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the_o finance_n of_o which_o there_o be_v such_o a_o number_n in_o france_n as_o roven_n tholouse_n orleans_n lymoges_n etc._n etc._n jurat_n of_o bourdeaux_n be_v as_o the_o eschevins_n or_o sheriff_n in_o other_o city_n mareschalship_n be_v the_o office_n and_o jurisdiction_n of_o a_o marshal_n of_o france_n the_o lord_n marshal_n of_o france_n in_o the_o time_n of_o francis_n i._o be_v but_o two_o who_o have_v their_o several_a province_n assign_v they_o by_o the_o king_n ride_v their_o circuit_n into_o they_o and_o be_v present_a at_o all_o general_n muster_n to_o observe_v how_o military_a discipline_n be_v observe_v to_o view_v the_o fortification_n and_o reparation_n of_o frontier_n town_n how_o the_o arsenal_n be_v store_v with_o ammunition_n and_o provision_n and_o last_o to_o provide_v for_o the_o punishment_n of_o idle_a vagrant_a and_o loose_a person_n but_o now_o their_o number_n be_v uncertain_a the_o marshal_n battoon_n of_o command_n be_v give_v as_o the_o reward_n of_o 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the_o bound_n of_o it_o to_o the_o north_n be_v the_o northern_a or_o the_o freeze_a sea_n to_o the_o west_n the_o atlantic_a ocean_n the_o mediterranean_a to_o the_o south_n which_o separate_v it_o from_o africa_n and_o to_o the_o east_n the_o aegean_a sea_n the_o straight_a of_o gallipoli_n the_o sea_n of_o marmara_n the_o straight_a of_o constantinople_n the_o black_a sea_n the_o palus_n maeotis_n the_o tanais_n etc._n etc._n which_o part_n it_o from_o asia_n the_o length_n of_o it_o from_o cape_n st._n vincent_n in_o the_o western_a part_n of_o spain_n to_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o river_n ob_fw-la in_o the_o frontier_n of_o muscovy_n be_v about_o thirteen_o hundred_o league_n moreover_o there_o be_v always_o say_v to_o be_v in_o europe_n beside_o the_o territory_n of_o the_o church_n in_o italy_n two_o empire_n that_o of_o germany_n and_o that_o of_o turkey_n seven_o kingdom_n under_o different_a sovereign_n who_o acknowledge_v no_o superior_a france_n spain_n england_n portugal_n sweden_n denmark_n and_o poland_n the_o first_o six_o hereditary_a the_o latter_a elective_a there_o be_v now_o nine_o electorates_n mayence_n treves_n cologne_n bohemia_n bavaria_n saxony_n brandenburg_n the_o palatinate_n and_o hanover_n which_o be_v all_o sovereign_a state_n under_o the_o title_n of_o dukedom_n marquisates_n etc._n etc._n we_o have_v also_o in_o europe_n two_o great_a dukedom_n muscovy_n and_o tuscany_n six_o other_o dukedom_n beside_o those_o which_o be_v enclose_v within_o the_o empire_n viz._n lorraine_n savoy_n mantova_n modena_n parma_n and_o curland_n seven_o republic_n viz._n the_o unite_a province_n otherwise_o call_v holland_n switzerland_n venice_n genoa_n luca_n st._n marin_n and_o ragusa_n and_o beside_o all_o this_o there_o be_v the_o arch-dukedom_n of_o austria_n the_o patrimony_n of_o the_o empire_n who_o also_o possess_v bohemia_n and_o hungary_n as_o for_o the_o principality_n of_o transylvania_n moldavia_n and_o walachia_n they_o be_v possess_v by_o particular_a prince_n who_o be_v tributary_n either_o to_o the_o emperor_n or_o the_o grand_a signior_n and_o sometime_o to_o both_o together_o the_o principal_a island_n of_o europe_n be_v england_n unite_v to_o scotland_n ireland_n majorca_n minorca_n sicily_n sardignia_n corfu_n crect_n and_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o other_o in_o the_o archipelago_n and_o the_o high_a mountain_n be_v in_o france_n the_o pyrenean_n and_o the_o alps_n la_o sierra_n morena_n in_o spain_n the_o apennine_a in_o italy_n parnassus_n in_o greece_n the_o crapack_n in_o poland_n the_o rhipheans_n in_o muscovy_n and_o mont_n gibel_n in_o sicily_n this_o part_n of_o the_o world_n be_v water_v with_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o fair_a stream_n and_o vast_a river_n which_o contribute_v not_o a_o little_a to_o the_o fertility_n of_o it_o the_o most_o considerable_a be_v the_o seine_n the_o loire_n the_o garonne_n the_o rhone_n in_o france_n the_o duero_n the_o tagus_n the_o guadiana_n the_o 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