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chaldea_n say_v unto_o the_o prince_n their_o husband_n which_o shall_v be_v the_o occasion_n of_o much_o despitefulnesse_n and_o wrath_n obedience_n show_v nurture_n but_o rebellion_n corrupt_a nature_n and_o whosoever_o obey_v their_o superior_n instruct_v their_o inferior_n the_o humble_a and_o obedient_a gain_n honour_n but_o the_o stubborn_a and_o obstinate_a reproof_n obedience_n form_v peace_n establish_v common_a weal_n and_o prevent_v disorder_n for_o obedience_n to_o the_o law_n be_v the_o mainetenance_n of_o the_o law_n etc._n etc._n now_o therefore_o if_o it_o please_v the_o king_n let_v a_o royal_a decree_n pass_v from_o he_o and_o let_v it_o be_v write_v among_o the_o law_n of_o persia_n and_o media_n not_o to_o be_v transgress_v that_o queen_n vasthi_n come_v no_o more_o into_o his_o presence_n but_o let_v the_o king_n dispose_v of_o her_o estate_n to_o her_o companion_n who_o be_v better_o and_o more_o obedient_a than_o she_o which_o decree_n when_o it_o shall_v be_v publish_v through_o all_o your_o large_a dominion_n the_o woman_n shall_v give_v unto_o their_o husband_n all_o due_a worship_n and_o honour_n queen_n which_o say_v much_o please_v the_o king_n and_o the_o prince_n and_o he_o do_v after_o the_o word_n of_o memucan_n publish_v unto_o all_o nation_n and_o language_n that_o every_o man_n have_v power_n to_o bear_v rule_n in_o his_o own_o house_n after_o these_o thing_n when_o the_o king_n wrath_n be_v appease_v those_o that_o minister_v unto_o he_o say_v let_v they_o seek_v for_o the_o king_n beautiful_a young_a virgin_n and_o officer_n be_v appoint_v through_o all_o his_o province_n to_o bring_v they_o unto_o the_o palace_n of_o shushan_n and_o the_o maid_n that_o shall_v best_o please_v the_o king_n let_v she_o reign_v in_o the_o stead_n of_o vasthi_n and_o the_o say_v please_v the_o king_n there_o be_v at_o that_o time_n in_o the_o city_n of_o shushan_n a_o jew_n who_o name_n be_v mordecai_n which_o imply_v bitter_a mordecai_n or_o contrition_n who_o be_v the_o son_n of_o jair_n the_o son_n of_o shimei_n the_o son_n of_o kish_n a_o man_n of_o jemini_fw-la who_o have_v be_v carry_v away_o in_o the_o captivity_n from_o jerusalem_n with_o jeconia_n king_n of_o judah_n by_o nabuchadnezzar_n king_n of_o babel_n who_o then_o have_v in_o his_o tuition_n esther_n hadassah_n who_o some_o call_v hester_n or_o hadassah_n his_o uncle_n daughter_n who_o be_v a_o orphan_n without_o father_n or_o mother_n and_o be_v very_o fair_a and_o beautiful_a now_o when_o many_o virgin_n be_v bring_v together_o into_o the_o palace_n palace_n under_o the_o hand_n of_o hege_n one_o of_o the_o king_n eunuch_n esther_n be_v find_v among_o they_o and_o the_o maid_n please_v he_o and_o she_o find_v favour_n in_o his_o sight_n therefore_o he_o cause_v her_o thing_n for_o purification_n to_o be_v give_v she_o speedy_o and_o seven_o comely_a maid_n out_o of_o the_o king_n house_n to_o attend_v she_o but_o she_o do_v not_o show_v this_o to_o her_o 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name_n be_v bigthan_n and_o teresh_a which_o keep_v the_o door_n of_o the_o chamber_n conspire_v together_o and_o intend_a to_o lay_v hand_n on_o the_o king_n ahasuerus_n mordecai_n which_o be_v know_v unto_o mordecai_n and_o he_o tell_v it_o to_o queen_n esther_n and_o she_o certify_v the_o king_n thereof_o in_o mordecha_n name_n and_o when_o inquisition_n be_v make_v it_o be_v find_v to_o be_v so_o therefore_o they_o be_v both_o hang_v on_o a_o tree_n