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Britain had taken him captive; as it is writ- ten in the nine-teenth chapter of the Colum- bian Chronicle.

18. This man had been appointed to com- mand, and to lead the people forth againfl: the hod of Britain, but inafmuch as he was not like minded with George^ the chief captain, he inclined not to go forth.

19. But it came to pafs, when he faw that the people looked not towards him as in days paft, he changed his mind and went out be- fore the people.

20. And on the morning of the next day, he was commanded to affault the enemy, and give them battle.

21. And when Henry ^ chlsf captain of the hofc of Britain, was told that the people of the Provinces were coming towards him, he fent the f^ores, the baggage, and all the d-ufF that appertained to the hod, away; dnd Knephausen, chief captain of the German fol- dier?, had charge thereof.