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weary becaiife the men of Britaia held it a- gainft them.

1 8. Then the chief men of war among ft the people, confulted together, what they ihould do, and they faid amongfl themfelves. Let us even now take the (Irong hold by force, and let the young men go forth in their might, and fcalc the walls thereof; fo will the gar- rifon be fmittcn with fear, and we will take them captives.

1 9. But it came to pafs, that while the peo- ple were affembled together about this thingj lo! the tall fhips* of the king of Britain, ap- peared nigh unto the hold.

20. Then were the people difmayed, inaf. much as they knew that the fliips were (Irong and mighty, and that the deftroying engines in the (hips were many in number.

21. And it was fo, that the mariners in she king's (hips, were too hard for the men


 * Comtninded by Sir George Collier.