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house_n and_o friend_n creep_v under_o the_o wall_n through_o the_o common_a sewer_n the_o gate_n be_v guard_v that_o she_o may_v enjoy_v christ_n in_o his_o ordinance_n elsewhere_o in_o the_o african_a persecution_n under_o the_o arian_n there_o be_v a_o noble_a man_n call_v satyrus_n eminent_a for_o piety_n and_o holiness_n who_o the_o tyrant_n king_n labour_v to_o withdraw_v from_o christ_n and_o his_o truth_n to_o the_o arian_n heresy_n tell_v he_o that_o if_o he_o consent_v not_o present_o he_o shall_v forfeit_v his_o house_n his_o land_n his_o good_n his_o honour_n that_o his_o child_n and_o servant_n shall_v be_v sell_v that_o his_o wife_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o one_o of_o his_o base_a slave_n etc._n etc._n but_o when_o threat_n prevail_v not_o he_o be_v cast_v into_o prison_n and_o when_o his_o lady_n hear_v her_o doom_n she_o go_v to_o he_o with_o her_o garment_n rend_v and_o her_o hair_n dishevel_v her_o child_n at_o her_o heel_n and_o a_o suck_a infant_n in_o her_o arm_n 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his_o child_n sake_n but_o they_o tell_v he_o that_o this_o be_v no_o time_n for_o pity_n except_o he_o will_v renounce_v his_o religion_n and_o embrace_v popery_n whereupon_o he_o say_v god_n forbid_v that_o to_o save_v this_o temporal_a life_n i_o shall_v deny_v my_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n who_o with_o his_o precious_a blood_n upon_o the_o cross_n redeem_v i_o at_o so_o dear_a a_o rate_n etc._n etc._n i_o say_v god_n forbid_v and_o so_o they_o murder_v he_o see_v my_o gen._n martyrologie_n p._n 327._o anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1507._o one_o laurence_n guest_n be_v in_o prison_n for_o the_o truth_n in_o salisbury_n the_o bishop_n because_o he_o have_v good_a friend_n labour_v by_o all_o mean_n to_o draw_v he_o to_o recant_v but_o not_o
prevail_v he_o condemn_v he_o yet_o when_o he_o be_v at_o the_o stake_n he_o send_v his_o wife_n and_o seven_o child_n to_o he_o hope_v by_o that_o mean_n to_o work_v upon_o he_o but_o through_o god_n grace_n religion_n overcome_v nature_n and_o when_o his_o wife_n entreat_v he_o with_o tear_n to_o favour_n himself_o he_o answer_v be_v not_o a_o block_n in_o my_o way_n for_o i_o be_o in_o a_o good_a course_n and_o run_v towards_o the_o mark_n of_o my_o salvation_n and_o so_o he_o patient_o suffer_v martyrdom_n in_o q_o mary_n day_n one_o steven_n knight_n martyr_n when_o he_o come_v to_o the_o stake_n kneel_v down_o and_o pray_v thus_o o_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n for_o the_o love_n of_o who_o i_o willing_o leave_v this_o life_n and_o rather_o desire_v the_o bitter_a death_n of_o thy_o cross_n with_o the_o loss_n of_o all_o earthly_a good_n then_o to_o obey_v man_n in_o break_v thy_o holy_a commandment_n thou_o see_v o_o lord_n that_o whereas_o i_o may_v live_v in_o worldly_a wealth_n 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