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except_o baronius_n and_o that_o they_o be_v marry_v in_o the_o late_a end_n of_o vespasian_n or_o about_o the_o begin_n of_o domitian_n therefore_o pudens_n be_v so_o young_a in_o the_o end_n of_o nero_n his_o empire_n although_o we_o grant_v he_o then_o new_o marry_v yet_o this_o be_v by_o all_o computation_n at_o the_o least_o 24_o year_n after_o the_o come_n of_o st._n peter_n to_o rome_n and_o so_o it_o can_v not_o possible_o be_v pudens_n but_o the_o parent_n of_o claudia_n our_o britain_n that_o entertain_v first_o st._n peter_n in_o their_o house_n at_o rome_n who_o for_o certain_a be_v britain_n of_o noble_a order_n and_o degree_n and_o live_v in_o rome_n as_o hostage_n by_o all_o judgement_n they_o enjoy_v more_o freedom_n and_o liberty_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n than_o the_o roman_n do_v at_o that_o time_n the_o emperor_n of_o rome_n then_o nor_o long_o after_o intermeddle_v with_o the_o
9_o sect._n 5._o as_o concern_v st._n peter_n preach_v himself_o in_o britain_n the_o theatre_n of_o great_a britain_n say_v if_o peter_n be_v here_o at_o all_o it_o be_v before_o he_o go_v to_o rome_n and_o that_o the_o gospel_n be_v preach_v here_o before_o it_o be_v in_o rome_n if_o peter_n be_v the_o first_o as_o some_o hold_n who_o preach_v there_o both_o which_o may_v be_v more_o probable_a if_o we_o consider_v the_o huge_a multitude_n of_o christian_n 1500_o say_v baronius_n which_o disperse_v themselves_o into_o all_o part_n of_o the_o world_n upon_o the_o martyr_a of_o st._n stephen_n at_o jerusalem_n jul._n baron_fw-fr annal._n tom._n 1._o a_o chr._n 58._o p._n 597._o metaphr_n die_v 29_o jul._n and_o baronius_n himself_o speak_v in_o this_o manner_n when_o we_o know_v that_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apople_n be_v not_o send_v into_o the_o west_n as_o into_o the_o eastern_a part_n of_o the_o world_n except_o only_a barnabas_n who_o a_o short_a time_n teach_v the_o ligurian_o or_o james_n if_o we_o shall_v consent_v to_o they_o who_o deliver_v that_o quick_o to_o return_v from_o thence_o he_o go_v into_o spain_n it_o manifest_o appear_v that_o none_o of_o the_o other_o be_v send_v into_o the_o west_n part_n of_o the_o world_n therefore_o it_o be_v the_o office_n of_o peter_n who_o have_v travel_v very_o many_o province_n of_o the_o east_n in_o preach_v the_o gospel_n now_o which_o be_v leave_v to_o do_v he_o shall_v compass_v the_o western_a world_n and_o as_o metaphrastes_n and_o other_o witness_n penetrate_v to_o the_o britain_n preach_v the_o faith_n of_o christ_n where_o he_o make_v it_o a_o certain_a know_a truth_n and_o manifest_o apparent_a in_o history_n that_o none_o of_o the_o twelve_o apostle_n but_o only_a st._n peter_n preach_v the_o word_n of_o god_n in_o britain_n and_o among_o other_o he_o cit_v metaphrastes_n for_o that_o manifest_a truth_n and_o when_o he_o have_v allege_v divers_a and_o approve_a author_n for_o christ_n appear_v unto_o 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