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all surprised to find the App. ad Fam. exhibiting a very striking re- 
semblance to the uss. of this family, and especially to the Hittorpia- 
nus. It being found along with other treatises belonging to the same 
family adds a sort of external confirmation to a theory that can be 
very strongly supported from internal evidence. That internal evi- 
dence I now proceed to set forth; and, in passing, let me remind 
readers of the high critical value of the mss. of this family, especially 
the Pal. Sext. and Hittorp.—laudatissimus codex Pal. Sext. (Gebhard 
ap. Graev. p. 71); Hittorpianus codex ut experior optimus (ib. 355, 
cp. 161). 
Boe first let us take the Hittorpianus, That the Harleian ms. of 
the Epistles stands in the very closest relation to the Hittorpianus 
may be seen from the following points of agreement, which are among 
the most important :—146. 380, ostentatui; 147. 2, otiosissimi mina- 
bantur; 149. 8, praecipue cum iam inelinata sit wictoria; 152. 10, 
uiuentem (for iuuerem); 154. 41, esset incitata libertas; 161. 14 
certiorem ut sis. Ceparius. 165. 28, quid sentires prudenter te arbi- 
trabar; 167. 8, sme uirtute fieri non potuisset ; 167. 31, [es autem 
adeptus amplissimos | ; 3° 172. 39, fucata; 173. 24, [dicuntur] ; Iivieelioy 
[certe]; 178. 18, sam ut exercitum ; iO: 26, pater et frater ( for 
pateret iter) ; 181. 35, tueor (for iuuero) ; 182. 12, sin autem satisfac- 
tum officio reip. satisfactum putas; 183. 15, producimus; 192. 4, non 
scripsissemus ; 192. 33, [a consule]; 198. 7, Hirtium perisse nescie- 
bam Aquilam perisse nesciebam, Caesari; 198. 138, itinera fecit multo ; 
199. 17, hi noui terrores; 205. 15, communi miseriarum metu; 
205. 35, quam me scio a te aeque contra iniquos; 210. 10, parenti 
heremus 
optimo merito; 215. 26, dum seruis haberemus; ’? 216. 16, Sexulius 
Rufus; 218. 30, [omnibus]; 221. 41, ab indocto (omitting non) ; 
223. 11, wavra wept raTrwv; 225, 19, ea tibi commendo sed non debeo 
commendare; 228. 13, quibus eum tibi uerbis commendauerim ; 
231. 18, tuvynparicpov; 236. 11, ordine ipso et hominum genere; 
239. 8, hic ille est maxime; 242. 1, omnia a te summo studio et cura 
peto; 245. 13, ut uidetis in formulis; 247. 20, possum dicere eum non 
praefuisse ; 250.9, quod Demetrio graueretur ; 262. 11, quod si Romae 
fuissem te uidissem; 264. 11, aditu ad tuam cognitionem patefacto ; 
266. 4, essemus, praestitissem; 266. 41, uirtutem et indulgentiam ; 
268.1, O me perditum eftlictum (efflictim Hitt.); 273. 18, nos tota 
die; 273. 25 [opinione]; 274. 22, abi amplico ( for ab Iamblicho) ; 
276. 18, dixissem et tamen adolescentem essem cohortatus ; 276. 27, 
{audacter]; 281. 12, [aut non habendis]; 284. 16, cul nunquam 
concessisti ; 287. 9, diffiniri; 288. 30, sed petunt statim ut ueniunt ; 
296. 33, ordinatius; 298. 32, nullo modo ( for nihilo); 301. 1, exop- 
tatissimus; 3801. 9, quae quod pollicetur iste; 301. 18, praestabo gra- 
tis me scito; 302. 24, qua primo (for quadrino) ; 808. 18 ‘[Hirtium]. 
9 The square brackets signify that the words are omitted in both mss. 
10 Graevius’ note is: ‘‘ Hittorp. dum seruis haberemus (sepra haberemus serip- 
tw erat heremus).’’? This exactly expresses what we find in H. 
