《明史·列传·卷五十三》
在此之前，上杭寇贼兴起，都指挥愈事丁泉，汶上人，善于捍卫防御。
先是，上杭贼起，都指挥佥事丁泉，汶上人，善捍御。
Before that, the Kou bandits in Shanghang had risen up, and Ding Quan, the Du zhihui (commander) of Yushi, was from Wenshang and was good at defending and guarding.
<s>[INST] Take each pair of old and new sentences and unite them into a single translation that captures the core meaning: Archaic: 先是，上杭贼起，都指挥佥事丁泉，汶上人，善捍御。 Updated: 在此之前，上杭寇贼兴起，都指挥愈事丁泉，汶上人，善于捍卫防御。 [/INST] Before that, the Kou bandits in Shanghang had risen up, and Ding Quan, the Du zhihui (commander) of Yushi, was from Wenshang and was good at defending and guarding.</s>
Take each pair of old and new sentences and unite them into a single translation that captures the core meaning: Archaic: 先是，上杭贼起，都指挥佥事丁泉，汶上人，善捍御。 Updated: 在此之前，上杭寇贼兴起，都指挥愈事丁泉，汶上人，善于捍卫防御。
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Before that, the Kou bandits in Shanghang had risen up, and Ding Quan, the Du zhihui (commander) of Yushi, was from Wenshang and was good at defending and guarding.
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