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entered Gaul, the Bourgognians, being amongft 

 them, fixed themfclves near the Rhine, and 

 founded a kingdom that lafted 128 years ; that 

 is, from the year 406 to 534. Their govern- 

 ment comprehended, toward the clofe of it, the 

 Dutchy of Bourgogne, Franch County, Dauphi- 

 ny, and Savoy , under five Kings, named, i. 

 Gondicair : 2. Gonderic and Chilperic, who 

 were brothers: 3. Gondebaut, Godegifel, Chil- 

 peric, and Gondemer ; likevvife brothers : 4. Si- 

 gifmond ; and, 5. Gondemer, who was deprived 

 of his kingdom by the fuccefTors of Clodomire 

 King of France ; and his dominions united to 

 thofe of that kingdom. (2.) The Kings of Bour- 

 gogneTransjurane: and we mud here remember, 

 that about the year 888, after the depofuion of 

 the Fmperor Charles the Grofs, Raoul or Ro- 

 dolph, fon of the younger Conrad, and grand- 

 fon of Hugh, pofiefled the country between 

 Mount Jou and the Alps-, that is to fay, Savoy 

 and Switzerland , and was crowned King of 

 BourgogncTransjurane at St. Maurice in Valois. 

 This kingdom lafted 145 years, under four 

 Kings: who were, i. Raoul : 2. Raoul II. 3. 

 Conrad : and, 4. Raoul III. called the Drone. 

 Conrad had united to his kingdom that of Aries j 

 and Raoul III. having no family, left all his 

 rich pofleflions to Conrod II. called the S. 

 .ah this kingdom paiK 

 the Fmpcrors, who fuccccd, .ul, and - 



a part o: .-rmanic cmpirr. [3. ) Tiic Kings 



of Aries or Provence. the S: i 



