Introduction. 25 
story, which I offer to the reader as he 
gives it, deeming it well worthy of being 
rescued from obscurity :— 
At Padway tu Italy in our time was found, 
a most aunctent monument, namelpe an earthen 
pot, Dautng terttten bpon tt this Hexasticon. 
Plutoni sacrum munus ne attingite fures, 
Ignotum est vobis hoc quod in vrna latet, 
Namque elementa graui clausit digesta labore, 
Vase sub hoc modico, Maximus Olibius : 
Adsit scecundo custos sibi copiacornu, 
Ne pretium tanti depereat laticis. 
(hig sacred ta GoY Pluto (theues) Mare that 
ve touch not, 
Gnkiwown is it to pou oe this that ts pit 
in a pot. 
For the elements bath t shut up Digester 
Mith much pane, 
in this smal hessel the great Olibius certapne, 
Plenty with thy fruttefull horn as a quarde 
be thou presente, 
Least the price peartsh of thts liquor suogt 
eycellent, 
