Caused — The army, and commanders were weary of the siege, but the immovable resolution of the king kept them on. A great service — It was service to the justice of God. It was great service both for hardness of work, heaviness of burdens, and length of the siege, thirteen years together. Made bald — Through age, or sicknesses, or continued wearing of helmets. Peeled — Galled with carrying burdens. No wages — For though Tyre was very rich, when first besieged, much wealth was carried away during the siege, much spent and wasted in the siege, and what was left, preserved by articles of surrender.

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