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ing In of the waters upon the pailures of the hurDandnien, when the rivers are fwclled by the vehement driving of the eaft wind!

22. And the batde lafted about the fpace of two hours, and the noife of the deftroying engines was like the continued rumbling of thunder in the midfl of fummer!

23. And It was fo, that while the people of the Provinces were gathering the fpoil of their enemies, lo! the company from Batten- kill were nigh at hand, about fixteen fur- longs off.

24. Then were the people of the Provinces Hrengthened by another company,* and they moved towards their enemies, as to a certain Ticcory; and they met the fervants of the king; who were taken in an evil net, and three hundred of them were llain, and (eYen hundred were taken captive.

- 25. Now when the princes of the Provin- ces, even the great Sanhedrim, heard of


 * Ccl. Warner's ConiJncHtal Keg.