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 Molly, having endeavoured in vain to make a handome Retreat, faced about; and laying hold of ragged Bes, who advanced in the Front of the Enemy, he at one Blow felled her to the Ground. The whole Army of the Enemy (though near a hundred in Number) eeing the Fate of their General, gave back many Paces, and retired behind a new-dug Grave; for the Church-yard was the Field of Battle, where there was to be a Funeral that very Evening. Molly purued her Victory, and catching up a Skull which lay on the Side of the Grave, dicharged it with uch Fury, that having hit a Taylor on the Head, the two Skulls ent equally forth a hollow Sound at their Meeting, and the Taylor took preently meaure of his Length on the Ground, where the Skulls lay ide by ide, and it was doubtful which was the mot valuable of the two. Molly then taking a Thigh Bone in her Hand, fell in among the flying Ranks, and dealing her Blows with great Liberality on either Side, overthrew the Carcas of many a mighty Heroe and Heroine.

Recount, O Mue, the Names of thoe who fell on this fatal day. Firt Jemmy