And his armourbearer said unto him, Do all that [is] in thine heart: turn thee; behold, I [am] with thee according to thy heart.
Ver. 7. Turn thee; behold, I am with thee.] Here we have an example of a faithful servant, who would thus stick to his master, and adventure with him. Doubtless he would have done as much for his master, if there had been occasion, as the Earl of Huntly's servant did at Musselburgh field in Scotland, who, when the Earl, assaulted by the English, had lost his helmet, took off his own headpiece, and put it on the Earl's head. The Earl was therewith taken prisoner, but the other, for want thereof, was presently struck down. a
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