"De Leone. G. D. Hb. . . jh 



Viaere aooos multos putantur , & quidatn qui captus eft claudus , dentes complures ftajaos habebat : quo ar- 

 eumento quidam lonjtam efle lconum atatem exiftimarunt : liaud enim hoc accidere , nifi longo tem pore potu- 



AriftoleIes.EtPiinius,Ariftoteies(inquit)vitamleonibusiongame(redoc^^^^ 

 tibisdefeaiteperiantur. Viuunt & ieones &lapi permuitosannos,itaquodaliquando obfenedatemfaant 

 edentuli, Albect. Lco fenedute tabefcic, vt etiam delphinus, Aelianus. 



D. 



AnimosIeonumfrons&caudaindicant,SoUnus. ExcaudaquomododeanimociusiudJcandura,vide in- 

 fra exPiinio,vbi defortitudine eius dicemus. Sant qua:d«ra corporis partes, capite fecundo a nobis t xplicataef vt 

 pili, frons, oculi. nafus,labia.collum,humetocuin ineeiTa moius j qmbus qui ieone refemnt, fimi iter v^|lle ma- 

 £nanimi,fortes,&hberalescaeiudicam:ar. Aciftotelesin Phyfiognomicis cum corpusleonJs de(crip(il et.Mq, 

 viri ideara maxim^ ceprajfentare demonftraflet. vt pancheram foe.ninar. cocpore fimul & anirao : quJ in vins , m- 

 qait, fottior eft & iuftior,in fojminis contca,fubiangit : Corpus igitur leonis huiufmodi eft ; j ^^e/ ^ >cecp^- 

 Khd. ^£^W<lego ^u-xyiv,yx. & intecpres:& pco l^t.-n^v , ^irr^ta-n^hy.K^v^^^ov ( melius iKd.kejov ) p^Aa'4.u;^ov , .j^ 

 4);AoV«H5vrinterpces legit 4);AJvi.i5^,per iota io penultima,qaod placetjevrf *u ^ ^\-^ouov,H3\ 4>'A.5^^>.v « ^-'.^^- 

 A^V^.Hoceftvcipfevetco,Quodanimuraleonisattinct.animaleftliberale&ingenuum,ra.gnan.mim^ 

 ftadiofam,mite.iuftum,&pioquodamamoteineosqaibascam verlatuc afficitur. Leonum genus breuiu, cn- 

 fpioreqj pilo,ignauius eft:alcccura longius piloq; probiorcgenerofius, Aciftot. Vlde fupra capice lecundo, vbi 

 etiamfecandamreeionesdiaerfaeorumingeniaefre.exAibertorecenfai. - 

 Paftocfxpeinpaftionibas(venatorinmontibus;ieoHem afpicitpro catuHs acerrime ptopugnantera,8e 

 ► praeclac^ conteranentem fadam faxorum lapidationem, & crebram miffionem telotura: neq; vel infanitis vulnc: 

 iibascoafedus,inaiaoroborean!mipciusoraittiteostucri.qukmbmninomociatar;neq^enimlaacta^^^^^^ 



fua mocte mouetur.quara vc nc ab antro fui catuli abripiantar,GiiHus : tranftulit aacem ex O p piani de pllcatione 

 libroi AiaxcircaPatroc!lcadaaerftabat,cJrnV^A^^^v^e/orai7^K2aTiv,a7««»'W4°^'" «r:u;^/T>ia-:.vT«foi' uA>j Ai/.^e? 

 l.'T«,.TK;..>&c.HomerasIl.iados>HicSchoiiaaddunt,N 



VaclnusXeonerarA^o.r«)aiqait.veteresobreruarantlliadis^.defoBminadici,tanquamle«nai^ 

 proferre Homerasnalquam foUtusfit.cumde Diana ciiam ita canat, E^^elo^AoovT^ yta/^f^i.eVeZeu^ ^vbiAeovn. 

 pro A ^cci pere opoctec. (^i hoc dicunt.a leone mare catulos duci negsn t.(^,-t^«~ai ^^^^^^ 

 %^o.'cy..umLyel) Quamobrem Zenodotus reijciebathos verfus,!eonera iprederaarqtantumlntell gens, 

 L?eraveroc4.iosdacSenegans.rNegarioneminGc^codeefleapparer. j Acqai Andmachus & ahj a ieone 

 5raacecatulosdaciafficmant>Hxciiie.Gelliasqaidemi5,7.(vtpr^:edentica 

 ccrnum elIe,Sc de foemina qaoq; accipi ait, id q^od no^ plaribus in Philologia probabJmus. M.hi certe eonem 

 inarem,camforte&generofumammal,vtm.arisideam maxime omnium reprxfenter, quod fceaMn^eti^^^ 

 nando fe adiungece non foiet.fcsmineum cacuios ciccaadacendi officium (ukre.v^ 



qaidem in vita Apallonij. ecfi lea^n^ nomen al^as vfarpec , ramen Ubro fe^jundo iam aiaam Homeri locum, .c 

 apparet,ficreddl£:EVl^:^..fe.^™v oK.«'.vAeo'vT..aw,o-J^'..Tirvl^r. .n.v,uv.v^«vov/3A.7r«,^>:^p™cav s^T.. 

