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a_o portugttese_n priest_n bring_v from_o china_n thither_o that_o keep_v himself_o private_a with_o some_o yet_o undiscovered_a christian_n but_o this_o opinion_n soon_o vanish_v when_o remei_n the_o fifteen_o of_o november_n about_o the_o evening_n be_v bring_v bind_v on_o the_o island_n disma_n to_o the_o great_a joy_n of_o those_o that_o keep_v the_o watch_n when_o he_o make_v his_o escape_n for_o they_o will_v all_o of_o they_o have_v lose_v their_o life_n for_o their_o negligence_n this_o remei_n be_v get_v over_o the_o wall_n in_o the_o night_n and_o at_o low_a water_n to_o the_o east_n side_n of_o the_o haven_n before_o nangesaque_fw-la where_o he_o hide_v himself_o under_o a_o long_a chinese_n straw_n sail_n till_o such_o time_n hunger_n force_v he_o to_o come_v out_o but_o be_v instant_o take_v be_v carry_v prisoner_n to_o the_o governor_n who_o send_v he_o to_o wagenaer_n and_o he_o keep_v he_o in_o safe_a custody_n and_o send_v he_o afterward_o to_o tayovan_n there_o to_o 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a_o hurry_n occasion_v by_o five_o and_o twenty_o roman_a christian_n christian_n cruelty_n use_v to_o roman_a christian_n that_o after_o intolerable_a torture_n yet_o remain_v constant_a in_o their_o religion_n and_o be_v now_o go_v to_o be_v lead_v out_o of_o nangesaque_fw-la there_o to_o be_v hang_v with_o their_o foot_n upward_o and_o their_o head_n flay_v downward_o so_o to_o die_v a_o linger_a death_n when_o they_o have_v hang_v a_o day_n and_o a_o night_n in_o that_o miserable_a manner_n two_o of_o they_o desire_v that_o they_o may_v appear_v before_o the_o magistrate_n of_o the_o city_n of_o nangesaque_fw-la who_o thereupon_o come_v to_o the_o place_n of_o audience_n hear_v that_o they_o be_v not_o able_a any_o long_o to_o endure_v the_o unsupportable_a torture_n but_o be_v ready_a to_o renounce_v their_o christianity_n and_o embrace_v the_o japanner_n doctrine_n on_o which_o promise_n christianity_n how_o the_o japanner_n deny_v christianity_n be_v let_v loose_a they_o spit_v at_o a_o wooden_a cross_n than_o stamp_v upon_o the_o picture_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n and_o the_o virgin_n mary_n to_o the_o great_a grief_n of_o their_o brother_n sufferer_n which_o refuse_v to_o be_v release_v on_o these_o term_n but_o pitiful_o cry_v say_v sure_o we_o shall_v soon_o depart_v out_o of_o this_o wretched_a world_n and_o go_v to_o paradise_n where_o we_o shall_v be_v out_o of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o japan_n tyrant_n and_o enjoy_v everlasting_a beatitude_n behead_v seventy_o four_o christian_n behead_v and_o when_o these_o forementioned_a have_v hang_v seven_o day_n in_o that_o manner_n with_o their_o head_n downward_o there_o be_v seventy_o four_o more_o new_o discover_v christian_n bring_v thither_o which_o be_v all_o to_o be_v behead_v these_o cry_v as_o loud_o as_o their_o faintness_n will_v permit_v they_o remain_v steadfast_a in_o the_o christian_a faith_n we_o shall_v ever_o long_o meet_v in_o heaven_n the_o seventy_o four_o among_o which_o be_v not_o 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at_o miaco_n news_n come_v to_o nangesaque_fw-la that_o the_o fourteen_o and_o fifteen_o day_n of_o the_o same_o month_n a_o fire_n happen_v in_o miaco_n which_o consume_v not_o only_o seventy_o street_n to_o ash_n but_o also_o the_o dayro_n stately_a palace_n nâ—â—rlyckhydt_fw-ge 〈◊〉_d the_o lordship_n onnays_n coyo_n the_o town_n coyo_n in_o this_o part_n of_o japan_n the_o town_n coyo_n consecrate_a to_o a_o bonzi_n call_v conbodaxi_n be_v very_o famous_a be_v hold_v for_o the_o buryingplace_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o bungo_n or_o if_o they_o chance_v to_o be_v inter_v elsewhere_o there_o must_v at_o least_o a_o tooth_n of_o they_o be_v find_v at_o coyo_n voyage_n indiik_n voyage_n ¶_o but_o indiik_n sail_v from_o cokero_n to_o simonisicci_n he_o find_v the_o bark_n there_o which_o he_o have_v send_v before_o through_o the_o corean_a ocean_n with_o his_o good_n so_o go_v aboard_o on_o the_o seven_o of_o march_n in_o the_o haven_n of_o simonisicci_n in_o seven_o day_n he_o arrive_v 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