v on_o in_o the_o diet_n 307._o how_o conclusion_n be_v make_v in_o the_o diet_n 308._o director_n of_o each_o circle_n 182._o 183._o the_o ecclesiastical_a discipline_n of_o protestant_a lord_n within_o their_o territory_n 205._o 206._o donavert_n how_o it_o become_v subject_a to_o the_o duke_n of_o bavaria_n 270._o land_n and_o alliance_n of_o the_o marquess_n of_o dourlach_n 144_o 145._o religion_n of_o the_o branch_n of_o dourlach_n and_o baden_n their_o voice_n and_o place_n in_o the_o assembly_n 146._o duke_n of_o the_o grison_n the_o ancient_a duke_n 216._o why_o duke_n be_v send_v to_o the_o frontier_n ibid._n german_n duke_n all_o prince_n and_o more_o considerable_a than_o those_o of_o france_n and_o spain_n ibid._n how_o duke_n become_v so_o great_a etymology_n of_o the_o name_n 217._o the_o prince_n of_o poland_n hungary_n and_o bohemia_n ancient_o duke_n 219._o title_n of_o duke_n ancient_o equal_a to_o that_o of_o king_n 220._o e._n count_n of_o east-friseland_n 170._o &_o seq_fw-la ecclesiastical_a prince_n not_o bishop_n that_o sit_v in_o the_o diet_n of_o the_o empire_n 191._o how_o the_o ecclesiastic_n grow_v so_o rich_a 196._o what_o ecclesiastical_a government_n among_o the_o protestant_n in_o germany_n 205._o count_n of_o egmont_n subject_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o burgundy_n 226._o eichstedt_n a_o bishopric_n in_o franconia_n by_o who_o found_v 181._o the_o elector_n three_o ecclesiastique_n and_o five_o secular_o with_o their_o respective_a office_n 39_o elector_n have_v right_a to_o choose_v and_o depose_v a_o emperor_n 40._o the_o number_n of_o elector_n why_o seven_o 50._o why_o they_o be_v eight_o now_o 44._o dignity_n of_o elector_n as_o to_o precedence_n 44._o the_o ecclesiastical_a elector_n precede_v the_o secular_o 46._o the_o elector_n palatine_n and_o of_o saxony_n be_v vicar_n of_o the_o empire_n during_o
the_o vacancy_n ibid._n what_o every_o elector_n office_n be_v when_o the_o emperor_n eat_v in_o ceremony_n and_o who_o be_v their_o deputy_n if_o they_o be_v absent_a 59_o how_o the_o elector_n light_v in_o the_o assembly_n 304._o what_o elector_n and_o bishop_n be_v usual_o choose_v out_o of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o nobility_n 256._o 257._o young_a son_n of_o electoral_a house_n precede_v other_o prince_n in_o the_o assembly_n 305._o where_o the_o election_n of_o a_o emperor_n or_o king_n of_o the_o roman_n ought_v to_o be_v make_v 49._o whether_o it_o be_v better_a that_o kingdom_n be_v elective_a or_o successive_a 53.54_o the_o emperor_n be_v a_o monarch_n 31._o confer_v no_o ecclesiastical_a benefice_n 33._o no_o emperor_n crown_v at_o rome_n since_o charles_n v._n 34._o how_o the_o emperor_n lose_v the_o right_n of_o choose_v pope_n 35._o the_o emperor_n only_o can_v create_v king_n 38._o the_o emperor_n ought_v to_o be_v of_o a_o german_a family_n 52._o of_o what_o age_n a_o prince_n shall_v be_v when_o choose_a emperor_n 57_o the_o difference_n between_o the_o emperor_n and_o king_n of_o the_o roman_n ibid._n what_o emperor_n have_v be_v excommunicate_v by_o pope_n 288._o whether_o the_o emperor_n can_v determine_v matter_n where_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o empire_n do_v not_o agree_v 310._o when_o the_o empire_n be_v successive_a 40._o when_o it_o become_v elective_a and_o why_o ibid._n the_o estate_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o