DeCaftibusdiuerfis. Lib. I. zf 



Sagaxcatalus,OtuU!,deremed,am,Fide!escata^^^ 



tium fnucftigando feruantes,Naris fagax,Lucan,lib.7, Plautus inCurcul.Canem efle hanc quide 

 Magis par fuit:nafum sedepol fagax habet.Sagaces canes dicuntur authore Fefto,qui ferartim cubi 

 lia praefentiunt, Anfer fagacior canibus,Ouid. i i,Metam t Acuto homine nobis opus eft,&: natu* 

 ra ufuejj callido,qui fagaciterperueftiget,Cic« i, de Orat, Sagacilfimc odorari, Ibid. lib.i. COdori 

 caneSjClaudian.lib.i.de raptu, Et odora canum tris, Vergil,fic Lucret.lib,4,PromilTa canum uisj 

 & Ub< 6.Cumprimi's fida canum uis. Dirige odorifequos ad certa cubilia canes, uerfus eft myurus 

 Liutj Andronicf, Nec naribtts acres Ire canes 5 Ouid.7,Metam, Et naribus utilis Agre, Ibid.li,*» 

 f Germani hoc gentis canum uocant fpitf rityletfct&Utt&,quorum aures(inquit Pinicianus) ian* 



> guida* funt &C flaccidaeridem tanquam Latino uocabulo hos canes plaudos appeilat , ex recenriori* 

 bus puto barbaris. Noftrates priuatim jafflUribM eft uenaticos,fagaces nominant:altjs enim uena» 

 ticis alianomina tribtiut,Angli^houndes Uel fpaynelles,fagaces uocitant.Horummaior hodie ufus 

 eftquam olim.-indicatas enim feras autexturbatas cnbili , bomb^rdis cmihuspetunt uenatorcs, ui 

 plerunqjcanum ceIeritateautrobore,acretibusetiam parum fitopus. ^Carteiae incetarrjs poly? 

 pus emari exireanuetusinlacus apertos,atcpibi falfamenta populari , deprehendi non potuit , nifjj 

 canum fagacitate:hi redeuntem circumuafere notf iij&oPlin, f Grarci iyywras uocat, Oppianus 

 iyyATnvxsjyy^Tcujt vvyiyy6Vy.ovisteyo'ufyot i VzrmAntt\\^ canes fagaces , nonkhneumones 

 Aegyptios lurrarumgeneris,dequibus fuo loco dicam,Eft dCptfcis ichneumon, Varin Jchnos Grst 

 cis ueftigium eftjproinde ab inueftigando hsec facla funtnominaJ^a^^^^Suid^^ Varin. 



, XyynKyH %yy&M^V%xit\<iyyt l^vuvrxs^o/cppcccrts r&iyyo%Tcd,\yyix pro *x?%poeticejIdem jV*^^*** , ^ 

 9 iyySy dvxftiTHc-cu^Suid, &C Varinus, iyynAacricc, ipfa inueftigatio, Kiwos axkcuvhs «s rts w&.v©' Mms^ 

 Sophoclis fenarius apud Stiidamin ^k<rts^tvHAxr&y^<jS\ ^ cu/tyy&jcrws 9 huu<$y * licet etiam ^ivhAkths 6* 

 reperiatur,5 H$tfow*u%v®r> th cV^*, Mo<r7rv6Vo-cu,ftvHActTH<rcu, Hefych* Etxi p\ 9 cv/<fr&y iyy$j{y hlyifcuf 

 KSit wJtyy^j&y^ tyvHActr*iy } im iyy6%r«s W twuy^uoi r& ^wvrt^/cmcas^lHT&yycivKlHTeiy^ ty^6%v&&n 

 - &<ft&<TK&y,c%&&o'K&y > <rvvi$6%& 9 cW<5^,iX^^,<#^ Et rilrfus,E/7ms 



<fC kytyy&JyyHhKTiatimyxvHiH^ rHy^^tyy^ccrcc^yytcc^ 'iyy&crisjyyHog 



f l«,^^,<rv^^7FAt^^a,<A}Vca(«,<f\/gca« (medum uidettir) ^oycux } of%gc t oy tk ^v»,«m»'(« i 73r^a J ci^zr>'« ! haq>i%% 

 I TUi ccn cvj9t* 7rv6Vy.a\c^Qcry^ > </lvQ'ca ycA^oa-y.cC' TDiirx 'jzTtc (/lvcry%cjls « hfiv h^nviovrcc Atyvmy^tcKKcc rsc 1\cuq$h 

