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appeared, the men who had pafled over the river, returned back again to the town; then

was Cornwailis difcomfited, and his thoughts were troubled.

14. Howbeit, feeing no remedy, he fent a written letter to G^or^i? the chief captain, where- in he propofed that the deflroying engines lliould ceafe to utter thunders, for the fpace, of twenty-four hours.

15. And alfo, that fuitable men, called Commiffioners, fhould be appointed to fettle the bufmefs of the fiege, and write down the agreement between the two chief captains.

1 6. Then George the chief captain, did as Cornwailis had defired him; he caufed the deilroying engines to ceafe from uttering their thunders, and fiience pervaded the whole camp.

17. And on the nineteenth day of the tenth month, in the one thoufand feven bun-

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