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THeodoric was by Charles Martel substituted to Chilperic, Anno Domini 720. and reigned one∣ly titulary, as others had done before him, for the space of eighteene yeares. Charles Martel left Aniou to Rainfroy,
upon condition, that hee should resigne the office of Mayre, and after that went to terrifie and chastise the Saxons, who had rebelled: at which time Rat∣bod Duke of Frizeland dyed A. D. 727. He brought the Almaines into such a servitude to the French, that before that time they never performed. Af∣terwards, having enforced Plectrude to come to an agreement, he marched into Aquitan, against Eude, where in the way hee, by a generall Parliament, made himselfe to bee stiled Prince of the French. Whereupon Eude, more enraged than vanquished, incited the Saracens of Spaine, by the meanes of Muguoce, Lord of Lerdane his sonne in Law their servant, whom Charles en∣countred before Tours, and gave them an overthrow by the assistance of the said Eude, who was enforced to take his part by reason of the insolencyes committed by the Saracens, who had now come downe into his Countrey. In this expedition hee gained the sir∣name
of Martel, for the Mortality he made of his enemies. After the ending of this warre, he went against the Burgundians, to punish them for their rebellion, and also those of Pro∣vence. After that, knowing the death of Eude, he reduced Gnienne and Aqui∣taine into his obedience, dis-inheriting Gaifer and Walde the sonnes of Eude; who retiring themselves into Gothland, and Septimany (alias) Languedoc, reco∣vered by the assistance of the Visigoths, a part of Guienne, in the meane time that Martel was in warres against Pe∣pin, the sonne of Ratbod, whom he over∣threw, and forced the Frizons to be∣come Christians. After, having sent backe his Vncle Childebrand against the Visigoths and Saracens, who had pos∣sessed Avignon, himselfe went to quell Burgundy, now upon a revolt, and by the aide of Luitprand, King of the Lombards, he went to drive Athin out of Narbon, and out of all Languedoc, and Provence, all which he submitted to
the Crowne of France, and hee tooke away the Earledome of Marsiles from Count Morice, who had delivered A∣vignon to the Saracens. Theodoric dyed about they yeare 740.
It was a usuall custome for great War∣riers and Souldiers in those times to get some titular addition to their name; as Alexander was called Ille magnus; so Martel was so sirnamed, Quasi mortalis, or Martialis, because he was mortal in his expeditions, & full of martiall valour; he was the first founder of the second Race of the French Kings, and therefore must needes be a man of great vertue, since the raisers of private families are either Saints or Divells, that get honour by vertue, or goe to hell for it, to leave it to their Posterity.