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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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