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punish_v for_o the_o death_n of_o phylomenes_n antiochus_n and_o all_o his_o host_n be_v slay_v by_o the_o man_n of_o the_o country_n the_o city_n of_o grece_n make_v complaint_n of_o phylyp_n king_n of_o macedon_n at_o rome_n he_o be_v absoyl_v by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o his_o son_n demetrius_n who_o by_o the_o false_a accusation_n of_o his_o brother_n perfe_n be_v bring_v in_o displen_n sure_a with_o his_o father_n and_o put_v to_o death_n phylyp_n die_v for_o sorrow_n perses_n make_v 〈◊〉_d for_o 〈◊〉_d against_o the_o romans_n thoriginall_a of_o the_o i_o strian_n the_o ignominy_n of_o the_o dace_n prusias_n upon_o trust_n of_o hannybal_n that_o flee_v from_o antiochus_n unto_o he_o break_v the_o truce_n â—…gaynst_v eumenes_n the_o â—…ollicy_n of_o hannibal_n conve_v himself_o out_o of_o candie_n prusias_n be_v 〈◊〉_d upon_o the_o land_n hannibal_n through_o â—…_n subtle_a inucntion_n vanquisheth_z the_o â—…nemie_n upon_o the_o sea_n ambassa_n â—…ours_n be_v send_v from_o rome_n to_o set_v the_o two_o king_n at_o one_o and_o to_o desire_v to_o have_v 〈◊〉_d yield_v unto_o they_o hannibal_n poison_v himself_o the_o conteynte_n of_o the._n xxxiii_o book_n paulus_n emilius_n encounâ—…ereth_v with_o perses_n the_o valiant_a demeanour_n of_o cato_n perâ—…es_n be_v overcomme_n and_o take_v with_o his_o son_n fly_v towards_o samothrace_n with_o who_o 〈◊〉_d of_o macâ—…done_n end_v the_o nobleman_n of_o etoly_a with_o their_o wyve_n and_o child_n be_v lead_v prisoner_n to_o rome_n the_o conteynte_n of_o the._n xxxiiii_o book_n the_o roman_n subdue_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v 〈◊〉_d down_o antiochus_n make_v war_n against_o prolomy_n king_n of_o egyt_n and_o 〈◊〉_d he_o out_o of_o his_o country_n p._n popilius_n be_v send_v ambassador_n to_o bid_v he_o depart_v out_o of_o egyyt_n the_o severity_n of_o popilius_n in_o execute_v his_o commission_n antiochus_n die_v his_o brother_n demetrius_n 〈◊〉_d let_v pryvely_a from_o rome_n and_o kill_v his_o young_a nephew_n usurp_v the_o crown_n prusias_n be_v depose_v and_o murder_v by_o his_o own_o son_n the_o conteynte_n of_o the._n xxxv_o book_n 〈◊〉_d make_v war_n against_o 〈◊〉_d king_n of_o cappadocia_n support_v his_o brother_n holofernes_n agany_v he_o who_o afterward_o for_o treason_n prepense_a he_o kâ—…peth_v in_o prison_n one_o pron_z palus_fw-la be_v suborn_v as_o the_o son_n of_o antiochus_n by_o the_o name_n of_o alexâ—…der_n against_o 〈◊〉_d by_o who_o demetrius_n be_v depryve_v of_o life_n and_o kingdom_n demetrius_n the_o â—…on_n of_o demetrius_n recover_v his_o father_n kingdom_n the_o conteynte_n of_o the._n xxxvi_o book_n demetrius_n make_v war_n against_o the_o parthian_n aâ—…d_n be_v take_v prisoner_n 〈◊〉_d usurp_v the_o kingdom_n of_o syria_n antiochus_n the_o brother_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o out_o of_o his_o hand_n and_o subdue_v the_o jew_n thoriginall_a of_o the_o jew_n the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d the_o go_v of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d out_o of_o egypt_n under_o moses_n the_o hallow_a of_o the_o sabbath_n day_n the_o srute_n sulnesse_n of_o jury_n with_o a_o description_n of_o the_o vale_n of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o of_o the_o dead_a sea_n of_o attalus_n king_n of_o 〈◊〉_d â–ª_o of_o his_o â—…rueltie_n and_o his_o madness_n and_o how_o he_o make_v the_o people_n of_o rome_n his_o heir_n aristomicus_n the_o bâ—…stard_a son_n of_o 〈◊〉_d challenge_v the_o crown_n and_o be_v overcome_v by_o the_o roman_n the_o conteynte_n of_o the._n xxxvii_o book_n the_o massyliens_n entreat_v the_o roman_n to_o râ—…lease_v their_o displeasure_n against_o the_o 〈◊〉_d the_o roman_v reward_v the_o king_n that_o aid_v they_o against_o 〈◊〉_d â–ª_o and_o the_o crueliye_v of_o 〈◊〉_d towards_o her_o own_o child_n the_o birth_n education_n and_o daungerâ—…_n of_o mythridates_n he_o subdue_v the_o scythian_n he_o travail_v through_o â—…sia_n disguise_v he_o put_v his_o wife_n â—…o_o death_n for_o go_v about_o to_o poi_n son_n he_o his_o warlike_a conversation_n he_o enter_v in_o league_n with_o nico_n mede_n king_n of_o bythima_n and_o 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naturaâ—…_n love_n of_o 〈◊〉_d to_o his_o faâ—…_n â–ª_o xerxes_n 