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PRINCEP S.

O s A R I V M nullis redius, quam Princi-pibus convenit : quianbsp;R o s A turn vere fo-lo amp;: locQ fuo plan-tata erit ; cum in celfa Principisnbsp;manu pofita fuerit. lila enim inter flores i Hic inter mortales Prin-cipem' locum tenet. Separati qui-

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dem fplendent j jundi vero , ut duo Naturse Principes, fulgent, eer-

tante in mutuos honores' Naturae amp; conjunétionis vinculo. Rosa turnnbsp;natalium fplendorem amp; ftirpem re-fert, cum l£eta ex Principis manu ,nbsp;perinde ac rutilans de Coelo ftella,nbsp;emicat. Nec ipfa hercle Natura,nbsp;cum fplendidus Vnio Vnioni accef-ferit, perfe(5biorem unionem facere,nbsp;nec fingere polfit. Inferiorum innbsp;manibus fervitutem fubit; amp;, ut Solnbsp;nubecula obdu£bus, vel Adamas ^rinbsp;immilTuSjnon parum obfcurari vide-tur. PrÊCter fpem amp; opinionemjCumnbsp;patriis calamitatibus elapfus Orien-tempeterem, in Rosarivm hocnbsp;incidi, cuj us quidem deliciis delini-tus patrias clades fortius fuftinui.nbsp;Sed cum inter ipfas Rosas fubin-de oberrarem j ego illas , ut Solisnbsp;fplendorem : illie vero me, utSol

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Terra; obfcuritatem , afpiciebant. Videbar mihi «neus aliquis numusnbsp;inter aureavafa forte illapfus : Imonbsp;imparipfe, perindeac macula Rosa r V M purpuram obfcurabam, nonnbsp;aliter ac infelix ille nigror,qui Lunsenbsp;fplendorem importune fuo confor-tio non leviter obfeuravit. Hocnbsp;tarn infperati confortii fplendorenbsp;lïetus pariter amp; folicitus ; quoties-cunque enim ridentis purpur« ma-jeftatem fufpiciebamdsetusDeorumnbsp;munus venerabar, atque meipfumnbsp;alieno fplendore , perinde ac Lu-nam Solis radiis relucentem mira-bar. Cumque taminfolitus fulgornbsp;amp; oculorum amp; mentis aciemper-ftringeret,fulgoremfugiens,umbr£enbsp;latebras qu«fivi, non parum folicitus ,quemnam tantis deliciis parem

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inducerem, amp; cujufnam in folo tam jucuiidum RosARivMconftituerem?nbsp;metuens 5 ne fi forte imparem in-duxilTem, eundem, ut quondam ilium , qui fupremum locum fuperbenbsp;occupaverat,ad inferiorem non tantum relegarent ^ fed ut nuptialem ilium hofpitem, tanquam irreptitiumnbsp;amp; male indutum aliquem focium,nbsp;protinus exturbarent. Poft ancipi-tem deliberationem; nulli loco re-étius convenire arbitrabar , quamnbsp;Germaniie noftr^, cruentiflimo tri-ginta annorum bello exhauft^. Itinbsp;qua, nefcio qui iniquillimi fuci la-boriofis apibus, melle omni vel fero-citer depafto , velfurtim ablato gt; ni-hil,pr£eter inane apiarium, fecere re-liquum: Adeo,ut moeftiffima ejus facies Isetum aliquod defiderare videa-tur

tur Rosa RIVM. Meus vero in No-biliflïmum Saxoni^ Populumpo-ftulat amor, ut illi potiflïmum ali-quod moefti animi folatium confe-ram. Atquefiverè difpexero, Tua Avgvstissime Princeps,nbsp;incomparabilis virtus, antiquiflimusnbsp;ftemmatis fplendor j fulgida Tua amp;nbsp;Majorum tuorum longa ferie in for-tiflimam Saxon vm gentem potentianbsp;atqueMajeftas tacito jure amp; magni-tudine fibi vindicate videtur j quodnbsp;meusboni fcilicet civis amor amp; obfe-quium vobis fubmiflb animo offert.nbsp;Nee fine caufa, quando ad animumnbsp;revocare foleo fingularem populinbsp;S A X o NI c I felicitatem amp; gloriam,nbsp;qui non fine Numine fub veftro fa-ftigio feliciter adhuc floruit, fera-perque florebit. Gum quod prodigii

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inftar eft, amp; vix de ullo populo in toto terrarum orbe dici poflit, fuosnbsp;nativos Principes, Patrio Patres femper habueritjiiunquam fubnbsp;jugum miflus: aut externarum gentium ulceribus inquinatus. Quantum hoc Deorum munus fit, non elves veftri j fed alii redius ^eftimave-rint, qui dira quondam tempeftatenbsp;vobis erepti, interque fcopulos im-pulfi,nunc gementes fuperba Dorai-nantium imperia ferunt. Quanta ve-roveftrain Saxones, nontamci-ves, quam filios veftros fit êequitasnbsp;amp; amor , ipfi norunt, l£etique te-ftantur cives; nullo unquamrebel-lionis vitiOj fed religiofo in A v g v s-TissiMos Principes obfequionbsp;femper notabiles. Vt judicare nonnbsp;pollim, utrum majus fit veftrum in

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cives amoris amp; clementiae ftudium; an vero civium in fuos S a c r a t i s-siMos Patres obfequium amp; religie. Adeo,ut minime mirum videa-tur, fi gloriofumpopuli Saxonicinbsp;corpus floreat aeternum : Cumipiïnbsp;Principes, veluti Avgvsta Po-pVLi Anima, landatiflimoamorisnbsp;Sc clementiae vinculo .Sax on esnbsp;fuos nunquam deferere velint. Nee

laudatiflimum populi corpus fla-grantiflima obfequii gloria A n i m a m fuam,iE(iyissiMos Saxoni^e Principes inquam, amittere poflit. Vnanbsp;viverCj una quoque fortiter morinbsp;malunt. Tuitaque Avgvstissimênbsp;Princeps, non tantum par; fednbsp;loiige fuperior, amoeniflimum hoenbsp;R o s A RIV M pro innata dementianbsp;capere digneris, cum corufeantem

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tuumfulgorem amp; antiquiffimamPo-tentise magnitudinem ipfum capere non poflït. Tuorna Rosasj cum ipfasnbsp;virtutem ornare nequeant.Qufe cer-te fatis ornatae erunt, fi eas benignonbsp;clementise tuse complexu j latoremnbsp;vero, civem tuum, veluti humilemnbsp;herbam fub jequitatis tuae Rosarionbsp;natam, ufitata benevolentise umbranbsp;fovere digneris. Cuj us quidem bene-volenti£e umbra mihi aliorum fplen-dore longe certe illuftrior j imo me-rum lumen erit.Nec umbrae latebrasnbsp;unquam negabitis, cum avita qua-dam gloria Solis beneficentiamfecu-

tijipfam lucemplurimis liberaliflime

largiri foleatis.Quod ut diu amp; felici-ter facere poflis, TE Avgvstissimvm PrincipemetPosteritatemtvamnbsp;refpiciat amp; fervet magnus ille ferva-

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tor Deus,qui majores veftros in tan-to rerutn faftigio benigniffime fem-per refpexit. Veftrum in S a x o n e s gloriofiflimum ïequitatis amp; amorisnbsp;regnum clementer promoveat: Ci-vium veftrorum flagrantiffimum innbsp;VOS ftudium amp; religiofum obfe-quium augeat. Vt fic celeberrimusnbsp;S A X o NI iE populus, veftr^ clemen-tiie majeftate3amp; obfequii fui religio-nefubnixus,fulgt; veftro faftigiOjquodnbsp;omniumvirtutum Rosarivm eft,nbsp;vobifeum jeternum crefcat,vigeat Scnbsp;floreat. Quo voto, feliciflimo ominenbsp;veftrum faftigium fubmifle venera-tur ïeternum

AVGVSTISSIMI p R I N C I P I S

Humill. Cliens

Georgivs Gentivs.

Abes hic fortis humane Thea-trum,Specvlvm Regvm, ET PrïNCIPV MjR e l I g I o-sorvmetpavpervm mores, F AGILE M IV VENT AM,nbsp;A T E DIFFICILEM SENECTAM:nbsp;IMO DVBIAM ET PERICVLOSAM VI-r JE TOTIVS GENERIS HVMANI ALE-A M; E J V S Q^v E certametsalvxa-REM, INTER TOT PERDITOS ALEA-TORES, BENE ET SAPIENTER RE-

GENDiE ARTEM. AutoE, quiid condi-dit, vir longe graviffimus fuit j gente Perfa, patriam Cyropolim habuit : eruditione fe-culi fui facile princeps : Varise amp; longinqusenbsp;peregrinationis gloria nulli fecundus: longanbsp;32tate amp; vere Neftorea illo sevo primus : ibnbsp;luftre ancipitis fortunse exemplum. Ipfenbsp;hoe Rofarium fuse mortalitatis immortalenbsp;Monumentum pofuit j in quo perennenbsp;quoddam Rofarurn genus omni pofteritatinbsp;plantavit : quod nulla coeli amp; foli felicitas ^

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BENEVOL E LECTOR, fed divinafoecundi ingenii protulit ubertas:nbsp;cseteris rofis per omnia difpar, fragrantia at-que virtute longe nobilius. Hoe tarnen hxnbsp;Apollinares rofx cum ipfishortenfibus commune habent, quod frutice fuo decerptasnbsp;etiam quam maxime fragrent. Quo ipfonbsp;accenfis pofleflorum animis, jucundiflimonbsp;commercio pretium fui magis commen-dant: dolorem jacSturse, fi qua forte incidat,nbsp;exafperant. In aliis fui defiderium atquenbsp;amorem acrius inflammant: negleóbum ve-ro atque contemptum fui, negato fuaviffi-marurti deliciaram fru£tu, acetrime vindi-cant. Tu itaque^fi fragrantes defideraverisnbsp;ex hoe autoris noftri Rofario eas avida manu decerpas : quas fi manibus verfando at-triveris ; fuavius fpirant, imo circumferen-tem easfuaviflime fragrantem reddunt.Afïi-duo enim attritu illis, tanquam rubentibusnbsp;vidlimis 5 fuccus amp; fanguis fuus exhauri-tur, quo ingenii noftri ficcitas irrigari po-teft: Purpurafcente harum colore formamnbsp;noftram commendamus : fuaviffimo odo-re infipientiam emendamus. Tu Rofariumnbsp;hoe 5 dulciffimum animi delicium acci-

pe.

BENEVOLE LECTOR, pe , amp; mirare infandas Naturae dotes, pur-pureum, verum, vivumque colorem, amp; fua-viflimum odorem, virtutibus fuis pollentes,nbsp;^ftima foecundum Autoris geniumjdignumnbsp;profeétoj fi viveret j qui fidelis operarius innbsp;Servatoris noftri vineam conduceretur. Menbsp;vero tranfplantatorem non habes gt; quemnbsp;fpe£tesj nifi forte benignius interpretari lu-beat, me prseter hortulanorum morem, Ro-farium patens omnibus atque commune fe-ciffe. Hoe fi laudaveris • profe6to non me 9nbsp;fed te ipfum laudaveris : Ego enim jam abnbsp;aliquot retro annis inipfo Rofario nativonbsp;verfatus, veluti fatur, hic tibi faltem pér tra-ducem tranfplantatum exhibui, cujus menbsp;primum florem decerpfifle merito fufpicarinbsp;poffis. Quin a te precibus contendere de-beo , ut fcilicet tenuem hunc noftrumnbsp;tranfplantandi laborem amp; cultum non afper-nari, amp; tranfplantatas noftras Rofas cum na-tivis 5 quas non plane omnes odorando ab-fumfimus, boni conmlere digneris. A nobisnbsp;quidem 9 ut decuit, allaboratum fuit; ufuSnbsp;fum gravifGmorum virorum in Oriente in-ftitutione ; ex quorum difciplina ea haufi,

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qnse huic autori illuftrando forent: qui cum non tantum in Perfide, patrio fuo folo - fednbsp;in India, Arabia, amp; Turcia ubique longe fitnbsp;celeberrimüs dc defideratiffimus , ex quonbsp;ornnis setas vari^e fortune exempla petere,nbsp;amp; ih omnem vitse ufum feliciter transferrenbsp;fölet: quo clariffimum hoe Perfidis fuae Si-^nbsp;düsi quod totum Orientem fulgore fuoillu«nbsp;ftrat, tarïdem Occidenti noftro quoque af-fulgeret-dlfcuffis externicoeli nubeculis,ve-ram ejüs mentem tibiaperire, amp; ficubi nonnbsp;defungi interpretatione folaliceti admotisnbsp;llluftriutn Virornr»'\ faciilts , notulis inquamnbsp;appölkis ^ obfcuriora illuftrare placuit j amp;nbsp;qüöd boni duels officium eft, illuftrationisnbsp;fficéin veftigiis 'tuis praeferre : ne fcilicet,nbsp;mentis pedem per tenebras forté impingen-d'óyrüinam metuens, Röfario nondum vifo,nbsp;per nota veftigia retrocederes: vel offenfusnbsp;nitniis in Rofario fpinis, tenerrimam mentisnbsp;aciem vulnerares, atque falebrarum tsedionbsp;tel ipfas plane rofas conteraneres atque re-‘jicèresjfatius omnino exiftimanSjipfis Rofa-rüm deliciis carere, quam mentis adem fpi-nofis falebrarum obfcuritatibus obtundere,nbsp;Tnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;¦nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;amp;

B E N E V o L E LECTOR. amp;gravius vulnerare.Quamnoftram opellamnbsp;figratamtibi fuifle intellexero^fpes eft fore,nbsp;ut hse Perficas Rofe noftro confilio amp; cur^nbsp;brevi quoque in Germanico amp; Gallico eloquential horto pulcherrime efflorefcant jalio-quinpericulum equidem eft,ne externum il-lud Rofarum genus,cum peculiaremgeniumnbsp;habeat, atque fingularem quoque cultoremnbsp;requirat,alienoftudiocultum,anativofuovi-gore amp;ftirpe multum degeneret, imo pror-fuspereat: Spesitidem eft,uttibi quoque autoris noftri Avrea Poma deguftanda de-mus. Scripfit enim ille duos libros, alterumnbsp;höc R osARïVM, quod tibi hic prodidimus :nbsp;Alterum P o m a r i v m, quod decem capitanbsp;complexum, mera quoque fapientia, hifto-riis, amp; graviffimis , fupra quam dici poteft,nbsp;conftat fententiis. P r i m v m agit de I v s x i-

Tia et IVSTO MvNDI REGIMINE; quo-lïiodo populus a Principe fit fovendus, Sc Nuiïxendivinumvenerandum. Altervm

DE BENefi CENTIA ET LIBERALïTATE,

Ut quicunque dives illud intent^ curè lege-rit; Deum merito celebret. Tertivm de

A MORE, TEMVLENTIA ETlNSANIAj

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BENEVOLE LECTOR.

