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The History Of France.
Ihe kingdomi of the Burgundians extended from the forest of 0 S . V , V A 1 ? s and t 0 the sea of Marseilles . Gondebaud til uncle of Clotilda , who held the sceptre , to secure his h on fro domestic contention , had sacrificed the lives of two of his brot he „ one of whom was the father of the queen of the Franks ¦ a third brother Godegesil , had been spared by his policy or luim nitv a red lhe defcndent '
fi ? h ' oP ^ M P ° rSS princTpali ^ ofOen ^ 'fi fa . th of Gondebaud was stained with Ariahism , but his subiee were strongly inclined to the orthodox reli gion and his brothe Crocegesil conspired with Clovis , who was " stimulated by inordi nate ambition holy zeal , and a desire to revenge the murder of the father of Clotilda . In a battle fought between
Langres and Dijon Gondebaud deserted by Godegesil , was forced fo yield to " the tieacheryofhis brother and the irresistible valour of the Franks Hl 5 ^' aoandoned to the pursuit of Clovis the important ernes of 1 . 3-ons and Vienne , and fled with precipation to Avi « r . non : ihe impeuious ardour of the victor was checked by the sieo ° e '"' " ^ y I- the ' vigor and resolution of Gondebaud indn ^ -i-L
son 01 Uiildenc to listen to terms of accommodation ; a certain annual tribute was stipulated ; a considerable sum of money wa immeaiateiy disbursed to satisf y the demands of the Franks ; and o £ ' i ? ' wa 8 , « ni ? ? ' the possession of Vienne , and several othe places which he had occupied during the course of the war 1 be army of Clovis had scarce retired from the territories ' of Gondebaud before that monarch to
, prepared efface liis fiace and avenge the treason of his brother . He assembled with diligence an army at Lyons , and advanced with rapidity towards mS ' H r ? WaS -, ? arriSOned b £ fi' / e thousand Franks > commai dec . by Godegesil m person . The secret passage of an aoueduct was 0 U revealed / to Gondebaud by a perfidious citizen ; in Ce
cl n l , ; m ? I ' , a C , 0 S f , band ente , ' ed t ! le subterraneous channel ; they instantly seized the most important posts ; the « rate < . were thrown open to their companions ; the Franks who escaped the sworo , were sent prisoners to the king of the Visieoths- and by the death of Godegesil , the king of Burgundy a third tfmen the same city , stained his hands with fraternal blood
The capa , re of Vienne was followed b y the submission of the othe .- cues which had been occupied by Godege ' sil ; the inhabitants acknowleoged the authority , and implored the clemency of their lawful sovereign , who declared to Clovis that he must no longer expect that tribute he had presumed to extort . Althou ^ h-the pride of the king of the Franks must have been sensibl
y wounded by this declaration , though he could not be indifferent to the fate of his subjects and the death of his ally , yet the conqueror of Gaul dissemble ! the injury , released the tribute , and accepted the alliance and military service of the king of Burgund y . [ To he continued , }
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The History Of France.
Ihe kingdomi of the Burgundians extended from the forest of 0 S . V , V A 1 ? s and t 0 the sea of Marseilles . Gondebaud til uncle of Clotilda , who held the sceptre , to secure his h on fro domestic contention , had sacrificed the lives of two of his brot he „ one of whom was the father of the queen of the Franks ¦ a third brother Godegesil , had been spared by his policy or luim nitv a red lhe defcndent '
fi ? h ' oP ^ M P ° rSS princTpali ^ ofOen ^ 'fi fa . th of Gondebaud was stained with Ariahism , but his subiee were strongly inclined to the orthodox reli gion and his brothe Crocegesil conspired with Clovis , who was " stimulated by inordi nate ambition holy zeal , and a desire to revenge the murder of the father of Clotilda . In a battle fought between
Langres and Dijon Gondebaud deserted by Godegesil , was forced fo yield to " the tieacheryofhis brother and the irresistible valour of the Franks Hl 5 ^' aoandoned to the pursuit of Clovis the important ernes of 1 . 3-ons and Vienne , and fled with precipation to Avi « r . non : ihe impeuious ardour of the victor was checked by the sieo ° e '"' " ^ y I- the ' vigor and resolution of Gondebaud indn ^ -i-L
son 01 Uiildenc to listen to terms of accommodation ; a certain annual tribute was stipulated ; a considerable sum of money wa immeaiateiy disbursed to satisf y the demands of the Franks ; and o £ ' i ? ' wa 8 , « ni ? ? ' the possession of Vienne , and several othe places which he had occupied during the course of the war 1 be army of Clovis had scarce retired from the territories ' of Gondebaud before that monarch to
, prepared efface liis fiace and avenge the treason of his brother . He assembled with diligence an army at Lyons , and advanced with rapidity towards mS ' H r ? WaS -, ? arriSOned b £ fi' / e thousand Franks > commai dec . by Godegesil m person . The secret passage of an aoueduct was 0 U revealed / to Gondebaud by a perfidious citizen ; in Ce
cl n l , ; m ? I ' , a C , 0 S f , band ente , ' ed t ! le subterraneous channel ; they instantly seized the most important posts ; the « rate < . were thrown open to their companions ; the Franks who escaped the sworo , were sent prisoners to the king of the Visieoths- and by the death of Godegesil , the king of Burgundy a third tfmen the same city , stained his hands with fraternal blood
The capa , re of Vienne was followed b y the submission of the othe .- cues which had been occupied by Godege ' sil ; the inhabitants acknowleoged the authority , and implored the clemency of their lawful sovereign , who declared to Clovis that he must no longer expect that tribute he had presumed to extort . Althou ^ h-the pride of the king of the Franks must have been sensibl
y wounded by this declaration , though he could not be indifferent to the fate of his subjects and the death of his ally , yet the conqueror of Gaul dissemble ! the injury , released the tribute , and accepted the alliance and military service of the king of Burgund y . [ To he continued , }