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21. And he reported all the things which George^ the chief captain, had done j and how that the fervants of the king were gone into captivity 5 and fome were flain in the battle I

22. Now when the hofl of the king of Britain, heard thefe things, the people were fore amazed, and they gaped on the meiTen- ger with their mouths, for they will not what' they did, for they were aftonifhed out of meafure!

CHAP. XXL

The British army retreat to Brunswick — Sklr* mishes with small parties,

/i-ND it came to pafs, that the hod of the king of Britain, fled to a certain town* in the province of Jerfey, which was nigh unto the fea-coafl, and they cared not to go forth far into the country, left the people of the pro-


 * New- Brunswick.

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