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non tarnen,qua agitati humana,fed Numine quodamcorrepti divinafpiramus,atque per-fequimur.Q^vartvm deHvmilitate.nbsp;Q V I NT VM DeCoNSTANTIA ET ANKnbsp;MI Tranq^villitate, in Providentianbsp;divina per omnia fuavilEme acquiefcentis.nbsp;Sextvm Continentie amp; illorum,nbsp;qui earn colunt, lavdes effatvr. Septi-

MVMDISCIPLINAM, ViRTVTEMET BONOS Mores docet. Octavum lavdes PRO BENEFICIIS NvMINI DIGIT. N o N V M DE POENITENTIA ET PïETA-TIS STVDIO : D ECIMVM DE PRECï-

B V s , amp; neceflariis ad vitam humanam DI s s E RIT. Hoe vero, mi Lector,nbsp;potillimum te ignorare nolim, ipfum auto-rem plerifque, quse dicit, pr^fuiffe, aut in^nbsp;terfuiffe. Sed cum evenerint nonnulla virisnbsp;minus illuftribus , illorum nomina conlültonbsp;prjeteriiffe. Nequevero ideo minoris fideinbsp;habenda ea funt,quam fi obfcurorum nomina celebraffet. Illuftrium certe virorum,nbsp;Regum,Principuro,atque Sapientilllmorumnbsp;nomina memorie profequitur laudabili. Autoris utrumque opus per univerfum Orien-

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tem omnibus Regibus , Principibus atque Magnatibus eft longe cariflïmum : quodnbsp;certatira laudibus ad coelum ferunt, amp; au-reis pleruraque literis , atque infignibusnbsp;imaginibus ad luxum ufque exornant. Egonbsp;id naftus fato feliciori, variorum amp; graviffi-morum virorum commentariis illuftratum ,nbsp;iifque manu mea vel defcriptis, vel intentanbsp;cura collatis, bic tibi genuinas ejus Rofasnbsp;exhibui, eafque, ut majori earum fragrantianbsp;alBcereris, in Latio campo ordine fuo expli-cavi. Si rem gratam fecerimus,Rofarium in-gredere, Rofas carpe, amp; bono cum Deo iisnbsp;fruere: mihi vero, qui Tui amore induftus,nbsp;has tibi exhibeo, amoris amp; benevolentiasnbsp;fragrantiam afpirare perge: Vale mi Leftor,nbsp;amp; fave.

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Aus Deo incomparabili amp; excelfo : illi obfequi, caufa eft unionis (quot;cumnbsp;p eo •) ilium laudare , beneficium (innbsp;nos)augere. Quivis Spiritus/qui de-fcendit, vitam extendit j cum afcen-dit, corpus reficit. Geminum itaque in unoquo-que fpiritu beneficium 5 amp; pro quoque beneficionbsp;dicend^ ftmt grates.

Diftichon: Exmanu linguaq;cujusnamproveniat, Vt debitas illi laudes exprimat ?

amp; obfequium prasftate,opofteriDavidis, laudantes j pauci enim ftmt fervi mei fedulo lau-dantes.

Servo hoc fatius eft, ut fui defedus Deprecationem ad aulam divinam ferat.nbsp;Alioquin dignas Numine laudes.

Nemo habere poteft.

Imber mifericordise illius infinitse inundavit univerfa.Epulum beneficentiae illius profufte appa-ratum eft ubique-Cortinam'quot; honoris fervorumobnbsp;^urpe flagitium non rumpit. Neque quotidianamnbsp;vit^fuftentationem ob nefarium crimen praecidit.nbsp;O benefice Deus,qui ex thefauro recondito,nbsp;Igiiicolis ‘ amp; fimulacrorum cultoribus vitaenbsp;ftiftentationem prseftas.

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Stratori fubfolano dixit, ut fmaragdinum ® le-dlum fterneret. Nutrici vernaenubi ^ imperavit, ut herbas^ filias (fuas,) in terr^ incunabulis educaret.nbsp;Arbores sequinodtiali^habitu^viridi foliorum toganbsp;circutnquaque amicivit. Et furculis ramorum verlui temporis adventu , pileum ex floribus con-fertum fuper caput impofuit. Succus arundinisnbsp;illius potentia faccharum fadlum eft praeftan-tiflimum. Dadtyli nucleus ipfius cura procera pal-niaevafit.

Nubes^ventusJuna^fol amp; ccelum occupanturj

Vttu(óhomo) panemacquiras/eumque non ingratus comedas.

Omnia tui caufa perpetuo agi^ntur motu, imperata faciunt.

^quitatis itaque ratio minime fert,ut tu impe-rium excutias.

Habetur traditio creaturaruni excellentiffimi, rerum gemmas, mortalium mifericordiae , humaninbsp;generis perfedliflimi j temporum curfus confum-matoris, Muhammedis Muftaphae, mifericordia amp;nbsp;pax fit fuper ipfo.

Dift; Interceflbris, verendi, vatis, liberalis ,

Diftributoris , potentis, ridentis amp; fi-gniferi. '

: Quid moeftitias gentis muro , fi tui inftar columen habeat ?

Quid pavefcat maris undasille,cujusnau-clerus eft Noachus ?

Carmen* Eerfedtione fua fiimnaum penetravit.

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Omnibus dotibus pulcher fuit.

Vota pro ipfo ipfiufque familia facite.

Quovis tempore, cum quis fervorum peccato-rum, temporis (male tranfaéti) pertaefus,con-verfionis manum fufceptionis fpe ad aulam Dei maximi amp; excelli tulerit ^ Deus vero maximus ip-fum (primo) non refpexerit; denuo flagitet: fi de-nuo(illum)Deus forte averfatus fuerit: tertio lu6lunbsp;amp; gemitu exclamet. (Tandem) Deum laudatum 8cnbsp;excelfum didturum : ó Angeli mei ! pudet menbsp;equidem fervi mei j fed prseter me Dominum ha-bet nullum. Crimina ipfi certo ignovi,precibufquenbsp;fufceptis, necefTaria ipfi fubminiftravi. Me enimnbsp;pudet tantarum precum , tantorumque fervi meinbsp;gemituum.

Dift: Contemplate benevólentiatïiamp; be-nignitatem Dei.

Crimina admifit fervus , Deum veto pudet.

Affidui templi ^ majeftatis illius cultores ege-ftatem cultus fatentur(dicentes:) Non coluimus

5 ó Deus 5 cultu tuo veto. Defcribentes fplendorem pulchritudinis illius attoniti querun-tur-.Non cognovimus te, ó Deus, veta co-gnitione tua.

Ver: Si q^s laudes rogaverit ipfius,

Qyid excors de figni experte dixerit? Amatores vidlimae fadb funt rei amatse.nbsp;Atqui ^ vidtimis vox redit nulla.

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Cordatorum quidam , divina contemplaturus capite in togam demiffo, Oraculorum pelagoUm-rnerfus erat. Emergenti familiarium quidam joca-bundus ait. Ex horto illo, in quo fuifti, nobisnbsp;quid grati muneris tulifti ? Refpondit, mihi qui-dem confilium erat, rofarum fruticem “ cum con-tigero, finum rolïs implebo, munus , amicis : menbsp;ad fruticem delatum fragrantiffimus rofarum odornbsp;adeo ebrium recldidit, ut Enus ex manu mea di-lapfus fuerit.

O lucinia, verum amorem ex pyrallidequot; difcas. Hujus enim exuftse, quanquam anima difeedat,nbsp;vox tarnen redit nulla.

Ofl;entatores°ifti,m flagrantifïimo illius defide-rio, funt Ene notitia :

Cui enim notitia faóta fuit, ab ep notitia nulla redit.

Ali: O tu fublimior cogitatione, judicio, opinio-ne amp; imaginatione!

Omnia majoribus didba audivimus amp; legimus. Confeflus p eft Enitus, metam tetigit vita :nbsp;Atque res ita fe habet, ut nos in defcriptionisnbsp;tui reftiterimus limine.

Hasc ejfl: memoria virtutum regis Muham-i^'^edanorum^regnum illius fit^eternum.

T) Ona equidem Saadi memoria confentiente gentium ore celebrata, bonaque didorum illius fama , quse totum terrarum orbem pervafit,nbsp;quodque pergratum oraculorum illius calamum ,nbsp;facchari ^ inftar mortales in delitiis habent, char-

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quc diétörutn illius perinde ut aureas literas circumferunt, non magn^ equidem illius fcien-ti^ amp; facundi^e tribui poteft : fed orbis terrarumnbsp;domino, temporum ciirfus polo, ^ fuccelTori Salo-nionis, adjutori fidelium, regi regum maximo, cu-fatori excelfo , MufafFer Eddin Abubekero , filionbsp;Saadi,filii Sengi,umbras (fummi)Numinis in terra,nbsp;Omagne Deus,benevolus illiell;o,ipfumque bene-volum reddito , ille enim (me Saadum) clementinenbsp;oculo refpexit, benevolentia inufitata cumulavit,nbsp;verumque amorem demonftravit. Hinc populusnbsp;univerfus,cum magnates,turn plebs in amorem ip-fius fledluntur. Homines enim regum fuorum mo-ribus vit^que inftitutis adrepere folent.

Car: Ex illo tempore, quo tu me mopem re-fpicis,

Monnmenta mea ipfo fole funt clariora.

Quamvis omnia vitia in hoe fint fervo.

Quodvis tarnen vitium, quod regi placet, virtus eft.

Aliquantum terrne ' odoriferne in balneo quodam die,

Pertigit ex manu diledti in manum meam.

Illi dixi, tu mufeus, an Ambra 'quot;es?

Ex tuo enim odore cor accendente fum-ebrius.

E-efpondit: Ego terra fum vilis ;

^^d aliquandiu cum rofa confortiumhabuL

Virtufque fodalis in me penetravit.

Alioquin ego terra fum tantum, quod fum.

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MagneDeus^fidelesbeavitse ipfius longitudine:

Et geminamerita bonorum operum virtutifque ipfius.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;(cumque.

Extolle magnitudinem amicorum ipfius judi-

Et profterne hoftes inimicofque ipfius.

Audi nosmagne Deus, per illud, quod in Ko-rano facrorumdiétorum legitur.

O Deus nofter, fecuramprasftaillius regionem? fervaque prolem ipfius (Saadum.)

Car; Orbis certe beams fuit ipfius beneficio. Diuturna fit ejus Majeftas.

Eumque adjuvet Deus auxilii fignis.

Adolefcat eodem modo furculus illius , cu-jus ipfe eft radix.

Bonje enim herhss in terra ex feminis na-iCUntUr prasffcantia.

Altiflimusfanébimmufque ille Deus,puros Schi-rafi limites juftorum judicum gravitate, fapien-tumque beneficorum diligentia ad extremum usque refurreótionis diem in pace amp; tranquillitate confervatos praeftet.

An nefcis, in peregrino orbe,

Qpare per aliquod tempus fim moratus?

Difcefli propter iniquitatem Turcarum/quia vidi;

Orbem tumultibus implicitum,^ capillitii ^ thiopum inftar.

Omnes hominum erant progeniesj verum lu-porum inftar cruenti.

Intra urbem cives erant, ut angeli raoribus optimi.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;(inftar ferocium.

