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diB ran the fiiips to the land, and the fhips were as walls and bulv/arks againfl the bails of the deflroying engines, and the men gat fafe to land.

27. And Benediei fearing, left the fbips fliould fall into the hands of the fervants of the king of Britain, he burned them with fire.

28. Now the banner of the great Sanhe- drim was in the fhip that Benedid was in; and he caft in his mind that he fhould get a blot if the banner fhould fall into the hands of the enemy, therefore he tarried in the fhip until the fire was kindled; and Benedict gat great honor amongft the armed men, and his fame was fpread afar off.

29. Thus ended the battle between the two ^captains; and the winter was nigh at hand, and the foldiers of the king of Britain were fain to depart into their winter habitations.

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