Laconi«, Lac3Enx,rvlluX.Liccd^manij,0ppiaaus. Eligetunc curfu facHcni,facilemq;recurfu Scu1.accH2- 

 jnonionatam,feurureMolofio Non luimiiicicgcntecancm, Nemefianus. Sed nonSpartanostantum, tan- 

 tumueMoloffos Pafcendum catalos,Ide. Veloccs Spart^catulos,acrcmq; Moloffum Pafceferopingui, Ver- 

 giliusinGeorg.Etalibi Omniafccum Armcntarius Aferagit, teciumq;, laremq;, Armaq; 5 Amyclarumq; ca- 

 nem,Crcframq;pharetrara. AmyelaEum inttiligo Laconicu,ab Amyclis Laconix ciuitate, 111 qua Callor & Pol- 

 luxeducatifjnt:quanquam&alisefueruntinrta*iia,cognomcntoTacitSE:& Amyclxumquoqueciuitas&portus 



inCreta,authoreStcphano. AtSpartanos gcnuscfl; audax Ai^idunu|; ferxynodocautus PropioreIiga,Sene- 



A<5i- 



iq;Lacon,Ouidiusinrcr cancs Adti-onis. MclampusSpar- 



fanuS,lbidem. EtpatreDia*o/cd rnatreLaconidenati Labros & Aglaodos,Ibidem. ryrrhcmLaconicisad 

 prolcmcommifcentur^Oppianus. Xcnophon Lacrnasetiam aducrfus apros immitti fcribit, Canes Laconici 

 lxvulpc^vCaneo;enerantur,AriftorcIes AIopecides,id e(l vulpinaL-cancs, cx crnibivsnara- funt&vulpibus,qua- 

 j um nat'ira fpatio tcmporis confufi cf1:,Xenophon. Laca:nas aiuntprimum olim cx canibus & vulpibus natas, 

 nlonccidasar.pcllat:iscir::,Pollux. ApudenndcmNicandercarroridas&aicpccidasconfundcrevidetur^cumXe- 

 iiophon c arcdiftin guat.Videinfrain Mixtis. CynaIoncces,canesLacoiuci c^: cane& vulpc nati. Vfurpamr & 

 y atL>J>T>i'proi}erbiaiifenfu,vtfapra retuh. CoitLaconicum gcnuscanum mcnfc (vuxatatis oci-aup, Ariltotc. 

 Co^ unt quandiu viuuntLaconici & mares& foeminae, Idem. Odauo menfc vtrinq; (Sn vtroq; fcxn) gcnerant, 

 Plinius Cicruntvt;erumpartcL-xtaanni,hoccftfexagenisdiebus,autvnovcl altcro plus miniisuc,Ariftot, Ferut 

 fexaain-adiebus& plurimum tribus.Piinius.Mignacx parteodto (oflonos) pariut, A.riaotelcs&Plin. Coeunt 2# 

 apar^tul^-xtomenfe.Ariftot.^.iointerprcreGazarGr^ceeft^rr^cr^^.^^,-.^^^^ 



coni-is dixcrat,quibus hsec verba adhuc cohc^rent,fed perpcram vt vidctu r : Vidc fupra.cap ^.dc Canein gcnere. 

 G^-nus Laconicum poft coitum dicbus triginta,haberelacincipit Ariftot. I •luius fanc gcncrisLcconia pcculia- 

 rrcVtcu'mlaborarintcoiremehusqviamperociumpolftnt,AriftoteIcs;Ae!ianustamcndcquouisc^ 

 f plarlmum (inquit) currcndo cxercuit , multo efFufiorem ad Venerem efle ft runt. Laconici gencris foemini. 

 nuia minuslaborant quam mare.^,viuaciores maribus funr: at veroin ca'tcris,e-c l\ non latc admodum conftat,ta- 

 jl-ienmaresviuacioresfuntjAriftot.ViuitmasLaconicusadannos deccm/o2minaadduodecim, Ariftot.&Plin,. 

 propria in cogeneremaribuslaborisalacritas,Phn. Quorum nares porre<5tsefantlongius vt catulorum Laeoni- 

 co^-umjolfadu prsftant,Ariftot. In gcnerccanum Laconicofceminascfrefagacioresquam raarcs, apcrtum cft. 

 lnft"nesanimo&induftriacanesfunt,quiexvtroquegencre,Molotticumdico&Laconicum,prodierint,_Ar^ 3^ 

 ftotT:.3Conicicanes,inquitAug.Niph.vuigobracc£edicuntur,Albertusleporariusintcrprctatur. Scdbraccino- 

 incn hodie inconftcans eft.vtfcriptura quoque. Nam aliqui pcr c fimplex fcribunt, alij per c duplex,alij afpiratio- 

 ncmaddunt,bracus braccus,bracchus,autcademinfoemininogcnercina.SigifmundusGelemusbroccumfcn- 

 bitpero vtaccommodetGra:covocabulo,6f:''tx(^^Germanice^r<»c^ Illyncepraczieck. Haud fcio an aliquid 