Extra vero erat(Turcarum) exercitus leonum

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Tigrefque ^ tigrinos mores exuüTe;

Talis erat primi temporis facies, qiiam vidi, Orbis fcilicet turbis , tumultibus , atque angu-ftiis obrutus erat.

Talis,felix fcilicet,fuit tempore ^equiflimi regis, Atabeci Abiibekeri filii Saadi, filii regis Sengi.nbsp;Perfarum regno nullum miferiarum eft periculum:nbsp;Quamdiu tui inftar, umbra Dei ,in faftigio illiusnbsp;fuerit

Hoc quidem tempore nemo in toto terrarum orbe monftraverit,

Similem aulse tu2e , benevolentiae tranquillita-tifque portum.

Tuum, eft inopum animos fovere j laudare Noftrum i Dei vero conditoris univerfi , tibi eanbsp;reddere.

O Magne Deus,^motuum tempeftate Perfarum regnum defendas:

Quamdiu ipfa terra ventufque durabunt.

Caufa confcribendi libri.

QVadam nodte praeteriti temporis memoriara revocavi:

Vit^que male transacftas difpendium cum indi-gnatione devoravi.

Saxumque ^ habitaculi cordis lacrymarum ada-mante ^ perforavi-

Hofque verfus conditioni me^ convenientes effudi.

Quovis mornento unus vit^ abit fpiritus-

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O te ( focordem 1) cujus jam quinquaginta (aetatis anni) funt elapfi, etiamnum fomnonbsp;gravem \

Vtinam iftos quinque fupremos vitae dies probe intelligeres.

Pudor illi, qui abiit, opufqne non perfecit,

Difceflus tympanum percuflerunt, farcinam nee compofuit.

Suavis Somnus in difceflus aurora,

Retinet peditem ex itinere.

Quicunque venit? novam fabricam ftruxit:

Abiit ille, fabricamque alteri conftruxit.

Alter ille , limilia huic vanitatis molimina agi-tavk :

Illamvero fabricam ad finem perduxit nemo.

Sodalem inftabilem amicum ne adfeifee:

i^micitia indignus eft fallaciflimus hiemundus.

Cum bonis malifque pariter fit moriendum ;

Beatus efi: ille , qui bonitatis palmam ^ re^ portavit.

Viaticum vitïe (aeternse) in fepulchrum tuu|^ prsemitte:

Mortuo enim tibi nemo feret : tu te ipfe pr^-mitte.

Vita (ut) nix eft, folque Augufti (^ftuans)

Bauxillum reliquit 5 tibi tarnen Domino etiatïi-num focordia amp; inertia blanditur:

Heus tu, qui manu vacua forum adiifti;

Metuo , ut plenum referas quot; ftrophiolum.

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Meflis tempore fpicilegio contentus efle co-

Confilium Saadi attends animi auribusaccipe:

Via ita fe habet, tu te virum pr2efta,amp;: vade.

Hoe probe eonfiderato, ex re efle vidi; ut in loco folitario confiderem,finuque meo a mortalium confortio contraóbo, tabulas inanium didtorumnbsp;delerem , pofthacque nihil amplius male aut pro-caciter dicerem.

Ver: Elinguis in angulo aliquo defidens furdus atque mutus,

Pr^ftat illi^ cujus lingua efl: elFraenis.

Solitudinem itaque coluhdonec tandem quidam amicorum, qui fodalis in Meccano itinere mecumnbsp;eodem veellus cameloa inque hofpitio mihi contu-bernalis; antique amp; ufitato more fores ingrefliis ,nbsp;quantis jocis facetiifque (blanditus) ipfum illece-brarum ledlum conftraverit, (fruftra tarnen confa-bulationem molitus: ) nullum enim verbum re-fpondij ne eaput quidem cultus divini gratia geni-bus ^ innixum extuii; quo ille accenfus me afpicitnbsp;^ ait 5

Nunc dum dicendi datur copia,*

I^icito ó frater favore amp; benevolentia: Craftino enim die, cum fati fatelles tenbsp;acceflerit,

Invitus linguam contrahes.

Quidam fodalium meorum ilium , ffatus mei recenter ita mutati, certiorem fecit, inquiens : hicnbsp;homo confilium cepit fingulare, vitamque folita-

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Reóbitudinis enim tramiti adverfum, cordato-rumque judicio contrarium eft,

Vt AU enfis lateat in vagina ('reconditusj

Et f’facunda^ Saadi lingua palato hsereat alïixa.

Lingua in ore, ó Cordate, quid eft ?

Clavis eft portse thefauri artificis.

Claufa fi porta fuerit, quid feiverit alius,

Vtrum gemmarius , an vilium lapillorum mer- , cator intus fit ?

Etfi coram eordato filentium (^magna^ fitvir--tus ;

Neceflitatis tarnen tempore , verbis certare prseftat.

Luae enim res (caufam^ turbandi amp; confunden-di animi praebent : Tacere tempore loquendi, amp;

loqui tempore tacendi.

Vt rem paucis compledtar, linguam ab illius colloquio { diutius ) continere non potui ; vul-tumque a confabulatione illius avertere , bene-''^olum haut duxi : faeilis enim fodalis , verufquenbsp;^rat amicus.

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Ver; Quod li potens five bellicofus es , conten*-das cum illo,

Cujus aut prorfus non indiges ope,aut quem efFugere pollis.

Invitus itaque locutus , animumque recreaturi Foras prodiimus gt; tempore verno, cum fraóba jamnbsp;hyberni frigoris vehementia, florefcentium rofa-rum ilatio adefTet.

Ver: Viridi foliorumindufioatóiétae erantarbores; Perinde ut feflis diebus divitum habitusnbsp;fplendidus efTe folet.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;(fis dies :

Primus erat Ardebehifchti Schelaliani' men-Lucinia ioquax celfis arborum ramis infidebat. In purpurafcentibus rofis ex rore cadentes

_ (S^^^^jniargaritaruminftarfplendebantj Perinde ut fudor in malis formofi , ^eftuantis.

Eademillanodteincujufdam amici horto prseter fpem amp; opinionem pernodlandura fuit. Hortusnbsp;ihe (bellis pratis) erat jucundus : Arboribufque,nbsp;luiris animi illecebris,denfus. Tü equidem (florumnbsp;varietate amp; fplendore) dixifTes , viridis vitri frag-mentis folum illius ftratum efTe, Plejadumque no-dulos five tintinnabula ^ ex arborum faftigiis fuf-

P^^Fa^ (tanta frudluumcopia arborum rami grava-tierant.)

Hortus , cujus rivorum aqua faluberrima five Nedtar erat. ,

Pomarium , cujus avium coneentus dulcifïi-mam carminum modulationem ^quabat. Hortus omnium colorum floribus refertus.nbsp;Pomariüm omnis generis frudtibus plenum-Ventus fub umbra arborum illiusnbsp;Straverat ledlum omnis coloris.

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Mox ubi hxc fui locutus , finu Rofas etrudit, li-

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vere perfeétus erit^ cum gratus acceptufque fuerit in aula regis 5 qui in hoe orbe mortalium eft refu«nbsp;gium, conditoris umbra, benevolentiae divinaenbsp;iplendor amp; radius, temporis annona live fuftenta-rnentum gt; religionis refugium, coelitus firmatus,nbsp;viébricis potentiae lacertus, gentis illuftris lumen,nbsp;hominum pulchritudo, religionis Muhammedanasnbsp;delitium,Saadus filius Atabcci maximhregis regumnbsp;fummi , gentium imperatoris , Arabicorum barba-rorumque regumpatroni,terras marifque Domini,nbsp;regni Salomonici haeredis, Mufafier Eddini» Deusnbsp;optimus maximus utriufque potentiam Tempernbsp;confervet, extrema ipforum bene vertatj fTum in-quam vere perfelt;^us erit J fi obtutu benevolentiaenbsp;magnatibus innatae, ilium legere dignetur.

Quod fi regia benevolentia ilium exornaverit .

Periode ut domus pidturarum'Chmenfis,effigie-rumque liber Erfengi, celeberrimus erit.

Spes eft, fore, ut frontem obrepente taedio ne-quaquam contrahat: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;('creans.

Quia Rofarium minime eft locus anguftiam Imprimis cum egregia illius praefatio nomingnbsp;Saadi filii Sengi fit infignis.

Celebratio Magni Principis, religionis

delitii, Abubekeri filii Abunafri.

R^terea fponfa meditationis meas caput ob deformitatem non effert:

Vultumque fpei omnisegenum,ob verecundiam in pedis fuperficiem defixum, nec tollit;nbsp;b^eque in formofarum agmine formam amp; Iplen-^orem oftentare poteft ; nifi turn temporis gt; cumnbsp;^mplexus ornamento earn exornaverit Princeps

D t nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;magnus,

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P R yE F A T I o. magnus, fapiens juftus , coelitiis {irmatus,hoftiumnbsp;vid:or,folii regiicolumen.dux adminiïïrandi itgninbsp;prudentiffimus, paup:€fum refugkm,pa:egrinommnbsp;portus, fuflentator s^ftimatorqu^ do6torum,am^-tor piorum, delitium gentis Perficas, robur regni,nbsp;princeps procerum , decus potential atque religi-onis, adjutor fidei Muhammedanx amp; Muhamme-

danorum.fiduciarègumatqueprincipumAb^.ibeke-rusfilius AbuNafri:Deusvitam illius prorogecjpp-tentiam illius extollat, animum illius illuftret amp; prsemia fvitse^ illius geminef.eft enim per totumnbsp;terrarum orbem divitumlaudatiffimus,atque vi'rtu-tum omnium dve bonorum morum compendium.nbsp;Ver: Quicunque fub illius benevolentiae opifqüénbsp;eft umbra ;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;^‘ o

Crimen illius obfequium eft , hoftifque illi amicus eft.

Caeteris omnibus miniftris fervifque certa in-cumbunt minifteriorum onera : quod fi illis praè-ftandis,negligenti3e atque ignaviaeblanditiis ille^i defuerint, omnino reddendae officii ration! cor-reptionibufque fubjiciuntur^excepta religioforümnbsp;gente , cui (aulicae molis experti) incumbit, mag-iiatum beneficia gratiis , bonis recordationibus ,nbsp;piilque votis precibufque profequi : hocque officium reétius fit in oculto amp; abfentia,quam in pro-patulo 8c prsefentia; hoe enim adulationi dc blan-ditiis eft proximum , illud vero ab oftenratione Scnbsp;limulatione alienum, Sc certius exauditur.

Dorfum orbis coeleftis contortum,pr^ l^titia fuit ereélum:nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;('filius.

Quandotui inftar temporum matri natus eft

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Singulare Dei munus eft, quando benevolentia conditoris univerli,

Singularem pr^efecerit fervum communi morta-lium rei.

-^ternam fibi acquifivit gloriam, qui bonum fibi fufcitavit nomen.

Ulo enim defund:o,bonamemoria nomen ipfius immortale prseftat.

Parum refert, te laudaverint, an non laudaverint fapientes :

Vultus enim formofus non indiget omatrice (quot; aut purpuriflb.)

Excnfatio ojEcii parcius prxftiti, Caufaque deledtse folitudinis.

QVod frequentandas Magnatis aulae oflScio de-elïe amp; folitudinis fecelTum prseferre coeperim, ratio in hoe eft polita. Quod fapientes Indorumnbsp;magna^ Bufurfchumhuri ° virtuti objecerunt; nullum aliud in illo vitium damnantes, nili quod fer-mone tardus elTet, live multum cundfcaretur, audi-toremque diu attendere oporteret , ut verbo-rum illius argumentum caperet. Bufurfchumhurnbsp;hoe audito ait:meditari,quiddic3:urus firn praeftat,nbsp;quam ut poftea poenitentiae , quare hoe dixerim ,

t^dia concoquam?

Verborum momenta fciens expertufque fenex^ Primum nieditatur, deinde verbum loquitur.nbsp;Inconfiderate verbum ne efFundito:

Bene dicito ; etfi tarde dixeris, nihil refert.

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Confiderato primum, dein dicito. Sermonemque finias gt; antequam quifquamnbsp;dicat, ohe jam fatis eft.

Oratione homo praeftantior eft mutis ani-mantibus.

Animal pr^ftantius eft te, nifi bonum dixe-ris :

Pr^cipue vero in confpeétu procerum princi-pis , ad quem cordati frequentes confluunt, cum ftpientiffimorum fit centrum.Quibuspraefentibusgt;nbsp;fi fermone profufomevirum praeftitero,procacita-tis amp; impudentias crimen admifero^ levifque pretiinbsp;inerces ^ Principi tulero; vilifque petra in gemma-norumforo,nehordeaceum quidem valet granum.nbsp;Faxque Soh fplendenti appofita nihil luminis fun-

ult,altliiimaque turris Elvendi i montis radici(ad-ftrudta,) humilis cernitur.

Quicunque caput ambitu oftentationeque ex tollit;

Hoftis undequaque in ilium impetum facit Atque feipfum in proprium caput prsecipi-tem dat.