 \ tkh fivvcu&HT%7rv<&y.ctTCc 9 \yyS>y+ V^oLvv&y^ro 7&>vAocKTHy 7tfivn *p Inc^oy cw^^jPoIlux» ^[llhld qti0 

 ' que ufus inuenit,ut acerrsmos ac fagaciffimos canes in rurribus nuti iant, Veget.libro 4.de remilit^ 

 j ^Canes fagaces odore bC importunis latratibus feram infequuntur,cogUntcp ad lafTitudmem , ddm 

 nec eam inmanus uenatorum uel leporariorum deijciant: &C quatn iuflu uenatorum infequi coepe^ 

 , rmtjnonrelinquunt,etiamfimultas aliasinuenerint,Author obfcurus, 



Indagare proprie ftgnificat locum aliquem retibus cingere,ut fera ubicunc|i Gt mira td fpat/ufn 

 : reperiatur,fedimproprie aliquando fimpliciterpro inquirere dC. inu eftigare poniturjhincdeducun 

 I turjindagatiOjindagOjinisnndagamx^indaganter. Omnibus ueftigfjs indagare aliquid, Ciceroad 

 { Atticu lib, 2,SaItusc^ indagine cingut, Verg.4. Aen./d eft,ferie plagarum faitus dngentuim.Syluis 

 1 Undic^smpediti(fimis,autaltiflimo flumine uel indagine munitum,Cazfar g.belli Gal.de campo quo 

 | dam,Etfyluas,uaftacj5 feras indagine claudit,Lucan.li,6,Buda?us indaginemmetaphorice interpre 

 j tatur foflTam,&: turrium munitarum feriem* 



^"Vnius an uarrj coloris indagatores fintcanes(inquitBelifarius)partirrf referre uidetur : tit ila* 

 jturae etiam parua; ne an magnas fint,Sat erit fi deiedis acpropendentib, auribus,retortis furfum na« 

 )ribus,odoratu acutifTimo fuerinr,ut necp aliud quam uenatum latrattl indicenn quo quidem atroci 

 i^tnaximocijqua incedant ferae per nemora uirgultac^ ac uepres cognofci a uenatoribus poflit 5 ut n5 

 J uentortim ftrepitu aliarumue rerum ad latratum inuitentur,ne falfa fufpicione uenatores c^nciter, 

 \ Debent autem uenatorii uoci ita parere,ut nec longifllme progredi aufint,nec prope uenatores tan^ 

 Biim manere tieIint,Fit fanenon natura folum,fedetiam arte difciplinac^ , ut canes ad obediendurri 

 ifaciks efficiantur, Albi coloris indagatores pracferuntur,quum ferarum generibus longediffimiiio^ 

 r res ftntmigrienim interdum apros, ruficapreas autalias ferascolore fuo refcrunt, unde uenatorea 

 decipi ; untur,Hadenus Belifarius + 



^fCancm odorum(inquit Blondjquidam atitumant prxftantiiTimum qitadratum eflefqwem nos 

 yctiam probamus 3 6\: breuem:fimo potius quam adunco roftro,capite concinnotcruribpofterionbtis 



> eadem fere altitudine qua fiint anterioraipecitorequod non fit maius uentre: dorfo plano 8C porre^ 

 . do ad caudam,Oculi fint agiles &C crebro moueantur , aures pendula: arrigantur fubinde : caudag 

 ' mutilae frequens motus,6Y roftri per terram odorus error.Qui dUm pra?dam quxrit/entes ac fpine* 



tadiurius odoratur,fagacior eftXaudatur imprimis qui prasda inuentajdomini accurfum expedat^ 

 Quod ad colorem,in ltalia eligunt uarium,^ maculofae lynci perfimilem:nec tamen fpernendus eH 

 nigri coloris» Albus etiam ac fuluus color canem odorum decorat, Dum non uenattir, loris infta^ 

 bulo uinciendus eft;6<: ficcis potius edulrjs alendtis,c| pinguibus iufculentis:ha?c enimgrauiore red 

 v dunt,Educendus tamen nonnunquam eft eftabulo uinctus,in uicos tantum,ut excrementisfee** 

 oneret promptius:mox iterum coercendtis ufque ad temptis uenationis,H<ec Blond. Cams faga% 

 fingularumfemitarumexordiatacitus perc»<iratur ? ^c*Ambrofius,Inuena{u folertia (Plinij uerbM 



