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at_o that_o time_n be_v grievous_o sick_a and_o also_o to_o acknowledge_v before_o the_o lord_n god_n his_o goodness_n and_o mercy_n towards_o he_o in_o that_o he_o aid_v he_o against_o his_o enemy_n then_o come_v a_o certain_a wicked_a person_n unto_o the_o king_n and_o inform_v he_o with_o this_o tale_n thy_o brother_n say_v he_o return_v from_o the_o war_n inquire_v of_o thy_o health_n and_o when_o it_o be_v tell_v he_o thou_o be_v sick_a he_o say_v i_o will_v go_v to_o he_o to_o day_n and_o rid_v he_o out_o of_o the_o world_n when_o the_o king_n hear_v this_o he_o be_v wroth_a towards_o the_o sage_n and_o command_v his_o brother_n to_o be_v apprehend_v and_o carry_v to_o the_o place_n of_o starton_n there_o to_o be_v keep_v in_o prison_n till_o he_o have_v make_v further_a inquisition_n of_o this_o matter_n in_o the_o mean_a space_n the_o queen_n the_o king_n wife_n command_v he_o to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n there_o without_o knowledge_n of_o the_o king_n mind_n but_o when_o the_o 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unto_o the_o sage_n who_o his_o father_n and_o grandfather_n slay_v and_o the_o injury_n commiâ—…ted_v to_o honyauriga_n may_v return_v upon_o his_o head_n and_o be_v reyenge_v so_o that_o no_o remnant_n of_o the_o house_n of_o 〈◊〉_d no_o name_n no_o residue_n no_o kinsman_n oâ—…_n posterity_n shall_v be_v leave_v alive_a hircanus_n therefore_o take_v his_o journey_n towards_o jerusalem_n and_o herod_n come_v forth_o to_o meet_v he_o eâ—…mbraced_v he_o aâ—…d_v kiss_v he_o after_o bring_v he_o to_o his_o house_n and_o feast_v he_o daâ—…y_o call_v he_o his_o father_n before_o all_o man_n albeit_o in_o his_o heart_n he_o conspire_v to_o kill_v he_o which_o alexandra_n his_o daughter_n and_o mother_n in_o law_n to_o herod_n know_v well_o enough_o who_o open_v it_o unto_o hircanus_n but_o he_o will_v not_o credit_v she_o at_o the_o first_o till_o on_o a_o time_n he_o perceive_v the_o matter_n clear_a to_o be_v so_o then_o devise_v he_o how_o to_o fly_v to_o maloc_n king_n of_o arabia_n he_o 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