Batch delete in Messages

Is there a way to batch delete multiple text messages in the Messages app on Mac?

What i did is go to the server and delete all of my messages from all my accounts. Comcast saves messages for 30 days [the least option available]. It needed to be done anyway.
I then deleted each of the 25 emails on the iPhone, quit Safari, and then restarted it. There were no 1100 emails waiting to be downloaded anymore. Hopefully, I'll remember to delete emails more often. Yeah, right, and they still have that bridge for sale in New York...
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