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The townsmen of Orekhov and of the Korel town came to Novgorod complaining of Knyaz Patriki: and Knyaz Patriki incited the Slavno quarter to rise; and caused confusion in Novgorod. And the Slavno people sided with the Knyaz and they held a Veche in Yaroslav's Court, while another Veche met at St. Sophia; and both were in arms as for battle, and they dismantled the great bridge; but God and St. Sophia preserved us from civil war. But they took away those towns from the Knyaz, and they gave him [the two towns of] Russa and Ladoga.

• The same year a fire broke out at St. Lazar's in the Nerev quarter, and the Church of St. Lazar and another, that of St. Peter, were burnt.

• The same year there was a darkness for many days and nights, and birds could not see whither to fly, and kept falling to the ground and into the water, and people dared not go on the lakes or on the rivers; and there was grief and trouble amongst Christians. This is God punishing us, brethren, for our sins, showing us the way to repentance, in order that we should repent of our wicked ways. Having punished us, have mercy on us, O Lord ! And there was light, and we were glad.

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