T>e Quadmt 



Inh4cic61lc Cdmauitl Ibicis in tc{litiun!i mclius cxpri-i 

 mitur quani prseccdehtef 



X Caprarum fyiueftrliifn generefuntetiam Ibices inalpibus, 



! pcrnicitatismirahdsE.quanquambneratocapitevai^is corni- 

 ) busgladiorumq; vaginis,in hxcfelibrant,vttormetoaliquo 

 ^ rbtatijihpetrasjpotifrimumemontealiquoin alium tranfili- 

 I re qu^rehtes, atqj recufTu pernicius qub iibuerit exultat , Pli- 

 ^iius.Hbc gehus Germani vocant fiemhck.'. Galli quoq; Cifalpihi qui Itajice X« 

 'loquunturcircaMediolanum,Gcrmanicum nomen vfurpant: &iirailiter 

 WfinitimieisRhcti, fceminam tamenpriuatimfuielinguje vocabulo vcfinani 

 f^ir^ ^" ^^v^ ;atkJS6^ ..^as^ A Rdigefant.Galli tranfalpiniBoaceftain vbcant. Scoppaibiccmfoem.gen. 

 acit peiuil.b^eui^plir^^^ mafculino generc protulit.Idem Scbppaltalice camorciaminterpretatur, 



fed hlcrupicapraeftcamuzaR.bstice dida. Fdsminam ibiccm Heiuctij montani prmatim vocantj^/rk», vel 

 y^fihf^: quod nomen a Latino ciedu(5lum non dubito. Illyrij kozorozieez.Hebrjei "ip^, ako Deuter.i^.^mter 

 iuadrupedespiras^uanquamSeptuagintaillictragelaphuminterpretahtur^ 



?ct,oubniam traeelapbum circaPbafin amhem folum rcpeririPlmms fcribit.Diodbrus Siculiis ctiam in Arabia. 

 Chaldaicatranftatibbabet^V iaela: ArabicaVj^V Pcrfica r^J, kot2cobi,prodifch^nVero,id efti py- 

 carqo buz cohi. Abraham Efra,^^Iud^orum pl^riq; rupicapram vel ibicem,vt eudio,interpretantur. Rabi Sa- 2|i 

 lomonGermanicavbccte^fiideftibicemcKimhihircumlyluefiremVs:^'^ laal^vndefoemimnumiaelahiplu- 

 taleieelim.DauidKimhihircumferumexponit. Hieronyraus primo Kcg.cap.24. & Auguftinus.luftinianus . 

 i5faimoiGAibicesvertuht.Vidcturranehomchiaalafcandendofaauhi. Gr^catianflationbhrcdlc habet iA^s- 

 LrxChaldaicaiaelr.ArabicagazaeIveigazai,quodnomenprbdorcadevelc^ Voxiaalre- 

 «erituretiamlobsp &Prouer.j.aliquidamam,alijhinnulum velcapream mterpretantur: Capricorm nomen 

 LudLatinbs authorcs.qubrUm qUidem fermo probetur,pro animali pofitum nunquam legi,fed femper pro fy- 

 aere vtinferiusexemplilpatebit &fimiliter^gocerotaGraecGrum adcuiusimitationemcapricormj^ccm La- 

 tiniformarunt apud Suidam folum legimus , AegoCcros animalis genus,nec piura. aI^ i|«A(^ apud Homerum , 

 ^'cuiuscarminafupracitauiinCaprisfylueftribusingcnere^ibcxefl-evidetur. Nam&nomenfereconuenit,& 

 cornuummagnitudoapravtarcusindebant.Ali3£quidemfylueftrescapr«minusidoneaarcubuscornuahabcre3< 



videntur.quodvclminorafint,V€lramofa.' . ; - - t . 1- ■ r • -i/ -r 



'Quamobremdeferiscapris,quasixalosvocatHdmerus,exEuftathiohicauaariuadijciemus,lupcriu$^^ 



fum Capr» ferar,inquit,dum fugiunt venatores attritis vehemetius coleis fa:pe caftrantur^vt fues etiam feri, qui 



itaafFc(ai yA^^v** vocantur.Hoc autem accidcre tum capris tura fuibus feris multi etiam hbftro remporeobfcrua- 



runt Purr^cornuaixali capri kxy.ca^iy.c^W''^ , ideftfedecim palmorum, fiucdodrantumquinq; &palmivnius, 



ouidamitaintelliguntvtperfevtrumq; dimidis tantummcnfursfucrit^nempeduorumdodrantum eu dim|-- ■ 



dieSedhxcmaemtudonihilrarumautmirumhaberct. AtquiyeHmgulaquatuordodrantum vifafunt, &alia 



maiora ad fcptimum vfq; dodrantem.In Delo certe infula confecratum amnt cornu aducaum ex locis circa mZ'^. 



re rubrum, arietis bicubitalc & odo digitorum, bbrarum viginti fex pondcrc:& altem 



drante,ponderiseiufdem,HxcEuftathius. HabentaIpcs,vtPolybiustradidit.pcculiarisform3jbelluam,fpecic 4< 

 fimilem ceruo, ceruice & vilhs ex.eptis,quibus caprum rcfcrt, gcntq; fub mento aruncum dodrantale, cui craf- 

 fities pro pulli equini cauda,& paulatim m mu cronem coiiigitur,Strabo paulo ante fine hbri q^^^^^^^ 



S^abonemvelPoIybium.^'^vprbTe«>vpofuiftc,quoniamLatini,aqu 



•noellant-Grxciver6aprumvelfuemmarem,cuicumibicenihilcommune,nvp/a.Grscisnucle^^^ 

 JLipu^ oliu2e:& ab eius flgura quamuis cohgeriem feu ftr^.cm,qu^ in acumen tendit,qualem Latini metam vo- 

 cant cuiufmodieftfoenimcta.LatinutSttabonisinterprcscarnis'globumtranftulit. Ibix m vetere Teftamflnt*» _ 

 cum' in vtraq; fyllaba fcribitur . &abimperiti« pro caprearum gCnere Velariete exponitur._ Ifidorus dorcades, 

 caoreas & ibicesimperiti/rimaconfuudi t.Ibiccs,inqukidcm, quaii auiccs:co quodinftar amum ardua & cxcelfa 5 

 teLnr&inhabitent,itavtdefubHmivixhumanisbbtutbuspateant:vnde&meridianap.Y^^ 

 ouTNliflue«tisinhabitantIbidesaucsinteIligerevidctur,nullaratione,Sim 



2uiHcbrLmvocemaeco,ide^ NofterFrancifcusNiger m Kha.tia. dcfcriptionc, 



Rh^tosHeluetiisconfcederatos,quoniam ibicem pro mhgni gehtis habeant,in venationibus eiparcere fcnbit, 

 Hsverfibus: Parciturhiccapricornetamentibi,Panosamic^,, Armaquodexornes,&pulchramfign,^ 

 Hincloneumhicvitamviuens^ingentiaiadas Cornua,per4;plicasrugofa,repandaq;inarmos, Pornriolusque 

 SLrLvnil^montibuserras. Capr^.fyiueftrisalterum genuseftcapermontanus veUbex, Albertu^^^^^^ 

 ™ pr^ tercapreo (quimihuspropriecaprisadnumcrantur, vtfupradix.) caprarum fylueftrmm Ger- 

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