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Origin of the Poles
The Poles are those part of the Sclavonian Race
whom the The Greeks and Romans used to designated
by the name of Sarmats, and the Syrians
by that of Lashy. They are the compound
of many smaller tribes As Vinidi, Chrobati
who were settlers on along the borde shore of along of
the Vistula, Chrobati along the Carpellian
Mountains, Silesi in Silesia, Carpeti
in Pomerania, Jazigi in Polesia: and
others, who in more eastern tribes particularly those of Russian tribes
who were subdued in the a in different centuries were united by a
conquest to the Kingdom by the to the Kingdom
either by the Kings of Poland: or the along with the
Duke of inheritance of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania who because Kings when her Dukes was elected
a field or plain: that is from the nature
of their country which was level
of Poland & Jagellos was elected King of Poland
Jagello was raised on the Polish throne.
The name of the Poles is the use to descend from pole
a field or plain: that is from the nature
of their country which was level
The poles were governed by the Dukes and
12 Wojewods till to the 11 century. We see
them at first appear I in the 6th century,
and their history involved in many fables.
Their rapidity of their conquests during within that time
and the to authority which they maintained over other amid
the Sclavonian tribes; seams to speak much in favour of the superior
qualities abilities and activity of their leaders; if not also
and perhaps also of their civi superior civilisation. The introduction of Chiefs made them a share in the civilization of the rest Europe. Their political consequence as a nation made them share also in the diplomatic scale, till through successive ages up to the partition
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