their_o privilege_n 64._o 65._o at_o first_o all_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o empire_n choose_v the_o emperor_n 41._o the_o house_n of_o este_n in_o italy_n a_o branch_n of_o that_o of_o brunswick_n 108._o f._n faith_n to_o be_v keep_v with_o heretic_n 184._o &_o seq_fw-la ferdinand_n iii_o his_o several_a election_n and_o death_n 314._o fourteen_o bloody_a fight_v in_o germany_n from_o the_o time_n of_o the_o swede_n entrance_n till_o the_o peace_n 322._o the_o fight_n of_o furt_n 326_o of_o lignitz_n in_o silesia_n ibid._n of_o rheimfeld_n ibid._n of_o wittenvayer_n in_o brisgou_n ibid._n of_o kemnitz_n in_o misnia_n 328._o of_o wolfenbottel_n ibid._n of_o st._n anthony_n ibid._n of_o schweinitz_n in_o silesia_n ibid._n of_o dutlinguen_n in_o the_o duchy_n of_o wirtemberg_n 329._o of_o fribourg_n in_o brisgou_n ibid._n of_o merkendal_n in_o franconia_n ibid._n the_o twelve_o &_o thirteen_o fight_v 330._o the_o fight_n of_o grawembrouck_n in_o the_o country_n of_o juliers_n 331._o other_o fight_v lef_n bloody_a 332._o baron_n of_o flekenstein_n 239._o francfort_n why_o so_o call_v and_o wherein_o considerable_a 271._o what_o force_v france_n have_v in_o germany_n when_o the_o peace_n be_v make_v 336._o what_o recompense_n the_o french_a have_v by_o that_o peace_n 333._o french_a commander_n in_o the_o war_n of_o germany_n 335._o fridberg_n 272._o frisinguen_o a_o bishopric_n 190._o the_o fructify_a company_n its_o end_n and_o progress_n and_o by_o who_o establish_v 164._o baron_n of_o fuggers_n 239._o the_o abbey_n of_o fulda_n and_o its_o privilege_n 193._o count_n of_o furstemberg_n their_o origin_n etc._n etc._n 231._o &_o seq_fw-la g._n difference_n between_o a_o gentleman_n and_o a_o knight_n 242._o immediate_a gentleman_n of_o germany_n who_o 251._o why_o the_o emperor_n support_v they_o ibid._n the_o order_n and_o government_n among_o those_o gentleman_n 252._o their_o privilege_n and_o advantage_n 256._o &_o seq_fw-la cause_n of_o the_o war_n of_o germany_n 315._o &_o seq_fw-la gluckstad_v and_o the_o king_n of_o denmark_n fort_n there_o 274._o gostar_n call_v the_o imperial_a palace_n and_o royal_a city_n 272._o descent_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o gotta_fw-it 88_o death_n of_o mareshal_n de_fw-fr guebriant_n 329._o guelnehausen_n 272._o house_n of_o the_o guelph_n their_o antiquity_n and_o territory_n 108._o &_o seq_fw-la the_o voice_n branch_n and_o fortress_n of_o that_o house_n 111_o h._n count_n of_o habspourg_n a_o branch_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o zeringuen_n 70._o when_o and_o how_o rodolph_n of_o habspourg_n become_v emperor_n ibid._n haguenau_n bailliage_n in_o alsatia_n give_v to_o the_o french_a 273._o salt-pit_n of_o hal_n in_o swaben_n 276._o hambourg_n its_o strength_n and_o trade_n 273._o &_o seq_fw-la count_n of_o hanau_n 234._o hanse-town_n and_o their_o commerce_n 280._o 281._o heilbrun_n 276._o helmestadt_n a_o university_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o brunswick_n 113._o count_n of_o henneberg_n when_o they_o fail_v 92._o how_o the_o house_n of_o saxony_n inherit_v that_o of_o henneberg_n ibid._n origin_n of_o the_o house_n of_o hesse_n 129._o henry_n of_o brabant_n first_o landgrave_n of_o hesse_n 131._o agreement_n between_o he_o and_o henry_n marquis_n of_o misnia_n son_n the_o principality_n of_o hesse_n and_o thuringia_n ibid._n lewis_n