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and be promoted to honor; yeaj they (hali have a name amongll his chief fervants.
10. Now the men of Britain were lifted up in their minds, for they fuppofed that the fpirit of rebellion was quenched in the South- ern Provinces, and that the people were fub- dued.
11. Howbeit, fearing left their brethren from the other provinces, would come and flir them up to rebel, they placed garrifons of foldiers in many places in the province.
12. Then Clinton the king's captain, left the province, and went back again to the city of York, and great part of the hod v^ent with him; howbeit, he left four thoufand valiant men, to keep the Southern province; and
Coniwallis was chief captain over the men of
war.
13. Now, though the inhabitants were humbled, and the fear of the men of Bri- tain weighed down their fpirits, neverthelefs, they fecretly defired their overthrow*
