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good_a speed_n now_o from_o my_o heart_n i_o wish_v but_o if_o i_o perish_v then_o let_v i_o perish_v so_o what_o esther_n command_v mordecai_n resolve_v well_o to_o do_v it_o by_o and_o by_o chap._n 5._o it_o come_v to_o pass_v after_o on_o the_o three_o day_n that_o esther_n rich_o clothe_v without_o delay_n in_o th'inner_n court_n of_o the_o king_n house_n then_o stand_v when_o ahasuerus_n king_n this_o understand_v to_o show_v both_o his_o favour_n and_o her_o surety_n his_o golden_a sceptre_n he_o hold_v out_o quick_o so_o esther_n draw_v near_o and_o with_o diligence_n touch_v the_o top_n of_o the_o sceptre_n of_o the_o prince_n what_o will_v thou_o queen_n esther_n then_o say_v the_o king_n what_o be_v thy_o request_n now_o in_o any_o thing_n it_o shall_v be_v give_v to_o ask_v now_o bold_o come_v i_o will_v it_o give_v though_o half_a of_o the_o kingdom_n then_o esther_n say_v if_o it_o shall_v please_v the_o king_n i_o only_o seek_v you_o grant_v i_o this_o say_n let_v the_o 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incontinent_a for_o his_o wife_n zeresh_a and_o for_o his_o friend_n send_v and_o haman_n tell_v they_o of_o the_o great_a glory_n of_o his_o riches_n and_o child_n which_o many_o in_o number_n be_v he_o tell_v all_o be_v every_o thing_n wherein_o he_o have_v be_v honour_v by_o the_o king_n who_o have_v in_o sign_n and_o token_n of_o his_o love_n promoted_n he_o the_o prince_n all_o above_o yea_o moreover_o say_v he_o the_o queen_n esther_n make_v a_o great_a feast_n whereat_o none_o at_o all_o be_v except_o the_o king_n and_o i_o and_o to_o be_v plain_a to_o morrow_n invite_v i_o be_o again_o yet_o all_o this_o glory_n avail_v i_o nothing_o as_o long_o as_o i_o see_v mordecai_n sit_v at_o the_o king_n gate_n then_o say_v zeresh_a his_o wife_n and_o all_o his_o friend_n we_o shall_v soon_o end_v this_o strife_n let_v a_o gallous_a of_o fifty_o cubit_n high_a for_o mordecai_n right_o soon_o prepare_v be_v speak_v to_o the_o king_n to_o morrow_n and_o anon_o let_v mordecai_n be_v hang_v thereupon_o then_o merry_o go_v to_o the_o feast_n this_o say_v well_o please_v haman_n and_o he_o a_o gallous_a make_v chap._n 6._o on_o that_o same_o night_n ahasuerus_n the_o king_n can_v not_o get_v sleep_n he_o cause_v to_o he_o bring_v the_o chronicle_n that_o they_o the_o same_o may_v read_v before_o the_o king_n thereto_o he_o take_v good_a heed_n there_o it_o be_v find_v write_v that_o mordecai_n have_v tell_v how_o two_o vile_a traitor_n do_v betray_v the_o king_n bigthana_n and_o teresh_a they_o be_v two_o chamberlen_n the_o keeper_n of_o the_o door_n who_o seek_v on_o ahasuerus_n for_o to_o lay_v their_o hand_n this_o be_v reveal_v by_o mordecay_n what_o honour_v for_o this_o get_v he_o say_v the_o king_n â—he_v servant_n say_v for_o he_o be_v do_v nothing_o in_o this_o mean_a time_n haman_n without_o delay_n be_v come_v to_o court_n to_o cause_n hang_v mordecai_n then_o say_v the_o king_n servant_n unto_o the_o king_n that_o haman_n stand_v in_o the_o court_n in_o he_o bring_v say_a ahasuerus_n who_o to_o haman_n say_v what_o gift_n shall_v be_v give_v or_o what_o honour_v lay_v upon_o the_o man_n on_o who_o the_o king_n delight_n be_v to_o bestow_v honour_n with_o all_o his_o might_n now_o proud_a haman_n think_v in_o his_o lofty_a heart_n that_o to_o he_o the_o king_n will_v this_o all_o impart_v thus_o he_o answ'r_v let_v the_o apparel_n dear_a which_o ahasuerus_n use_v for_o to_o wear_v be_v bring_v with_o horse_n on_o which_o he_o king_n do_v ride_v let_v all_o be_v the_o crown_n be_v set_v upon_o his_o head_n and_o thus_o in_o pomp_n let_v he_o even_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o some_o great_a prince_n be_v clothe_v then_o let_v command_n be_v give_v that_o he_o most_o humble_o with_o all_o speed_n bring_v he_o on_o horseback_n and_o through_o the_o street_n lead_v and_o then_o proclaim_v the_o rider_n there_o before_o thus_o shall_v it_o be_v do_v without_o less_o or_o more_o unto_o the_o man_n who_o the_o king_n majesty_n delight_v to_o honour_n with_o great_a dignity_n then_o say_v the_o king_n unto_o haman_n make_v haste_n now_o take_v my_o horse_n and_o my_o apparel_n best_o â—s_v thou_o have_v say_v and_o do_v to_o mordecai_n â—et_o nothing_o fail_v do_v all_o without_o delay_n then_o haman_n take_v the_o apparel_n and_o the_o horse_n â—aving_a within_o his_o heart_n grief_n and_o remorse_n â—s_v the_o king_n have_v ordain_v without_o delay_n haman_n do_v each_o thing_n unto_o mordecay_n â—efore_o who_o face_n he_o do_v proclaim_v this_o thing_n this_o be_v the_o man_n in_o who_o our_o prince_n and_o king_n have_v his_o delight_n and_o bid_v tell_v at_o this_o hour_n that_o his_o delight_n be_v this_o man_n to_o honour_n then_o mordecai_n