De Ledne. E, Lik L 



c£yca' oiTTti^x^uhMg : dm?pes.iA^f^d^voca'm quaSalihi xAoif:cpfv«^ov quidem non 2iliudcft QiqxizMJ^^^ (^iu^;'^ i'^ 

 ^^/'cr6-f<v,vt ipfc dcriuat. Et rurfusjPili moilcs timidun3,duri fortem dcfignant: argumcnto runcomnjn animaiiaj 

 timidiirimacnim,c|ua;mollifrimo pilo, vtceruusjcpuss ouis: fortiffimaiveiO,,leo,apey, eademqucpili dunlTimu 

 Quadrupcs nulia cH,qux pilos ficut homo velin palpebrii inreriori Bal^eat,vel in alis vclin pube. Sed viceeoruni? 

 aiijs protla totius corpofis iiirfuta habfcntur, vt canibus;alijs ci-}{\:i(?,o(Pia) adiun^^ a cfl vt cquis, caterisq; gene:- 

 S:iseiufdem:alijsiuba,vtIe,onimari,A.riftoteles.. Etalibi, CareticxnaiubajmartN liitxpropnaelE, Piliequss ia 



„ •Vfalbalargijin armis iconi Plinius^ Lucianusiil Cynico, Keur^isuymic koit^qv. olvdfo-; inlfjA^v wVs^ <i 'i-rmm xeudu 

 Mcvraiv 'j^Jc<«. Leoni pracipua generofitas, tunc cum colla arrno&que Vcftiiint iubse. Id ehim aetate contingig 

 elconeconceptis : (^os ver6pardigenerauere,fcmperjnfignihoccarcnt:firrtilimodof<smin« 



:o iuba carent, fimiliteJ: vtlebpardi,) Plitliu?. Et alibi , Turrigerosekphantoruw miramur humeros, leonum iu- 

 bas,8ic. In rationis expertibus maripr^ftahtiam quahdam natiira iargita cft, jubaieo antcGellit fiKiniiiam , fer- 

 pcnscrifta,&c. Aelianus. . , , 



Leonum ofTa medullis carent,Aeliariusi Lemiisbira robuftaS^ folida fhntjf&^Gum ejtignarn adiriotlum & per- 

 obfcurara medullam contineant ea prorfuscarere videntur, Arifiotcles. Lco oCi maiora,fortiora & durioraha- 

 betproportionecorporisfuiquamcasteraanimaliajAlbcrtus. Ahimalibusmagnisadminiculbopuseft maiori, 

 validiori,&firmiori:atq;inter magnaijs potiflimum tali opuscftadiumentb,quf vioicntioraftnit.Quampbrcin 

 maresolTihusdurioribus Gonftant quani foemins&^&quse carriiuora funt, quam quaealio cibo vcfcuntur: ijsenim 

 Vidus per dimiGationem acquiritur t velut leonis offa adeo durafuntj vt ex ijs perculfis ignis quafi cx iilice excu- 

 tiatur,AriftoteIesdePartib,2.9. Itemin hiftoriaanim.3.20. Qmmquam mcduHa inquit,nonoifiincriifao(fil>us 



>V eftjtanien no.n olTa omnia meduilam intra ft cocinent, fed ea tantum qu^ eaua habentur: tamctfi ne ipfi quidcro. 

 omnia cStinent. ofla enim leonis partim nullam, partim exiguam habenr: quamobrcro nullam omnino medul- 

 lamieoneshabercnonnulliputarunt. Hocquidemiri loco.concedcre videtut" Ariftdfeiesoftalconuni qUasdam 

 cauaeffe.no omnia folida,qaod alibi afterere videtur , vr & Aelianu.s & Phiies ieonis ofla caua efle {Impliciter nc- 

 gant. Leo(inquiraIibi AriftoBeles) nuilamomninohabere mcdullara in oirfouifuls vidctur, qu6d,admpdun> 

 cxiguamactenacmhabeat,earaq;inpaucisoflibus2foliseniniinfcrioribusatque brachijs. Conftat profcdoleo 

 przecipueomniura animaliumo0ibusfolidis;funtenimadc6dura,vtexcisconcuifts,ignis velucefiliccelidatur, 

