edbythesathingreharduponthehantheuthroanyofthe
13hereuponvespasianhopedthattheirreptied,andthatthey;butjosephusbeingndedtobreaksuandthattheyshouldanyoftheiroutaboutthebattlents,tilltheentireansabletothrouselvesthisdetherongeneraldespairoftakingthes,andtotrytoforcetheosurrender,selvesortheircitybeingabletoescape,theypreferredadeathinbattlebeforeonebyhungerandthirst
14hobesidestheforegoing,togetplentyofsentletterstohepleasedofthejethelsotooutinthenightti,theyghtbebelievedtobedogsthispassedthatroughplaselves
15andnoostpotentnoftheeallroundabouthiandbeggedofhiottooverlooktheandhilone;forthatthere,bealso,thoughtheyshouldbetaken:thatitbehisenees,nortodeserthisfriends,nortoleapoutofthatlittlegoodtonopurpose;butthatifhethissiege,heshouldbeabletobringtheerygreatrelief;forthathediatelygetthegalileanstogether,outoftheuntry,ingreatltitudes,anddraansofftheir,butonlyprovoketheronstobesiegetheoreingitastvaluablethingtotakehibutthatiftheyedthatheitoftheireageessagainstityetdidnotthispleavethepeople,butinfladtheheretohangabouthiaen,andtheeneuingtohiandfelldo,andalloftheast,andbesoughthientations,thatheintheirfortune;andithinktheydidthis,notthattheyenviedhisdeliverance,butthattheyhopedfortheiroisfortune,providedjosephus
17noserationalsoofthepeopleundertheirlantationshad;soheresolvedtostay,andaghielfndespairofthe,”noetobegintofightineaest,esuaybereeredbylateposterity”havingsaidthis,hefelltodiately,anddeasally,anddispersedtheeneesoutguards,andranasfarastheroncaitself,andpulledtheveringsoftheirtentstopieces,thatannerinberofbothdaysandnights
18uponthis,vespasian,ansdistressedbythesesallies,thoughtheyedtobedetorunaetheydethejeorpursuethear;edanyaselves,stillretiredintotheedntoavoidtheironset,andnotfightitoutenunderdesperation,oreurageousthandespair;butthattheirviolenberoftheiroffensiveenginesnohejelybytheseengines,houtbe
