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 HERE BEGIN THE CHAPTERS OF THE SEVENTH BOOK 1. Death of the holy bishop Salvius. 2. Fighting between men of Chartres and of Orleans. 3. Killing of Vidast, named also Avus. 4. Fredegunda takes refuge in a church; her treasures that were taken to Childebert. 5. King Gunthram goes to Paris. 6. The same king takes control of Charibert's kingdom. 7. Childebert's legates demand Fredegunda. 8. The king requests the people not to kill him as [they had] his brothers. 9. Riguntha's treasures are taken away and she is held prisoner by Desiderius. 10. Gundovald is made king ; about Riguntha, king Chilperic's daughter. 11. The signs which appeared. 12. The burning of the country about Tours and St. Martin's miracle. 13. The burning and plundering of Poitiers. 14. King Childebert's legates are sent to prince Gunthram. 15. Fredegunda's wickedness. 16. Bishop Praetextatus's return. 17. Bishop Promotus. 18. What was said to the king to put him on his guard against being killed. 19. The queen is ordered to retire to a villa. 20. How she sent a man to assassinate Brunhilda. 21. Eberulf's flight and how he was watched. 22. His wickedness. 23. A Jew with his attendants is killed. 24. The plundering of Poitiers. 25. The despoiling of Marileif. 26. Gundovald goes the round of his cities. 27. The wrong done to bishop Magnulf. 28. Advance of the army. 29. Killing of Eberulf. 30. Gundovald's legates. 3 1 . The relics of the holy martyr Sergius. 32. Other legates of Gundovald. 33. Childebert visits his uncle Gunthram. 34. Gundovald retires to Comminges. 35. The church of St. Vincent the martyr at Agen is plundered. 167