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sueton._n in_o vit_fw-mi domitia_n sect_n 10._o his_o offence_n the_o actor_n of_o his_o death_n and_o theâ—…_n treacheâ—…e_n the_o senate_n glad_a the_o soldier_n enrage_v his_o personage_n his_o death_n age_n &_o reign_v euseb._n eccles._n li._n 3._o cap._n â—…8_n ann._n do._n 98._o domitian_n be_v dead_a soon_o after_o many_o record_n be_v lose_v hist._n magn_n 〈◊〉_d lib._n 3._o cap._n 1._o plutarch_n in_o the_o life_n of_o pericles_n cocceius_n nerua_n age_a &_o prudent_a gauâ—…r_n monmouthensis_fw-la flores_n historiar_fw-la w._n l._n of_o malm._n ascribe_v this_o memorial_n to_o be_v erect_v for_o marius_n a_o consul_n of_o rome_n polycbr_n lib._n 4._o c._n 12_o aruiragus_n the_o father_n of_o marius_n chap._n 6._o sect_n 12._o humphrey_n lhuyd_v in_o the_o breuâ—…ary_a of_o brit._n also_o in_o a_o old_a manuscript_n be_v call_v weâ—…met_n cap._n 43._o cocceius_n nerua_n recall_v from_o banishment_n the_o christian_n dion_n cass._n lib._n 68_o john_n the_o evangelist_n return_v from_o pathmos_n euseb._n lib._n 3._o c._n 1._o 18._o eutropius_n dion_z cassius_z ann._n do._n 99_o seâ—…tus_fw-la aurelius_n trajan_n raise_v the_o roman_n to_o the_o high_a glory_n dio._n cass._n lib._n 68_o indian_n never_o hear_v of_o the_o roman_n till_o traian_n time_n traian_n affability_n and_o moderation_n towards_o his_o subject_n eutropius_n the_o three_o persecution_n of_o the_o christian_n euseb._n eccl._n hist._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 30._o jews_n make_v â—…at_a against_o the_o gentile_n trajan_n his_o slaughter_n upon_o the_o jew_n the_o great_a thâ—…_n ever_o be_v dion_z cassius_z polycbr_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 13._o traian_n portraiture_n roâ—…erdus_fw-fr in_o protribunal_n galen_n lib._n 9_o cap._n 8_o metâ—…_n an._n do._n 119._o polych_n lib._n 4._o c._n 14._o spartianâ—…_n hadrianuâ—…_n of_o a_o admirable_a memory_n hadriâ—…_n policy_n britain_n attempt_n alteration_n hoâ—…ingshed_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 20._o cneus_fw-la trebellius_n lieutenant_n of_o the_o britain_n julius_n seâ—…_n send_v to_o suppress_v the_o commotion_n of_o the_o britain_n hadrian_n himsâ—…_n come_v into_o britain_n to_o suppress_v rebellion_n adrians_n wall_n aâ—…li_fw-la lamprid_n we_o adrians_n coin_n licinius_n priscus_n lieutenant_n of_o britain_n hist._n magn_n brit._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 1._o dion_n cass._n jerusalem_n race_v to_o the_o ground_n euseb._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 6._o jew_n not_o permit_v to_o look_v to_o jerusalem_n a_o swine_n set_v on_o the_o gate_n of_o jerusalem_n adrian_z favourable_a to_o the_o christian_n lampridius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d seâ—…eri_fw-la spartianus_n dion_z cassius_z polycbr_n an._n do._n 139._o antoninus_n reign_v in_o peace_n the_o northern_a britain_n rebel_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o antoninus_n reign_n adrians_n wall_n fortify_v julius_n capitolinus_n mâ—…mertinus_n in_o a_o panegyricke_a oration_n in_o praise_n of_o maximian_n cambden_n brit._n brit._n yorkshire_n lancashore_n westmoreland_n northumberland_n hist._n magn_n brit._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 11._o seire_n saturnius_n admiral_n of_o the_o british_a fleet._n antoninus_n piâ—…_n a_o great_a defender_n of_o the_o christiaâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d eccles._n hist._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 13._o the_o edict_n of_o antoninus_n for_o protection_n of_o the_o christian_n julius_n capitol_n antoninus_n person_n and_o virtue_n an._n do._n 162._o julius_n capitol_n lucius_n verus_n choose_v caesar._n aureliâ—…_n obtain_v tâ—…ne_v by_o the_o christian_n prayer_n eutropius_n euseb._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 5._o act_n and_o monument_n 〈◊〉_d p._n oroâ—…_n tertulliâ—…n_n nâ—…ius_n lucius_z and_o lever-maur_n do_v both_o signify_v great_a brightness_n tacitus_n in_o vita_fw-la agricola_n capitolinus_n 〈◊〉_d hareâ—…_n martyâ—…log_n sanctorum_fw-la lucius_z the_o first_o christian_n king_n 〈◊〉_d 7._o lib._n 5._o nennius_n libre_fw-la laâ—…nsis_fw-la eccles._n florentius_n vigâ—…rn_n beda_n lib._n 〈◊〉_d cap._n 4._o floresâ—…â—…riarum_fw-la this_o record_n be_v now_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o right_n worthy_a antiquary_n sir_n robert_n cotton_n knight_n knight_n lege_fw-la dei_fw-la patientia_fw-la patientia_fw-la odisti_fw-la iniquitatâ—…_n propâ—…_n unxit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d deus_fw-la deus_fw-la tuus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d lâ—…titia_fw-la prâ—…_n consortiâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d propter_fw-la paruam_fw-la nimiam_fw-la aetatem_fw-la psal._n 89._o 11._o psal._n