The prisoners were disallowed to contact with a lawyer.

I got stuck on 4 across.

In the courſe of the firſt Mithridatic war, which laſted ſcarcely five years, the provinces of Achaia and of Aſia ſuffered deeper wounds than had been inflicted on them during the long and obſtinate ſtruggles among Alexander's ſucceſſors.

“Well sah, we done de secum hole in six an de Cunnel like to bus' wif excitement cause he ain never done hit befo' in less'n 'leven,—an we done de third in eight cause de Cunnel tuk fouah putts from bout six foot,—-an de fou'th in fouah an Ah ...