Saadus autem qui jam cecidit, liber eft,

Nemo enim cum illo, qui cecidit, bellum ge» rere velit

^nmum meditatio, poftea verba: P^ndamentum enim muro prsemittitur.

flores quidem compono , fed non in borto.

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pientiam unde didicifti ? Refpondit : A ccecis , qui nifi folum taóbu exploraverint,pedem non po-nunt. Primum de exitu,quam de ingrelTLi cogitato.

Primum virum te efle probato, deinde uxorem ducito.

Etfi acer fit (cum gallo) in certamine gallus:

Quomodo tarnen feriat accipitrem ferreis uncis armatum.

Felis Leo eft in capiendo mure.

Sed mus eft in certamine tigris.

Amplis vero fubnixus magnatum virtutibus , qui humilium vitia tegere folent,atque in retegen-dis minorum naevis nullum ftudium ponunt. pau-cula qusedam via breviori,ex rebus rarioribus me-inoria dignis, gravibus fententiis, hiftoriis, carmi-nibus ) prifcorumque regum inftitutis, hoe libronbsp;contraximus, aliquamque pretiofae vitae partemnbsp;huic infumfimus. Caufa componendi libri hujusnbsp;R o s A R11 haec fuit, Deus vero maximus opemnbsp;ferat.

Multos annos reftabit hic codex, hocque fcri-ptum,

Poftquam (putrefaóti) corporis noftri quivis pulvifculus in locum fuum fuerit milTus.

Studium hoe eft, ut noftri in hoe orbe aliquod extet monumentum. --

Hoe enim corpus noftrum perennare polie iiiinimè video.

Atque utinam quondam cordatus aliquis mife-ricordia motus

Miferorum rem memoriamque piis precibus bonifque ominibus profequatur.

Exquifitum diligentiae ftudium in compouendo

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libro , limandifque ilUus capitibus ; ftyli brevita-tem imprimis aiFeóbavit, adeo , ut Rofanutn hoc

fplendidiffimum,hortusque admirabiUs,permde ac

paradvfus oao portis fuerit conftitutus lolius brevitatis ftudio,ne ftudiofis obrepente taedio param lubentibus perlegatur.

Caput Primum DE MO RIB VS Caput Secundum DE MORIBVS

LIGIOSORVM. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;zc

CaputTertium DE CONTINEN PR^STANTIA.

Caput Quartum DE S 1 L E N COMMODIS.

Caput Quintum DE AMORE ü* IVVENTVTE.

Caput Sextum D E I M B

TATE ET SENECTVTE.

Caput Septimum DE DISCIPLIN

RVM INSTITVTIONE-

CaputOétavum DE CONVERS VIRTVTIBVS.

Tempus, quo conJcTiftuweH Rosarivm.

Blo tempore, quando mihi otium elTet, fuga vatis annus fexcentefimus quinquage-fimus fextus erat.

Studium noftrum fait bona confilia tradere i qux diximus.

Te Deo commiiimus, atque difceflimus.

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T)e iJMoribm Regum.

HISTORIA.

Egem quendam fuiffe, audivi, qui ca-ptivum interficere , fignum dederat; mifer ille, falutis fpe egenus, lingua,nbsp;quam callebat, regem conviciis pro-fcindere coepit: prout dici folet.nbsp;Quicunque manum ab anima eluit jnbsp;Quicquid in animo habet efFundit.

Cum quis defperaverit, lingua illius tumelcit: Perinde ut felis fuperata canem infeftat,

Duris temporibus , xum non reliquus fuerit fugöedocus,

Manus prehendit aciem acuti acinacis.

Regi, quid ille dixiffet, roganti, quidam purpu-ratorum ingenio comis atque benignus inquit.

O Rex, dixit mifer ille. Paradyfus eft illorum, ^ui ir-e moderantur amp; mortalibus ignofcunt:nbsp;(Quibus verborum velis,tuum 6 Rex miferationisnbsp;portum magna liberationis fpe adnavigat.) Rexnbsp;hoe audito, mifericordia motus imperatam illi ne-cem remifit, Purpuratus alius priori infenfus infit:nbsp;Noftri equidem generis viros non decet, pr^efentenbsp;rege, aliud, quam verum dicere. hic homo regemnbsp;^cedilfimo convicio profcidit. Quo diélo Rex mi-accenfus inquit : Mihi mendacium illius vero,

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CAP. I. DE MORIBVS REGVM. 41 quod tu dixifti, longe^gratius fuit : ipfius enimnbsp;Audium fuit, ut beneficium faceret 5 tuum veto, utnbsp;exitium feftinaret. Atqueli.asc fapientum eft fen-tentia: Mendacium beneficium faciens, melius eftnbsp;veto exitium parturienti.

Si Rex (continuo) faciat , quicquid aliquis dicit;

V ae illi, fi piaster bonum aliud dixerit.

'L/ircui ajlivarii (regif) Feriduni “ it a infcriptum fuit:

Mundus, 6 frater, reftat nemini 5

Animum in mundi conditore figas, fat eft.

Ne innitaris opibus hujus mundi, iifque ia-cumbas:

Multos enim tibi pares aluit atque peremit.

Cum anima ftudeat tranfire illibata,

Quid intereft, moriaris in folio, an in folo nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;. |h

Hiftoria: Quidam ex regibus Chorafan^? ^ Re- ^Ac.' cgddnria^-rt., f

O quan-

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O quantos amp; quam famofos humo condide-runt!

Quorum , quod in hoc orbe fuerint, nullum

veftigium reftitit. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;¦ _____________

Atque hoc decrepitum cadaver , quod terri condiderunt

Terra ita eft depafta, u't'ofta illius relidua fint nulla.

Immortale eft laudatumt^ufchirvani‘'nomen;

Quanquam multum tempo/is fit elapfum, ex quo Nufchirvanus obiit.

Quisquis es ^ benefacito , vitamque ufuram cenfeto ,

Antequam moefta h^ec oriatur vox; Ille non amplius fuperftes eft.

Hiftoria. Regis cujufdam, audivigt; filiurti fuiffe ftatura parvum,afpe6tu miferabilem,caeteris ipfiusnbsp;fratribus corporepfoceris/ormÉque prseftantibus.

Aliquando pater vultu forte tetrico ilium eft intui-tus^filius ingeniofagax id animadvertens ait: O Pater, homuncio ingenio prasditus prseftat infcio gi-ganti. Neque mole grandius, pretio potius. Ovis ^unda eft, elephas fordidus.

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Talis tarnen eft, ut afinorufii cohorti prse-ftet.

Pater (verbis illius) arrilit ^ primores collauda-runt, fratres veto acerrimo odio accenli funt.

Quamdiu vir verbum non fecerit;

Inertia virtufque illius fepulta funt':

C^emvis faltum ne exiftimes vacuum :

Fieri poteft, ut in eo tigris lateat.

Audivi fub idem tempus , .acreni hoftem in re-gem infurrexifle, educfto utrinque exercitu , qui prmceps, equum fuum incampum egerit,filius illenbsp;ruit, exclamans.

Ego minime is fum, cujus in certamine ter-gum videas.

Is equidem fum, cujus caput pulvere'cruore-que refperfum in folo videas.

. Bellum quicunque .movet , fuo fanguine ludit.

At que qui certaminis die elabitur, exercitus fanguine ludit.

Hoc di6i;o hoftilem equitem invadit, confedtis-que aliquot viris fortibus, ad pattern reverfus,ter-tamque ofculatus inquit.

Heus tu , cui corpus meum miferabile eft vifum.

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CAP. I. DE MORIBVS REGVM. 47

Ne in corporis mole fitam putes virtutem. Equus corpore tenuis, expeditus eftnbsp;In certamine, non vero bos pinguefadlus.

Narrant: hoftilem equitem numeroftvm , hos pauciores^ jamque fugx intentos fuiffe, quos filmsnbsp;a jflagitio retinuit, militarique voce his verbis adnbsp;praelium animavit. Me fequimini 6 viri, amp; fortiter

pugriate; ne muliebremhabitumgeftare videamini.

Accenfi his verbis juvenum animi, uno impetu in hoftem irruunt univerfiftortiterque fuperant. Rexnbsp;(vidtoris) filii caput vultumque ofculatus,eumquenbsp;amplexus , indies impenfius amare ccepit; ita utnbsp;eum fuo tempore , fibi regni curatorem adjunxe-rit. Accenfi (novis ipfius honoribus) fratres vene-num cibo mifcuere j foror autem dolo per fene-

ftram perfpedo , fignum datura valvas concuiGt; 'films ingenio fagax doluni (protinus) agnovit ,nbsp;cibo itaque abftinuit dicens : Fieri minimb debet,nbsp;nt moriantur cordati, ignavique ipforum locumnbsp;occupent. »nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;'»• .

Nemo mortalium fub tibdtu^ patrocinium ^c'onceflq-itnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;^

Etfi ^ aquila in orbe terrarum non.extiterit.

Patri dolum fcelufque fratrunj indicarunt, qui accerfitis aures probe obtorlit , flagitante fe-veritatem ftelerum flagitio ^ fingulifque per re-gnum quaedam vivendi loca adfcripfit, ut morere-fimultas, difcordiaque vanefceret. Sapientumnbsp;^iiim eft fententia. Decern pauperes uni ftragulo

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CAP. I. DE MORIBVS REGVM. 49 indormiunt ^ duos vcro reges unum regnum ca-pere nequit.

Dimidium panem fi vir Dei cotnederit, Dimidiam ilUus partem pauperibus diftribuit.nbsp;Rex vero integrum regnum fi occupaverit,nbsp;Alterius denuo occupandi confilia agitat.

Hiftoria: Arabicorum latronumcohors,in mentis cujufdam jugo fede fibi conditajcommeantium mercatorum tranfitum intercluferat. Incolis pro-vinciarum fraude ipforum territis^fuperatoque re-gisexercitUjCO rem provexerant,ut ex mentis jugonbsp;certum paraverint refugium, imo praefidium, tu-tumque fatis pröpugnaculum conftruxerint. Restores provinciamm in tempore latrociniis dam-nifque illorum occurrendum rati, confilium ca-piunt, dicentes: Hxc latronum peftis, fi coeptonbsp;mode aliquandiu fubftiterit, fedibus iftis pofteanbsp;meveri amp; pelli nequibit.

Arbor^ quas recens radicem egerit,

Robore viri unius loco eruitur.

Si illam per aliquod temporis fpatium ita re-liqueris,

Ne curru quidem radicibus fuis avulferis. ï^ontis principium obftruitur operculo 5nbsp;Vndis vero cum intumuerit , ne elephantenbsp;^nidem tranfiri poteft.

Concors haec ReStorum fuit fententia, explo-ratorem mittendum, per quern irrumpendi opor-

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CAP, I. DE MORÏBVS REGVM. ji tunitatem cognofcerent, quam iplis quodam tempore dedere prsedones, gentem quandam, fpeliin-ca vacua relida, aggrelB. Aliquot itaque virosnbsp;fortitudine daros, militiam dodos miCêre, qui fenbsp;per montis abrupta occulerentj(amp;: ex iniidiis pro-repentes incautos opprimerent.) Pr^dones itine-re feffi, fpolüs graVesJub nodem reverfi,armap«-damque pofuerunt ^ hoftium princeps , qui illosnbsp;oppreffit/omnus fuit: node enim concubia,{cumnbsp;latrones altum fterterent,)

Et perinde ut Solis orbis tenebris obfcuratus vanefcit;

Etionas immani pifds hauftu quondam vo-ratus abiit.

(Ipfi quoque ceu veterno quodam obruti abiiP' fent.)Viri ecce fortes ex infidiis prorumpenteSjma-nibus fingulorumrevindis, proximo die univerfosnbsp;ad regem traxerunt, qui cundos interficiendi fi-gnum dedit. Forte inter pr^edones fuit juvenisnbsp;quidam, qui primum juventae fuae florem nuper iii-grelfus, ladeam barbse lanuginem jam modo emi-leratv Purpuratorum quidam, regium folium deo-feulatus , interceffionis vultu humi pqlito , infit:nbsp;puer ifte, ut latrones ex vitx hümani vinéa fru-d‘Uua nondum comedit, neque juvéntutis fuas pii-mitias deguftavit, fpes mea,benevolentia virtute-que régis fubnixa, haec eft 3 ut bunc puerum füp-pUcio abfolutum,huic fervo tuö beneficii nominenbsp;Prseftare velis. Rex his verbis,fublimi fuo judicionbsp;^inimè probatis, accenfus inquit.

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CAP. 1. DE MORIBVS REGVM. 53

Documenta bonorum non admittit, quicun-que ftirpe eft pravus.

Moribus vilem imbuere, nucem globo eft im-ponere.

Horum ftirpem atque fafniliam fuccidcre,radi-cem atque originem evellere praeftat. Ignetn enim extinguere, fcintillam relinquere: Serpentem tru-cidare, pullum veto fervare, prudentum non eft.

Nubes etfi vitae aquam pluerint;

Nunquam tarnen ex falicis ramo frudlum co-mederis.

Cum homine vili tempus ne abfumferis ;

Ex arundine enim fylveftri faccharum num quam comedetis.

