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14. And they communed together in fecret, and encouraged one another to hope that they were not forgotten by the great Sanhe- drim; ^

15. Now there was a valiant man of that country, v»^ho had not fubmitted to the fer- vants of the king; he was as a thorn in the fides of the men of war, and his name was

16. Marion, ah^o was next unto him, and was valiant in battle : thefe two men were like hornets; they let the men of Britain have no refl all the while they remained in the pro- vince.

17. They frequently came upon them at unawares, and furprifed them in their places of defence.

18. Succeeding generations v/ill hear of their fame, and rejoice, and their valiant ads will be known in difrant kingdomit; flran-


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