 Ariftoteles& Aelianus. Epieurusirt epiftolaapud Athcnseum lib.8. ridct aliquoc obferuationes Arift.otelistan- 

 quam aut nimis curiolas aut paru m verifirailes, & inter cseteras oti aLiv r.-^^iy.vix iy^n rpi oi^ti y^yBou.ivu/v ciVTcavi alaxn^ 

 cMhl^wvTw^ c4&A«iw7r«. Medalla ieoni in femorum & brachiorum oilibus paucisj exigua admodvim: cstera tants. 



I'^ duritiajVtigniselidaturveluteiilicc, Plinius- , , . 



Leo capi^te validiffimo cft , AriftoteIes:fortifllmo,Plinius. Medioeri, Ariftbtelesih f hy (lognomanagno, Car«^ 



■ '«ianus. Eaciera {^<roo7wv) habet magis quadratam,non valde ofleam, Ariftoteles. Cslius tamcn, auchore noi* 

 citato. faGiem leoni rotundam tribuit, eoq; nomine Solem rcferre ait, cum &: in amijitu radiorum quadam ima-. 

 gine pilos gcrat. Frons ei quadratajn raedio magis caua, craiaentc fupereilia & nafum vcrfus veUui nubc, Ari- 

 lloteles. Et rurfus de fronte fcribens, Olum^o^^i^v S^iimhv iyjvTf.g , dvMiS-rf-Tin.-ol j T.-reoiymov av(A,ui.r^oy tw,{*«twV^ 

 ixovriqy^i}A'ho\^vxoi^(x,vot-<l)^^^^^^ Videturautem nihilautparumiatCitftcjfrontemjautfrontisepi- 



pedon,id eft fuperficiem dici.Nara Adamantius de froutis infpc«5tionc iic fcribit, Uijm-ov ■nr(^j;yaiv-Qv,ut'}i^^g£' 

 t-X/iv ^ T^Koyov % »1k)i e/5cv «V Tf clvJYe^iouf (c <nwca-i v y^spiA^kuAv Kkomu. Caftcrum id quod nubis inftar fuper-: 

 cilia&nafumverfusinimafronte promincre leoni fcribit Ariicotclcs, Sin(rHWjiov prDprie vocari conijcio. Elf 

 enim3f^77<,u.v^:cvpel!isfupercilijqu«fle6licurobtcnditurq;ieonumocuH Euftathio IHados^. To £Wvw r 



J^5^Ja>v,Scholiaftes Nicandri. Tc i-^xva r- 3<pjvi;\uo7v y^tv: dHpy.a:^v <ruuo(p^vo.iua ^ ,fA£TW7rg .■ oStv i (mv^iSxUt 73 0^-4- 



^r^^iH^ <^^H^'jc^v ylyvix^ TS|ti£^©- otI^- sQ^^^smvof^; .Scholia in lliados ^.vbi Homerus.de ieoneHenatoribusira' 

 to.fcribit, Uayj d\k t cRnmuuiQVKolruj 'UKirujoVoT lazAij-n^m. EiiJc/iv Ico dicitur vb.i ira feruid us , ac turba canu circum- 

 «allatusdefixisin terram oculisconfurgitin praelium. ( 5;-/.iyS/.titfVe-v,r ffx\.4^(^voi-;m o^yi^tS^.ntieAea^.B^ iP hiovruiv, 

 <^ TijTg oc(pM£iSiJ.iv^t? ffH.vuvo:^ oiy.^oi.^om. aVcki' y (n'MiM'CCz,-^ s '' i " ' ■ , . 'r , , , :--:'.'": ',;/ii'ai','j^' >W T^f 's^ ■■m%.^n,i ^°9crco7iiiv' 

 vv?sk!i-7'ncl' ff»t.'?J-.i<? (thcvhi:) A.^y-^'^^) ^'''^ A^yi^<^i'^ m)?A€a..<, r.crus liiados vlttrno, Varinusi 



