. The works of Josephus. the Captain of the Idumeans, talking upon the Wall with one of his friends, ^flafnT^ being ftiiken in the breaft with an Arrow by an Arabian Souldier, prefently died : which * caufed great lamentation among the Jews, and forrow amongft the Seditious, for he was very valiant and wife. N Book VI. Of th Wars of the J E W S, C H A P. V 11 I, îhe fall of the Toïver, and horv the two WaUs rvere tahcK. TH E night following, there was a great tumult among the Romans : for titii^ theEmpereur had commanded to build three Towers, fifty Cupits higha-psicc eachone upon a fev
. The works of Josephus. the Captain of the Idumeans, talking upon the Wall with one of his friends, ^flafnT^ being ftiiken in the breaft with an Arrow by an Arabian Souldier, prefently died : which * caufed great lamentation among the Jews, and forrow amongft the Seditious, for he was very valiant and wife. N Book VI. Of th Wars of the J E W S, C H A P. V 11 I, îhe fall of the Toïver, and horv the two WaUs rvere tahcK. TH E night following, there was a great tumult among the Romans : for titii^ theEmpereur had commanded to build three Towers, fifty Cupits higha-psicc eachone upon a feveral Mount, that from thence he might the more cafily beat the Ene-mies from the Walls : but one of thefe Towers in the raidft of the night fell down with- j out any aflault. And making a great noife with the fall, fear fell upon the whole Ar-my ; who fufpeding it a Stratagem of the Jews, every one ran to his Arms,and fo therewas a great iumuk m the Camp: and becaufe no Man could tell what it v/as alongtime, they iiood a mazed, every one asking his fellow what had happened. But feeingno E/icmy come, they began to apprehend Treafok amongft themielves ; till fuch rimeas r?/«^ uuderftanding the matter, caufed the truth thereof to be prefently proclaimedthroughout the Camp-, andthe Tumult ( with much ado ) was
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