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25. Now about this time, a company of thefoldiers of the hoft of Britain, fet out privately in the night, and came upon fome of the people of the provinces while they were taking their reft in ileep;

26. -And it was paft the hour 6f midnight \7hen they fell upon the people of the provin- ces; and they flew about three hundred men 5 and there fell of the men of Britain, about eight perfons. Now, the fur-name of the captain of the men of Britain was Grey,* t

27. Now the princes of the provinces, even the great Sanhedrim, knowing of a certain- ty that the army of Britain were minded to get into the city, departed thence, left per- adventure they Ihould fall into the hands of their enemies.


 * General Grey. \ Paoll MafTacre.