PurpUratUS hanc regis fententiam audivit, invi-tus probavit, exquifitumque regis judicium lauda-vit, dicens: illud, quod rex, cujus regnum fit diu-turnum , in medium protulit, verifllmum eft : ve-rum enimvero, fi ex familiari pravorum confortio, pravitatis fcabiem contraxiftet^ unus illorum exti-tifiet. At hie fervus tuus fpe alitur fumma , confortio piorum bonos mores imbibiturum,pruden-tumque virtutes amplexurum ; adhuc enim puer

cftjpravaque praedandi confuetudo amp; turpiflimum

pervicacise vitium naturam ipfius nondum fub-egit. Praeterea ex traditione patet : Neminem mortalium nafei, nifi in Muhamniedan^ religionisnbsp;Veftigiisj parentes veto prolem poftea ludaeorum,nbsp;Chriftianorum, aut ignicolarum facris im-^Uunt.

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Canis ® Dormitatorum infpelunca,aliquotdies

Bonorum veftigia fecutus, homo evaht.

H^c purpurati dida quidam regis amici preci-bus ita adjuverunt,ut rex illi fupplicium ex animo remiferit, dicens : tibi quidem puerum concefii,nbsp;quamvis confultura minime duxerim.

Noftine, quid dixerit pater Salus Ruftemo athletse ?

Hoftem { quemcunque)'miferum atque in-opem exiftimare baud decet.

o^pe vidimus aquam , ex origine modici

fontis,

Intumefcentem illico, camdunt onere gra-vem rapuifle,

Vt rem paucis compledar, purpuratus puerum domum deducens , benevole amp; fplendide educa-^it, moderatorem dodrina bonifque moribus im-buendo praefecitqui decorum auditoris:, refpon-promptitudinem;,caeterafque virtutes.mi-nilterio regio requifitas, ita docuit, ut inter caste-ros luos aequales delitio fuerit. Aliquando fortenbsp;purpuratus bonos ipiius mores ^ atque virtutesnbsp;^onnihil regi laudavit,inquiens: Sapientum docu-^enta in illo frudum protulerunt, priftinaquenbsp;^^tur^ illius focordia fubada eft. C^o rex au-fubridens inquit:

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CAP, I. DE MORIBVS REGVM. Candem lupi pullus lupus evadit;

¦ttfi inter homines fuerit eduólus.

Traélo aliquot annorum fpatio , ejiifdem loci ïïiiles juveni adrepfit, fide conjurationeque internbsp;fadta, oportunitatem captans,purpiiratum cumnbsp;duobus filiis trucidavit, incredibilemque pr^damnbsp;auferensj latronum fpeluncam, patriam fcilicet fe-dem, repetiit, rebellifque evafit. Rex hoc audito,nbsp;attonitus manum dentibus rodens, inquic:

Boniim acinacem ex. pravo ferro quomodo quis fecerit ?

Nullus, Ó Sapiens, per difciplmam non fit ali-

lt;juis.

Pluvia, in cujus naturae bonitate nullum eft

difcrimen,

In vinea florem producit , in fterili folo fpinam.

Sterile folum hyacinthi florem baud edi-derit •

In illo ne feminis , laborifque impendia pro-digas.

Pravis benefacere, perinde fe habet,

Ac male facere viris bonis.

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Hiftoria ; Praetoris cujufdam in ^ Vglurnifchi aula vidi filium; qui aetate puerili, ingenium,intel-*nbsp;ledtum,judicium 6cprudentiam,laude monftrabatnbsp;majorem: illoque etiamnum puero, magnitudinisnbsp;indicia in fronte ipfius relucebant.

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CAP. I. DE MORIBVS REGVM.

In capite illius, ob fingulare ingenii acumen, Splendebat magnitudinis aftrum.

Tandem,ut breviter defungar, gratiffimum re-gis evafit delitium, propter form^ pulchritudi-nem.praeclaras virtutes amp; fingularem prudentiam: perinde ut fapientum habet fententia:

Divide in virtute, non auro confiftunt:

Magnitudoque in ingenio , non in annorum 'numero,

j^quales hac iplius fortuna, novercalibus ftimu-

Ks u6fci,afHéfcisdhrïo:xiö criminibusjhiagbo quidem

nifu • fed tarnen fruftm ilU csedem moliti fuerunt.

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Hqftis quidnam effecerit ? fi amicus verus amicus fuerit.

Regi, quse acerrimi odii caufa foret, roganti, refpondit: Sub umbra potentise regiae, univerfosnbsp;quideni mihi benevolos reddidi, exceptis aemulis,nbsp;quorurri non fatiabitur livor , nifi dignitatis meaenbsp;interitm Diuturna lit potentia 6^ mijcllas regia.

Potens quidem fum, neminem mortalium of-fendere:

Invido autem quid faciam ? qui ipfe gravifli' ma livoris pefte vexatur.

^oritor, 6 invide j ut livoris mifeiani elFu-ger€ poflis. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;(potes.

Hane enim peftem nom nili obitu,expugnare Viles atque improbi anxiis votis expetuntnbsp;Adverfa magnatum fata amp; interitum.

Sed fi vefpertilionis oculus non viderit,

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CAP. I. DE MORIBVS REGVM. 6i

Quid criminis fplendido corpori Solis ?

Verum fi fatearis ^ mille ejufmodi oculos

C^ecos efle praeftat, quam Solem obfcurum.

Hiftoria : Quendam Perfarum regem ferunt gt; iuiquitatis manum in fubditorum bona extendifle,nbsp;injuriis, omnifque generis vexationibus illos exa-gitaiTe. Subditi iniquis illius artibus feffi,huc illucnbsp;dilapfi; atrociflimifque illius vexationibus amp; ludi-briis agitati, defertis plane avitis fedibus, peregri-nas fedes quaerere coeperunt. Imnainuto fubditorum numero , imminutus regni cenfus , aerarium

in op s amp; vacuum • holled vero acres undique eum adorti.

Quicunque auxiliatorem calamitofo tempore defiderat;

Pacis tempore liberalitateamp; dementia certet.

Servum annulum aure geftantem, ni benigne traótaveris, elabitur.

Benevolentiam fac, benevolentiam, inquam j ut tibi liber etiam fervus exiftat,

Quodam die in confortio regis, in Thefauro quot; Regumjhiftoria illa legebatur. Quomodo fcilicetnbsp;regum potentiffimus Suhacus regno dejedus;nbsp;Feridunus vero ad regni faftigium evedus fuerit.nbsp;-purpuratus regem rogavit, inquiens : Feridunusnbsp;neque ^rarium , neque regnum, neque fervos ha-buit; quonam modo regno potitus ? Rex refpon-ditPerinde nt audivifti, populus obfirmato ani-nio ad ilium confluxit, adeoque fortiter eft conni-ins,ut regnum obtinuerit. Purpuratus infit :Cumnbsp;Populi concurfus, regni caufa fit 5 tu itaque popu-

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Regem populum fuum ipsa anima nutrire prseftat:

Quia Rex populi beneficio regnat, '

^ Turn rex rogat: Qpaenam caufa eA, militum lubditorumque (ad Regem) concurfus ? Purpura-tus refpondet:InRege requiritur asquitas,ut mor-tales ad illüift confluant: atque dementia, ut fubnbsp;potential illius umbra tranquilli fecurique agant.nbsp;At vero in te defideratur utraque.

Iniquus regnare nequit;

Perinde ac lupus oves pafcere nefcit.

Rex, qui iniquitatis inftituta introduxerit,

Ipfe regni fui fundamentum proruit.

Regi purpurati optime monentis confilium in-gratum fuit : hinc vinculis oneratum in carcerem pr^cipitavit. Non multo poft patrueles,in regemnbsp;ftimto bello infurgunt,pugnamque conferturi, mi-litem colligunt, patriumque regnum repetunt.nbsp;^ibus populus 5 iniquiffimis (regis fui) artibusnbsp;dudum felTus atque pertaefus , imo dÜapfus, fefenbsp;junxit, adeoque fortitét opem tülit; ut regnumnbsp;iniquitati illius ereptum fuerit.

Si quis Rex iniquitatem in fubditos licitam duxerit;

Amicus illius adverfis temporibus acerrimus hoftis erit.

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CAP. I. DE MORIBVS REGVM. 6j Cum fubditis pacem colito , ab hoftiumquenbsp;bello fecurus efto:

^quo enim regi fubditus ipfe miles eft.

Hiftoria: Rex quidam cum imperito puero na-virti confcenderat: puer mari nunquam vifo, tem-peftatis, cafuumque maris ignarus, plorare amp; vo-ciferari coepit, omnibus membris horrido tremo-re pereulfis. Trepidantis clamores ut fifterent, multum quidemfed fruftra blanditi funt. Quonbsp;ipfo regis animus mire turbatus ; nemo enim in-conditis illius clamoribus lilentium imponere po-terat. Forte fapiens quidam eademvehebatur navi,nbsp;qui infit: ft imperaveris, o Rex, ego hunc quidemnbsp;ftlentem effecero. Refpondet rex: Hoc maximumnbsp;mihi futurum eft officium. Sapiens haudcundtatus^nbsp;puerum in mare praecipitemdari jubet,marisundisnbsp;aliquoties obrutum^capillis prehenfum,navim ver-fus rapuere.Puer repente ambabus manibus in navis gubernaculum ruit, in navimque (alacriter)nbsp;enifus,angulum quendam petiit,fummumque (omnium cum admiratione,) ftlentium prseftitit. Rex,nbsp;cui hoc gratiftimum erat officium, quodnam illudnbsp;naturae lit arcanum,rogat? Sapiens inquit: Primum,nbsp;Sluid ftt undis rapi amp; opprimi, non erat expertus ;nbsp;^deoque falutis pretium nefciebat.Ille enimfalutisnbsp;pretium ^ftimaverit, qui miferiis jadtatus fuerit.

^ Satur,tibi hordeaceus panis non eft grams:

Meutn vero delirium eft, quod tuum eft fafti-dium.

Paradifi virginibus Purgatorium eft Infernus;

Contra infernales roga, utrum illis Purgatorium non ftt Paradifus.

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CAP. I. dE MORIBVS REGVM. 6z, Difcrimen eft inter eum , qui delirium habetnbsp;in amplexu;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;*nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;/

Et inter eum ^ qui utroque oculo in foribus circumfpe(ftansj illud expecftat.

Hiftoria : ^ Hormufum geftandas coron^e auto-rem rogarunt, quid criminis in patris tui purpura-, tis deprehendifti, quod eos carceri inclufifti ? Re-Ipondit j nullum quidem enorme in illis crimennbsp;deprehendi; nifi quod mei formidinem in animisnbsp;illorum^viderim immenfam^ meifque verbis fidemnbsp;incorruptam atque fiduciam baud habere. Metuinbsp;itaque, ne perniciem ex me metuentes,mihi moli-rentur exitium. Proinde rem ex fapientum eginbsp;coniilio, qui docent:

Ilium time, qui te timet, 6 jfapiens :

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quot; re poflis.

Nonne vides felem, cum defperaverit; Quomodo tigris oculum ungulis eruat?nbsp;Serpens paftoris pedem ideo ierit,

Quia metuit., ne fibi faxQ caput^con-terat.

^iftoria. Quidam regum Arabicorum in extrema leneaza morbo confliétans , omnem jam vit« Ipem exucrat : Prater opinionem, ecce eques foribus ingrefTus , nunciat; tale caftellum potentienbsp;regis fubjecimusjhoftes fervitutem,equites,illius-^ue loci incolas omnes, imperii obfequia fufcepe-^^nt. Rex,audito hoc nuncio,altb ingemifcens ait:

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¦Hie nuncius equid^m meus minime , fed hoftium lïieorum eft.; regrii fcilicet h^redum.

Spe ampliandi regni, metam, ah ! attigit pre-tiofiflima vita;

Vtinam quod meum in corde eft defidexium, foribus ingrederetur 1

Spes (expugnandi caftellh)diu animo agitata^

V jam tandem fticceffit; fed cui bono ?

Cum fpes fuperet nulla , vitam redire trans-adtam. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;'

Difcefliisi tynjpanam ‘ fati manus pulfavit:

O^duo lumina mea, capiti vale dicite,

O mantis vola, 6 cöbite, 6 lacerte ,

Singuli, fingulis mutuum vale dicite^

Mihi jam quali lapfo, (fatum) hoftium fcilicet defidexium

Eft cextum. Vos, 6 Amici, (tumulum meum) invifite.

Tempus mihi, blandiente focordia, eft trans-adbum:

Ego'(alterius orbis fupplicia) noncavi^ fed caVete vos^ (a me moniti.)

Hiftoria-.Qilodam anno in templo Damafeeno, ^d caput fepulchri vatis lohannis ^, pax fit fupernbsp;illo, confedi. Quidam regum Arabicorum, divininbsp;humanique juris immemor , ^eoque nomine famo-fus , vatis forte tumulum vifitaturus ingreditur,nbsp;precibufque fufis neceffaria flagitat.

