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〈…〉_z so_o do_v marcellus_n bishop_n of_o rome_n wherefore_o he_o be_v 〈…〉_z and_o be_v martyard_n in_o 30._o day_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 17000_o martyr_n beside_o many_o that_o 〈…〉_z there_o be_v mariyâ—â—d_v at_o alexandria_n 300._o 〈…〉_z 120._o more_o martyr_n this_o persecution_n endure_v until_o about_o the_o 7._o year_n of_o constantius_n at_o length_n be_v out_o of_o hope_n to_o extinguish_v they_o the_o slaughter_n cease_v yet_o they_o 〈◊〉_d many_o and_o put_v 360._o regmus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d the_o eye_n of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o condemn_v many_o to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d after_o dioclesian_n and_o maximiâ—anus_n have_v reign_v about_o 〈◊〉_d year_n thâ—yâ—â—â—_n up_o the_o empire_n and_o the_o empire_n remain_v with_o constantius_n and_o galâ—â—ius_fw-la maxeminus_fw-la maxeminus_fw-la presecute_v the_o persecution_n about_o 7._o year_n untâ—_n the_o year_n 318._o but_o constantiusâ—ather_n â—ather_z â—avoured_v the_o christian_n â—and_v to_o try_v 〈◊〉_d â—_z he_o â—eigned_a in_o sacrifice_n to_o 〈◊〉_d and_o 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pestilence_n wherein_o the_o christian_n to_o their_o power_n rescue_v the_o gentile_n whereby_o grow_v some_o year_n 〈…〉_z a_o christian_a woman_n who_o husband_n they_o have_v kill_v to_o satisfy_v the_o filthy_a desire_n of_o the_o emperor_n she_o kill_v herself_o rather_o then_o she_o will_v so_o do_v he_o banish_v a_o noble_a woman_n of_o rome_n because_o she_o give_v her_o good_n to_o the_o church_n the_o people_n of_o rome_n weary_v with_o the_o villainy_n of_o maxentius_n â—â—quired_v aydâ—_fw-ge constantine_n he_o gather_v a_o army_n in_o france_n and_o britaâ—ne_n and_o be_v in_o 〈◊〉_d look_v up_o to_o heaven_n about_o the_o go_v down_o of_o the_o sun_n he_o see_v a_o brightness_n like_o across_o with_o star_n of_o equal_a bigness_n with_o this_o inscription_n in_o hoc_fw-la vince_n eusebius_n pamphilus_n report_v he_o hear_v constaâ—tine_n often_o affirm_v it_o in_o the_o 〈…〉_z christ_n appear_v unto_o he_o with_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o same_o cross_n bâ—â—ding_v â—im_n 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