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6. Know thou of a truth, that my heart IS not with thy heart in this thing, for verily thy fervant knoweth, that the people who oc- cupy the country round about, are true men; they love the king, and are zealous to ob- ferve the laws of the realm of Britain :

, 7. Send therefore only a fmall company of the young men of the hoft, and let them go forth, and let the banners of Britain, even the royal enfign of the king, go before them 5 and verily thou fhalt behold the people ga- ther to it, like the gathering of the congre- gation before the doors of the fynagogue when alms are wont to be given.

8. And it was fo, that Burgoyne^ the chief captain hearkened to the voice of Skine^ and he fent a certain captain* with his company, who came from the German country, and five icore of the Barbarians of the wildernefs followed after them.


 * Col. Baum.