landgrave_n of_o hesse_n refuse_v the_o empire_n ibid._n the_o virtue_n and_o good_a quality_n of_o the_o landgrave_v of_o hesse_n 132._o the_o religion_n and_o difference_n between_o lewis_n and_o maurce_n head_n of_o the_o two_o branch_n of_o hesse-cassel_n and_o darmstadt_n 133.139_o hesse-cassel_n the_o elder_a the_o rich_a and_o have_v the_o precedence_n 134._o alliance_n of_o both_o the_o house_n ibid._n frederick_n landgrave_n of_o hesse_n grand_a prior_n of_o malta_n in_o germany_n his_o expedition_n at_o carthage_n 193._o the_o excellency_n of_o amelia_n elizabeth_n dowager_n of_o hesse_n 134.136_o her_o force_n when_o the_o peace_n be_v conclude_v 337._o the_o advantage_n she_o and_o heâ—_n son_n have_v by_o that_o peace_n 339._o hildesheim_n a_o bishopric_n of_o miraculous_a foundation_n 187._o the_o prince_n of_o hochberg_n and_o baden_n of_o the_o same_o house_n their_o agreement_n and_o reciprocal_a testament_n 142._o lord_n of_o hobenlohe_n 235._o count_n of_o hohenzolleren_n 169._o origin_n of_o the_o house_n of_o holstein_n and_o oldenbourg_n 148._o duchy_n of_o holstein_n its_o extent_n &_o revenue_n 155._o count_n of_o horn_n subject_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o burgundy_n their_o origin_n 226._o the_o benefit_n and_o advantage_n of_o hunt_v 20.21_o i._o assessor_n of_o the_o imperial_a chamber_n how_o many_o and_o by_o who_o appoint_v 289._o function_n of_o the_o intendent_o and_o superintendent_o over_o the_o lutheran_n pastor_n and_o priest_n 205.206_o order_n of_o justice_n in_o the_o time_n of_o charlemain_n 287._o jutland_o what_o quantity_n of_o cattle_n and_o horse_n come_v yearly_a out_o of_o it_o 155._o k._n kaufbegeren_fw-mi why_o so_o call_v 276._o kempten_a in_o latin_a campidunum_n 270._o king_n of_o the_o roman_n what_o authority_n he_o have_v 49._o the_o arm_n and_o title_n of_o the_o king_n of_o the_o roman_n 57_o king_n shall_v not_o make_v a_o subject_a too_o great_a 159._o dangerous_a for_o king_n to_o execute_v their_o resolution_n by_o half_n 162._o difference_n between_o a_o knight_n and_o a_o gentleman_n 242.243_o knight_n marianites_n why_o so_o call_v their_o progress_n and_o difference_n from_o the_o templar_n 191.192_o example_n of_o king_n that_o have_v receive_v knighthood_n 243._o the_o cause_n and_o original_a of_o the_o order_n of_o knighthood_n 245._o &_o seq_fw-la how_o the_o emperor_n make_v knight_n 246._o l._n lady_n not_o unfit_a to_o govern_v 135._o &_o seq_fw-la the_o take_n of_o general_n lamboy_n 420._o landau_n 276._o landgrave_n judge_n of_o a_o inland_a province_n 210._o how_o landgraves_n become_v powerful_a 211._o landgraves_n general_n of_o foot_n ibid._n what_o house_n in_o germany_n bear_v the_o title_n of_o landgrave_n 213._o landgraveship_n no_o where_o but_o in_o germany_n ibid._n usefulness_n of_o foreign_a language_n 8._o where_o the_o french_a language_n in_o best_a speak_v 18._o what_o other_o country_n use_v it_o most_o 26._o where_o the_o italian_a language_n be_v the_o pure_a 17._o where_o it_o be_v most_o currant_n 26._o duke_n of_o lawembourg_n and_o anhalt_n their_o origin_n and_o antiquity_n 157._o religion_n and_o title_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o lawembourg_n 166._o law_n that_o oblige_v all_o germany_n be_v make_v in_o the_o general_a assembly_n 62._o league_n of_o the_o french_a swede_n hollander_n and_o prince_n of_o germany_n