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 ing within himself for anger, in great rage tore up, with his mighty arms, a huge piece of a rock; Ajax seeing him bend a- gainst him such a mighty and unusual weapon, tore up a huge wild ash by the root, whereupon Hector threw his rocky instrument with great violence, but the o- ther leaping back, it fell ihort: then A- jax advancing, he darted his tree at him part of which falling on Hector’s should- er, made him stoop with one knee to the ground. Upon this the two armies being driven by violence of motion, rushed in between them as a flowing tide and parted them.

In this battle many famous warriors were slain on both sides ; however the Trojan: boasted of victory, and night coming on left the field, and retired to the city. After this battle and some others of less note, tin Greeks sued for a truce, which was granted for two months ; in which time hostilities ceasing, the slain were buried, the Trojans went into the Greeks camp, and the Greeks into the city of Troy at pleasure, without any molestation. CHAP