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of rocks, It was a high place, and the gover- nor and his company gat upon the rocks and they fhot at Benedid from thence; and the beafl: on which Benedicl fat was killed; and he was in great jeopardy, being entangled with the furniture of the beafl.

12. And when a foldier who was with the frovernor, faw that Benedicl was in an evil cafe, he ran and thought to have pierced him with an indrument, and llain him therewith 5

13. But BenediSI perceiving the intent of the foldier, fhot at him, and (lev/ him there, and then made his efcape.

14. And it came to pafs, after this, that tht governor journeyed onwards; and the people of the provinces followed after him until the men of Bricain gat into the fnips that waited for them at an appointed place.

15. Now there were ilain and taken cap- tive of the men who followed afteg- the go- vernor, between two and three hundred per- fons.