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THis Charles the Bald having at∣tained to the Kingdome, Anno Dom. 840, made great Warres against Lotharius, untill hee gave him battaile at Fontenay: During these de∣bates the Bretons revolted, and the Normans came even unto Paris to sacke
the Abby of St. German, insomuch that Charles was enforced by money to hire them to a retreate. After this, Charles went against Neomenius King of Bretagne, whom he routed and defea∣ted twice afterwards. Anno Dom. 851. after, Aquitaine fell into the hands of Charles, who encloystered his Nephews Pepin and Charles. Hee againe over∣threw the Bretons; the Normans on the other side tooke the City of Nantes, confounding all with blood and fire, not sparing the Bishop who was then at Masse.
Fifteene yeares after the battaile at Fontnay, Charles the Bald made himselfe to be annointed King in the City of Li∣moges. Lotharius became a Monke, lea∣ving the government to his son Lewis; but that part of Gaule beyond the mountaines, was divided between•• Charles and Lotharius his other sonnes Baldwin having espoused the daughte•• of Charles the Bald without his consent in the end was acknowledged as Son••
in law, to whom Charles gave the County of Flanders, and lost Aquitaine, whereupon Lewis caused himselfe to be Crowned King of Germany in the City of Sens, while Charles was entertained in Warres against the Normans: which he recovered Anno Domini 859, forcing his brother to retreate into Germany. Anno Dom. 863. they entered into a League. In the meane time there grew great troubles amongst the Nobility of France, by the meanes whereof the Bretons came as farre as Poitiers, whence they were chaced by Charles, and An. Dom. 863. they were constrained to take their Kingdome and Dutchy by faith of homage to him. And Anno Dom. 869. hee was elected King of Lo∣raine by the death of his Nephew Lo∣tharius. He was also crowned Emperor Anno Dom. 875. by the death of his Ne∣phew Lewis, which hee enjoyed not a∣bove two yeares; in the end whereof being desirous to returne out of Italy in∣to France, he was poisoned by his Phy∣sitian,
the sixth of October, Anno Dom. 877.
The Reigne of this Prince was confu∣sed, and unhappy, and of small fame, being a King of no merit, for from the confusion in his reigne the fall of this Race did spring: But as Timanthes, when he drew Iphigenia ready to be sa∣crific'd, painted Calchus with a sad coun∣tenance, Ʋlysses sadder, and having spent all his Art in expressing Menelaus griefe, and not knowing how to make the Fathers countenance more sorrow∣full, cover'd his head with a vaile, lea∣ving his passion to be conceived by ima∣gination: so this Kings Picture deserves to bee hidden and obscured with the vaile of silence: for it is better not to write at all, than to write, though just∣ly, disgracefully of deceased Princes.