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that the blood of the inhabitants might not be fpilt.

15. But the governor hearkened not unto the voice of Monigo?nery^ but fliot at the mes- senger from the wali, and the messenger re- turned.

1 5. Then the chief captain, Montgomery^ divided the hoft into four bands, and he ap- pointed a captain to each band, and it came to pafs in the morning, about the time of the cock-crowing, the four bands moved towards the town; now it was the chi^f town of the province,

17. And, as the chief captain and his ar- mour-bearer* had paffed the firft barrier, and were about to enter the fecond, lo! a ball from the deflroying engines felled them both to the earth.

18. And Benedict was wounded, and they carried him from the field of battle; but the men behaved valiantly 5 neverthelefs they


 * John MTherfon.