DcLcporc. H.a» Libl. ^if 



ICDelus mfuIa,Lagiaolfm di&a eft^Plinius 4*u.Stephanus Gra:cus,ut Hermolau^dbferUaUit* 

 hon Lagiam,fed Pelafgtam habet:SoIinUs tamcn Lagiam a lienationc , quaii leporariam. Lagufa, 

 I htytCpCyinkite drca Cretam:gentile Lagufaeus uel Lagufius,Stephanus t Lagufa (inquit Hcrmol. irl 

 Plin,5» ?u) uagum nomert en\a uenatu dida leporumrfic autem co in capite legcndum cenfet,ubi uc 

 tut leclio erat Lacufa.Et mox in codem capitC,Lagu{Ta?, (inquit) infula? funt ante Troada, Lagburri 

 amnem propc Caucafitm ex mondbus Catheis defltiere aiunt,Plinius 6.7. 



|f b 4 Leporis pilt mollitie fua plumas attitim armulantur: ut Plinius rtort incleganter de hoc anf* 

 mantefcripferit, Aliudeducat,aliud in utero pilis ueftitum,altudimplume. Marcellus empiticus Ist 

 i nam lep« pro pilis dixit: 8c~ altcubi ftibuentrile kporis , quafi Grarcarh liocerh hypogaftrion de indu* 

 S ftriaimitans, M&ypnSpwyhx.y^ Ariftophanes;hoc eft, Ecce Seporis catidam accipe,Caelius. Ve* 

 i na Iep6ris,eft uena in extremo mfo : querri ft digfto premas, ucnam deprehendes, Syluaricus, Ger 

 ] mani proprrjs quibufdam de lepore uocabulis UtuhtUr;PelIem uocant , cin b#l$ / IPnfc nit Cin tyaitt: 

 I pede$ } louflF*&cr btc£el/t>it& mtfltg:poplitUm ofticula fingula m utrif^jpiurttt* 

 j f c, o' Kxyak txs <W*A*?,« muvrtj rx hxycwx o&vn, ,R tiftica in epiftoia SimOca tL ly'& r>y rf& 

 # rfp&of tjfyw «V«f *f. BxKyixfS&tfrishvtt £>4 rptw a^^W,Sutdas ex Epigrammate» In exercitu 

 Xerxts, quem aduerfus Grarciam fibi contraxeratjcquae partu leporem aedituiti palam eft/quo gene 

 remonftri fignificatus eft rerum eueruus, utdocCt Valcrius 1« 6, Idem prodigitim ki Equo H » c* ex 

 Herodoti feptimo retuli. Equa trimeftri tantum praegnans,Jeporcm peperit: Iepus editus contmuc* 

 humanauocelocutus eft,8c"matrem derttibus fufTocauit.Ad ha?C dtim fanguinem matcrnum pro Ia 

 Aefugeret,uifae funt propalam cius tergo pluma? longttifeulaj innafci in afarum mOrem: quibtts uv 

 natis,altiori,quamfoleanthom/ncs,uoce hsec protulinFunditciamlachrymas cVfufpiriamiferimor 

 tales,ego hinc abeo.His diclis ftatim euolauit.O rem nullicredendam,fed ueroipfo ueriorem.Tabef 

 jiones publici feptem numero huic oftento afTuerunt,qui documenta himpfere,teftibus idoheis euo 

 catls, Antonius Ba ucius in cpiftola fcripta cx Gallte. oppido, quod ditii Marcellini uocat, ad Petr um 

 ToIemmLugduncnfcm mcdicum, annoSalutis 1^57, menfe DecembnVIegitur autem inter Tragf* 

 casnarrationcs Gilberti Cognati,ctim eiufdem Toleti refponfo, ubi is hoc prodigium pro fuo iudi« 

 ciodeclarans: Vcnient,inquit,profed6 dies (nifi Dei acterni benignitate defendamur)in quibiis na 

 ufeparentibusobfequium praeftareputent,ft ad necem eos perducant:imo argreferent, quod tunc 

 narijirt talia fentirent:6^ fe adulterinos 3 perinde ac fuit Icpus ab equa , illo tcmpore decodo dC mal^ 

 i aduItodicentjHaecilli, 



f d. Lepusanimalomniumpauidiinmumeftiundenoftrihominemtimore perculfum dicung 

 cr^rtfet,id eft Seporismore affeCTiim. 



