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2 go American Revolution,

pie, exceeded the joy of the vine-drellers^ when the prcfles burfl out with n-^ w wme.

6. And the king fpake, and faid to his no- bles, and his counfellors : " Lo now Benja*
 * ' mhf^ Silas, and Arthur ^\ who were fcnt by
 * ' the great Sanhedrim, from the land of Co-
 * ' lumbia, are yet in our realm, and we have
 * ' not attended to their miffion.

7. " And now behold, the people of the " ern army; and it plainly appeareth unto us, " that they are able to do their own work j
 * ' Provinces, have taken captive the North-
 * ^ neverthelefs, leH we offend them, and to
 * ' prevent the breach from being made up be-
 * ' tween the king of Britain, and the people
 * ' of the Provinces, v/e think it expedient
 * ' that the men be called into our prefence.

8. " And that we make a lading covenant ^' to us in bands that cannot be" broken; fo
 * ' with thefe people, and that we bind them
 * ' will our ancient enemies, the men of Bri«

■\ Dr. Franklin; Dean, and Lee^ E^rs.