"burdam apptilari tradit tpfos ciiniculos, qui ab cifetftu lepores georyclii^, hoc ci! ^bfidres, ab iprc cogtlomihM" 

 tui"jHermolaus in Diofcorid. Verba Strabonis hjec Tu n t: TmV l' s Aa^g/twi/ %t/u}v ojrMis , ishkL> r yio..f\jy^o)'j ,.%yxf - iitt- ■ 

 ^Ho;A2€'>jsi^!>W'07t?iW5.wtstW Hoccft,Animaliaautem noxiadef^ 



ieberidas vocitantifcnbitautem hxc Iib.3. deTurditaniaHifpania:: Etinfuper addit,Plantis enim vallitatem in- 

 ftrunt^&fatouimradicescfitant: & hocpertotam fermeobueniens Hilpaniam, Mafliiiam vfque prorogatur: 



xiiiummilitareaduerfuscunicuiospetijflcPliniusauthoreft. Eodeminloco pro d]tv.iciiJioo]/ legerim d[twau^^is'Si n 

 & pro woA£jW.3v,>f ;5«'Si': &pro ip^lpov Jli mu MiiA>',y^xc^-(s^'dc'^.,^Jo^ZS\}. nn >J Ac/,w/jt>i >itf-Ta5w'<r«;Vtfenfus fit,non quid\eni! 

 cuniculorum rauUitu<line peftilentiam importari , vt vertitinterpres, fedipfam ex aliquacorruptione''aut aeri^ 

 c^nftitutione peftilcnti prouenire,vt ferpentiiim aliquando &murium agreftium copi^. Qi^nquam id ita acci- 

 dcre mihi non vidctur: nara qu^ rn prauo aut peftilenti aeris ftatu plurimum aliquando multiphcanturanimaiia» 

 "rauiomniatemperamentiefic videntur, nccin hominum cibum venire, vtranar, mures.locuftx, ferpentcs, Sc 

 jnfclSadiuerfa: cuniculi vero & benctcmperati&incibonon tnfalubres videntur, vtalia fcecunditatis Gorum'M 

 abundantisratioquxrendaiit. Polybiuslib 12. hiftor. animalleporifimileefreait^ cuniculum appellatum, bitf-' 

 verbis: Cuniculus Ck^vuaos) vcro di<3:us,cminus quidcm videtur parftus lepus.at fi quis in manus accepcrit, mul- - 

 ram differtjtum in fupcrficie,tum fi diflccetur , icgo y^} T^com'.) Vr plurimum autem fub terra moratur. Me- 

 iniaiteorumPofidoniusquoquephilofophusiri hiftoria:&nosinter nauigandum aDicsarcWa NcapoHn pcr- U 

 multGSvidimus. Efteniminfulaqusdamnonproculaterra,iuxca poftrcmamDic«archi3rpa.rtem,paueisqui- 

 <lem hominibushabitata,fed cuniculis abundans, Hsc Athenajus hb.p. Dicxarchia olira dida eft ciuitas Cam- 

 pani3Ein'ltaHa,quoniam iufti/Timeregebatur, qux nuncPuteoli: aliquiDicaram vocarunt. Supcrfoetant da- 

 lypus ,& leous tantum,Plinius. Oblatrant Budjeo quidam (ver baiunt lo. Brodsci , traftat autem de lepore & da- 

 fvpodeBudxusin prioribus Annot.in Pandcd.) leporem idem animalcum dafypode efle fcribenti. Egoin c« 

 fcntentiaPlutarchum in commcntario,vtrobiin terr^ftribus, an in a«[uatilibusbrutismaior fttprudentiajfHiflfc 

 iconecrt©,Athenjeumlib.G). Pollucemquinao AtVcgetius volumine quarto, Aliud gcnus oppugnationis eft , 

 fubterraneum atque fecretum, quocl cuniculum vocant, a lepor bus qui cafulas fub terras fodiunt , ibiqiie con- 

 duntur,&StraboUb.3. To^vo 0Ai()eJMv^e.^o:>v (vtmvk; &c. (vtpaul6anterccitaui.)lcporis&cunicuIivocabuio in- 

 iJifferenterfuntvfijlicenter mcherculenimis. Gnefionfane verumqueleporem (funtenim adulterini & dcge- 

 nercs) fubterramcafulasfibinunqua foderc,autcunicuIos facere vbi latcat in agris, cx venatorura omnium 

 axiomatibus fumo pro certo. Ariftoteles aperte.femel opinor, daiypodem alcporediftinxit (licet inficias^at 