f e + Qualis ubi autleporem,autcandenticorporecycnum Suftujit alta petehspediDUsIotT/ff 

 armiger uncis, Vergil.9. Aene» Anthologrj Grseci u 4e,extat epigramma Antlphili Byzantij in po' 

 lypum a Phaedone pifcatore in mari arreptum , & ne mahus ei cirris implicaret proieclum in proxi^ 

 mi littoris fruucetum, ubi forte in leporem inciderit , etimc^ fuis brachrjs implicatum retinuerit : Ec 

 rurfusaliudlfidori Aegeotae,quipifcatorem illumGynnichum uocat,& polypumab co mari reddt 

 tum fcribit,quod Ic.porem ueltiti pro fe redimendo retinutftet. Leguntur Martialis epigrammata 

 quincp lib. 1, delepore per lufum tranfeunte per os manfueti leonis,ex quibus unumrecitaui in Led 

 »neH. d. fedhocetiam inloco aliud ciufdem adferam: 



Non facit ad fxuos ceruix nifi prima leones, Quid fugis hos dentes ambitiofe Icpus^ 

 Scilicet a magnis ad te defcendere tauris, Et quae non cernunt frangere colla uelirtt 

 Defperanda tibi eft ingenttsgloria fati, Non pctes hoctcnuis prajdafub hoftemoru 

 f Etcanibus leporem,canibus uenabere danias , VergiI.$ 4 Gcorg. AuritOsc^ fequilepores,rderrt t« 

 Geon Nunc leporem prontim catulo fecTare fagaci^Ouidius i.de remed, Leporcm uenator ut al* 

 ta Inniuefectatur,Horar.Serm.i.i. Paaidum captareleporcmjdem Epod. Nos timidos lepo* 

 resjtmbelles figere damas Gaudemus,Gratius» Vt canis in uacuo lepore cum Gallicus aruo Vi* 

 dit,cVhicpra?dam pedtbus petit,ille falutem,Ouid, 1 Metam. Marnalius lepori det fua tcrga canis^ 

 IdemudeArteam, ExagJtattislepusJdemj.dc Arte* Parciusutarismonebrapientcueredo Prl 

 » fce>nec inlepores tam uioientus eas,Martialis:Et mox , Qtiid te frena iuuant tcmerariac' farpius ilf» 

 Prtfce datum cft eqtiitem rumpere,quam leporem» Afo? on KXfys^cJbvn^voo ttuijdlr &<ffa\ $w^«^ H k%* 

 hI hctyuoy hr&ykfiby wtxfok ou^t xfyoy cof vKuynrtt. Homertis iliad. decimo. Aip&yiip u^ktvu tf4 

 )tecs*K&yi)VS qw&ujjvisnfi ayngu aAiVnsvToa, SimocatUs in epiftoh's« ihxyou^ ( Iego,fcA'<c)*A5^) t«to/*^s 

 Wjtejas fc&K£*, Var tnus, Lycurgus cum ciues ex moili 6V dttToltito uiuendi gencre ad honelttus mo< 

 dcratiuscp transferre cuperet,catuIos dtios rjfdem parentibus natOs cducautt : quorum alterum do a 

 mtreltquitjCVgulse indulgerepermtfinalterum rus edudum tienationiarTuefectt. Poftea in conciOa 

 nemduxitjUbiftmul&cibarrjsquibufdampropofitiSj 6Cleporeemiftb, hic ftarim Ieporcm fecutus 

 eft,ille cibaria abliguriuit,cVc Plutarchtis tn Lacontcis apophtliccr. Per hyemem ivcu^r^ l Myv$ % 

 td eft facilis ca p tu eft 1 epus > Poll AyxQtcc <ft®K-{y cl v%<wio-H$i rptcpxcn uvvxs, J^oymm^oiJ <fi hxyoiy^sJi airxj>fm 

 il^oy^cAi7ru7rori\hxcrK^Hy:^vy.x yoLf> 07100$ ^ KstrihctBoy (wrojj, t7r« yctf to^V,^ v 3 Jloy^x xmc/ivQx-it, (powty d j 

 tHviKcdjrx \ywQp.iixtkoy at^y^ o&&$ Aty*», cupcwHS vxjyln7rAi.oy t Lamprias ad Tryphen in rufticis ept* 

 ftoli $ Aelianiibidem mox Tryphe Lampriae his uerbis refcribit: i^w-srosjfflsAdJGfiat 5 A«^ew hxyA 



