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20 among the Ilands, and took thoe who had taken him before, with ome others; the Money he found upon them he made Prize of, to reimbure his Charges, and he carry’d the Men to Pergamus or Troy, and there ecured them in Prion: In the mean Time, he apply’d himelf to Junius, then Governor of Aia, to whom it belonged to judge and determine of the Punihment of thee Men; but Junius finding there was no Money to be had, anwered Cæar, that he would think at his Leiure, what was to be done with thoe Prioners; Cæar took his Leave of him, returned back to Pergamus, and commanded that the Prioners hould be brought out and executed, according to Law in that Cae provided; which is taken Notice of, in a Chapter at the End of this Book, concerning the Laws in Caes of Pyracy: And thus he gave them that Punihment in Earnet, which he had often threatned them with in Jet.

Cæar went trait to Rome, where, being engaged in the Deigns of his own private Ambition, as were almot all the leading Men in Rome, the Pyrates who were left, had Time to increae to a prodigious Strength; for while the civil Wars lated, the Seas were left unguarded, o that Plutarch tells us, that they erected divere Arenals full of all manner of warlike Stores, made commodious Harbours, et up Watch-Towers and Beacons all along the Coats of Cilicia; that they had a mighty Fleet, well equipp’d and furnih’d, with Galliots of Oars, mann’d, not only with Men of deperate Courage, but alo with expert Pilots and Mariners; they had their Ships of Force, and light Pinnaces for cruiing and making Dicoveries, in all no les than a thouand Sail; o gloriouly et out, that they were as much to be envied for their gallant Shew, as fear’d for their Force; having the Stern and Quarters all gilded with Gold and their Oars plated Rh