against_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n 319._o league_n of_o the_o prince_n for_o and_o with_o the_o emperor_n ibid._n whether_o a_o prince_n ought_v to_o be_v learned_a 115._o count_n of_o leinneguen_n 234._o the_o tragical_a end_n of_o john_n of_o leyden_n 188._o liege_n a_o bishopric_n ibid._n baron_n or_o count_n of_o limbourg_n their_o title_n and_o antiquity_n 235._o baron_n of_o limbourg_n deputy_n to_o the_o king_n of_o bohemia_n as_o great_a cupbearer_n of_o the_o empire_n ibid._n lindau_n 276._o duke_n of_o lorraine_n considerable_a for_o the_o situation_n of_o his_o country_n 112._o lubeck_n its_o situation_n by_o who_o build_v 275._o prince_n of_o lunebourg_n and_o their_o alliance_n 113._o who_o bring_v the_o doctrine_n of_o luther_n into_o denmark_n 150._o lutheran_n prince_n of_o germany_n 208._o lutheran_n city_n ibid._n luther_n be_v bear_v and_o die_v at_o eiseliben_fw-ge 235._o m._n count_n of_o mansfield_n
235._o margraves_n how_o they_o become_v potent_a 211._o margraves_n or_o marquess_n general_n of_o horse_n ibid._n marquisates_n of_o germany_n ancient_a than_o in_o other_o country_n 212._o what_o house_n still_o bear_v the_o quality_n of_o marquis_n 213._o matriculation-roll_n of_o the_o empire_n in_o who_o custody_n 36._o origin_n of_o the_o house_n of_o meklebourg_n 117._o deprive_v of_o their_o estate_n in_o the_o last_o war._n 118._o restore_v by_o the_o king_n of_o sweden_n their_o kinsman_n 119._o what_o they_o have_v in_o exchange_n for_o wismar_n ibid._n child_n and_o alliance_n of_o the_o two_o branch_n of_o meklebourg_n 119.120_o meminguen_n 277._o elector_n of_o mentz_n dean_n of_o the_o electoral_a college_n 46._o his_o voice_n of_o great_a weight_n in_o the_o electoral_a class_n 305._o two_o baron_n the_o mercy_n brethren_n both_o slay_v in_o battle_n by_o the_o duke_n of_o anguyen_n 330._o minden_n a_o bishopric_n secularise_v 188._o minks_n and_o priest_n to_o who_o subject_n 292._o prince_n of_o montbeliard_n their_o alliance_n 127._o when_o the_o principality_n of_o montbeliard_n come_v into_o the_o house_n of_o wirtemberg_n 167._o count_n of_o montfort_n 235._o mulhausen_n in_o thuringia_n 277._o thomas_n muncerus_n a_o seditious_a false_a prophet_n ibid._n munster_n a_o bishopric_n 188._o murbach_n abbey_n by_o who_o found_v 194._o n._n origin_n of_o the_o house_n of_o nassau_n 227._o alliance_n of_o the_o house_n of_o nassau_n 229._o neuchastel_n in_o suisserland_n belong_v to_o the_o duke_n of_o longueville_n 143._o nobility_n in_o germany_n mediate_v and_o immediate_a 248._o government_n of_o the_o immediate_a nobility_n 252._o northausen_n 278._o nortlinguen_o famous_a for_o the_o battle_n fight_v there_o ibid._n nuremberg_n its_o senate_n and_o privilege_n 277._o o._n how_o the_o word_n obey_v be_v to_o be_v understand_v in_o a_o monarchy_n 32._o no_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o observe_v what_o he_o can_v reasonable_o promise_v 185._o the_o house_n of_o oldenbourg_n 148._o the_o count_n of_o oldenbourg_n fail_v by_o the_o death_n of_o antony_n gunther_n who_o inherit_v his_o land_n 234._o origin_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n 228._o cause_n and_o beginning_n of_o the_o order_n of_o knighthood_n 245.246_o several_a order_n of_o knighthood_n 247._o count_n of_o ottinguen_n their_o branch_n religion_n and_o alliance_n 236._o p._n paderborne_v a_o bishopric_n of_o