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quite clear, appointed a Meeting of all his Fleet at 

 the Haven of Brunduftumj and from thence failing 

 round into the Adriatick^ he went diredlly to attack 

 thefe Pyrates in their Hi\res ; as fbon as he came 

 near the Corecefium in Cilicia^ where the Remainder of 

 the Pyrates now lay, they had the Hardinefs to 

 come and give him Battle, but the Genius of old 

 Romn prevailed, and the Pyrates received an entire 

 Overthrow, being all either taken or deftroyed ; but 

 as they made many ftrong Fortrelfes upon the Sea 

 Coaft, and built Caftles and ftrong Holds up the 

 Country, about the Foot of Mount T^z^w, he was 

 obliged to befiege the tn with his Army Ibme Pla- 

 ces he took by Storm, others furrendered to his 

 Mercy, to whom he gave their Lives, and at length 

 he made an entire Conqueft. 



But it is probable, that had thele Pyrates received 

 fufficient Notice of the Roman Preparation againft 

 them, lb as they might have had Time to draw 

 their fcattered Streas,th into a Body, to have met 

 Pompey by Se^y the Advantage appeared greatly oa 

 their Side, in Numbers of Shipping, and of Men 5 

 nor did they want Courage, as may be feen by their 

 coming out of the Port of Coracefmmy to give the 

 RomamB^ttle^ with a Force much inferior to their's^ 

 I fay, had they overthrown Pompeyy it is likely they 

 would have made greater Attempts, and Rome^ 

 which had conquered the whole World, might have 

 been fubdued by a Parcel of Pyrates. 



This is a Proof how dangerous it is to Govern- 

 ments to be negligent, and not take an early Care 

 in fuppreliing thefe Sea Banditti, before they gather 

 Strength. 



The Truth of this Maxim may be better exem- 

 plified in the Hiftory @f Barbaronfe^ a Native irx 

 the City of Mltylene^ in the Ifland of Lesbos^ in the 

 £^em Sea ; a Fellow of ordinary Birth, who being 

 bred to the Sp^^ firft fet out from thence upvon 



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