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quictmafi(im dmiferit^fic eitm aefiderahcctf (tnimd" 

 que incitahatur) ac quiarite manfuetmfiiiffet) hu^ 

 mAmtdte expulfaj-eritatem induebat^tmquArmjue 

 homines ex triftitia xuc moeroye Uborantes depo" 

 tej}atc animi excuntyfic 'ufarcnsferehatur* Mu^ 

 lieriiformAhocAnimalcapimr) atque hebefiens ad 

 ehi6 pulchritudincm 3 remktit furorem itnimifui, 

 Riudlem 'verofmffe in yrbe ^iexandria elephan^ 

 tumfermt iAriiiophanii By:^ctntmi yde quaditm 

 muliere coronaa texenfe, Omnia bene olentia amah 

 -ynguentorum cjt^ florum odore permulcetur. 

 De religione elephantorum. c Α P. χ χ χ i x* 



EJCoricntcmfolemclcphaiittyenerantur^pro•' 

 mufcidcm y tanquam manum aduerfpio folis 

 radiQ^ alleiiiiNtesJtaqj hos eicharos ejje (^ egre^ 

 gie diligi Phiiopator Ptolem^us teilt^ eji nobts Ip^ 

 cHples, IsfaijQpaftpartam yioloria eiuo beltiquod 

 cum xAntiocho ^^βίβ^ί, citm qiiim gratipimm 

 aduerfu^folem, quem deticxiitimabah tjje yellet, 

 proque yiilorm eigrtttLisperfoluereU tum dm ma, 

 gmpcafacrijicia fecitstitm yero quAtuor eleplun• 

 tosy bene niagnitu4tn€ grundes ^ exiilimans fe fw 

 Oeum religtofe colereyprimum immoUuit : deinde 

 cum infonmijs minis Dei perculfuifui^et > ob ιΠ" 

 uifam mmini talem hofHam > religionps metH per" 

 motm>pro immoUttsex cere quatuoiielephantos in 

 honoremfolto excitauit : hoc ytfupplictfaU-o hunc 

 fibi pUcatHm efficeret.ergoncOeum clephanti yc" 



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