Herm.Barbarus) libro de hiftoria animal.pri mo, Ta 4-: i^piviuci dlei/J , c7ov iAa<p(Sr ^f^) A«ywV k^; jyn^vTn^c. Da- 

 f nodemacuniculo&Ieporefl-parauitPliniu.sHb.io cap.^s.Ncg.nniaiij. Lconicenus&Theodoruscuniculum 

 aifypoda vocant : quos qui reijciunt,quonomlncab Ariftoteleix' veteribiis Gri£cisdiaus fir patefaciant: cis fi- - 

 duidemhominibusautnufquamvifum,autintantootioacdihge .cianoninternotum,verifimilenoneft. Con- 

 traficuniculusdafypuscft, quamobrem cumPolybius&Pofidonius ( Vt ex Athenaropaulo ante relatum eft) 

 jcjiv/KAoviLatineappellaruntj^cbviKAKi' Galenusiibro -are^ itc^puv .4W,u£wf y. kbatanimus:nos hapc propterea in 

 mediumrcHnquiraus,HucurqueBrod3eus. Animalculum in Iberialeporifimileeft, quodcuniculum vocant, 

 Galenuslocoiamcitato,nccpluradeco. Pliniuslib.io cap 6^ dalypodcm cuniculisita affociat, vtnullatenus 41 

 «ro eodem capi videantur pofle:ni gencris loco pofitum ibi daly poda coniedlemu^. Nam & Theodoruslib.6. de 

 Kiftoriiscap 4. dafypodasjideftleporescoireauerfosinterprctatur^Cdius. Ingeniofa qu^dam&timida funt, 



yrr^'^cii@^X^yc^?KS^,'^l^^'-'''''^'^'-^^^^ Quxftio- 



nem de dafypofle , ficut de thoe & panthere acly nce , negligentia quadam anti quii authoribus itapraetcrmififam 

 «utatTheodorus Gaza,vt excufari haud facile pofTint, C«lius. Lconicenus reprehendit PHnium , qui tanquam 

 5hipr{kanimaHadiuerfis inlocis memoret lcporcm &dafypodcm,vtcapream&dorcadem, vefpeftilioncm & 



fpInicL^«w«rSrim^ kfim^ievd kunek vt noftratcs vocantrvt alij quidam kunlem : Anglice conjy lWynQQ 

 kmhkf d kroltjk^ 



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■EbufocunieulindnfuntjfcatentinHifpaniaBalearibusq;, Plinius. Balearescuniculisanimanbus quondami 

 £opiofa;,Solinus. Quibusin locis ita abundauennt,vt vel fuffodiendo vcl nicfribus populatis noxij fuerint,d^^^ 

 cap ^ 'XcrtijleporumgencriscftquodinHifpanianafcitur, fimilenoftroleporiexquadamparte,fcd humilc, 6 

 «ucm cuniculum appeliant , Varro.In Hifpaniaannisita fuifti multis , vtinde te cuniculos perfecutostredam,^ 

 Appiusapud Varronem. Nufquamlocorum tot inueniunturcuniculi vtin Anglia, Mudfterus CunicuH na^ 

 fcunturinHifpania&inprouinc!a,&viciniseiLombardi;epaitibus,Crcfcentiewfis, CunicuH lylucftrcsinBo- 

 hemia funt,vt audioXumcul us lepore minor,fed fortior eftxolore & figura fer e vt iepus, Albertus. Credideram 

 ieporcmficformafimilHmafalHt,Ambofuperfoetant,aeritevclaurcpares: Ambo tiraet,&c. Bj.pt Fiera. Ahud 

 eifetiam genusleporum,natura pcrparuum,nectamen augetur vnquam, ei cumculus nomen cft: qUod quidem^ 

 ipfiim nouatum a me non eft,at ctiam in confcribenda hiftoria Gr^ci quidam vfi f unt,quod a principio Hi^ 

 iiWoftjiftcnt-Caudamcxterisbreuiorehabet,cxterareHquisleporibusconfimiliseft,praterquamquodmag 

 tudo capitis quippiam ditfcrt,quia exiHus fit,& minima carnc prsditum, eius vniuerfum cor pus candidiusq u am 

 -eliquorum leporam, Aeiianus. Pluriraa in eis eolorum diuerfitas , funt candidi , fanc atri.fufci, fabflam , r ufti, 



