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archbishop_n of_o maidenburge_n token_n
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 _fw-fr e_fw-es 11_o john_n warne_n mar_v 31_o 1555_o 10_o f_o 12_o margaret_n ellis_n confessor_n 13_o 1556_o  _fw-fr g_o 13_o hugh_n laâ—erocke_n martyr_n 15_o 1556_o 18_o a_o 14_o john_n apprice_n mar_v 15_o 1556_o 7_o b_o 15_o katherine_z hut_n widow_n martyr_n 16_o 1556_o  _fw-fr c_o 16_o elizab._n thackuell_a martyr_n 16_o 1556_o  _fw-fr 15_o d_o 17_o jone_n horn_n mar_v 16_o 1556_o 4_o e_fw-la 18_o a_o blind_a boy_n and_o another_o with_o he_o mar_v 5_o 1556_o  _fw-fr f_o 19_o thomas_n spycer_n martyr_n 21_o 1556_o 12_o g_o 20_o john_n denny_n mar_v 21_o 1556_o 1_o a_o 21_o william_n poole_n martyr_n 21_o 1556_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr john_n flesh_n confessor_n 30_o 1556_o  _fw-fr b_o 22_o william_n norant_a martyr_n 29_o 1557_o 9_o c_o 23_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr d_o 24_o steven_n gratwike_n martyr_n 29_o 1557_o 17_o e_fw-la 25_o john_n thurstone_n confessor_n  _fw-fr 1557_o 6_o f_o 26_o william_n seaman_n martyr_n 19_o 1558_o  _fw-fr g_o 27_o thomas_n carman_n martyr_n 19_o 558_o 14_o a_o 28_o thomas_n hudson_n martyr_n 19_o 1558_o 3_o b_o 29_o william_n harry_n martyr_n 26_o 1558_o  _fw-fr c_o 30_o rich._n day_n mar_v 26_o 1558_o 11_o do_v 31_o christian_a george_n martyr_n 26_o 1558_o ¶_o june_n have_v 30._o day_n the_o moon_n xxix_o day_n of_o their_o death_n year_n of_o our_o lord_n  _fw-fr e_o 1_o 〈…〉_o martyr_n 1_o 1416_o 19_o f_o two_o anne_n askew_n martyr_n joh._n lassels_n gent._n mar._n nich._n belman_n mar._n  _fw-fr 1546_o 8_o g_o 3_o tho._n hawk_n mar._n tho._n waâ—tes_n mar._n â—â—_o 1555_o 16_o a_o 4_o john_n simplon_n mar._n john_n ardlâ—y_n mar._n nic._n chamberlain_n mar_v 14_o 1555_o 5_o b_o 5_o tho._n hosmond_n mar_v w._n brainford_n mar._n tho._n harland_n mar._n 15_o 1555_o  _fw-fr c_o 6_o john_n osward_n mar._n tho._n read_v mar._n 6_o 1556_o 13_o do_v 7_o tho._n abington_n mar._n tho._n wood_n minist_n mar._n tho._n milles_n mar._n 20_o 1556_o 2_o e_fw-la 8_o wil._n adherall_n minister_n confessor_n 23_o 1556_o 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edm._n allen_n and_o katherine_n his_o wife_n mar_v io._n bradbrige_n mar_v  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 1_o b_o 19_o i._n manning_n mar_v eliz._n a_o blind_a maid_n mar_v tho._n moor_n mar_v 18_o 1557_o  _fw-fr c_o 20_o nich._n white_a mar_v nich._n pardâ—â—e_v mar_v 19_o 1557_o 9_o do_v 21_o i._n fishcocke_n mar_v barbara_n final_a mar_v bradbrige_n with_o mar._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr e_fw-es 22_o bendens_fw-la wife_n and_o wilson_n wife_n mar._n 19_o 1557_o 17_o f_o 23_o rich._n woodman_n mar_v  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr nat._n of_o s._n john_n bap._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 6_o g_o 24_o g._n stephens_n w._n mainard_n alexander_n hosmans_n man_n martyr_n 22_o 1557_o  _fw-fr at_fw-fr 25_o tomasin_n a_o wood_n maid_n margery_z morris_n jam._n 22_o 1557_o 14_o b_o 26_o morris_n son_n dennis_n burges_n asdowns_n wife_n grove_n wife_n martyr_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 3_o c_o 27_o henry_n pond_n mar_v