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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thomas_n dugard_a a._n m._n rector_n barfordiae_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tho._n dugard_a to_o the_o reverend_n the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n call_v a_o general_n martyrologie_n etc._n etc._n what_o yet_o more_o book_n what_o spirit_n now_o inspire_v your_o pen_n to_o write_v of_o torment_n war_n and_o fire_n what_o will_v that_o pen_n that_o 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torment_n and_o death_n see_v more_o of_o this_o before_o mat._n 2.2_o 5_o 16._o god_n judgement_n on_o persecutor_n herod_n miserable_a death_n john_n baptist_n behead_v mat._n 14.10_o god_n judgement_n on_o herod_n for_o it_o caius_n caligula_n act._n 4.1_o 17._o the_o apostle_n beat_v steven_n stone_v paul_n persecute_v act._n 12.1_o 2._o a_o persecutor_n convert_v james_n behead_v peter_n escape_v death_n god_n judgement_n on_o herod_n paul_n and_o barnabas_n persecute_v paul_n stone_v paul_n and_o silas_n whip_v paul_n and_o silas_n again_o persecute_v act._n 17.5_o 13_o 14._o sosthenes_n beat_v paul_n in_o danger_n act_n 24.27_o paul_n martyrdom_n the_o martyrdom_n of_o james_n his_o constancy_n in_o prayer_n andrews_n martyrdom_n philip_n martyrdom_n bartholemew_n thomas_n matthew_n simon_n zel._n judas_n mathias_n mark_n nicanor_n quinquennium_fw-la neronis_n nero_n set_v rome_n on_o fire_n the_o circus_n burn_v down_o nero_n charge_v it_o upon_o the_o christian_n raise_v the_o 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