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When I heard this, I was in doubt what to do, and hesitated by what
means I might deliver Tiberias from the rage of the Galileans; for I could
not deny that those of Tiborias had written to the king, and invited him
to come to them; for his letters to them, in answer thereto, would fully
prove the truth of that. So I sat a long time musing with myself, and then
said to them, "I know well enough that the people of Tiberias have
offended; nor shall I forbid you to plunder the city. However, such things
ought to be done with discretion; for they of Tiberias have not been the
only betrayers of our liberty, but many of the most eminent patriots of
the Galileans, as they pretended to be, have done the same. Tarry therefore
till I shall thoroughly find out those authors of our danger, and then
you shall have them all at once under your power, with all such as you
shall yourselves bring in also." Upon my saying this, I pacifie the
multitude, and they left off their anger, and went their ways; and I gave
orders that he who brought the king's letters should be put into bonds;
but in a few days I pretended that I was obliged, by a necessary affair
of my own, to out of the kingdom. I then called Crispus privately, and
ordered him to make the soldier that kept him drunk, and to run away to
the king. So when Tiberias was in danger of being utterly destroyed a second
time, it escaped the danger by my skillful management, and the care that
I had for its preservation.
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