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faction_n follow_v he_o archelaus_n accompany_v with_o his_o mother_n take_v his_o voyage_n to_o rome_n with_o nicholaus_fw-la and_o ptolomey_n and_o with_o divers_a other_o his_o friend_n commit_v the_o government_n of_o all_o his_o household_n and_o kingdom_n to_o his_o brother_n philip_n salome_n herod_n sister_n go_v also_o lead_v with_o she_o her_o child_n there_o go_v also_o divers_a other_o of_o his_o kindred_n who_o say_v that_o they_o will_v all_o of_o they_o endeavour_n for_o archelaus_n that_o he_o may_v obtain_v the_o kingdom_n but_o in_o effect_n it_o be_v to_o hinder_v he_o with_o all_o their_o power_n and_o especial_o 14._o hedio_fw-la &_o ruffinus_n chap._n 13._o al._n 14._o to_o accuse_v he_o unanimous_o for_o what_o be_v do_v in_o the_o temple_n sabinus_n caesar_n o_o o_o viceroy_n in_o syria_n post_v into_o jewry_n to_o take_v charge_n of_o herod_n money_n meet_v with_o archelaus_n in_o caesarea_n but_o varus_n arrive_v in_o the_o mean_a while_n detain_v he_o from_o 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of_o his_o sufficiency_n the_o affair_n of_o the_o kingdom_n have_v be_v commit_v for_o which_o cause_n although_o he_o be_v persuade_v to_o give_v over_o the_o kingdom_n unto_o his_o elder_a brother_n who_o be_v confirm_v in_o the_o kingdom_n by_o his_o father_n testament_n yet_o he_o will_v not_o c_o c_o give_v ear_n thereunto_o but_o antipas_n no_o soon_o arrive_v in_o rome_n but_o all_o his_o kinsfolk_n revolt_v from_o archelaus_n unto_o he_o not_o so_o much_o for_o the_o love_n they_o bear_v to_o he_o as_o for_o the_o hatred_n they_o conceive_v against_o archelaus_n and_o above_o all_o for_o the_o desire_n they_o have_v to_o recover_v their_o liberty_n and_o to_o draw_v themselves_o under_o a_o roman_a governor_n for_o they_o think_v that_o if_o there_o be_v any_o contradiction_n that_o antipas_n for_o who_o they_o endeavour_v to_o procure_v the_o royalty_n shall_v be_v more_o profitable_a to_o they_o than_o archelaus_n
encounter_n betwixt_o they_o and_o gratus_n the_o other_o in_o fight_v against_o ptolomey_n take_v athronge_n &_o his_o brethren_n take_v the_o elder_a be_v take_v by_o archelaus_n and_o the_o last_o be_v dis-heartened_n with_o the_o accident_n and_o see_v no_o mean_n to_o escape_v for_o beside_o his_o other_o mishap_n his_o soldier_n be_v afflict_v with_o sickness_n he_o with_o the_o rest_n upon_o archelaus_n faith_n and_o oath_n submit_v himself_o unto_o he_o but_o this_o be_v do_v some_o little_a while_n after_o at_o this_o time_n all_o judaea_n be_v full_a of_o robbery_n 16._o hedio_fw-la &_o ruffinus_n chap._n 16._o and_o as_o many_o seditious_a assembly_n as_o draw_v together_o so_o many_o king_n be_v there_o elect_v who_o be_v raise_v to_o the_o utter_a ruin_n of_o d_o d_o the_o commonweal_n among_o the_o rest_n the_o roman_n be_v they_o that_o smart_v least_o but_o the_o murder_n be_v execute_v against_o those_o that_o be_v out_o of_o the_o country_n but_o varus_n understand_v 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friend_n command_v they_o to_o make_v war_n against_o the_o galilean_n who_o border_v vopn_v that_o city_n who_o enter_v that_o country_n and_o put_v all_o those_o to_o flight_n whosoever_o dare_v make_v head_n against_o he_o he_o take_v sephoris_n and_o sell_v the_o inhabitant_n under_o the_o spear_n he_o consume_v the_o city_n with_o fire_n varus_n himself_o march_v towards_o samaria_n with_o his_o army_n violence_v not_o the_o city_n in_o that_o he_o know_v it_o be_v free_a from_o the_o contagion_n of_o the_o seditious_a but_o he_o pitch_v his_o camp_n in_o a_o certain_a village_n arabian_n arus_n burn_v by_o the_o arabian_n which_o be_v ptolomey_n possession_n call_v arus_n the_o same_o do_v the_o arabian_n burn_v revenge_v themselves_o on_o herod_n friend_n for_o his_o sake_n and_o march_v forward_o burn_v sampho_n and_o emmaus_n burn_v the_o arabian_n spoil_v also_o another_o village_n call_v sampho_n and_o for_o that_o it_o be_v f_o f_o strong_o fortify_v burn_v it_o beside_o in_o that_o journey_n nothing_o escape_v their_o hand_n but_o they_o put_v all_o to_o fire_n and_o sword_n for_o both_o emmaus_n be_v burn_v by_o varus_n command_n and_o in_o revenge_n of_o his_o soldier_n that_o be_v kill_v in_o that_o place_n it_o be_v leave_v desolate_a and_o void_a of_o inhabitant_n besiege_v varus_n repair_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o deliver_v the_o legion_n that_o be_v besiege_v from_o thence_o draw_v near_o to_o jerusalem_n those_o jew_n that_o besiege_v the_o legion_n of_o that_o side_n upon_o the_o sudden_a view_n and_o approach_v of_o the_o army_n of_o the_o roman_n fearful_o flee_v give_v over_o that_o siege_n which_o they_o intend_v but_o those_o jew_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v sharp_o reprove_v by_o varus_n allege_v in_o their_o excuse_n that_o the_o people_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o feast_n be_v assemble_v in_o that_o place_n and_o that_o the_o war_n be_v not_o begin_v by_o their_o consent_n but_o undertake_v by_o their_o boldness_n who_o resort_v thither_o 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