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A FULL AND TRUE

ACCOUNT

OF THE

BATTLE

FOUGHT LAST FRIDAY, &C.

Whoever examines with due circumspection into the Annual Records of Time,[1] will find it remarked that War is the child of Pride, and Pride the daughter of Riches; the former of which assertions may be soon granted, but one cannot so easily subscribe to the latter, for pride is nearly related to beggary and want, either by father or mother, and sometimes by both; and to speak naturally, it very seldom happens among men to fall out when all have enough, invasions usually travelling from North to South, that is to say from poverty

  1. Riches produceth pride; Pride is war's ground, &c. Vid. Ephem. de Mary Clarke; opt. Edit.