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There were ten thousand Doubters, and fifteen thousand Blood-men, and they were put under several captains for the war; and old Incredulity was again made general of the army.

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Blood-men: his standard-bearer bare the red colours, and his scutcheon was the murdering club.

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Now this siege was long, and many a fierce attempt did the enemy, especially those called the Blood-men, make upon the town of Mansoul; and many a shrewd brush did some of the townsmen meet with from them, especially Captain Self-Denial, who, I should have told you before, was commanded to take the care of Ear-gate and Eye-gate now against the Blood-men.

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Captain Esau was captain over two bands, namely, the Bloodmen that grudged that another should have the blessing; also over the Blood-men that are for executing their private revenge upon others: his standard-bearer bare the red colours, and his scutcheon was one privately lurking to murder

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Captain Patience with him, and go and take care of that side of Mansoul that was beleaguered by the Blood-men.

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Blood-men, and give them many notable alarms, and entered several brisk skirmishes with them, and also did some execution upon them; but you must think that this could not easily be done, but he must meet with brushes himself, for he carried several of their marks in his face; yea, and some in some other parts of his body.

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Wherefore these Blood-men he reserved while now that they might, when all his engines proved ineffectual, as his last and sure card, be played against the town of Mansoul.

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Those that went out against the Blood-men did as they were commanded: they forbore to slay any, but sought to compass them about.

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Patience, with Captain Self-Denial, and the rest that were to join with them, went out against the Blood-men.

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For you must know that, as for the Blood-men, they were not so much that Mansoul should be surrendered, as that Mansoul should be destroyed, and cut off out of the land of the living.

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