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Also God did not wish to see bloodshed between brothers at the prompting of the devil; for three of the quarters of the St. Sophia side rose against Posadnik Esif Zakharinich, and summoning a Veche at St. Sophia, they went like a large army, every one armed, to his dwelling, and took his house and demolished his rooms. And Posadnik Esif fled across the river to the Carpenters' quarter ; and the entire commercial side rose in his favour, and began to rob people, and to beat off the ferry-men from the shore, and to cut up the vessels, and so they were without peace for two weeks, and then they came together in love. And they gave the Posadnik-ship to Vasili Ivanovich.

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