 /X>,.^'^J.:d-.,.CstemmOppianuslibcotcrciodevenat^ 

 an^cellanc (l)rnces,leones,pacdales, tigridesj paal^ poft non !eo^^^ 

 tores vel crloctera v.(q; depugnare, id quod Hbro pcimo de pifcacione le(jm(A.ov^; ^ 

 vtrunqUocum apponara. l^toc iiumfmodi eft : Faecum faara,tnquit, ex.eeilenter araantjynces, ^ 

 o paccia?es,£igrides.EtriqaandoadlaribaUfaaceaecla:(^A.v.u'^^,infaem 

 raafcalinolenece prius poiaeric, pardales & tigtides infcsminino : debuerat aute noraina & parcicipia raafculma 

 fabij cere,nifi fc^eminas cantam tncellexifl;.r) catuUs, qaos venatores fabtraxecint, vacua deprch^^ 

 bilivocenonaliterexclamantpIocantq;,qalmeialare folentmaHeces,eura cegio patrta armis vaftaLur & igne 



confam!tur.Pofteti0clocusvaV^e;c5^i.3^'.e^^veg;/3^up^o/Y5AW.«,^^^^^ 

 aduerfusvenatoresarmisdctclisomn.basveladmortemvfqjneglea^sdeppant Cump^^^ 



cat,ocalorum aciem cradituc defigere in terram, ne venabula expauefcat , Plmtus. Solinus hoc fi mphc.ter de leo- 

 mbasacinmafcaHnogenereproferens.Septi.inqait.avcnantibasobcataceccamconttientn 

 fpeaisvenabaKstecceantor.Horaeraskleoneprocatulispagnante.lludos^ vtfi^^^ 



cL.^^'.ov.^T.U.aT«,oW.^AJ7?l.v.(Sed dc leone,qa6d epicctnucB fit nomen,in Ph ologiadicam plur bus.jSKu- 

 [ o r«v leo dicitur, vbi ica fecuidus ac turba canura circamualiatus.defixis in terram ocuHs confurgit in prae ium, Cj- 

 , lius. Cum leo ingreditar,nec ceaUtec facic,nec fimplex ponic veftigium, fed vacm irapct raic. & muki^ 

 entraprogreditur,raodoregceditur,turararfusprocpdit,idemq;viciiEmretrocommeat:nuacqualify 

 fas,nuncperraiftimfacitveftigium:deindepartimpra:cidicviara,parttmobhcerat,vtnevenatores^e^ 

 infiftentes,laftrura,vbi cura fais catulis habitar,reperire poffint : quod dmmo raanere pcopdum naturae leonum 

 donatam eft, Aelian . Sic & Philes, Veftigia Jnquit, varie inuoluta obl tterat, & incecta reddtc, tura eundo redeun- 

 doq; oblique , tum cauda confundetido, ne catuU fucto fubtrahi pcfliat. Cu m a venatonbus qaerttur.fua vefttgia 

 caudategit,nepoffitinueftigaci,Phyfiologus.lnuolutisfemperpedibasambalat tanqaam vag na co 



Vnguibas,ne attritts acies retandatur.tam vt neanfa veftiganti pr^ebeatiir Haud enim vng^ 

 raeTeinuenias:redex^gaaacc3ecaqa^damveftigiaturafaciant,curavaci!!auerea.gcefl^^^ 

 tfoInPangioThraciomooce,Eademasait.rvecbafuntAeUaniintecpreteG;iUo)vcfamc^uqleontsb 



rabat, k defenforibus vacau efle:haias catulos, qui pec astatem fe nendu cuert qmr^nt tncecem tfle : mox paremes 

 cum alicunde ex venatu ceaertiflent, & cum etiam leunculor u ca:dem fadam vidsfleii t, acerrlmo, vt par era^ 



lore pceflbs,vcfaminfeeLicos fuifl-.. H.nc vero furarao cum metu qaantam pocuit m 



ntara qaanc^; atborem confcendifle,.b.q; vt ab illorum infidijs deciit.aca confe^ 



rentvkifcinequire.le^namqaidemcontinenterfuraraadi!igentiaadarbort3truncaminfidiasmohe^n^^^^ 



bafl-e.furfumqi verfns intentis oculis fangatnaciam afpexifle.Leonera vero fimthter atq; horamem ex ^f^^, 

 morte m<^ceLm,longe lateq; fummo cura dolore totis raoncibus ercafle, dura imtecia^^^^^ 

 cuiuseraanibusraagnopereelecriti(ecaciravbitsexcidifl^eperfpexiflet,fefeatt^^^^^^ 

 amplexabatur,Ungu\q;illifacieraabftergebat.Quarabenignitaterahoraofentb^ 

 70 huLcaudaanvpl4t.i;ducebac;neqifecarim,quathuiusetnanib^^ 



