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 and exhort to fight manfully, preently the Troops of hore come, and ome colours of footmen, and encompae the Theater, wherein, on their eats, the Judges of Cæar with the Senators did it; the Market place, the treets and al the houes are filled with numberlee numbers of pectators.

12. The Martyrs are called forth one after another, and do go to their death, and undergo it without daunting, for whoever was called forth, hatned with no lee chearfullnee, than as if he had gone to a banquet, or ome other delights; and it was done after the ame manner by each of them, (as M. Roacius doth decribe) peaking to the other. Mot loving friends farewell, God give unto you the comfort of his Spirit, parience and courage, that what formerly with your heart, your mouth, and your hands, ye have affirmed, ye may do the like by your glorious death, behold I goe before, that I may ee the glory of my Lord Jeus Chrit, ye will follow me, that we may together behold the face of our Father, even in this hour all orrow departs from me, and joyful eternity hall enter in. And they which remained behind anwered, ''God above whether and to whom you are going proper your journey, and grant you pae happily from this vale of mieries this deart of goodnee, unto that Heavenly Country, let the Lord Jeus end his Angels to meet thee. Go deare Brother in thine and our Fathers houe, and'' we