Hieroglyphica, sive, De sacris Aegyptiorvm aliarvmqve gentivm literis commentarij . eftintcr eos naturx morumcp dirsidiii, vt virfus vidum nuUo pofsicpad:o tokrarc. Facit ad hoc etiam atinquirsimum^?o?a?ca?eg?sm?t^cutum,quop?nc??esvb?deIiquc?nt,facrafacereadmoncn tur ex hircOjCUm alioqui priuati homines capram vcl agnum immolarent. C^ V^m vcro vaniloquum genus hominum-^rcgi cuipiam defpciflui habitum, ac fedu10 cuitatum oftenderecuraiTent, elcphantum& porcum adpingcbant:Elcphas enim porciaudiro gruiintiu,in fugam ieproripiteuefti/gio,no lecusac generoiioresequiprarfcrtimScythici
Hieroglyphica, sive, De sacris Aegyptiorvm aliarvmqve gentivm literis commentarij . eftintcr eos naturx morumcp dirsidiii, vt virfus vidum nuUo pofsicpad:o tokrarc. Facit ad hoc etiam atinquirsimum^?o?a?ca?eg?sm?t^cutum,quop?nc??esvb?deIiquc?nt,facrafacereadmoncn tur ex hircOjCUm alioqui priuati homines capram vcl agnum immolarent. C^ V^m vcro vaniloquum genus hominum-^rcgi cuipiam defpciflui habitum, ac fedu10 cuitatum oftenderecuraiTent, elcphantum& porcum adpingcbant:Elcphas enim porciaudiro gruiintiu,in fugam ieproripiteuefti/gio,no lecusac generoiioresequiprarfcrtimScythici,afinorurudirum impotenteradmo^dum exhorrefcatjquodexemplo Darfj exploratu eft. Nihil porro quicqua tam coueniensRegi, quam dicacitate vaniloquentiamcp abscdibus fuis procul fummouere, eamqj inimicam fibiconftitucre, vt adagio reccptum fit,Fidem regiam aiTcuerando in iis que omninocredi volumus attcflari. Dc pords aute,quos picc oblitos,& moxigneflammatos Mcgarefes in Antipatnclcphanrosimmiitrint,; itafugarint,inPorciipfius cornmentario hiftoria q: REX VILI VMftator. ASSE- Via vcro cornua animalium nulli maio?,ra,necprnccionoraquamelcphanto,hac ipfa etiam dc caufa regcm oftendit: cornua e^ rim,vt inCcrui ccmcntario declaratumeft, dioniratis SC rublimium hcnorum fignifica^ tum u:gyptfj amplio^ rialiquadignitatetitulccp honefiatu, quita/ meii nulia vel maieftads vel decori rationeha bita vilirsima quarqj fedlaretar, fordesqj om^ ncs perfcrutaretur, fignifi care ii vellet, hiero/ olyphicu elephanti qui mures Venaretur pro^ ponebanr, indignus quidem tamvaftamole ,quo Dominanurn iam Imperatorem ftylo mufcas perfodientem deriTum acccpimus:vel patrem eius Vefpafianum deloiiovcdL• gal cxig£ntem, quanquam dus lucelli odor ci bonus vidcretur. Verum iliper Hire$ t^c^U hacre notum adagium, Mures negligit elcphantus. Acnc quis cauillerur, ele/ jr/t 1 ff9/Mrt p|.an£,• dcntesinfigncs eiTc^non cornuajPaufanias omnino el
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