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A91424
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The famous history of that most renowned Christian worthy Arthur King of the Britaines, and his famous Knights of the Round Table.
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M. P. (Martin Parker), d. 1656?
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1660
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Wing P437aA; Thomason E1022_2; ESTC R208466
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the_o very_a agony_n of_o death_n approach_v in_o his_o hot_a incense_a blood_n he_o do_v wonderful_a execution_n upon_o his_o enemy_n and_o still_o continue_v fight_v as_o though_o he_o have_v feel_v no_o hurt_n till_o a_o messenger_n bring_v he_o tiding_n that_o the_o trater_n mordâ—â—d_v be_v slay_v then_o say_v he_o the_o unresistable_a will_n and_o decree_n of_o heaven_n be_v do_v for_o i_o be_o well_o content_v and_o willing_a to_o die_v so_o soon_o as_o the_o rebel_n hear_v and_o see_v that_o their_o captain_n mordred_n be_v dead_a it_o be_v wonderful_a to_o relate_v in_o what_o a_o disorder_a confusion_n they_o run_v some_o one_o way_n and_o some_o another_o they_o be_v sensible_a by_o the_o testimony_n of_o conscience_n that_o their_o obstract_n persist_v in_o rebellion_n against_o so_o rare_a a_o king_n have_v bring_v they_o beyond_o hope_n of_o pardon_n therefore_o they_o ask_v none_o in_o this_o distraction_n there_o be_v a_o great_a number_n kill_v in_o the_o flight_n 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