CAP. I. de MORIBVS REGVM. 71 Inde vultu in me converfo, inquit : Propternbsp;grande illud religioforum pietatis ftudium,verum-que cumDeo commercium, tu bonis votis,ominbnbsp;bufque connitaris j mihique adfiftas ; acërrimi

hoftis metu , inquies eft animus. Refpondi ^go : Subdito debili te mifericordem praeftato, nenbsp;3d atroci bofte exagiteris.

Robufti lacertis, ungularumque vi 3

Nefaseft^manum miferi impotentis torquere.

Metuat ille, qui lapfis non ignoverit:

Pede fi lapfus fuerit/nemó manum illius pre-hendet. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.

Quicunque corruptum pravitatis femen fpar-ferit, bonofque fru^us fperaverit j

Ingenium fruftra vanis moliminibus conco-quit,amp; inania confiUorum monftra captat.

Surdum fingere define 5 populoque juftitiam adminiftra:

- Nifi enim juftitiam adminiftraveris, juftitise gt; ncce, adeft dies.

Pofteri Adami, inter fe funt mutua membra;

Quia, tefte natura , ex una conditi funt materia.

Si membrum unum calamitate preflum tem-pus traxerit; '

Reli^ua neque membra acquiefcere poftimt.

Tu fi aliorum malis non indolueris ,•

Minimê niereris, ut te hominem dixerint.

Hiftoria:

* CAP. I. DE MORIBVS REGVM. 73 Hiftoria : Religiofus quidam Bagdado oriun-dus, precibus, votifque apud Deum mire potensnbsp;a' Hofchafolofepho vocatus,itaque compellatus,nbsp;fuit: O Religiofe,pro me vota precefque- tundito.

Religiofus infit • O magnc Deus, aiumam ipfiiis auferto. lofephus inquit: O bone Deus 1nbsp;quaenam haec funt, quae pro me fecifti vota ? Re-fpondet Religiofus. Haec bona funt vota pro te,nbsp;amp; omnibus Muhammedanis.

O tu potens, invalidos exagitans :

Quamdiu tandem tuum iniquitatis forum ca-.lid,um erit ?

Cuinam tibi bono illud rerum arbitrium , re-gimenque orbis ?

Rrseftat tibi mori , quam mortales exagitare.

Hiftoria: Quidam Regum, iniquitate famofus, religiofum quendam rogavit: Inter pietads, c^-tufque divini officia , quodnam eft praeftantifti-mum ? Refpondit ille ; Tibi fomnus medio qui-dem die ; ut illo temporis fpatiolo mortales non

Iniquum quendam ipfo meridievidi dormien-*

tem:

Dixi,ego : Iniquus ifte humani generis

eftjfomno itaqueopprelTum effe fatius eft.

Cujufcunque fomnus vigiliis pr^ft^c i

Illi pariter mori melius eft, quam male vivere.

Hiftoria : Regem quendam fuiffe ,.audivi, q^ ititegras nocftes epulando , potando , caeterifquenbsp;cuticulae lenociniis traducebat, amp; in medio ebrie-tatis 2eftu ita accinere folebat;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;,, -i •

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CAP.l DE MORIBVS RÈpVM. ;gt;rj

Mihi in hoe terrarum orbe, hoe uno momen» to nihil eft jucundius t w

Neque de böno , neque de malo folicitus; nequè ullius rei dolore afEcior.

Pauper quidam nudus , foris in horrido frigore ineens, audito hoe Regis carmine, infit:

Ó tu, qui potentia in hoe orbe non habes parem;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.

Ponamus, (te eo felipitatis evedtumj) ut de te nihil fis folicitus ; fed nonne de nobisnbsp;miferis folicitus eris ?

Regi hxc pauperis verba grata fuerunt, illique crumenam mille aureis plenam, b fenellra proten-densjinquit: O Religiofe, finum aperias. Refpon-det ille : linum quinam aperiam, cum veftem nonnbsp;habeam? Rex mifero hominis fbatu,majori dolorenbsp;amp; mifericordia aifedus, praeter aureos amp; togaranbsp;addidit,miferoque (foris prseftolanti) mifit. Reli-giofus , illo auro per breve temporis fpatium ab-fnmto, atque profufo, rediit.

Numi in religioforum manu locum ffcabilerh non habent;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;(in cribro.

Nee patientia in animo amantis , neque aqua Rediit autem tempore intempeftivo , quandonbsp;^^gi illi vacate non licebat. Regi hominis ftatumnbsp;inaicarunt,qui vultuad indignationem adfeverato,nbsp;quidem eft intuitus. Proinde viri, fa-pientia rerumqne ufuclari,dixere:Cavendumeireknbsp;vehementia 8c furore Regum. Plerumque enim animus illofum graviffimis regnidiftringiturnegotiis,nbsp;^deoque importunitatemvulgi tolerate nequeunt.

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Qui oportunitatem ejus captare nefcit.

Orationis oportunitateni nifi pr^fentem vi-deris,

Tu, inanibus nugis j ne te hordeaceum orato-rem praeftes.

Rex itaque infit : Ejicite impudentem prodi-gumque mendicum iftum, qui tantum beneficium, tam modico temporis fpatio , decoxit. - An nefcitnbsp;ille, “ Sacrae aedis aerarium, buccellam eife paupe-ribus j non vero epulas Diaboli fodalibus ?

Si quis ftolidus ipfo meridie cereum accen-derit,

Illico videbis , obfcura no6te lampadi ipfius defuturum oleum.

Quidam ex purpuratis Regis , qui confilio me-liora docere folebat, inquit: Mihi, ó Rex, conful-tum efle videtur, fimili hominum generi, vitae ne-cefTaria, praefcripto tempore, parcius fubminiftra-te ; ne fuppeditata vitae fuftentand^ prodigant. lllud vero , quod miferum vexandum, foribufquenbsp;extrudendum impcrafti, magnatum virtuti recla-mat: Hominem fcilicet beneficiis liberalitatequenbsp;^d bonam fpem erigere: mox rurfus fpe omni fuc-cisa, animi dolore afficere.

Liberalitatis portam aperire vix decet:

Cum Vero aperta jam fuerit, illam feveritate occludere dedecet.

Nemo viderit fitibundos Mecc^ peregrina-tores,

Ad aqu^ falfae ripam confluere.

Vbicunque fons fuerit dulcis;

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Avis in illutn pervokt locum, ubi pabulum Locum non petit, ubi pabulum deficit.

Hiftoria: Quidam Regum prifcorum, regni fub-^itos negligebat^militem vero tenaciter atque pe-nuria quadam alebat* Cum vero accerrimus qui-

contra Regem bellum fumeret 5 omnes fuga dilapfi funt.

Quicunque Ripetidia , ut rem (fibi) nimis ca-ram, equiti fubtrahit:

Turn equiti, nimis carum videtur , (pro eo) manum ferro admovere.

Quidam ex illis, qui officio fuo defuerant, me-cum atnicitiam colebat: quem itaque , ut fugiti-vum, GOfripui, inquiens : Contemtusgt; inglorius , vilis atque vecors eft, qui ob leve momentum, anbsp;veteri domino defecerit, fafque tot pet atinos be-neficiofurn , animo oblitetaverit. Refpondit ille:nbsp;Si tibi (faóti mei rationem) dixero, excufatum menbsp;habebis. Fas numquid eft,ut equus mens fine hor-deo contabefcat, ephippiique ftragulum in pigno-putrefcat ? Quicunque Princeps ftipendiumnbsp;^quiti per avaritiam fubtraxerit, pro ipfo anim^enbsp;noeralitatem oftendere non oportet*

Lorti militi aurum dato , ut caput difcrimini exponat:nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;(ierit.

Aurum nili dederis,te deferto,ad alium trans-Vir fortis fi fatur fuerit, generofo impetu (in hoftem) irrumpit:nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;(pefiit.

Si vero inani fuerit ventre, fugam aladriter ca-Hiftoria : Purpuratorum quidam , munere fuo

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CAP. I. de MORIBVS REGVM. Si dejedtus , religioforum confortio fefe adjunxit:nbsp;quorum laudata converfatione penitus occupatusnbsp;fuit, illique (tot miferiis,tantaque rerum mole fef-^ojgratum fuit animi otium. Poft aliquod tempo-ns fpatium, Rex illi denuo propenfus , regimen

ïB^ndat ; Sed ille hifce verbis abnuit : Prseftat me dignitate motum (otio frui^) quam cun-dfa regendi onere diftridtum efle.

Quicunque vitato mortalium confortio, foli-tariam vitam inftituerint;

Dentes canis , malignorumque hominum ora obftruxerunt:nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;('calamum fregerunt:

Procacia fcripta lacerarunt, vituperandique

Manum, linguamque Zoilorum ejffugerunt. Kex innt: Nobis, omni prorfus modo^ vir quidam fublimi praeditus ingenio,opus eft: quiRegninbsp;molemfeliciterfuftinerepoffit. Purpuratus refpon-dit: Viri regimini paris, praeclaroque judi-cio pra^diti index eft hic^quod fe huic onerinbsp;fubjicere nolit.

Aquila quot; omnium avium ideo cenfetur prse-ftantifllma 5 nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;(tia non dilaniat.

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CAP. I. DE MORïBVS REGVM. B3 pills leonem accedis ; ut te ledtifliraorum con ornbsp;tio inferac teque ex pr^ftantioribus rnini risnbsp;beat ? Refpondit (iUa): Hoe tuum fi fequar con-fibum , propiufque acceffero ; ne unum quidemnbsp;ttiornentum a furore illius fecura ero.

Ignicola etficentum annos ignem accenderit;

Si unum momentum in ignem incident, 1 ^ cultorem fuum exurit.

Accidere folet, ut purpuratus Regis , aurum quandoque acquirat: fieri quoque folet, ut ^canbsp;put quandoque perdat. Hinc fapientes dixere.nbsp;Magna prudentia cavendum ab inconftanti Renbsp;gum ingenio. Quandoque enim, didta falute, iranbsp;accenduntur : quandoque vero contumeliis BUtqnbsp;capiuntur , ut togam atque munera praeftent, ba-pientesque dixerunt : Multi lepores Purpuratisnbsp;virtus; fapientibus vitium eft.

Tu (morum gravitate) authoritati amp; honori

tuo ftudeas.

locos amp; facetias purpuratis relinquas.

Hiftoria : Quidam fodalium nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;temporum

fata mihi queftus, inquit: Res inihi eft tennis, ex penfe multae ob numerofam familiam;adeo,ut pave illud paupertatis onus fuftinere nequeam. Aninbsp;mus aliam adire terram fubinde' fuadet, ut quali-

cunque modo vitam tranfigam,mortalibufque p ^

me^e genus, amplum, an miferum fit,ne innote ca .

flnorbe peregrino) multi obdormiverunt in-edia 4xati; nemoque, qui fuermt, fcivit.

Multiquoq; animamefflarunnquos nemqluxit.

Rurfus tarnen inimicorum ludibms retineor, qui me abfentem fint illufuri; meque ob faiwii®

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onera.five expenfarum caufa difcedentem, inhuma-num atque vecordem fint exagitaturi, dicentes:

Hem impudentem ilium 1 qui nunquam

Videbit felicitatis faciem.

Cuticulse delitias legit libi;

Conjugem,prolemque paupertate preflbs de-ferit.

Egoque fcientiae Arithmetical , prout conftat, nonnihil peritus $ fi itaque veftrae dignitatis ftu-dio , aliquod tenue munus mihi aflignari pollit ^nbsp;quo animum curis fefTum colligere liceat; quam-diu certe fuperftes ero, tantum beneficium laudi-bus fatis evehere nequeam. Refpondi ego : Minbsp;Sodalis , Regis negotium, duos (contrarios) apices habet; Panis fpem,vitasque difcrimen. Sapien-tumveroconfilio renititur:llla panis fpe illedum»nbsp;vitam difcrimini dare.

Nemo pauperis tugurium adit,

Dicens ; foli vineaeque cenfum dato.

Tuque aut miferiae 8c paupertati fuefcere, 8c contentus (forte tua) vivere difcas ;

Aut gulam corvo exponas.

Sodalis refpondit: Haec, quae tu dixifti, verba, conditioni atque petitioni meae funt adverfa.nbsp;Nonne audivifti, quod dicere folent ? (^icunquenbsp;fraudes cornmittere fuevit,manus illius in redden-da ratione trepidat.

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Egoque vidi neminem, qui in reótitudinis via perierit.

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CAP. I. DE MORIBVS REGVM. 87 Sapientefque dixere : Quatuor funt mortaliumnbsp;genera, quas contra quatuor acerrimo lacefTunturnbsp;odio. Praedo contra regem : fur contra vigilem :nbsp;luxuriofus contra cenforem: fcortum contra prae-Illi vero, quibiis conftat rationum fuarumnbsp;probitas, quorfum rationem reddere trepidant?

In adtionibus tuis gloriofus ne efto : fi vis

Vt te munere moto, anguftum hoftis illuden-di habeat campum.

Tupurus eftOjO Frater,neminemque pavefcas:

Lotores enim veftes impuras faxo allidere folent.

