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this_o hector_n degenâ—…bart_n charles_n the_o great_a descend_v marcomirus_n a_o great_a name_n in_o france_n the_o saxon_n invade_v the_o roman_n confine_n four_o noble_a captain_n under_o marcomirus_n the_o fall_n of_o rome_n be_v the_o rise_n of_o fraumce_n the_o kingdom_n of_o france_n without_o a_o king_n 26._o year_n interregnum_fw-la war_n between_o the_o roman_n and_o the_o frenchman_n faramundus_n by_o common_a consent_n make_v king_n of_o france_n the_o french_a nation_n be_v 800_o year_n and_o more_o in_o get_v of_o gallia_n from_o faramundus_n i_o use_v p._n aemilius_n these_o king_n reign_v from_o farabertus_n to_o faramundus_n faramundus_n appoint_v his_o brother_n marcomirus_n east_n france_n p._n aemil._n lib._n 1._o faramundus_n the_o first_o king_n of_o gallia_n plini_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 17._o 18._o lex_fw-la salica_n make_v in_o faramundus_n time_n clodius_n the_o second_o king_n of_o france_n clodius_n be_v surname_v crinitus_n the_o diverse_a victory_n of_o 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