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SICILY AND MALTA, 79
respected by the other banditti all over the
issand; and the persons of those they ac-
company are ever held sacred. For these
reasons, most travellers chuse to hire a
couple of them from town to town; and
may thus travel over the whole issand in
safety. To illustrate their character the
more, he added two stories, which happen-
ed but a few days ago, and are still in every
body's mouth:
A number of people were found digging
in a place where some treasure was supposed
to have been hid during the plague: As this
had been forbid under the most severe pe-
nalties, they were immediately carried to
prison, and expected to have been treated
without mercy; but luckily for the others,
one of these heroes happened to be of the
number. He wrote to the Prince of Villa
Franca, and made use of such powerful
arguments in their favour, that they were
all immediately set at liberty.
This
respected by the other banditti all over the
issand; and the persons of those they ac-
company are ever held sacred. For these
reasons, most travellers chuse to hire a
couple of them from town to town; and
may thus travel over the whole issand in
safety. To illustrate their character the
more, he added two stories, which happen-
ed but a few days ago, and are still in every
body's mouth:
A number of people were found digging
in a place where some treasure was supposed
to have been hid during the plague: As this
had been forbid under the most severe pe-
nalties, they were immediately carried to
prison, and expected to have been treated
without mercy; but luckily for the others,
one of these heroes happened to be of the
number. He wrote to the Prince of Villa
Franca, and made use of such powerful
arguments in their favour, that they were
all immediately set at liberty.
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