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chor among the Iflands, and took thole who had 

 taken him before, with fome others • the Money he 

 found upon them he made Prize of,, to reimburft 

 his Charges^ and he carry'd the Men to Pergamus or 

 Trf^^ and there fecured them in Prifbn : In the mean 

 Time, he appiy'd himfelf to Jumusy then Governor 

 oF JJidy to whom it belonged to judge and deter- 

 mine of the Punifliment of thefe Men • but Jumus 

 finding there was no Money to be had, anfwered 

 C^efar^ that he would think at his Leifure, what 

 vvas to be done with thofe Prifbners Cafar took his 

 Leave of him, returned back to Pergamusy and com- 

 manded that the Prilbners fhould be brought out 

 and executed, according to Law in that Cafe provi- 

 ded ; which is taken Notice of, in a Chapter at the 

 End of this Book, concerning the Laws in Cafes of 

 Pyracy : And thus he gave them that Punifhment in 

 Earneft, which he had often threatned them with 

 in Jeft. 



C^far went ftrait to RomCy where, being engaged 

 in the Defigns of his own private Ambition, as 

 were aimoft all the leading Men in Romcy the Py- 

 rates who were left, had Time to increafe to a pro- 

 digious Strength ^ for while the civil Wars lafted, 

 the Seas were left unguarded, fo that Plutarch tells 

 us, that they erefted diverle Arfenals full of all 

 manner of warlike Stores, made commodious Har- 

 bours, let up Watch-Towers and Beacons all along 

 the Coafts of Cilicla ; that they had a mighty Fleet, 

 well equipped and furniHAi^ with Galliots of Oars, 

 mannM, not only with Men of defperate Courage, 

 bat aiio with expert Pilots and Mariners • they 

 had their Ships of Force, and light Pinnaces for 

 cruifiog and making Difcoveries, in all no lefs than 

 a thoufaiid Sail fo glorioafly fet out, that they 

 were as much to be envied for their gallant Shew, 

 -2% feared for their Force-, having the Stern and 

 Quarters ull gilded with Gold and their Oars plated | 



with ! 



