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13. Yet, notwithftandlng, the great coun- cil cf the provinces, even the great Sanhe- drim of the people, again besought tl-e king of Britain, that he would grant them peace, and call back his army from their borders :

14. But he was deaf to all their cries, and the lord, the chief counsellor of Britain, when he was told, that some of the servants of the king had been flain by the people in the land ol Columbia;

15. That he was exceedlns^ly wrath, and he said, Lo! these men want only to gain time to ftrengthen themselves for the battle --they cry peace, peace, and war is in their

hearts.

16. But let the king now send over another army greater than the firft, and let the ableft captains of the boil of Britain be sent over to the Iccud of Columbia, that they may make an end at once.

17. And moreover he said. Is not the con- federacy of the rebelUous provinces, as tho'