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Civilian be debarr'd telling of Truth (when that Truth exposes Tyranny) more than a Civilian of any other Nation? This agrees, in fome measure, with Monfieur Teiffier's Judgment of the Francogallia, and fhews, that Monfieur Bayle,and Monfieur Teiffier and Bongars,were Bons Francois in one and the fame sense. Son Livre intitule, Francogallia, luy attira AVEC RAICC SON (and this he puts in great Letters) les "blame des bons Francois. For (fays he) therein he endeavours to prove, That France, the moft flourishing Kingdom in Christendom, is not fucceffive, like the Eftates of particular Perfons; but that anciently the Kings came to the Crown by the Choice and Suffrages of the Nobility and People; infomuch, that as in former times the Power and Authority of Electing their Kings belonged to the Eftates of the Kingdom, fo likewife did the Right of Depofing their Princes from their Government. And hereupon he quotes the Examples of Philip de Valois, of King John, Charles the Fifth, and Charles the Sixth, and Lewis the Eleventh: But what he principally CC infifts on, is to fhow, That as from Times Immemorial, the French judg'd Women incapable of Governing; fo likewise ought they to be debarr'd from all Administration "of the Publick Affairs.

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This is Mr. Bayle's Quotation of Teissier, by which it appears how far Hotoman ought to be blamed by all true Frenchmen, AVEC RAISON. But provided that Hotoman proves irrefragably all that he fays (as not only Monfieur Bayle himfelf but every body else that writes of him allows,) I think it will be a hard matter to perfuade a difinterefs'd Perfon, or any other but

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Monfieur Teiffier, altho' very much prejudiced against him, was (as one may fee by the tenor of the above Quotation, and his leaving it thus uncommented on) in his Heart convinc'd of the Truth of it; but no bon Francois dares own fo much. He was a little too careless when he wrote against Hotoman; mistaking one of his Books for another; viz. his Commentary ad titulum inftitutionum de Actionibus, for his little Book de gradibus cognationis; both extremely esteemed by all learned Men, especially the firft:. Of which Monfieur Bayle gives this Teftimony: La beauté du Stile, & la connoiffance des antiquités Romaines eclatoient dans cet Ouvrage, & le firent fort estimer.

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Thuanus, that celebrated difinterefs'd Hiftorian, gives this Character in general of his Writings. He compofed (fays he) feveral Works very profitable towards the explaining of the Civil Law, Antiquity, and all forts of fine "Literature; which have been collected and "publish'd by James Lectius, a famous Lawyer, after they had been review'd and corrected CC by the Author. Barthius fays, that he ex"celled in the Knowledge of the Civil Law, "and of all Genteel Learning *. Ceux la mefmes qui ont ecrits contre luy (fays Neveletus) teratures. "tombent d'accord quil avoit beaucoup de lecture

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The Author of the Monitoriale adverfus Italogalliam, which fome take to be Hotoman himfelf, has this Paffage relating to the Francogallia: Quomodo poteft aliquis ei fuccenfere qui eft tantum relator & narrator facti? Francogal

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It was objected to him, that he unawares furnish'd the Duke of Guise and the League at Paris with Arguments to make good their Attempts against their Kings. This cannot be deny'd; but at the fame time it cannot be imputed to Hotoman as any Crime: Texts of Scripture themfelves have been made ufe of for different purpofes, according to the Paffion or the Interefts of Parties. Arguments do not lofe their native Force for being wrong apply'd: If the Three Eftates of France had fuch a fundamental Power lodg'd in them; who can help it if the Writers for the League made ufe of Hotoman's Arguments to fupport a wrong Caufe? And this may fuffice to remove this Imputation from his Memory.

He was a Man of a very handfome Perfon and Shape, tall and comely; his Eyes were blewish, his Nofe long, and his Countenance venerable: He joyned a moft exemplary Piety and Probity to an eminent degree of Knowledge and Learning. No Day pafs'd over his Head, wherein he employ'd not feveral Hours in the Exercife of Prayer, and Reading of the Scriptures. He wou'd never permit his Picture to be drawn, tho' much intreated by his Friends; however (when he was at his laft Gafp, and could not hinder it) they got a Painter to his Bed's-fide, who took his Likeness as well as 'twas poffible at fuch a time. Bafilius Amerbachius affifted him during his laft Sickness, and James Grinaus made his Funeral-Sermon. He left two Sons behind him, John and Daniel; befides a great Reputation, and Defire of him;

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Explication of the Roman Names mention'd by Hotoman.

ÆDui,

Dui, People of Chalons and Nevers.

Agrippina Cologn.
Colonia,

Arremi, P. of Auvergne and Bourbonnois.
Armorica,

Bretagne.

Aquitani, P. of Guienne and Gascogn
Artebates, P. of Artois.

Attuarii, P. of Aire in Gascogn.

Augufto- } Autun.

dunum,

Aureliani, P. of Orleans.

Aquif } Aix la Chapelle.

granum,

Ambiani, P. of Amiens.
Alfaciones, P. of Alface.

Bigargium, Bigorre forté.

Bibracte, Bavray, in the Diocese of Rheims. Bituriges, P. of Bourges.

Carifiacum, Crecy.

Caninefates, P. on the Sea-Coaft, between the

Carnutes,

Elb and the Rhine.

P. of Chartres and Orleans.

Ceutrones, P. of Liege.

Ceutones, P. of Tarentaife in Savoy.

Condrufii, P. of the Condros in Germany,

Dufiacum, non liquet.

Eburones, P. of the Diocese of Liege.

•Gordanni,

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Marseilles.

Marfua, non liquet.

Nervii, P. of Hainault and Cambray.

Nitiobriges, P. of Agenois.

Novem

opulonia, Gascony.

Noviomagum, Nimeguen.

Pannonia, Hungary.

Pleumofii, P. of Tournay and Lifle.

Rhatia,

Swifferland.

Rhemi, P. of Rheims..

Senones, P. of Sens and Auxerre.
Sequani, P. of Franche Comté.
Sequana, the River Seine.

Sueffiones, P. of Soiffons,

Trecaffini, P. of Troyes in Champagne.

Treviri, P. of Triers, and part of Luxemburg.

Toxandri, P. of Zealand.

Tolbiacum, non liquet.

Veneti, P. of Vannes.
Vefontini, P. of Befançon.
Ulbanefjes, non liquet.
Witmarium, non liquet.

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