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For Aman, a Macedonian, the son of Amadatha, being indeed a stranger from the Persian blood, and far distant from our goodness, and as a stranger received of us,
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And we must take care for the time to come, that our kingdom may be quiet and peaceable for all men,
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Both by changing our purposes, and always judging things that are evident with more equal proceeding.
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For Aman, a Macedonian, the son of Amadatha, being indeed a stranger from the Persian blood, and far distant from our goodness, and as a stranger received of us,
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Had so far forth obtained the favour that we shew toward every nation, as that he was called our father, and was continually honoured of all the next person unto the king.
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But he, not bearing his great dignity, went about to deprive us of our kingdom and life: