be MM '&. Lik I. 7r'S 



iHconfiietudinen'! procrcandladduxerunt, Aelianos. Apud Veneros IPaphlagonii vrbem mulorqm gcnus pri- 

 ■mumexcogitatum&inuencumeftjSchoiiaioIrlanneri Iliadis fecundura. £'| EVelc^Tv', oB-^vvifitlmv yiva^dy^orifl^aiv, 

 Homeruis. Eoeta (ai-sTr) vibs eft PaphlagOnum ( inquir SchoHsftes ApolIonij pcerff.) VocabancDTautem Eneti 

 -^opuliante Troiaoum bellumKiJtt/Kwvef. G6neieos ^(S.legimus/quod AnafocerErau dura pafcirafinospatrisfui 

 iodefefto, inuenefitn'^')^'^ iemitfrid eft rou!o^,vt plcritj^ interprerantur (al.j veroijiirer, vc tn Afinoicri^fi in iv.) 

 Suntquiar^bitrentur onagros abhocpriVnumadraifTos tflcad?finas, vtvtioriffiinicx his afini nafcercntur, qui 

 Vocoiuar iainiro. Plertq; putant quod equarum greges ab afinii ia defecto ipfc curSueriE primasiuicendi vt m£i- 

 iorum indenoua contra naturam aniinaliana=cerentuf', 



Afini opera (ine diib^ogeruli miriSca,aiando quoq',, fcd mularum max?nie progcnerationcPlinlafe. eqiU 



&a'fino fic muius: contra exequo&aiina hinnus : vrriq? enim bfgeQcri atq;infititi;, oon {udpregcnere »h radrci- 

 buSjVarro&alijivtplurjbuisdicaminferius.ExafiiVo&equamulusgignirurm Abryr- 

 tus. Si quem rnuloifi genuscrearedc!cdat>equan) magni corporis,lelidis ofSbos,& fotnu cgreg*adebet cligcr e: 

 ia qua non vclocitatem,fed robiir exquirat. Aetas a quadrima vfq-, ad decennem huic acjrrijfiarx iuil» conucnieri 

 Pailadius. Adta!e$partusequastieqjquadrimis('crimis,Pa!ladias,& AbfyrcDSi?^^^ Gonrt3ntinum)miirores,nc- 

 quedecennibusmaioreslegunt,Plinios.1aeducandogenere mularum antrquiffimum eft diligenrerexquircrcj 

 itqj esplorare parentem furura; proiis fceminarr!,& raarem:quorum fi alrer aon eft idoncus,!abar etia.m quod ex 

 'duobu$fingitur.EquamconHenitin'jinnosdetfem,quoufq;amp!iffimaratq;puIc'hcrrinv^forn^^^ 



tibus patientiflimam laboris eligere,vt difcordantem vtefo fuo generis alscai ftirpem indta fiCileTecip?sr.ac per- 

 ferat,&ad f&tum nonfolum corporis bona,fed&ingcnfj|conf{!rac : nam cura diiScuiter inre^Slia geniralibus locfs 

 i0 animentur iemina, tura etiara concepradiutius inpartum adoiefcunr, vt quse pers(5to anno merfe tet ciodecimo 

 Vix eduntur,natisq; inh^ret plus focordias paterna',quam vigoris roatetrd, Vcrurjtamen vt equ^ didos hi vTks mi- 

 norccurarcperiuntur,iramaror eft laborcligend! mariSiquoniam f^pe iudicium probsniisfruftreturexpetimc- 

 turo,CoIumeila. Creantur ex equa & afino.-^el onagro & equa Sed generofius nullu eft huiufmodi animal,quam 

 iquod afino creante nafc€tur.Vti!es tamen admiftarij na^centur ex 6nagro,&afirj3:qaipoft in fobole fecutura agi- 

 iitatc,forticudinemq;reftitU3iit=Palladirss.OaagTo&afInagen!rusraGlusomnesr.DtecclIit,^ Etalibi, Ge- 

 ncranturexequa& onagris manfaefidis mulx veiocesincarru,durhiacximia pcduna: vcfu ftrfgofocorpore,'n- 

