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■that was a king, would not be fond of war? David, however, 

 curfes thofe that delight in war, fays Ammonios. Therefore, 

 replied I, there muft be pleafure in it, or elle no body would 

 fall into a fui that was difagreeable in itfelf, and at the fame 

 time forbidden by God. Well, well, replied Ammonios, this is 

 not a time for argument, fee what a glorious fpcdacle we 

 Ihall all be before funfet. 



At this time Powuflfen^s whole army was diftincftly feen; 

 they came riding backwards and forwards with great vio- 

 lence, more as if they were diverting themfelves, than ad- 

 vancing to attack an enemy, of our confequence, that was 

 waiting them. They feemed like two wings, and a main bo- 

 dy, each nearly equal in numbers, as far as I could guefs, and 

 are defcribed in the plan by the letters L L, but they were 

 fom«times all in one croud together, and in fuch perpetual 

 motion, that it was impoliible to afcertain their precife 

 form. 



Four men, upon unruly, high-mettled, or at leaft ill- 

 broke horfes, rode galloping a fmall fpace before, conver- 

 fing together, as if making their obfervations upon us: 

 they were now arrived at about fix hundred yards difianre, 

 but it was not a time to make accurate calculation ; they 

 then made a Hop, and began extending the left of their 

 line to the weftward, as defcribed by M M. I fuppofe, too, 

 their horfes needed to breathe a little, after they had fo 

 imprudently blown them to no purpcfe. 



In the middle of their cavalry, or rather a little more 



towards their right, than oppofue to the place where the 



king was, a large red flag was feen to rilie, and was faluted 



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