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What news? what news?
Sad news, for there hath been a Battel fought betwixt the two Armies, and our Army is beaten, and many of our gallant men slain.
I am sorry for that.
Sir I suppose you are come newly from the Army, pray report the Battel?
Truly I came not now from the Army, but from the Town the Generals heroical Lady and the rest of the heroicks did surprize, seise and plunder.
What the Garrison Town they were sent to for safety?
Yes.
And doth their number encrease?
O very much, for after the suprisal of the Town the women in that Town did so approve of their gallant actions, as every one desired to be inlisted in the roul, and number of the Amazonian Army, but in the mean time of the forming of their Army, intelligence was brought of the Battel which was fought, and that there was such loss of both sides as each Army retir'd back, being both so weak as neither was able to keep the Field, but that the loss was greater on the reformed Army, by reason there was so many of their gallant men slain, but this news made many a sad heart and weeping eyes in the Female Army; for some have lost their Husbands, some their Fathers, others their Brothers, Lovers and Friends.
Certainly this will fright them out of the Field of War, and cause them to lay by their Heroick designs.
I know not what they will do, for they are very secret to their de∣signs, which is strange, being all women.