Adhasc ego refpondi: Ad conditionem tuam non infcite alludere videtur ilia vulpeculae hifto-ria^ quam fuga feftinam, fubinde lapfantem atquenbsp;relurgentem viderunt ; Quidam illam allocutus,nbsp;rogavit: Quidnam fceleris tanti pavoris caufa eft?nbsp;Vulpecula refpondit: Audivi ego aucupes in agrisnbsp;capturos camelum, ad fervilia ofEcia cogendum.nbsp;AdqujE illi per ludibrium dicunt: OInfipiens vulpecula ; cameli enim tecum qusenam comparatio ?nbsp;^ut tua, cum illo, quaenam limilitudo ? Vulpeculanbsp;inquit: taceto, nam li de induftria forte dixerintnbsp;inimici, h^c (vulpecula) camelus eft, illoque no-mine capiar, quis de me liberanda folicitus erit? utnbsp;Icilicet in adlionum mearum rationes amp; veritatemnbsp;mquirant. Atque antequamTheriaca petatur Bag-dado, homo ferpente idtus, extindtus fuerit. Tuanbsp;equidem,ut novi, mi fodalis,ea eft virtus atque re-^itudo, fed inlidiatores in occulto latent^ accufa-^orefque in angulodefident. Quamvis hsec morumnbsp;Quorum fit integritas, illi tarnen contrarium defe-

runt 5

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^AP. I. de MORIBVS REGVM. 89

j quorum (pertinaciflimo nifu) tu correptioni egis fubjiceris, atque fic in regios ftimulos ruis.nbsp;^ipiinam ifto rerum tuarum articulo verbum fa-cere aufit Proinde hoe mihi confultum efie vi-^^tur, ut continentiae thefaurum diligenter colas,nbsp;iftudque dominandi ftudium rejicias. Sapientesnbsp;cnim dixerunt:

In mari bona quidem funt infinita :

Sed tu falutem fi defideraveris, eani in litore quseras.

Sodalis his verbis meis commotus,iraque plane accenfus , afpera oratione, ftimulifque plena , menbsp;hunc in modum, aggrejGTus ait: ELoc quodnam eftnbsp;ingenium? quale judicium? quinam intelledlus,nbsp;atque prudentia ? Verillima Sapientum eft fenten-tia,cujus elFatum hoe eft: Amici carcere conclufisnbsp;fuccurrunt; fed in conviélu atque epulis, inimicinbsp;etiam omne^, amici efle videntur.

Amicum ne arbitrator ilium, qui in epulis, fe-licique tempore,

Magnas fodalitiivoces,fraternitatifque popis-matajaólat.

Amicum nofco ilium, qui amici manum pre-hendat

!^^nipore infelici, defperatifque rebus.

Vidi ego fodalem, oratione mea turbatum,con-nlium meutn, invitis auribus obmurmurantem au-dire. Proinde Proregem, tribunalis fcilicet Prin-cipem , antiquae , quae inter nos intercefferat, fa-^iliaritatis obtentu acceili , fodalifque ftatum commendavi ^ ut ilium levi muneri prsefecerint.nbsp;QiJn per aliquot dies adminiftrato ingenü illius

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CAP. 1. de MORIBVS REGVM. 91 comkatem perfpexerunt, regiminis dexteritatemnbsp;probarunt, indeque altiori munere ornatus fuit.nbsp;Eoque modoaftrum felicitatis illiusmagis inclare-fcere coepk^ ut laudem,amp; fummum, ex animi fen-^£ntia,faftigium contigerit,regiique delitium eva-fok: adeo, ut mortales digkis ilium monftrarent,nbsp;procerefqne fpem amp; fiduciam in iüo ponerent.nbsp;Egoque hac ftatus illius profperkate l^tans,dixi:

Aufpicia ii rebus tuis ftatim non annuerint^ne fis folicitus, animumque curis turbato:

Ipfe enim vkse fons in denfillimis latet tenebris.

O tu miferi^e frater, nequaquam triftator;

Deus enim mifericors beneficia plurima re-condka habet.

Ne iniquitate temporum moeftus fedeas:

Patientia enim, nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;(ces edit.

Amara quamvis fit, fmftus tameu dul-

Illo florente, mihi forte cum aliquot Sodalibus Meccam adire contigit. Peradkis Meccae pietatisnbsp;ofiiciis, mihi redeunti duorum dierum kinere ob-viam venit. Triftem video hominem, religioforumnbsp;fobitu indutum. (Novitatis avidus) rogo, qu^ iftanbsp;fo rerum facies ? Refpondet ille: Perinde ut tunbsp;pridem monueras ^ aulicum illud hominum genus,nbsp;aemulum^ mihique infenfum , res novas me molirinbsp;criminati funt. Rex in cognofcenda rei veritatenbsp;nullum inquirendi fecit ftudium; Sodales antiqui,nbsp;caeterique benigniores amici in vero dicendo fi-lentium fecêre, priftinumqüe amiciti^ vinculum,nbsp;commerciumque exuerunt.

Si quis fato, fuo dignitatis faftigio ceciderit, Orbis univerfus pedem capiti illius impoi^it.

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CAP. I. DE MORIBVS REGVM. 93

Si vero manum ejus potenti® , felicitatifque culmen viderint amplexam;

Laudantes ^ manus peótori imponunt.

Vt rem paucis abfolvam, vario cruciatuum ge-^ere exagitatunij hac tandem hebdomada, qua fal-Vus Mecc^ peregrinatorum nunciatus eft reditus, graviffimis vinculis exolverunt j facultates veronbsp;meas hjereditatis jure a majoribus quoque acce-ptas, fifco adfcripferunt. Ego illi refpondi: Turnnbsp;temporis,quandohaecita eventura tibijprsemonui,nbsp;conlilium meum non admilifti; Regum fcilicetnbsp;negotia^ perinde fe habent, ut itinera mari-tima^ quse quaeftus,difcriminifque funt ple-niffima : maximas aut divitias acquiris ^ autnbsp;inter maris tempeftates, aulseve fcenas amp;

lenocinia peris.

Aut aurum utraque manu exportaverit (fal-vus) mercator in littus : nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;(ejecerit. ^,

Aut ilium , uno die , unda rfiortuum in littus Confultum minime ratus , didto ulterius animinbsp;^fius vulnera exacerbate, falque afpergere ; quinnbsp;“lice duobus verfibus rem omnem complexus,dixi:

Numquid ignoras te jam vidifle compedes pedibus injedtos

Cum viri confilium auribus admittere nolueris?

Alia vice, fi aculeum fuftinere non po-teris 5 nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;(tas.

Ne Scorpionis foramini digitum immit-Hiftoria: Aliquot viri meo confortio fueti fin-giilarem pietatis habebant fpeciem: hinc primo-

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CAP. I. DE MORIBVS REGVM. 9J rum quidam de illis optime fentiens , certam vi-vendi ftipem adfcripfit: forte quidam illorum faci-nus patravit minus rcligiofum, quo corrupta eftnbsp;tgt;ona magnatis fententia , folitumque ablatum eftnbsp;beneficium: Quod ego fodalibus quocunque mo-do recuperaturus , Magnatem ipfum adire confti-tui: janitor me aditu prohibens,contumeliis infe-ftat; fed hominem facile excufatum habui, ob ra-tionem, quam fapientes afferunt, dicentes :

Magnatis, Purpurati, Regifque fores

Sine duce (intrandi ftudio) ne fruftra oberres.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;(nerint;

Cams atque janitor, fi externum inve-

Hic fupremam thoracis oram , ille pallii imam captat.

Illico ubi familiares Magnatis, me adeffe refci-verunt , me incredibili benevolentia introduxe-runt, mihique fupremum locum adfignarunt: ego Veto humilitatis caufa inferior! loco confedi, in-

quiens:

Sinas me, quia fervus fum mifer;

Vt in fervorum ordine confideam.

Magnas infit: Vah, Vahlhorum verborum quae-nam eft fententia ?

^1 ru in capite, oculoque meo confedens 9

Lepores tuos lubens toleravero: ru enim es verelepidus.

Rem ut paucis compledtar, confedi, omnifque generis fermones lepide fum exorfus ; ut tandemnbsp;hiftoria lapfus fodalium in medium tradta^ita (reinnbsp;^pibrum promovere) occoeperim.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Q^'d

CAP. I. de MORIBVS REGVM. 97

Qi^id criminis vidit Dominus, c]^ui tot beneficia contulit;

Quod fervum animo averfo contemnere eoe-perit ?

Soli Deo propria eft majeftas amp; munificentia:

Qui crimina cernic, vióiumque ex folito fub-miniftrat.

Praefedto grata base mea fuit oratio juflitque ,

ut Sodalibus ^ more pridem folito, vitae neceffaria

promptiffime praeftarent, quamque per aliquot

dies,abrupto ftipendio,fubierant anguftiam, libe-

ralitate penfarent. Ego gratiis benevoleri^tfi^illius

adtis, folum humiliter ofculams , importuniw-

tis yeniam petii , 6c fub difceffum, haec verba dixi: ,

Cum ** templum Meccanum mortalium preces audiat, ideo ex remotis provineiis

lilud vifum adeunt per multa milliaria.

TeMagnatem decet, nobis pares ferre pau-peres:

Nemo enini lap idem inarborem jadtat fterilem.

Hiftoria: Regis eujufdam Filius, immenfis h^-reditate paterna potitus eft divitiis, aperta muni-ficenti^ manu , dona liberaliffime dedit, infinita munera equiti, fubditoque pr^eftitit.

Nil grati odoris fpirat patina ligui Aloes plena:

Igni (Aloen) imponas 5 ut Ambr^ inftar odo-rem, fpiret.

Magnitudinem li ambiveris, munera dato :

Granum enim ni fparferis, minime crefcit.

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Vecors impmdenfqae quidam purpuratus regem inonere coepit, inquiens : Majores tui iftas divi-tias magno labore acquifiverunt, ufibufque fepo-^werunt neceflariis. Proinde tu quoque manum anbsp;liberalitatis ftudio contineas: A fronte enim in-^perati cafus, a tergo imminent hoftes : turpequenbsp;fit, fi neceflitatis tempore inopia opprimaris.

Si univerfo populo thefaurum diftri-bueris,

Cuivis patrifamilias vix teruncius cef-ferit.

Quidni a quovis hordeacei grani inftar argentum accipis,

Vt fingulis tibi diebus thefaurus nafca-tur?

Accenfus his purpurati verbis Regis filius, qui, hand probato ipiius confilio, inquit : .^ternusnbsp;^agnufque ille Deus, me hujus Regni regem con-itituit, ut comedam amp; diftribuam : minime vetonbsp;cuftos fum, qui ses defodiam atque confervem.

quot; Carun interfeólus eft , quia quadraginta ha-buit domos sere plenas.

Nufchirvanus non obiit,quia bonum (munifi-centise) nomen pofteris reliquit.

Hiftoria Narrant hiftoriae; jufto Nufchirvano in venatus campo , praedam ^ fuis aflatam fuifje ; deficiente forte fale, fervum in proximam vil-bni miferunt, qvii afferret : Monenti Nufchir-^ano, ut fal pretio emeret, ne malus mos inde na-{luxuriante iniquitate,) villam vaftaret j in-

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CAP. I. DE MORIBVS REGVM. loi quiunt miniftri: Ex re adeo parvi momenti, quidnbsp;damni furgere poteft ? NufcHirvanus refpondet:nbsp;Iniquitatis^ initia in hoc orbe primum fue-runt exigua, quas a pofteris paulatim au6ta,nbsp;tantum adolevere, (ut tot urn terrarumnbsp;orbem opprelTerint.)

Si Rex ex fubditi horto unum pomum comederit;

Servi ipfius arborem ipfam eruerint.

Si Rex quinque ovorum iniquitatem li-citam duxerit i nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;(ru fixerint.

Continuo milites ejus mille gallinasve-

Non reftat iniquus iniqui temporis autor ;

^ Reftat vero aeternum fuper illo diriflima exe-

cratio.

Hiftoria: Iniquum quendam fuiffe audivi quae-ftorem, qui fubditorum penates vertebat , ut aera-hum regis expleret, ignarus hujus Sapientum fen-tentise : Quicunque altiflimum Deum offendit, ut ^nius hominis animum fibi devinciat; Deus altiffi-ÏÏ1US hominem ilium contra iftum accendit, amp; ex-ftirnulat, ut illius ftirpem ex temporum memorianbsp;deleat.

Craffantis incendii flamma non facit in f uta fylveftri,nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;_

Qnod fumus gemitufque animi opprelli, Facete dicere folent: Omnium animaliumPrin-ceps eft Leodnfimus eft Alinus; nihilominus con-^urdi prudentium fententia, AfinuSj qui onera ba-inlat, Leoni homines dilaceranti praeftat.

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CAP. 1. DE MORIBVS REGVM. 103

Mifer afinus, etfi quidem fit rudis ,

Propter tarnen farcinas , quas bajulat, certe venerandus.

Boves afinique onera bajiilantes^

Praeftantiores funt hominibus, qui mortales mifere divexant.

Regi illius fcelera, deteftandique mores ex parte innotuerunt: illeitaque hominem in quasftio-nem rapuit , varioque tormentorum genere ex-tinxit.

