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three fcore and eight perfons j and there were flain of the men of Ethan^ fifteen; and the refidue made their efcape : and Ethan was fent bound to the iiland of Britain.

6. And it came to pafs, that Montgomery^ the chief captain of the hod, journeyed on- wards to a town,* wherein were fome fol- diers, who were fervants to the king of Bri- tain.

7. Now when the captain of the foldiers was told that Montgomery ^ the chief captain, was coming againfl: the town, he put his fol- diers into the king's fhips, which had cad an- chor in the river : and the men who had fled into the (hips, hafliened down the river, hoping to efcape that way.

8. But a captain, whofe fur-name was Eaji- cn^ and fervant to the Sanhedrim of the peo- ple, v/ithftood the fhips, an,d overcame them,

and took the people captives, and got much fpoil out of the fhips.


 * Montreal.