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4. And William^ chief captain of the hofl of Britain, having gotten all things in readi- nefs, he prepared to take the city : and lo 1 when he had gotten about three fcore men to land, fome of the people of the provinces U'ho were encamped behind a bank that they had call up, were afraid, and fled before the tatTi of Britain.

5. And George^ the chief captain, was forely grieved when he faw that the people fled before their enemies; inafmuch, as the men of Britain would triumph : and he faid within himfelf, Lo! now we fhall be a re- proach and a bye word amongfl: all nations!

5. But it came to pafs, on the next day, that the men who had fled before the men of Britain, being fmitten in their own minds with fliame, came and offered themfelves to go forth againd the army of Britain.

7; And it came to pafs, that fome of the army of Britain came out againfl the men who had offered themfelves, and the captain