 •domitoanimojfedgenerofo.^Muiarionfolum^inqaitColumella^eJ^equa&afino.fedexafina&e (hinr)i5aii| 

 %oc2nt,)itemq; onagro & cqua gener atur. Neq; tam€ v!lu m eft in hoc pecorc, aut animo,aut forma pr^ftanrius, 

 iqukm quod ieminabitafinus : quamquam poffit huicaliquarenus comparari, quod progcnerat onager, nifi &in- 

 56domitum,&feruitiocontumaxfySueftrimofe,ftrigofura.patrispr^fcrachabitum. itaqveiufmo 

 , potibtismagis,quamfilijsv£i!iorcft:nam vbiafina &onagro niif usadmittitur equs, pcrgradusinfradaferiratc 

 quicquid ex eo prouenicpatcrna farmara & meaeftiarojfortitadinem, Ccieritatcmq^auitam rcfcrt. Quicx equ6 

 &afiniiconcepti generaatur quarauis a pat« e no Ticnrrsxerinr, quod hinnfvocantur, rcatri per omnia to&gis fi- 

 liiiles fant.ltaq; commodilmum e^ailn im .i-ftiaare mularam generl feminandcf,cuius(vt dixi^fpecicj cxperi- 

 mentocftfpeciofioT.Veruntameabafpcdu nooaliterprobaridebcr,quaravcfitampKffi 

 'Uda,robuftis,tc latis coftis.pedore mufc dofu & vaftojfeminibus lacertofis.cruf ib 



siiacuIofi:nam murinuscumficinafinovulgiris.rnm atlsm n6opt!m,i6tefpondecinroula:neq;nosvniaerfaqua- 

 drupedisfpecicsdecipiat,fiqtia!emprob2n.as>conrprcirau.?. Nam qttemadmodura 8rierera,quSE;funt1nlingui« 

 &palatismaculx,plerun<^;invc!lciibus ag; arani H£prehet^dunti2r,itafi dilcoldfcspilosa^nusin p?dpebris,aut 

 '^o aurlbusgerit, fobiolern quoqi ffeqiienttT tidr d;uerfi co!ori<: qui &ipfe ctiS fi diligentiffime in admi/Iario explo- 

 iatascftjl^pc tamen dominum d^^cipi;^ oa n iriterdum eriam cicra ptjed.iSla figns diflimiiesfuimulas firrgit; quod 

 iaccidcrenonaliter reof,qu'am vtauirus colcrpria^dirdfj ferainismiftureddacur nepot1bus,Hucurq; Columelb» , 

 !A.dmiirariusafinus(inquit PaIladius)fic huio j.]«^ccrporeamp!o,f6lido,iiiafcu!ofojlfidif.5^^ raembris» 

 nigri vclm6rinirhiiximeto!oris,*ut rabei: qui umeo fi dilcolorcspilosin palpebris, anrauribus gerer,colorera 

 ' fobolis plcrunq; variabic. Qai mularuvn geiiet! icn^iuar do ( inqaitAbfyrtus) deftinabltarafinus/haccorpotit 

 forraafit6portet:habitu magaq,quadratismeffATd.S'''aftocapife,non'equiijo.iVcievgen'^ &l*brisiD^enci- 

 Ijui: non exiguis ocu!is,neqj cauis^naribuspatuiisneq; conftVidisraUribusCrion paruis^ nec'fliccidis,red'3rre!9:is: 

 "(ii>TK^M.))p>t^\//.}jSs kAoc-uCx: ) cerufce lata.neq; b; eu i : hco & mufculorum toris dcnfo pe^^ore, & ad fufthiendos 