r._n estland_n mar_v 27_o 1558_o  _fw-fr d_o 28_o ro._n southam_n mar_v mat._n ricarby_n mar_v  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr peteâ—_n and_o paul_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 11_o e_fw-la 29_o john_n lloyd_n mar_v 27_o 1558_o  _fw-fr f_o 30_o john_n holiday_n mar_v rog._n holland_n mar_v  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ¶_o july_n have_v 31._o day_n the_o moon_n thirty_o day_n of_o their_o death_n year_n of_o our_o lord_n 19_o g_o 1_n henry_n uoz_n mar._n john_n esch_n mar_v â—_o 1522_o 8_o a_o 2_o 〈…〉_o martyr_n 4_o 1523_o  _fw-fr b_o 3_o andrew_z hewet_n martyr_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 16_o c_o 4_o anthony_n person_n martyr_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 5_o d_o 5_o robert_z testwood_n martyr_n h._n finnemore_n mar_v 18_o 1543_o  _fw-fr e_fw-la 6_o john_n bradford_n preacher_n martyr_n 1_o 1555_o 13_o f_o 7_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr two_o g_o 8_o john_n leafe_n mar_v john_n polley_n mar._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr at_fw-fr 9_o will._n ming_n minister_n mar._n richard_n hooke_n mar._n 2_o 1555_o 10_o b_o 10_o john_n blande_n preacher_n mar._n 12_o 1555_o  _fw-fr c_o 11_o john_n frank_n mar_v humphrey_n middleton_n mar._n 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yeoman_n minister_n mar_v 10_o 1558_o 14_o do_v 26_o william_n pike_n mar._n 14_o 1558_o 3_o e_fw-la 27_o james_n apostle_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr f_o 28_o stephen_n cotton_n martyr_n 14_o 1558_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr john_n slade_n mar_v â—4_n 1558_o 11_o g_o 29_o stephen_n wight_n mar._n rob._n milles_n mar_v 14_o 1558_o  _fw-fr at_fw-fr 30_o rob._n dines_n mar_v 14_o 1558_o 19_o b_o 31_o tho._n benbricke_n gentleman_n mar_v 19_o 1558_o ¶_o august_n have_v 31._o day_n the_o moon_n thirty_o day_n of_o their_o death_n 〈…〉_o our_o lord_n 8_o c_o 1_n leonard_n keyfer_n martyr_n 16_o 1527_o 16_o do_v 2_o james_n abbes_n mar_v 2_o 1555_o 5_o e_fw-la 3_o john_n demy_fw-fr gentleman_n mar_v 8_o 1555_o  _fw-fr f_o 4_o john_n newman_n martyr_n â—8_o ibid._n 13_o g_o 5_o patrick_n patingham_n mar_v 28_o ibid._n 2_o a_o 6_o will._n coker_n mar_v 23_o ibid._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr wil._n hopper_n mar_v 23_o ibid._n  _fw-fr b_o 7_o henry_n laurence_n martyr_n 23_o ibid._n 10_o c_o 8_o richard_n collier_n martyr_n 23_o ibid._n  _fw-fr d_o 9_o william_n steere_n martyr_n 23_o ibid._n 18_o e_fw-la 10_o richard_n wright_n martyr_n 23_o ibid._n 7_o f_z 11_o elizabeth_z warn_v martyr_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr g_o 12_o george_n tankerfield_n mart_n 26_o ibid._n 15_o a_o 13_o richard_n smith_z martyr_n 8_o ibid._n 4_o b_o 14_o 8_o ibid._n  _fw-fr c_o 15_o stephen_n horwood_n martyr_n 30_o ibid._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr thomas_n fusse_fw-fr mar_v 30_o ibid._n 12_o d_o 16_o william_n haile_o martyr_n 31_o ibid._n  _fw-fr e_o 17_o robert_n samuel_n preacher_n mar_v 31_o 1555_o  _fw-fr f_o 18_o joane_n waste_n mar._n  _fw-fr 1556_o 9_o g_o 19_o william_n bongeor_n martyr_n 2_o 1557_o  _fw-fr at_fw-fr 20_o robert_n
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