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unto John^ he turned himfelf about and fought with them, and flayed them from breaking in upon the hoft \ and the govern- or v/as vexed, inafmuch as he had purpofed in his heart to make them all captives.

13. And John called a council of his cap- tains and the chief men in the hofl, and they communed together-, and the greater part ad- vifed to depart thence to the (trong hold,* that Eihari and BenediSl had taken,

14. Now it forely grieved the people of the provinces, that the holl of Columbia failed to eilablifh themfelves in the province, inafmuch, as they feared that the army of the king of Britain would annoy the other pro- vinces from thence.

15. And it came to pafs, that the princes of the provinces, even the great Sanhedrim of the people, fent Horatio^ \ a chief cap- tain, and twelve thoufand men of the peo- ple of the provinces followed after him j and


 * Ticonderoga. f General Gates,