The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-06-25

Commonly called the 5M Book of Chr,
CHAP. l.
! l. Now II happened IN the seyen,l, =
of The reign of king james, and the ' ,,,
thousand four hundred and cIe,.nIb# W.. WI
alter the carrying Away captive unto g.t.
lon,
2. That the king, being deeply strirka.
IN years, aud nigh unlu death. OH
unto him his cnunsrllors and chief -,
aud his captains over thousands, and ~
captains over hundreds, aud his can,.' ,'
over tens. ''''
3. And he said unto them, Behold H..
time approacheth when must be ga,b.r Wv
unto my fathers, for my spirit Ma,5,,
taint within me, and my heart il a."
troubled; the Lord hath. numbered n
days, and 10, the sceptie departeth fro9,
my hand. '''n
!. Now, therefore, tell ye the neonlo ;.
seek ont from among thelnsely.s. :; ,n.',
/ 10 ruiz over them one who hath IN, c.sr1r
ia Lord before his eyes, and who's. I,,;
Is strong, even as the hand vi Sampsoo ~
slew tie men of GAIA. WI"
5. III. III the chief men proclair0.I.
words OF The king unto the nsn,,lo -,
they said .into them, Choose 20 Frau, "'s
mong the mighty men WIN stand in ,t.
court of the kin, house, and n, m. h,,, ,,'e
of the gamblers, AM. in the distap. yilsa'o
a man To rule over you. o.
9 Then the eyes of the people ws,.
turned with one accord upon John. whns.
surname is Quincy, who for many year,
had been chief scribe, and who alsn stoo.
al the kings right hand, and recorded lin,
words of his mouth and the DEGREES wbilh
he did issue.
7. And they cried aloud aud said, Let
John, even John Quincy, be king fr A.
rnong the wise men of the earth, wno "a
like unto him, and among the cunning men.
who may he compared with him
q. Howheit, certain of the rulers, SONS nc
Belial, hardened their hearts and scoiled at
the words of the people
3. And they said among themselves, Let
us seHd forth lying reports against John.
and against the king, and against the meek
and godty men of the land
10. That the people may be moved 10
wrath, and may cast John cut from before
their eyes, and then, peradycnture, one of
IT'S may be taken in.
IL. So they sent out runners info all
parts of the country, having evil words up.
1
their mouths:
| IL. And they said unto the people, WHY
will ye make John your king Is he not
the son of John the elder. who scourgcd
you with a srourge Of scorpions, aud who
was sore plague unto the nation and is
it not written in the book of the command.
ments, vii visit the sins of the ia.
theirs upon thu children unto the third
| al e a.. l.
me z"
ID. Now, therefore, depart We from fol.
lowing after John, and chose unto YOU for
your king, William whose surnamris Has-
ris, the sob of Crawford for he hath in
store for you much fine gold and costly
apparel, which he hath bid in the closet Of
the kings hpuse.
IA. But others called out and said, NAY.
but let Henry be king for he is a maker
nf roads and digger of bitches, and hath
fields of corn and Of strong hemp.
| Is. And others after them cried ont and
said, Is not Andrew a great soldier aud
hath he not smitten the Seminoe-, and
crushed your enemies under his feet aud
II, IN his zeal, he hath crushed some of yon
also, was II not for your welfare, ye sens,
less aud stiff nccked generation
| 10 And after them others still cried cut
Saying, Let John, whose surname is Cal,
Ttss4n, be king how beit they soon after he'd T
their peace.
II. And when the people heard these
| sayings, they vsre in n quanJary pad
Knew not " hat tt do Tor they Wtrr car.
| fused like anlo the confusion of Babe,
when mems tongues were conloutdrd 10.
grihtr yet many remained true 10 The
cause of the chief scribe, and they toHtd
IN their hearts that he should be king.
ID. And while these things were yet do.
ing in the city of the fathers, even ia the
sanctum sanctorum OF the rulers If the
land. where We're gathered together the
| scribes, & the chief priests, s. the gabtlrrs
and all the mighty men, the captains ofthe
hosts
10. And in the cities and in the tawrs
aud in the villages, and in the streets ard
by-rlacrs thereof;
90. Behold William and Henry and Aa.
drew did league themselves with the devil
even that great serpent, TO send forth
PORTION of their spirit unto the towns lht
border on the great river Euphrates.
81. Aud their spirit did go forth, aided
by the wicked one, and did stir up the pro-
pie of those towns To evil duings, aud 10
seditIon, and 10 acts of violence.
22. llowbeit, many of them remained
true TO the religion of their fathers aud to
the cause of the chief scribe.
80. And il happened in one of those
towns, which standcth on Hill, not many
furlongs from the great river, and when
called st. Franeisville, by reason of the h.
thiness Of the streets aud public places
thereof
%. That certain sons of Belial, who haa
received PARTON ofthe spirit "i Andre"
and Of William, conspired among the"
selves, and said,
25. Let us call together an assembly
the people, and let us persuade them 'i'"'
they cease from following after Ion:t