Apudeundcm piuja, fiiibet,legedevcrbo X-.tv^.cSni^.) Ca-t:c.ium eos qui vuku icu cicmilfo & fupercilijs laxati.*; 

 font, fmepra:irafiuepra;trsftitia, Scythicum tuerij.&traur;.;,3AR"fli/ rquodparagrammatifmoinde vidcri potcfi 

 detortum) & (mv^^MTrii? o-?rJpa}7rcilm dicimus: noftri etiam lingua vernacHla /;7y/t';-;,quafi ad vcrbura nubilarc di- 



cas:qu6dfacieseorumno fcrcnafednubilamccffonsexporrcdta, fediaxatarugofaq;apparcat;fedhoccommii- 

 rsiterpropter trirtitiam & paruam qiioque raoleftiam rauitis accidit. Atrocior ver6 magisque Scytliicus illc 

 afpeftus , quera nominamus/f/?/k'x/zf tanquam a Scytkis nom.ine fado : nifi quis malica verbo/^/siiiX^/;, quod 

 cft, defendere : qu6d huiufmodi obtuitus fit hom nis pro vitadefendcnda piignantis : vtforfan afcuto quo mi- 

 lites protcguntur, deriuatum habeamus nomen /c'^x/fx.& vcrbum yt)^ii;/^,e^. 'C^Liamobrem Arillotcies , vtiam ci- 

 t-aiiimus.leoni5(cuiustahsperpetu6facjeseft,vtquiperpetu6etiamicaaftcdus(u 



percilia prominere fcribit. 



ToTov &kiffKWJicv ^Mcrv^M i-Kkei^o ^?<r«Vft), Thcocrittisldy I.3 1. de Hercvle» t)ccpifcynioin homine&moribui 

 indeiudicandisjfcribit Adamantius lib. i.tapite 12. AW??t'T 'rjJuf.r&Vi^ i^'f'fv»kyja hhim roJ.y&c; c^Ay^hivHq, (.^oyA^ 

 »ffT.'.\oi',Arifl:ot;in Phyfiogn. Vciusinterpres fic reddit , Leo fupra frontcm iuxta na^iim (meiius forte. e re^ione: 



1 nafi.) pilps habct inclinato.stpoftrema yfrba omittit : & videntur fane cPrru pta ; legcndum foric a.-<xc-«A9v pro m 

 «(njhovr Alibi enim eddem i n libro.fic legi tur. 01 TOiTjuetwVy re 'jsfy; r'^i(.i(^.xh'Uw^iAov iyovvic, iA(<-5-s.».'.o<, dvA^^cpi- 

 TZijS^ ccij-hiovrcK, Vctus interpres,Quiid fron.is quod cftantc caput elcuaturn habent,liberales fant: referuntur 

 ad.leones5qua{i.nori.<!tV«s-«A<5v fcd «Vw t«vov lcgerit: dvoti^Hhov t|uid«.t$i particip-ium woi.vci^rbi.uj. hba rc£tc foniiatii 

 ^cAoIvc&tI-R.o^ 'i'eIpaflluepotius,requirentefehfuj<;l.*?^>Ac/4'^^^^ 



guas peritia emendari hi loci polfunt. 



Ocu.IoS habct eharop6s. cdncauds,non admodunl rotundos , hcc ninHum oblongos,-. magnitudine meci.io- 

 cfi. Cxlius taraen oculi m eipermagnum cflelcribir. Charopi & eaui mediocritcrocuiijleomsteadmoncbimti 

 Valdecaui vcro malignifunt,& fimiam reFerunt,r Adamantius, Oculi pnrufri caui , aninn maj^nirudincm 

 I Buant,. argumcnto funtlcones, Ariftpiclcs. Frontocancs paftoralcs laudat T7g s^ufioirf st^ hi.t'Tas4,iic 



> b.oceft^rauosoeuiis&ieoainafpecie. Torualc^naa epitheton exoeuior«raf*uitia, q«ie fMmma iu hacfera cit^ 



