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moft ingenious of Land animals, did fhew the Romai 
people, as Pliny, Suetonius, and others atteft. 
27 In thisdifcourfe Dr. 1^0/2 vindicates his own profef- 
fion aspra£lisdati^/?2^, both from fervility and banifh- 
ment: by the known efteem and honor of Eudemus^ both 
freind and Phyfitian of Auguftus. So oiDiofcorides.citizQn. 
of ^ome by the name oiPeaanius. Of Antonius Mufa and 
o(Pallas,SLndNarciffhs in the Court oiClaudiu .By the skill 
of three Kings M/V^n'^^/^^j- 5^2-^^^, and Evax. OiCaius Cal- 
purniaj A/clepades, rewarded hjTrajan with the revenues 
of feven Cities. Of Galenus, and alfo Oribafius y^\\o obtain- 
ed the favour and refcript of Julian the Emperor. 
Though one pailage or two in Suetoniuf s Caligula and 
Nero, and that of Cato in Plinies Hiftory, do favour the 
opinion of l^bertellus and Ferretus. 
28. This difcourfe treats of two excellent Coyns of 
Malta, which I/le the Phienicians firft inhabited, and de- 
dicated, together with a fair Temple, to funo or Melittai 
whofe head Mr. Challon fuppofes to be reprefented in the 
Medals. But they are both Egyptian. The female figures, 
JJis: And the four wing d and mitred, the God Mithras or 
Ofiris. Which is confirmed by two brafs Idols fent from 
Egypt to the worthy Mr, Dufour, the one of (9/m,the other 
oi ljis, giving fuck to her fon Orus. The like of Marble are 
often found with the Mummies. 
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29. A certain font at G^2^«^ near iVir/?/^/, reprefentsin 
I moft ancient and elegant Sculpture Nymphs attending 
i at the birth of Bacchus, with c^hTncov d^aJQ,' iTroincn, Next 
' the Dr. gives us a fair monument of Silenus, and forae 
Perinthian Coyns relating to the Baskets, Serpents, and 
other myfteries of Bacchus : and concludes with old mo- 
numents of the Nymphs. 
The 30. difcourfe is of the Origine and ufe of Strenc^, 
si'jcffX^a-i/.oi^ ^^ivia^ or Ncw year gift. 
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