Purser—On a London WS. of Cicero’s Letters. 393 
edd. For the last word M reads e¢, and H, Hittorp. st. The latter 
arose possibly from persuasissimumst bemg the reading of the arche- 
type. Compare x1. 12. 2, where the erroneous reading of M h, pro- 
widendum sit, probably arose from prowdendumst being in the archetype. 
Such forms constantly occurin M. Grammatically, s7¢ might stand 
in the passage before us, but it is less forcible and objective than the 
indicative. 
xt. 10.1. In this difficult passage H gives us no help. It has: 
habes. Sit an hoc tempore is dici uideatur causa malle me tuum 
ludicium. 
xt. 10.2. quantamque cupiditatem hominibus iniciat uacuitas 
M; hominibus honoris initiata ciuitas H ; iniciat tua ciuitas (in mar- 
gin, caritas) hh. The right reading is probably: hominibus honoris 
initiat uacuitas. It is unlikely that a copyist would have added 
honoris, and it might readily have dropped out after such a similar 
word as homimibus. It comes in very suitably, defining both cupi- 
ditas and uacuitas. 
xt. 13.1. Hirtium perisse nesciebam ; Aquilam perisse nescie- 
bam; Caesaris, &c., H, Hittorp. Dresd. 1m. The words Aquilam per- 
isse nesciebam do not occur in M. Orelli says that Hittorpianus adds 
these words, nescio quo amplificandi furore instinctus (Hist. Crit. 
xxvu.) But we know (though it is highly unlikely that the copyist 
knew, unless his frenzy was an inspired one) that Pontius Aquila 
did fall at the battle of Mutina, Dio Cass. 46. 40.2; and the words 
might have easily fallen out, ex homoeoteleuto. I should unhesitat- 
ingiy retain them. 
x1. 13.2. itmera multo maiora fugiens M; itinera fecit multo 
maiora fugiens H, Hittorp. Dresd. m1. Without doubt the latter is 
right. ugere iter or wam would be a curious Latin expression even 
for Brutus, and I am unable to find any example of such a cognate 
accusative. Graevius says: Non possum non utraque manu amplecti 
seripturam Hittorpiani, &c. It is adopted by Schiitz, and virtually 
by Wesenberg (Em. Alt. p. 38); though not by Orelli, Klctz, or 
Baiter. 
x1. 14. 1. conciso exercitu M ; conscisso exercitu H. This is a 
common divergence (cf. Plin. Paneg. 34.2). M is right. You say 
concidere exercitum, but exscindere urbem. 
xr. 14. 8. Hi noui terrores (H, Hittorp.) Most mss., including 
M, omit 47. The original reading was probably, as Orelli suggests, 
Now hi timores, which got transposed in H. This will account for 
the omission in M. Transposition is very common in H. Taking (at 
random) the first five letters of Book x1., we find the following trans- 
positions :—191. 16 (Orelli), fortunae locus; 27, de his; 30, Romae 
esse; 192. 22, est leue; 30, legimus tuas; 193. 18, ita est; 27, uas- 
taui multa; 83, conuenirem statim. 
xr. 18.1. quid timendum suspicarer putares M; quid timendum 
