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propitiatory_a sacrifice_n as_o it_o be_v to_o appease_v my_o wrath_n towards_o thou_o which_o the_o ancient_n be_v wont_a to_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d budaeus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d homines_fw-la facinorosi_fw-la pro_fw-la patriae_fw-la lustratione_fw-la morti_fw-la devoti_fw-la qui_fw-la diris_fw-la execrationibus_fw-la obruti_fw-la magno_fw-la cum_fw-la totius_fw-la populi_fw-la tripudio_fw-la interficiebantur_fw-la steph._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sacri_fw-la homines_fw-la budaeus_fw-la such_o man_n who_o in_o the_o time_n of_o public_a and_o common_a plague_n be_v either_o devote_v to_o death_n by_o the_o people_n or_o do_v willing_o devote_v themselves_o to_o appease_v as_o they_o imagine_v the_o anger_n of_o their_o god_n who_o be_v call_v sacri_fw-la homines_fw-la or_o devota_fw-la capita_fw-la among_o the_o latin_n man_n curse_v and_o devote_v to_o death_n to_o be_v
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