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placet_fw-la lviij_o nehem._n 9_o 36._o ezra_n 4._o 20._o nehem._n 9_o placet_fw-la lix_o ezra_n 2._o 63._o nehem._n 5._o 12._o 13._o 15._o 13._o 13._o placet_fw-la lx_o placet_fw-la lxi_o placet_fw-la lxii_o nehem._n 13._o 28._o jos_n antiq._n l._n 2._o c._n 8._o placet_fw-la lxiii_o jos_n ibid._n placet_fw-la lxiu_o placet_fw-la lxv_o placet_fw-la lxvi_o 1_o macc._n 1._o 37._o 2_o macc._n 6._o 2_o 4._o placet_fw-la lxvii_o lxviij_o 2_o mac._n 4._o 14._o chap._n 6._o 4._o placet_fw-la lxix_o jos_n ant._n l._n 12._o c._n 6._o 2_o macc._n 5._o 5._o 2_o macc._n 4._o 34._o placet_fw-la lxx_o 2_o macc._n 5._o 15._o 2_o macc._n 13._o 3._o jos_n of_o it_o l._n 12._o c._n 15._o placet_fw-la lxxi_o jos_n of_o it_o ibid._n 1_o macc._n 7._o 5._o 1_o macc._n 9_o v_o 54._o placet_fw-la lxxii_o placet_fw-la lxxiii_o placet_fw-la lxxiu_o jos_n of_o it_o l._n 17._o c._n 13._o placet_fw-la lxxv_o jos_n of_o it_o l._n 13._o c._n 23._o placet_fw-la lxxxvi_o lxxvii_o jos_n de_fw-fr bell_n jud._n lib._n 6._o c._n 11._o jos_n ant._n l._n 14._o c._n 18_o 19_o placet_fw-la lxxviij_o jos_n ib._n c._n 10._o jos_n ib._n c._n 13._o jos_n ib._n l._n 17._o c._n 12._o id._n the_o bell_n l._n 2._o c._n 17._o placet_fw-la lxxix_o jos_n ant._n l._n 15._o c._n 1_o 2._o id._n the_o bell_n l._n 2._o c._n 7._o &_o l._n 6._o c._n 12._o placet_fw-la lxxx_o placet_fw-la lxxxi_o placet_fw-la lxxxii_o placet_fw-la lxxxiii_o jos_n of_o it_o l._n 17._o c._n 18._o placet_fw-la lxxxiv_o jos_n ib._n l._n 15._o c._n 13._o jos_n ib._n l._n 17._o c._n 13._o placet_fw-la lxxxv_o ibid._n l._n 18._o c._n 1_o 2._o id._n the_o bell_n jud._n l._n 2._o c._n 7._o id._n antiq_n jud._n l._n 18._o c._n 1._o id._n the_o bell_n jud._n l_o 2._o c._n 7._o id._n antiq_n l._n 12._o c._n 1._o id_fw-la de_fw-la bell_n l._n 2._o c._n 17._o placet_fw-la lxxxvi_o id._n antiq_n l._n 18._o c._n 3._o &_o l._n 20._o c._n 8._o joh._n 19_o 15_o 12._o placet_fw-la lxxxvil_n matth._n 22._o 17._o mark_v 12._o 14._o luk._n 20._o 22._o 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