HISTORIA LIB. IX. i6i 



yeddtt aguam> ^ maloiodoyeacrem afficit. ^t 

 ^aleotafim yinumaut in aquam deUpfuo fujfoce-^ 

 tur)n^hilL•dity■βn in Oleum ccciderit 0^ moriatur 

 oleum tetro odore imbuk^eosq^e quieo i>ffuerintp 

 pedunculii implet, 



De cerui coruu & lapidc ferpentes fugantc. 



CAP V τ XX. 



CErumi cornu fujfimento ferpentes fug^ri 

 manifeftum efl, xAriiioteles didt in ponto 

 flumine (efi iiutem hicin regione Indica ^ MjeO" 

 nica) lapidemeffe) cuimfujfimfiigcinmrferpen^ 

 tes,acfl^tt6 aqua perfud^rit ex(trd€fcir:fin arden* 

 tem flahello nmgis mcefidere i>clts rcftmguitur, 

 eimfujfimentu odorem fulphure tetriorememit* 

 tittin quodquidem ipfum Nicdnder confentit. 



De Pharo infula, & de eius ierpcntibus, 



CA Ρ VT XXI. 



QV^diduru^fum antiqui ^cgyptij tradtk: 

 nimirum Pharum mfulam yarijs ^ muU 

 tis ferpentihu^fiiifje pl€niim:4tpo{lquam OthonU 

 rex K^fepptiorum Helenitm dpud fe depofiUm α 

 McrteUo errarjti in ^egypto atqtic ^cthwpia 

 amauhyylque fiuprii intuUt iUijfama efl Helenant 

 metuentem hxc <ymnm dixijfe PohdarMtue yxort 

 Thoftidu, quje metuens ne qnando pulchriorem fe 

 duceret Othonps Helemm , ^ tamen ipjitis mife- 

 rens expofuit in Phamm inJuUm j herhimqueiUi 

 dedit immiatmferpentihus eit*s w/kU ycumfcn'^ 