miraculous_a foundation_n 187._o count_n palatine_n the_o last_o secular_a elector_n 46._o elector_n palatine_n first_o vicar_n of_o the_o empire_n 58._o elector_n palatine_n judge_n of_o the_o emperor_n in_o case_n of_o debt_n 79._o the_o palatine_a house_n descend_v from_o two_o emperor_n now_o divide_v into_o two_o branch_n of_o different_a religion_n 75._o emperor_n and_o king_n spring_v out_o of_o the_o palatine_a house_n 77._o the_o power_n voice_n and_o alliance_n of_o the_o palatine_a house_n 80._o palsgrave_n chief_a justice_n of_o the_o imperial_a palace_n 210._o the_o death_n of_o count_n papenheim_n 323._o pepin_n put_v childeric_n the_o lazy_a into_o a_o monastery_n and_o make_v himself_o king_n 12._o pepin_n a_o german_a by_o extraction_n 14._o pharamont_n first_o king_n of_o france_n be_v duke_n of_o franconia_n 11._o how_o philip_n ii_o get_v the_o kingdom_n of_o portugal_n 72._o when_o philip_n the_o iv_o lose_v it_o 73._o philipsbourg_n to_o who_o it_o belong_v 180._o place_n and_o province_n leave_v to_o the_o swede_n by_o the_o peace_n of_o munster_n 338._o when_o poland_n be_v make_v a_o kingdom_n 38._o how_o the_o house_n of_o pomerania_n fall_v to_o brandenbourg_n 98._o how_o pope_n have_v diminish_v the_o imperial_a majesty_n 34._o when_o pope_n take_v the_o title_n of_o universal_a bishop_n ibid._n how_o emperor_n lose_v their_o right_n of_o choose_v pope_n 85_o pope_n create_v or_o confirm_v by_o emperor_n 199_o prague_n a_o archbishopric_n have_v no_o voice_n in_o the_o general_a assembly_n 178._o number_n of_o scholar_n in_o the_o university_n of_o prague_n 282._o precedence_n among_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o house_n of_o saxony_n determine_v 88_o some_o prelate_n have_v voice_n in_o the_o assembly_n only_o in_o body_n or_o by_o way_n of_o representative_a 195._o prelate_n in_o germany_n create_v by_o election_n or_o postulation_n 202._o why_o priest_n be_v forbid_v all_o kind_n of_o acquisition_n 196._o authority_n of_o a_o prince_n his_o great_a support_v 12._o how_o a_o prince_n may_v get_v the_o reputation_n of_o virtuous_a 13._o what_o book_n be_v fit_a for_o a_o prince_n to_o read_v 24.25_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o empire_n own_o a_o dependence_n on_o the_o emperor_n 32._o what_o german_a prince_n and_o lord_n be_v not_o admit_v into_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o empire_n 65._o what_o science_n be_v necessary_a for_o prince_n 115._o principality_n in_o germany_n call_v fanslehen_fw-ge and_o why_o 78._o what_o the_o protestant_a prince_n lose_v by_o the_o peace_n at_o munster_n 175._o the_o person_n of_o protestant_a priest_n subject_a to_o the_o consistory_n of_o their_o prince_n 292._o prum_n abbey_n 194._o q._n the_o quarter_n of_o the_o circle_n of_o swaben_n and_o their_o director_n 253._o the_o quarter_n of_o the_o rhine_n and_o their_o director_n ibid._n the_o maxim_n of_o quaternion_n ridiculous_a 221._o eminent_a and_o renown_a queen_n 137._o r_o baron_n of_o rapolstein_n or_o ribaupierre_n 239._o ratisbon_n for_o what_o observable_a 278._o recess_n or_o act_n of_o the_o empire_n how_o sign_v and_o seal_v 311._o two_o original_n of_o the_o recess_n where_o lay_v up_o 312._o benefit_n of_o the_o reformation_n in_o germany_n and_o france_n 96._o the_o reformation_n of_o luther_n and_o calvin_n make_v churchman_n subject_a to_o their_o own_o prince_n 205._o