Franco-Gallia

_The following Translation of the Famous_ Hotoman's Franco-Gallia _was written in the Year 1705, and first publish'd in the Year 1711. The Author was then at a great Distance fr...

The Revenues of our Kings, for many Ages, arose out of their _Crown-Lands_; Taxes on the Subject were raised only for publick Exigencies. But since we have turn'd the Stream, an...

Because we have undertaken to give an Account of the _Law_ and _Right_ of _Regal Inheritance_, we must not omit making Mention of the _Salick Law_; which is both daily discours'...

There was in the Place one _Anselmus_, Bishop of the City. _Capet_ found Means to corrupt this Man by great Gifts and Promises, and to induce him to betray both the Town and the...

We may further observe, from very many Instances, that whenever the King had any expensive Design in Hand, such as the Building of Churches or Monasteries, he took first the Adv...

Concerning this Matter, we have a most excellent Saying of the Emperor _Aurelian_, recorded by _Flavius Vopiscus_.--"My Father used to tell me (says _Aurelian_) that the Emperor...

Besides the great Office of _Mayor_ of the _Palace_ before spoken of, there was another which we must take Notice of; because it seems, in the Memory of our Forefathers, to have...

'Tis very well known to all learned Men, that _Gaul_, after having been often attempted with various Success, during a ten Years War, and many Battels, was at last totally subdu...

_For as I more attentively enquired into the Source of these Calamities, it seemed to me, that even as human Bodies decay and perish, either by some outward Violence, or some in...

_Francis Hotoman_ (one of the most learned Lawyers of that Age) was Born at _Paris_ the 23d of _August_, 1524. His Family was an Ancient and Noble one, originally of _Breslaw_,...

But I think it requisite that we should enquire a little more carefully into this Name of _Franks_; which, as we told you before, is not to be found in any of the ancient Descri...

The present Dispute being about the _Government_ of the Kingdom, and the chief _Administration_ of Publick Affairs, we have thought fit not to omit this Question: Whether _Women...

From these Proofs, and very many others like them, I think 'tis most plain, that the Kings of _Francogallia_ were made such rather by the _Suffrages_ and _Favour_ of the _People...

Wherefore it will be worth our while, to enquire from what Beginnings it grew up to so great a Heighth and Power; First, a very magnificent Palace was built at _Paris_, by Order...