Selected quad for the lemma: england_n
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Christopher Angell, a Grecian, who tasted of many stripes and torments inflicted by the Turkes for the faith which he had in Christ Iesus; Ponēsis Khristophorou tou Aggelou Hellēnos tou pollōn plēgon. English.
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