StZ ELEPHANTI 



mittOyCA^tu^fuerat in Damiata yrhc, quAm StC' 

 phmus T^miatin pey literam Txf> fcribityarbU 

 tror quaftolim Tammthhynde hoftium TAmiati" 

 cum>fiue TamiticumJuqi^e longe errcMtyqui pi^ 

 tantDamiatam e[fe Pelufum, lUud enim fitum 

 erat m yltimo Nitihoftio > qmlyidiproi>inquit46 

 Orienti effcquctmOdmratamyybt multa antiqui» 

 tatif yeiligii in hunc yfque diem extant, lam ye 

 ro huiufmodt animd α mc informatumifttne /?//?- 

 fopotamufian chtxrop ^tAmm > an hoo^oummym" 

 quirendum efl, VtAutem hiffp foumw fit ycx 

 {letihm^ tergore dUro yidetuyH^rodoUh^ri 

 PotethOiodoroyPaufcinUyPlinio trddentthn4 /?//?- 

 fopotamum dentes hab^e exeHos , yta^yosy co- 

 H6qt4e ejje adeo duro , yf ex copiU ητιβώα, ^ 

 hafhfiant, ^At ijfdem mtoribtii hlppopotxmus 

 efje *jon yidetur> qui addunt hippopotamii iubam 

 habereytequum,atque bifidospedes,dtque yngn 

 Im biibulds. κΧί iUudk nobisiuprx defcviptum ii4> 

 ha carehynguldsquddrifidiU hdbetynihiljimilm» 

 dinU «^erentesyngularum bubtilayu, Qutnjohrem 

 fitot Mtores rede fcripferunt, aliui eft in JVilo 

 hippopotdmus ab hocdiuerfu4.Hequeenim k ye- 

 ro (tlmum ejfe yidetur, Nilum Um foecutjdum 

 ferrehippopQtamosy^ cho^ropotamos, ^ boopo 

 timosyytlndidfertymn WQdo elephantos ^Utu 

 rosyfifdetkm chcerelephitntos , &* UureUphos. 

 ΝΛΠί ex homittibusymihi m multis rebt^ probdt^ 



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