^6 iELIANI DE ANIMAL. 

 fauimentum orncthant ^ f^ar^entes > nunc modefie 

 fedihws terram pidfantes, mujica moderaumfal" 

 tationem quandam ynk obibant. Damonem igitur 

 (^ Epenthdrum ac alios plerofque fuLcherrime 

 ntufcccm eruditos , t^ inter paucos muficjc peri^ 

 tos exiilimatos fui^e ^mirijicum quidcm at non 

 certe incredibiLejneque λ ratione aiienumfuitjcum 

 homincs efjent rationis participes yaluijje yi in" 

 tellio^endi >acrAtiocm(tndi: at yero ammairatioiiis 

 rxpers numerurn y <^ cantumpercipere ijormcim 

 ^ ornatum tenerc non α faltandi moderata ele^ 

 gantiit aberrarc} qu>e dtdicerit repetcre pojfdhoc 

 iiaturx donmn eji y fimulque yU qu^^dam admo" 

 dii^mfnguUm y illa yero yelad ruWaile infanien-' 

 dum j^e£l(itorem induccre pojiint in theatn hayc" 

 na humiles lecios j^eclareyariQJiragulo textdi 

 ^ tnagnifias opeyibw pioho omatos ditifiimj^ do^ 

 mm> mQnumentx Uut(ti itempocuU ^ argenteas 

 cvitter^s y auresque permultn aqua repletas j mcnf 

 fasque magmficAs tanto pane ^ caynibns extyU" 

 ilds ί yt yel eddcif^imorum animalium yentrem 

 implcre potmfjent 3 omnibiis ita reBe appar-ati^ con 

 uiuje. intromijii funt elefantimcLresfex yiriiiyejh 

 ittdutii totidemque fominji jioL• muliebri orn^tjc 

 decore epults dccubuerunt 3 dc in mcnfam promu-' 

 fcides tanquam manus porrexerunt > fummkqiic 

 cum modesiiA cpuUttJuntineque ex ipfis qmjpiam' 

 yiJHs efi yorax » neque maionspatt^ rapax > cum 



