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154 appointed; if his Courage do not forake him. When the Aembly is met, and the Combatants arrived, every body being ilent and attentive to hear, what End the Combat will take; the Challenger firt enters the Lits, and begins to ing, accompanying it with the Beat of his Drum. The Challenged ries alo, and in Silence litens, until his Champion or Adverary has done inging. Then he likewie enters the Lits, armed with the ame Weapons, and lays about his Party, the bet he can. And thus they alternately ing as long as their Stock of Ditties lats. He that firt gives over, is reckoned overcome and conquered. In this ort of they reproach and upbraid one another with their Failings. And this is their common Way of taking Vengeance.

There is not to be expected great Ingenuity, or Sallies and Points of Wit in their Poeies, yet there is ome Cadence and Number in their Veres, and ome kind of Rhime in them. For an Intance of which I