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distance between which is about fifty leagues, after having last 120.000. Men in this undertaking He was oblig'd to relinquish it; He sent able Phynician Mariners to descover the Coasts of Africa, who return'd happily through the Treights of Gibraltar after a Voyage of three Years, which is remarkable as they had as Compass to direct them.

Nechoas then assembl'd an Army to deletion march against /deletion addition attack /addition the Babylonians, & begun his march into Judea, deletion but /deletion Josias deletion the King /deletion thought it more advisable to prevent him from passing, than perhaps to wage War against Him when he should have succeeded at Babylon; addition ^^ but /addition Joisias was kill'd in the first Battle, Nechoas then procueeded in his first plan for He defeated the Babylonians & took Chareamis, & then return'd to Ægypt.

Nabopolapar King of Babylon sent his Son Nabucodonosor to reconquer what the Ægyptians had taken from him in this He entirely succeeded.

underline Psammis /underline Succeeded His Father Nichoas, but as nothing very remarkablee pass'd during his reign we will

mention that of his Son & Successor

underline Apries /underline who from His great successes in the first Years of His Reign thought that even He was safe from any harm the Gods could do him; at length