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be considerably greater ; Ancona (landing on the Adri- 
atic, about two Degrees to the North of that Capital. 
But, upon turning to Father Hardouins Obierva- 
tions upon this Palfage, I find the Text to have been 
altered by him in a very remarkable Manner, from 
all the former printed Editions. His Oblervation is 
as follows : 
Haftenus editum eft , in oppido Ancone fupereft 
quinta XXX. In parte Italic, &c. M SS . hie variant. 
Nos ex certijftma conjedtura edi curavimus > Ancone 
fupereft quinta, decima in parte halite, &c. In de- 
cima regione Italia Venetiam ftatuit in geogr aphids 
libro fequente. Neqtte fimile ven eft , in tot parti - 
culas, hoc eft , in quintas triceftmas, ab homine 
*\cCincoTlpw ubique agente , gnomonem umbramve 
dividi. 
Upon which Words it may be noted, that altho’ 
the Reverend Father acquaints us he had met with 
fome Variation in the Manulcripts, yet he appeals to 
none; nay, he even tells us exprefly, that his Amend- 
ment was purely made upon Conjedure; whence we 
may fafely conclude, that it (lands unfupported by 
any various Reading or Authority whatfoever. He 
at the fame time al(o acknowledges, that all the printed 
Editions confpire in another Reading; which ( have 
found to be true in feveral I have had Occaiion to 
look into, with this only Variation, that whereas 
the firft Edition in 1469, and feveral of the follow- 
ing ones, print the Word quinta at Length, and XXX 
only in Figures ; fome or the later ones, and that by 
th z Elzevirs particularly in 1635, print both the 
Words at Length ; the whole Paflage running thus : 
Umbilici (quem gnomonem appellant ) umbra in 
tyEgypto meridiano tempore, aquinoUh die , paulo 
plus 
