18025Then heare me gracious 
soueraigne, and you peeres,
  18126Which owe your liues, your faith and 
seruices
  18227To this imperiall throne.
  28There is no bar to 
stay your highne
sse claime to 
France  18429But one, which they produce from 
Faramount,
  18630No female 
shall 
succeed in 
salicke land,
  18731Which 
salicke land the French vniu
stly gloze
  18832To be the realme of 
France:  18933And 
Faramont the founder of this law and female barre:
  19034Yet their owne writers faithfully a
ffirme
  19135That the land 
salicke lyes in 
Germany,
  19236Betweene the 
flouds of 
Sabeck and of 
 Elme,
  19337Where 
Charles the 
fift hauing 
subdude the Saxons
  19438There left behind, and 
setled certaine French,
  19539Who holding in di
sdaine the Germaine women,
  19640For 
some di
shone
st maners of their liues,
  19741E
stabli
sht there this lawe. To wit,
  19842No female 
shall 
succeed in 
salicke land:
  19943Which 
salicke land as I 
said before,
  20044Is at this time in 
Germany called 
 Mesene:  20145Thus doth it well appeare the 
salicke lawe
  20246Was not deui
sed for the realme of 
France,
  20347Nor did the French po
sse
sse the 
salicke land,
  20448Vntill 400. one and twentie yeares
  20549After the fun
ction of king 
Faramont,
  20650Godly 
suppo
sed the founder of this lawe:
  21651Hugh Capet al
so that v
surpt the crowne,
  21952To 
fine his title with 
some 
showe of truth,
  22053When in pure truth it was corrupt and naught:
  22154Conuaid him
selfe as heire to the Lady 
Inger,
  22255Daughter to 
Charles, the fore
said Duke of 
 Loraine,
  23356So that as cleare as is the 
sommers Sun,
  23457King 
Pippins title and 
Hugh Capets claime,
  23558King 
Charles his 
satisfa
ction all appeare,
  23659To hold in right and title of the female:
  23760So do the Lords of 
France vntil this day,
  23861Howbeit they would hold vp this 
salick lawe
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