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fome of the chief men of the army of Colum- bia were taken captive; and at the dawning of the day, Henry gat up to the high place, and the people fled before the army of the men of Britain.

14. And a certain captain who was a lord* and who fought under the banners of the great Sanhedrim, came up to the help of the people, and fifteen hundred men followed after him.

15. Now there was a hill about fixteen furlongs from the main camp of the people of the provinces; and this lord and the fifteen hundred men that were with him, gat upon the hill; and the men of Britain were encamp- ed oppofite to the hill.

16. And on the morning of the fame day, the HefTians, who were the foldiers that the king of Britain had hired of the German princes; and alfo the foldiers of the king of Britain, moved towards thz hoflof the peo-


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