[Footnote97:Tacit。Annal。xiii。31。

　　Note:ThecustomsportoriaexistedinthetimesoftheancientkingsofRome。TheyweresuppressedinItaly，A。U。694，bythePraetor，CeciliusMatellusNepos。Augustusonlyreestablishedthem。Seenoteabove。—W。]

　　[Footnote98:SeePliny，Hist。Natur。l。vi。c。23，lxii。c。

　　18。HisobservationthattheIndiancommoditiesweresoldatRomeatahundredtimestheiroriginalprice，maygiveussomenotionoftheproduceofthecustoms，sincethatoriginalpriceamountedtomorethaneighthundredthousandpounds。]

　　[Footnote99:Theancientswereunacquaintedwiththeartofcuttingdiamonds。]

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