OR, AN ACCOUNT OF THE Ancient Free State O F FRANCE, AND Most other Parts of EUROPE, Written Originally in Latin by the Famous Civilian In the Tear 1574- And Translated into English by the Author of LONDON: Printed for Tim. Goodwin, at the Queen's Head Civilian FRANCIS HOTOMAN, a grave, fincere, and unexceptionable Author, even in the Opinion of his Adverfaries. This Book gives an Account of the Ancient Free State of above (acppe) 1509 .01 478 A 3 624098 three 1 C three Parts in four of all Europe and has of a long time appeared to me fo convincing and inftru&tive in those Important Points he handles, that I could not be fatisfied whilft it remained unknown, in a manner, to Englishmen; who, of all People living, have the greatest Reason to be thoroughly inftructed in what it contains, as having, on the One hand, the most to lose; and, on the Other, the leaft Senfe of their Right to it. Therefore a fincere Defire of Inftructing the only Poffeffors of True Liberty in the World, what Right they have to that Liberty, of how great a Value it is, what Mifery follows the Lofs of it, and how eafily, if ovoda 2o star2 Care |