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No sooner had the captain made this speech to his soldiers, but one
Mr. Speedy came post to the captain from the Prince, to tell him
that Emmanuel was at hand. This news when the captain had
received, he communicated to the other field-officers, and they
again to their soldiers and men of war. Wherefore, like men raised
from the dead, so the captains and their men arose, made up to the
enemy, and cried as before, 'The sword of the Prince Emmanuel, and
the shield of Captain Credence!'
The Diabolonians also bestirred themselves, and made resistance as
well as they could; but in this last engagement the Diabolonians
lost their courage, and many of the doubters fell down dead to the
ground. Now, when they had been in heat of battle about an hour or
more, Captain Credence lift up his eyes and saw, and, behold,
Emmanuel came; and he came with colours flying, trumpets sounding,
and the feet of his men scarce touched the ground, they hasted with
that celerity towards the captains that were engaged. Then did
Credence wind with his men to the townward, and gave to Diabolus
the field: so Emmanuel came upon him on the one side, and the
enemies' place was betwixt them both.
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