and_o this_o be_v write_v in_o the_o chonicle_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o king_n after_o all_o these_o thing_n it_o please_v the_o great_a king_n ahasuerus_n haman_n to_o exalt_v haman_n the_o son_n of_o hammedatha_n the_o agagite_n and_o set_v his_o seat_n above_o all_o the_o prince_n that_o be_v with_o he_o insomuch_o that_o all_o the_o king_n servant_n that_o be_v at_o his_o the_o gate_n at_o his_o go_v out_o and_o come_v in_o bow_v unto_o he_o and_o do_v he_o reverence_n for_o so_o the_o king_n have_v command_v mordecai_n only_o bend_a not_o the_o knee_n nor_o make_v unto_o he_o any_o obeisance_n to_o who_o the_o king_n servant_n say_v why_o transgress_v thou_o the_o king_n commandment_n but_o he_o hearken_v not_o unto_o they_o therefore_o they_o tell_v haman_n of_o mordecai_n and_o withal_o that_o he_o be_v of_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o jew_n which_o when_o he_o understand_v he_o be_v full_a of_o indignation_n and_o wrath_n and_o think_v it_o too_o little_a to_o lay_v his_o hand_n on_o mordecai_n only_o he_o seek_v to_o destroy_v all_o the_o jew_n which_o be_v in_o the_o dominion_n of_o ahasuerus_n jew_n and_o to_o sweep_v they_o from_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o to_o that_o purpose_n he_o come_v unto_o the_o king_n and_o say_v there_o be_v a_o people_n scatter_a and_o disperse_v
her_o counsel_n who_o she_o best_o trust_v and_o because_o her_o very_a palace_n grow_v distasteful_a unto_o she_o without_o the_o consociety_n of_o her_o dead_a lord_n she_o utter_o abandon_v it_o nay_o her_o very_a country_n grow_v as_o irk_v some_o to_o she_o as_o her_o palace_n after_o she_o have_v give_v order_n for_o the_o erect_n of_o her_o husband_n monument_n she_o purpose_v for_o a_o time_n to_o forsake_v it_o and_o seek_v out_o for_o some_o foreign_a adventure_n xerxes_n it_o happen_v at_o that_o time_n xerxes_n the_o great_a persian_a monarch_n ambitious_o aim_v to_o reduce_v all_o greece_n under_o his_o sceptre_n and_o subjection_n have_v gather_v a_o innumerable_a host_n by_o land_n and_o a_o seem_a invincible_a navy_n by_o sea_n she_o adhere_v unto_o his_o party_n rig_v and_o man_v three_o ship_n of_o her_o own_o of_o which_o she_o herself_o be_v archithalassa_n or_o armirall_n her_o people_n that_o take_v part_n with_o she_o in_o that_o adventure_n be_v carian_n or_o 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the_o dane_n and_o may_v with_o any_o of_o her_o sex_n compare_v as_o be_v religious_a valiant_a wise_a and_o fair_a the_o first_o of_o the_o three_o woman_n worthy_n among_o the_o christian_n call_v elpheda_n among_o so_o many_o reckon_v up_o for_o their_o valour_n and_o virtue_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o present_v the_o reader_n with_o a_o commemoration_n of_o some_o who_o have_v be_v the_o occasion_n of_o much_o combustion_n and_o trouble_n helena_n helena_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o trojan_a war_n and_o pelops_n succeed_v in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o phrigia_n bring_v a_o army_n against_o king_n oenimaus_fw-la because_o he_o deny_v unto_o he_o his_o daughter_n hippodamia_n hippodamie_n of_o who_o he_o be_v great_o enamour_v the_o poet_n arcbillus_fw-la a_o jambicke_a writer_n write_v so_o bitter_o against_o lycambes_n because_o he_o refuse_v to_o give_v he_o his_o daughter_n in_o marriage_n that_o upon_o the_o read_n of_o they_o he_o present_o hang_v himself_o and_o 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