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as the ninth century. The cover and some of CHAP. 
the outer leaves had been torn off ; but the rest 
was perfect. The ink had become red ; a cir- 
cumstance alluded to by Montfaucon, in ascer- 
taining the age of Greek Manuscripts ; and the 
writing throughout manifested an equal degree 
of antiquity 2 . What was to be done ? To 
betray any extraordinary desire to get posses- 
sion of these treasures, would inevitably prevent 
all possibility of obtaining any of them. We 
referred the matter to Mr. Riley, as to a person 
habituated in dealing with knavish Greeks; and 
presently such a jabbering took place, accom- 
panied with so many significant shrugs, winks, 
nods, and grimaces, that it was plain something 
that it ought to be written Naziamum !!! for which no authority can 
be adduced in the Greek language. The real name of this city was 
NAZIANZUS. To prove this, it is only necessary to refer to the life of 
Gregory JYazianzen by Gregory Nyssen; Tiaras far avriy, fi tivriga Tar 
KttxuaSixut, vilji & NAZ1ANZOX. (Fid. Gregor. Nazianz. fit. p. 3. 
L. Par. 1608.) But in the Themes of Constantine Porpliyrogenitus 
(Thema Secund. apud Bandur. Imper. Orient, torn. I. p. 7.) the same 
city is also called NAZIANZUS. T?; S Jmrtfaj KaffoSexiit} tifi rot.u; !nr 
tfyi/tiia, oxru' Tt/atvas, Oai/irr/nfrsX/;, Kt/p/a-rlaa:, NAZIANZOS, x. <r. A. and 
in the Synecdemus of Hierocles, it is also written Ncti>f. Vid. p. 45v 
to in. I. Bandur. Imper. Orient. 
(2) " Quod autem jam in vetustioribus manuscriptis Graecis conspr. 
cimus atrameutum, a prisco nigrore multum recessit : nee tamen- 
oinuino flavum languidumque evasit ; sed fulvum rutilumque mauet, 
ut persa;pe a minii colore non multum recedat. Id autem observe* 
in Codicibus permultis a quarto ad duodecimum usque sxculum." 
Muntfaucon. Palccog. Grace, lib. \. c. 1. p. 2. Paris, 170&. 
