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Provinces had annoyed the veffel with fome of the deltroying engines; and the boatmen feared to row the boat to the velTel.

. 8. And BenediB fpake to Andre ^ nearly on this wife : Behold! now the veiTel in which thou camefi: is removed, and fear hath taken hold of the boatmen; therefore, it will be better for thee to tarry with me this night, and on the morrow, verily, thou (halt go on thy way, and fome of the young men fhali condu6i: thee to the city,

9. So the young man, even Andre^ tarried with Benedid; and fearing lefi fome of the people of the Provinces fhould take him for a fervant of the king of Britain, he put off his foldier's apparel, and arrayed himfelf iii plain clothing, and changed his name.

10. And when a convenient time was come, he took his leave of Benedlcl who gave him a written paper, called by the people in thofe daySj a pafs \ and it v/as fo, when any of the people were fhewn the written paperp they