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assume that ** ingressum " was abbreviated, the diffi- 

 culty would be less, for *'gr" in the abbreviated '*in- 

 g-reditur '* — as given by Prou in his dictionary of Latin 

 abbreviations — is very like an '*S"; but I can find no 

 indication anywhere as to the date of the MSS. in which 

 this abbreviation is used. 



II, I, 21. ** Et quaequemque morbum curatio curandi 

 sequi debeat." Keil deletes ** curandi." Jucundus's 

 conjecture, ** ratio curandi," seems preferable. 



II, 4, 17. ** Fructuariam idoneam non esse." ** Fruc- 

 tuariam " is probably a gloss explicative of ** idoneam." 



11,4, 17. ** In eorum petu ("pecu" in Victorius's semi- 

 vet. MS.) scrofae bis die ut bibant curant." Victorius 

 suggested "foetu"; Keil prefers '^partu," which suits 

 "eorum" better. In this book *'p" and *'f" are 

 several times confused (^.^., II, i, 17, ''fastor" for 

 " pastor," etc.). So perhaps here ** in earum fetu " was 

 originally written. Cf. Cicero, De Fin., iii, 19: **labo- 

 rum bestiarum in fetu et in educatione." 



II, 5, I. **Tu vero, Murri, veni mi advocatus dum 

 asses solvof Palibus, si postea a me repetant ut testi- 

 monium perhibere possis." For "Palibus" Keil gives 

 " Laribus," referring to a passage of Varro's cited by 

 Nonius, to prove that asses were paid to the Lares. But 

 this fact is stated by Varro only in relation to newly 

 married brides. Aldus conjectures ** Palilibus." It is 

 nearly certain that these conversations took place at the 

 Palilia, and probably that the place was an "aedes 

 Palis" (cf. Excursus I). Instead of '* Palibus" I would 

 suggest ** Pali bis" — *'dum asses solve Pali, bis si 

 postea a me repetant," etc. 



II, 5, 4. **Praeterea scio hunc esse . . . et huncf 

 Plautium locutum esse latine quam Hirrium praetorem 



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