〈◊〉_d xerxes_n be_v 〈◊〉_d by_o his_o own_o subject_n the_o cautele_n and_o treason_n of_o artabanus_n the_o treason_n disclose_v treason_n politic_o reven_v ge_v the_o discord_n of_o the_o grâ—…kes_v among_o they_o sâ—…lues_v rightuousnâ—…s_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o akingdom_n the_o notable_a law_n of_o lâ—…curgus_n the_o bring_v up_o of_o child_n the_o marriage_n of_o maiden_n reâ—…erence_n unto_o old_a age_n the_o devise_n of_o lycurgus_n to_o make_v his_o law_n eternal_a lycurgus_n uâ—…_n nish_v himself_o to_o do_v his_o country_n good_a the_o waâ—…a_n of_o the_o spartan_n against_o the_o meâ—…ans_n the_o original_n of_o the_o partheniens_fw-la phalanthus_n the_o parthe_n niens_fw-la seek_v they_o a_o new_a dwell_a place_n they_o place_v themselves_o in_o italye_n the_o love_n of_o phalanthus_n towards_o his_o country_n phaâ—…anthus_n be_v honour_v for_o a_o god_n the_o messeniens_fw-la be_v subdue_v &_o 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â—…growing_v only_o in_o 〈◊〉_d the_o â—…tion_n of_o the_o country_n of_o jericho_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d â–ª_o who_o first_o subdue_v the_o jew_n the_o doing_n of_o attalus_n king_n of_o asia_n the_o less_o the_o soroweâ—…ul_a repentan_n of_o attalus_n the_o deaâ—…_n of_o aâ—…alus_n â–ª_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d â–ª_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o couâ—…ousnesse_n the_o roman_n reward_v their_o partaker_n the_o unnatural_a cruelty_n of_o a_o mother_n not_o without_o deâ—…ert_n mythridates_n the_o great_a and_o of_o his_o birth_n educatyon_n success_n pearyl_n and_o adventure_n a_o comâ—…_n â–ª_o mythridates_n subdue_v the_o soâ—…thsayers_n the_o wife_n of_o mythridates_n put_v t_v he_o in_o danger_n of_o his_o life_n â—…he_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d tes_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d the_o winter_n 〈◊〉_d he_o conquer_v paphâ—…gonia_n the_o roman_a aâ—…bassae_fw-la to_o mythrodatâ—…_n and_o his_o answer_n there_o unto_o the_o order_n take_v by_o the_o senate_n ariobarzanes_n be_v make_v king_n of_o cap_n padocta_fw-la mithridatis_n recover_v cappadacia_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nation_n 〈◊〉_d up_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o oratyon_n of_o mythridates_n to_o his_o captain_n and_o man_n of_o war_n he_o return_v to_o the_o story_n of_o egypt_n the_o cruelty_n of_o ptolemy_n ptelomy_n be_v have_v in_o derisâ—…_n by_o the_o roman_a ambassade_n the_o unnatâ—…_n ral_a cruâ—…sse_n of_o ptolemy_n toward_o his_o own_o child_n he_o return_v to_o the_o story_n of_o demetrius_n take_v prison_n net_n by_o the_o parthiens_n in_o the._n xxxvi_o book_n a_o faithful_a freâ—…d_n a_o example_n of_o clemency_n in_o in_o a_o barbarus_fw-la prince_n demetrius_n be_v take_v fly_v the_o 〈◊〉_d time_n and_o bring_v 〈◊〉_d agayâ—…e_n antiochus_n 〈◊〉_d death_n a_o host_n a_o gaynste_n the_o parthiens_n antiochus_n 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v let_v go_v into_o syria_n a_o 〈◊〉_d conspiracy_n against_o 〈◊〉_d the_o death_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v hate_v of_o his_o subâ—…ects_n for_o his_o pride_n a_o 〈◊〉_d be_v 〈◊〉_d 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solempnise_v whereby_o the_o new_a wed_a wife_n fall_v in_o great_a favour_n and_o the_o old_a wife_n in_o displeasure_n for_o the_o first_o wife_n as_o though_o she_o have_v be_v divorce_v of_o her_o own_o accord_n depart_v to_o her_o brother_n antiochus_fw-la and_o provoke_v he_o to_o war_n upon_o her_o husband_n the_o acarnanian_n also_o distrust_v the_o epyrote_n and_o thereupon_o â—…equiring_v help_v of_o the_o roman_n obtain_v of_o the_o senate_n of_o rome_n that_o ambassador_n be_v send_v to_o command_v the_o aetolian_n to_o withdraw_v their_o garrison_n from_o the_o city_n of_o acarnania_n and_o to_o suffer_v they_o to_o live_v â—…ree_a out_o of_o bondage_n which_o all_o only_a in_o old_a time_n send_v no_o help_n to_o the_o greek_n against_o the_o trojan_n thautor_n of_o their_o beginning_n but_o the_o aetolian_n hear_v the_o ambassade_n of_o the_o roman_n proud_o and_o disdainful_o cast_v they_o in_o the_o tethe_v with_o the_o carthaginenses_n &_o the_o frenchman_n by_o who_o 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