 (equarurh Ihfcftiram jcalcftratus fobuftorgrandibu!» ic ipulis, ^cpartibus qu^ humccis fubiacen^aut fupra genua 



1 o fit^funt,craffis,valentibus,cotpulencis,& quam m?.xin-.e dirlaririb": fiquidem opus eftcumTupemenitjVcfc&mipa 



facilc corople^i po0it:grandi dotfo,fpinal.^ta, ncc-j; c bbf ri nec[;cuia,angufia 'inea in redu ference' humeris no 

 Tobfidentib. fedeminulis .-excelfa armcrumCv mp.g . e & e-nt-abiii', ifa vr prominentii litura diftii)<3:2'm habear, 

 ■(k^t olvr^Y.<x>TtLy^o!,(povM3%-K.v'}ai qo^ auie pars coccy;: v. c.cfur,doCui in equo'B, cacagraphon SHte fcrte dicir,qu6.(i 

 'fatpeeoiniocogeniciuaqij?danotareperIatur,ic|ua&SLy lata (Ruelliusjp^sjt^^wy, 



legit atr^puVivertit.n.lumbis pIenis,quos tame ob'00?; os ef?c'^ Iik rcqairitur,ndn conuenit: nsra f quu Xeoopho 

 hocraagfs laudandij fcribic.qaobreuioresfue rin» - ; rd-!i)p'eaa,6b!ongS,necin arduilrangulail. Sit 

 latecoftatojcoxendicib.magnis & f quaiibasjio f.b ihi&is c!Liiiihus:(^iti v^;Tx^5/yA«T(g^')ncc in acutu poTredis.Ma- 

 ■gispiacentquicaudafuntbreuiore;fcminsb.inlupe.r eftoccpi!'!^^^ c'^« 

 terudiuaricatis;fic.n.ficmiorcritoi'Ti?'cJ9no<:iV«,{hQceftia equicatioae & prdgteffionejnam &Xenophon equutil, 

 "i^O laudat,qui habelt crBVvisnJ ^'^^'(istKoCreiKT?, y^:yM^ iJ":&)^..!W-4'^K?": sJVw yx^^yony<>n(^v d'Usi, L'^ v^orie^v •t&j 

 \smQ(X<nv Tt fts^ l7e7m<no^v \ ) talei et^Srobuftiores fuiit, quam (rjfff.)v$^(ih hoc eft ilii quibus femora penc comitcantur, 

 Eftopfftereateftibus magais,parib:genibtisraagnis^ii r6tundis,tibtjs&cruribus vefcis,(id«?ttd5 m.ignis) cVftels 

 ferc & excarnib. magis'q;neruofi$,min{rae varis(/3AiSf7Ci7)neq;dircoioretamiarucin{^u vcrc(€illacis,cai^ 

 focynijs, de quibas in Equodixi) neq; pf|tsr feoduin altiss neq; nimiu depreflis : fed nec nikus ralis ingrediatur» 

 '(iMJiXgK-tu/oG^aWgfftc^pedibusvarijSjnoQintr.orfara conrortis,nec humiiib.^^l^^/sr&iS^SOT^ix^^wjjTOaiJ^ 

 'Vngula craftai ( dur^ Rueliius) fubter concaua, ihteriorc l!inu|).iru6, qu£che.fid6a4 vocant. Potfo voice no retufa, 

 fed clararudat:hoceuira quoq; conferr,vt fic dcterreatur equa, & facnius moT.geram iadmiffirio fe prsbear. Spe- 

 ciofioreS funtafihi, qudrum Color fplendidLis cft, & in purpuram fpedans : iten) qai infacic albln6n fufci func : 

 (Ruelliusvectic^idqjfi nigrara, nec vl!atenusinfufcum vergentem macuiam fronte gerant. jXonge omnium 

 |o pulcheirimi nigri habentur j qai Qoh i neantita venttem, fed c^&ncoiorem habcat. CuipuIMo bce macala fr. bfeft, 



('Cd 



