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Town Mylse ; and, whence we began, Pelorus. Within, of 

 Latin condition, the Centuripines, Netini, and Segestini. 

 Stipendiaries, Assarini, .ZEtnenses, Agyrini, Acestaei, and 

 Acrenses : Bidini, Citarii, Caciritani, Drepanitani, Ergetini, 

 Ecestienses, Erycini, Eutellini, Etini, Enguini, Gelani, Gala- 

 tani, Halesini, Ennenses, Hyblenses, Herbitenses, Herbes- 

 senses, Herbulenses, Halicyenses, Hadranitani, Iinacarenses, 

 Ichanenses, Jetenses, Mutustratini, Magellini, Murgentini, 

 Mutyenses, Menanini, Naxii, Nooeni, Pelini, Paropini, Phin- 

 thienses, Semellitani, Scherrini, Selinuntii, Symaetii, Tala- 

 renses, Tissinenses,Triocalini, Tiracienses, Zanchaei belonging 

 to the Messenians in the Straits of Sicily. Islands bending 

 to Africa : Gaulos, Melita, from Camerina, 84 Miles ; and 

 from Lilybaeum, 113: Cosyra, Hieronesus, Caene, Galata, 

 Lopadusa, ^Ethusa, which others have written ^Egusa ; Bu- 

 cina, and 75 Miles from Solus, Osteodes : and opposite the 

 Paropini, Ustica. But on this Side Sicily, opposite the 

 River Metaurus, about 12 Miles from Italy, seven others 

 called JEoliae. The same Islands belonged to the Liparaei, 

 and by the Greeks were called Hephaestiades, and by our 

 People, Vulcaniae ; ^oliae, also, because ^Eohts reigned there 

 in the Time that Ilium flourished. 



CHAPTER IX. 

 Of Lipara. 



LIPARA, with a Town of Roman Citizens, so called from 

 King Liparus, who succeeded ^Eolus, but before that named 

 Melogonis, or Meligunis, is twelve Miles from Italy ; and is 

 itself somewhat less in Circuit. Between it and Sicily there 

 is another, formerly named Therasia, now Hiera, because it 

 is sacred to Vulcan, wherein there is a Hill that casteth up 

 Flames in the Night. A third is named Strongyl, a Mile 

 from Lipara, lying toward the Sun-rising, wherein JEolus 

 reigned ; and it differeth from Lipara only in that it sendeth 

 forth more lively Flames : by the Smoke thereof the People 