 Jiu-faciantift2VOces,brocusvplbrochus£i'bronchus,quaf! !:-rci>cho, id eftcrafro&prorainentefitorc, quem 

 canembrachumdicimus. Scnc6tutcraincquisintelHginegantpofle,prxterquamcumdentesfaa:i funt brochi 

 g^fupercil!acana,Varro.Scneausinvcterinisintell!giturdentiumprochitatc,fupercihorumcanicie,Phn.Etcx 



eo enatis duobus dentibus, dextra & finiftra paulo emmulis fupcricribus dirc dtis potius quam brochis,& acutis, 

 Varrodecanibusibquens.Hincpatetbrochosdentesdiciprominentcsitavraduncifint:quarehancvo,cem^ 

 nVj.^.^,-.f.vfaaamconijcio:prxfertimcumbroncietiamhomincsdieantur,produd^ 4' 

 tibusAlabriSjinquitPlin.broncilabeonesdiftifuntieracndatiorescodicesbroc^ 

 terprmntarcuirnentum&dentesinferioresmagisqaamfuperiorespromincnt.Similitcr^r^c^^^^^^^^ 



/ • 1 T rnr»Je„^rt vinnarrnmmndntnm .&imDlendisdeDlcndisq, culeis&vanscoTi- 



dera &auesexcitareaiunt,corpOiv...c..-. o-. . ^ ., 



exoonitfafracem&odorum. Canisaltusretroinlumbi,s,ftri6tus&magnusmpcc^ore, qmlcporanus vocatnr, 

 coirealiquandoincipitoctauoraenfe,Albert. Quos AriftctelesLaconicos,noskalicosaicimus,Biond. Ahqui 

 vertarumlcv>orariumexponunt,vtfupradixi. , r- o -r 



Lcporarijcancs(barbarileucrariosfcribunt)nobilifrimifunt pcaorevalent, Iatratussderciieicxunt,&nsli 

 t>roducanturadcurfum,intradomum fccontinent^Autherobfcurus. Sarhsvocem Hebraicam canem lepora- 

 .1 ^i;;.-,i;i-^r Vir^pin An.iiln. Lrnor.nnusroIloIon.ooDulchrior&meliorcrit. Lonijumautem 



proaucaniui du uuiiu.i.,.w.......w.. . _ , , • « i- • r 



xuiminterDretatur,aIij?.liter.Vidcin Aquila. Lcporarmscoilolongopulchnor&meliorcnt. Lo; 

 etiam arte rcddctur,ft in fcrobc prolongitudine canis effofllio ipfum : nimiru dum corpusadhuc mc 



increicit) quo- 

 Le- 

 dirc- 



&aliauantuium 



CtlS£-:parUlS;i-UJrun.i^viJvjiv.xuj,v.x. ...... ...... j^,...^^..-., , rr i * • o t: 



tur^idiorequamcaput,eapartequacapitiiungitur:pc!rcoreenormi,&bencacutointenus:coli;islongK& 



ais-Uibusftndis:crunbu.^altis,macri,s potiusquam obcfis cauda non crafla,necadmodnm longa. Rarovelnon- 

 quara latrcnt.Proprium cnim his canibus cft fuccenfere minorib js qui pro cuftodialatrant. Non quiduismua- 

 iunt indicTnum,idfecxtriimantes.La£temagisquamfl'ronutricndifunt. Scd nutriendicducandiqjratioeadcm 

 his ouxvc^natidscxtcnsconuenit,H£CcAlbcrt.LtaIibi,Leporariosma;Tnos,inquit,quosveltresquidamv^^^^^ 

 coitu leopardi cum canc,ortos nonnulh dicunt. Veltroltalice vulg6 diauscanis^venaticus&carfu velocjffi- 

 inuseft,Fr.Alun.qu.rrciiduman idcm vcrtagus fit cum nominacoIludat.LcuisiliaFalco^M.mtuan.Apud Aug. 

 NiphumFakopropriumnomcneftcanislcporanj.Canibusvenaticisdorfumintcguntnannisdiucrforum 

 lorum aducrfus frigonsiniuriam , pr2!cipucleporarijs:&pcaibusadhibcnrc.Jciamcnta, quo racihii 



co- 

 lus illa:li cur- 



jivj-. v..^-. ~. 



fum exerccant,Biond. , o r 



Podicnitzij Polonis appellati cancs,parui & cclcrcs funt, quibus vtnntur ad ancs & ieporcs.^ 



Canes veioces q uidam & magni Germanice appellantur,rW^/i,nimirum a velocitatc iptorum ventis com- 



psratar 