difference_n between_o regality_n and_o sovereignty_n 66._o great_a and_o lesser_a regality_n ibid._n three_o religion_n allow_v in_o germany_n 207._o resolution_n of_o the_o diet_n how_o sign_v 311._o reutlinguen_n 279._o the_o rhinegrave_v 236._o rostoch_n a_o university_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o meklebourg_n 120._o rottembourg_n 279._o rotweil_n where_o mareshal_n guebriant_n be_v slay_v ibid._n s_o count_n of_o salme_n make_v prince_n 237._o saltzbourg_n its_o abundance_n of_o salt_n 177._o archbishop_z of_o saltzbourg_n his_o privilege_n ibid._n take_v place_n in_o the_o assembly_n by_o turn_n with_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n 305._o duke_n of_o savoy_n considerable_a for_o the_o situation_n of_o his_o country_n 112._o duke_n of_o saxony_n the_o three_o secular_a elector_n 46._o the_o second_o vicar_n of_o the_o empire_n 58._o the_o merit_n of_o the_o house_n of_o saxony_n 82_o 83._o when_o frederick_n the_o warlike_a of_o saxony_n get_v the_o electorship_n 84._o why_o eric_n v._o of_o saxon-lawembourg_a lose_v it_o ibid._n how_o frederick_n the_o magnanimous_a lose_v that_o electorship_n 86._o how_o maurice_n of_o saxony_n obtain_v it_o who_o posterity_n enjoy_v it_o at_o this_o day_n ibid._n the_o principal_a branch_n of_o the_o electoral_a house_n of_o saxony_n 85._o primogeniture_n not_o regard_v in_o the_o house_n of_o saxony_n 88_o alliance_n of_o the_o present_a prince_n and_o princess_n of_o the_o house_n of_o saxony_n 90._o &_o seq_fw-la prince_n of_o saxony_n their_o voice_n in_o the_o assembly_n 91._o power_n of_o the_o house_n of_o saxony_n 92._o how_o the_o duchy_n of_o saxony_n fall_v to_o the_o house_n of_o lawembourg_n 110._o count_n of_o schwartzbourg_n and_o their_o alliance_n 236._o schweinfort_n 279._o selestadt_n ibid._n count_n of_o solmes_n and_o their_o alliance_n 237._o stabel_n a_o abbey_n in_o the_o bishopric_n of_o liege_n 194._o count_n of_o stolberg_n and_o their_o arm_n 237.238_o strasbourg_n why_o call_v argentina_n 267._o government_n armoury_n and_o other_o remarkable_n of_o strasbourg_n 267.268_o in_o what_o kingdom_n succession_n take_v place_n and_o why_o 54._o the_o inconvenience_n of_o succession_n 56._o count_n of_o sultz_n call_v themselves_o landgrave_v of_o klegeu_n 213._o director_n of_o the_o circle_n of_o swaben_n 182_o when_o and_o how_o the_o kingdom_n of_o sweden_n be_v separate_v from_o denmark_n 249._o progress_n of_o the_o king_n of_o sweden_n in_o germany_n and_o his_o death_n 320._o what_o money_n the_o swede_n have_v for_o their_o charge_n in_o the_o german_a war_n 333._o what_o troop_n the_o swede_n have_v in_o germany_n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o war_n 334._o swedish_n commander_n in_o the_o german_a war_n 335._o t._n duke_n of_o teck_n descend_v from_o the_o duke_n of_o zeringuen_n 70._o teutonique_a order_n their_o possession_n in_o germany_n 192._o the_o great_a master_n precede_v all_o bishop_n 305_o leonard_n torstenson_n a_o swedish_n general_n his_o praise_n 325._o whether_o translation_n of_o book_n be_v useful_a 165._o the_o benefit_n of_o travel_v 6.7_o trent_n a_o bishopric_n 190._o tryer_n the_o second_o ecclesiastical_a elector_n 46._o the_o elector_n of_o tryer_n his_o imprisonment_n and_o death_n 181._o tube_v a_o university_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o wirtemberg_n 122._o &_o seq_fw-la none_o but_o