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thou_o have_v read_v the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o relation_n that_o thou_o do_v desire_n or_o expect_v the_o second_o but_o indeed_o as_o yet_o i_o have_v not_o see_v it_o myself_o i_o have_v write_v for_o it_o into_o spain_n unto_o my_o friend_n which_o send_v i_o this_o and_o i_o hope_v ere_o long_o to_o have_v it_o if_o i_o shall_v understand_v that_o by_o the_o read_n of_o this_o thou_o have_v receive_v any_o contentment_n it_o will_v great_o animate_v i_o to_o take_v the_o pain_n to_o translate_v the_o other_o when_o it_o come_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n accept_v of_o my_o good_a will_n and_o so_o farewell_n the_o table_n of_o the_o chapter_n of_o the_o begin_n cause_n and_o occasion_n of_o the_o persecution_n chap._n 1._o pag._n 45._o of_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o persecution_n in_o the_o province_n of_o arima_n chap._n 2._o pag._n 58._o of_o some_o that_o be_v banish_v &_o other_o put_v to_o death_n for_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o province_n of_o arima_n chap._n 3_o pag._n 76._o of_o eight_o christian_n japonians_n that_o be_v burn_v alive_a for_o the_o say_v of_o christ_n chap._n 4._o pag._n 102._o how_o this_o last_o persecution_n of_o all_o do_v begin_v and_o of_o the_o cause_n thereof_o chap._n 5._o pag._n 130._o of_o that_o which_o happen_v in_o meaco_n and_o ozaca_n chap._n 6._o pag._n 143._o of_o some_o in_o meaco_n ozaca_n and_o fuximi_fw-la that_o be_v banish_v for_o christian_a religion_n and_o other_o imprison_v chap._n 7._o pag._n 164._o of_o the_o banishment_n of_o don_n justo_fw-la tacayama_n &_o of_o other_o gentleman_n of_o focoru_n &_o of_o the_o christian_n of_o firoxima_fw-la chap._n 8._o pag._n 181._o of_o the_o christian_n of_o bungo_n and_o of_o four_o therein_o that_o give_v their_o life_n for_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n chap._n 9_o pag._n 196._o of_o other_o three_o that_o be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n in_o facata_n and_o aquizuqui_n chap._n 10._o pag._n 214._o of_o the_o great_a constancy_n of_o the_o christian_n of_o arima_n and_o how_o they_o prepare_v themselves_o to_o martyrdom_n chap._n 11._o pag._n 230._o of_o the_o glorious_a death_n of_o adam_n aracava_n and_o of_o the_o christian_n of_o xiqui_fw-la &_o conzura_n cap._n 12._o pag._n 246._o of_o that_o which_o pass_v in_o other_o place_n and_o of_o the_o glorious_a death_n of_o minalius_n in_o fucofori_n chap._n 13._o pag._n 270._o of_o such_o thing_n as_o pass_v in_o nangasaqui_n before_o the_o banisbment_n chap._n 14._o pag._n 284._o how_o the_o father_n of_o the_o society_n of_o jesus_n be_v bamsh_v and_o the_o church_n of_o nangasaqui_n destroy_v chap._n 15._o pag._n 296._o of_o the_o arrival_n of_o the_o father_n of_o the_o society_n at_o macan_n and_o manilla_fw-la and_o of_o the_o notable_a virtue_n of_o don_n justo_fw-la chap._n 16._o pag._n 308._o of_o their_o receive_n at_o manilla_fw-la and_o of_o the_o death_n of_o john_n justo_fw-la chap._n 17._o pag._n 339._o finis_fw-la