Amor principis non conciiiatur ,

Nifi fubditorum animos devinxeris.

Si vis, ut Magnus ille Deus tui mifereatur,

Tu Dei creaturis benefacito.

Quidam illorurn^ qui praeter fas diriffime ab illo exagitatUS erat, interfedtum praeteriens, inquit:

Non quivis , qui potens eft, magiftratumque gerit;

In Dominatione , mortalium opes impune vorat:

Fieri poteft, ut quis gutture os grande deglu-tiat •

Verum id ventrem dilacerat, cum circa umbi-licum obftruótum adhaeferit.

Hiftoria : Narrant hiftoriae , militem quendam Qirum humani generis vexatorem, religiofi cujus-dam caput faxo lacerafle. Religiofus cum injuriamnbsp;ulcifci nullo modo pofiTetjfaxum aflervavit; doneenbsp;Rex militi graviter infenfus, vincula injecit: Turnnbsp;religiofus ingreffus, militis caput eodem faxo per-^uflit. Militi roganti; quifnam tu? amp; ifto faxo caputnbsp;^eum quare percuflifti ? refpondet: Ego religio-

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fus ille fam , illudque faxum illud eft faxum, quo anno mihi caput lacerafti. Infit miles : fednbsp;ïot per annos ubinam latuifti ? Refpondet Reli-g^ofus: Dignitatis amp; potentise tuae metu retentusnbsp;• jam vetoiUbi te carcerividi inclufum,occafioninbsp;foviendum effe duxi.

Hominem indignum, potentem fi videris; Sapientes illi adftipulandum efft confultumnbsp;duxêre.

Nifi lacerantem ungulam habueris acutam ; Improborum contentionibus abftinere,fatmsnbsp;erit.

Quicunque cum chalybeo lacerto manum conferuerit 5

Argenteum fuum brachium laedit.

Patiens efto , donee manum illius tempora liga verint : ' / quot;

Turn ex amicorum lubitu, cereBrum ipfi ex-trahas. ''

Hiftoria : Quidam Regum atrpcilfimo morbo conflidtabaturjCujus certe morEd meminifte horri-parumque decorum. Saipientes Crraecorum.nbsp;confentiente ore, dixerunt : Huic morbo reme-ium efle nullum, nifi fel hominis, qui certis indi-foret. Regis juflu quae runt, rufticiquenbsp;cujuldatn filium illis fapientum indiciis infignemnbsp;myeniunt. Rg^ accerfitos pueri parentes auro^ in-nitifque muneribus ita corrupit, ut lubenti ani-, filii caedem concelTerint., Sacer Ecclefiae lu-fententiam tulit: Per rellgionem, fas amp; lici-efte , confervandae fanitati Principis , fubdi-c^dere. Carnifex ecce,dum iótum rainitatur;

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CAP. L dE MORIBVS REGVM. ïo/

filius, oculis in coeium levatis, ridere coepit. Quo

vifo, Rex rogac : Qusenani tibi hoc in reruni ar-

ticulOj eft ridendi materies, locufve ? Refpondet

fihus : Filii refugium , fuetaeque fiiiis mollitiei re-

^^ptaculum funt iph parentes. Caularum contro-

Verfias ad (facrum) Eccleiite judicem fernnt morta-

ks. A regibus veto jus amp; fas requirunt. Res autem

nunc mea eo devenit; ut pater amp; mater per avari-

tiam , mundi delinimentis illeóti, (exuto omni hu-

naanitatis jure) me jugulandum tradiderint. ludex

caedem meam ( fervandae valetudini Regis ,) jure,

divino licitam efle, fententia pronunciaverit. Rex

Veto ipfe,falutem fuam in csede mea vi'derit. AdeO;,

ut prxter Altiflimum Deum , nullum refugium habeam.

A quofadt^ mihi ^ te injurise opem^folatium-que petam ?

Te judice, faét^e mihi \ te injuriae, ^ teipfo ju-ftitiam flagito.

Rex motus his pueri verbis indoluit, oculifque kcrymarum flumine perfufis , inquit : Me morinbsp;praeftat, quam innocentis fanguinem effundere.nbsp;ï^inc pueri caput, oculofque ofculatus , eumquenbsp;umpiexus, muneribus infinitis cumulatum libera-E ^iniilit. Narrant quoque : Regem ilia ipfanbsp;hebcmruada ab atrociflimo morbo convaluilTe.

R^centi etiamnum memoria teneo ilium ver-

(dam) dixit.

Quern elephantis redtor inNili ripa (quon-Quod li nefciverisjquceformicse tuo fub pede fit ratio:nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;(phantis.

Eadem plane eft, quae tua fub pede ele-

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CAP. I. DE MORIBVS REGVM. 109 Hiftoria : Quidam mancipiorum ^ Omeri filiinbsp;Leifi fuga elapfus ; ab infeóbantium manu corr-e-ptus,denuoque redudtus fuit. Prorex411i infenfus,nbsp;(f^egem) fignis in caedem illius concitavit; ut fci-licet casteris mancipiis exemplo foret; ne fimilenbsp;^^derent flagitium. Mancipium, coram Omero ca-pite humi pofito,inquit:

Quicquid capiti meo acciderit, fi tibi lubue-rit, faserit;

Mancipium enim quomodo contende-rit i cum domini fit judicium ?

Cum vero domefticus asdium harum fim alu-rnnus : nolim profedbo, ut in extremo refurredtio-nis die, propter cruorem meum ad fupplicium ra-piaris. Si hunc fervum tuum trucidare omnino volueris, turn faltem aliqua facri juris fpecie, no-mineque interficias : ne in extremo judicio fuppli-cio afficiaris. Rex inquit: Qu^nam eft ilia jurisnbsp;fpecies ? Refpondet ille : Mihi permittas, primumnbsp;interficiam Proregem , deinde vindicftae illius denbsp;fupplicium fumas, ut me jure interfecifle dica-Rex ridens Proregi inquit: quid tibi videtur ?nbsp;1 rorex infit: o Rex,per patris tui manes,hominemnbsp;iftum fceleratum dimittas, ne meipfum etiam fup-pliciis illaqueet: quippe mei mali autor mihi fumnbsp;ipfe eo, quod confiliura Sapientum nullo in pretio

habuh qui docent:

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CAP. I. dE MORIBVS REGVM. ÏII Tu fi fagittam in hoftem miferis ;

Cave, fagittas illius (poftea) fcopus exiftas. Hiftoria: Rex “ Suforum, fcribarum praefeélumnbsp;ingenio comem , virtiitifque prseclarum,nbsp;^ui prsefentes ofEciis, abfentes bonis fermonibus,nbsp;^Biinibufque colebat. Forte Rege praefente ali-S^ando (leviter) peccavit , qui ilium proinde ,nbsp;bonis injufte ablatis , tormentis fubjici impera-vit. Protores Regis (cuftodi^e viri) additi, ac-^^pta florenti ipfi palam ferebant beneficia, fequenbsp;pan reddendorum ofiiciorum jure teneri,agnofceTnbsp;pant. Proinde benigne amp; humaniter habuerunt,nbsp;ipfumque duriter tradtare , injuriis afficere, nefasnbsp;ouxerunt. ^

Amicitiam cum inimico fi volueris ,tum quo-vis tempore, cum ille te,

; Abfentem injuriis laceraverit, praefentem lau-dibus extollas.

Contumelia certè ex maligni vitupera-toris ore profluit:

Si verbum illius amarum nolueris 5 os ejus dulcedine oblinas.

^ris autem, quod Rex ab illo flagitavit, partem : ob reliquum, cum non folvendo eflet, innbsp;carcere retentus fuit. Quidam vicinorum Princi-pum , fill occultas fequentis argumenti mifit lite-ras : Loci tui Principes magnitudinis tuae pretiumnbsp;Refciverunt, inhumaniterque te tradtarunt. Quodnbsp;b celfiis iile animus , cujus extrema magnus illenbsp;. ^Us, tempora beet, hue concedendi munus fece-gt; in honorandis virtutibus illiuSi majori virtiite

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CAP. I. DE MORÏBVS REGVM. 113 certabitur. Quippe regni hujus Primores magnonbsp;illius videndi ftudio flagrant,literarumque refpon-füiïi avidilTime expeótant. Scribarum Praefeótus ,nbsp;ledis literis , difcrimen animo verfans , breve,nbsp;^^emadmodum confultum videbatur,refponrum,nbsp;literarum tergo infcripfit, (hominemque) dimifit.nbsp;Quidam ex regiis miniftris negotium refcifcens ,nbsp;Regi indicat, inquiens : Ille fcribarum Prxfeélusjnbsp;quem tu in carcerem conjecifti, cum vicinis Prin-cipibus literarum commercium habet. Quo Rexnbsp;^ccenfus, in reiveritateminquiri jubèt. Compre-henfo itaque ^urfore, (qui cum literis milTus erat)nbsp;Regi (fequentis argumenti)literas recitarunt.Bonanbsp;procerum opinio major eft fervi virtute, lauda-tamque illam operam , quam in fufcipiendo menbsp;obtulerunt, propter fequentem ratioriem acciperenbsp;nequeo: Quiafum(antiquus)hujusaul« alumnus;nbsp;propterque leve momentum, abalienato {infehfo-que) animo, in beneficentiae fuae patfouum, obfe-quii data:que fidei religionem violate, grande eftnbsp;nefas ; prout (Sapientes) dixerunt;

llli, qui tibi quovis momento nova beneficia prasftat,

Ignofcas ; fi tibi per longum vitae fpatium femel injuriam fecerit.

gratum fuit reóte beneque cenfentis judicium; proin muneribus togaque praefthis, illi fadtae veniam petiit,inquiens *. Peccavi equidem,nbsp;quod te innocentem indignis módis exagitavi*nbsp;Refpondet ille : 6 Rex, hic fervus tuus, (quicquidnbsp;P^tratum fuerit,) in te nullum crimen videt; qp^nbsp;foto 6c fummi Numinis voluntate facftum id fuifle

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CAP. I. ÖE MORIBVS REGVM. 117 Magnitudo in imperii obfequio confiftit:nbsp;Imperii vero negledusmijreria2:^pauper-tatifque eft index.

Quicunque bonorum virorum indicia habet, Obfequii caput limini imponit.

Hiftoria: Iniquum quendam rcferunt (divini hu-ïBanique juris immemoremj) qui pauperibus ligna

\iU pretio auferebat; eaqueditioribus iniquo pre-

do obtrudebat. Cordatus quidam ilium pr^te-dens, inquit:

Tu aut ferpens es, quemcunque enim videris, pungis 5

Aut noétua, * ubicunque enim confederis s omnia vertis.

Violentia tua etli nos ulterius vexaverit; Deum tarnen occultarum rerum confciumve-xare nequit.

Vim ne facito terras incolis;

Ne (oppreflbrum) fufpiria ccelum penetrent.

Iniquus his iplius verbis accenfus , fronte con-'^radla^virum nullo humanitatis officio coluit.Tan-dem nodte quadarndncendium (forte) in culina or-tumdignile invafit,omniabona illius vaftavit,illum-que ex molli leóto in calidos cineres pofuit. temporis cordatus forte iniquum pr^teriens,apudnbsp;^micos fuam infelicitatem deplorantemyitaque di-^entem audivit: h^efcio 6quidemgt;ineendium illudnbsp;modo in aedibus meis ortum fuerit. Refpon-dit cordatus: Ex fumo miferorum ingemen-

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CAP. L DE MORIBVS REGVM. 119 Caveas gemitus animorum vulneratorum:nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;^

Gemitus enim animi viilnerati, tandem certo penetrant, (teque evertunt.)

Dum potes, ne unius qnidem animum dolore amcias:

Vnum enim opprefli fufpirium orbem terra-rum vertere poteft.

Cojrois corondd infcriptum fuit.

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Ita etiam ex manu noftra in aliorum manus tranfire debet.

^ Hiftoria: Quidam artis Atlethicas fummum at-^igerat faftigium , praeclaraque trecenta fexaginta ^^tis ilUus exempla noverat, lingulifque diebusnbsp;BOvum artis genus oftendebat. Atletha cujufdamnbsp;difcipuli pulchritudine atque amoreilledbus, pue-rum ilium trecenta quinquaginta novem artis do-cuit genera,uno fibirefervato. Puerad fummum artis faftigi^^^^j^p.^JJ^q^g corporis robur pervecftus,nbsp;neminemlibi parem habuit,qui cum illoin arenamnbsp;defcendere auderet. Proinde gloria faftnque fuper-

l^us, Regem convenit,inquiens:Magift^t mens me Pr^ftantioreft^tate atque difciplina^caeterum egonbsp;^tgt;bore ipfo minime fum inferior, arteque omninonbsp;par. Regi hie juvenis faftus, morumque fup^t-

hia ingrata fuit: proinde certamen [contentionis

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Nonne audivifti,quiddixerit ille,qui in alumno

fiio ingratitudinem atque contumelias expertus fuit ?

Aut promiflbrum fides in hoc terrarum orbe nulla unquam foit»

Aut nemo earn hoc tempore praeftat.

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CAP. I. DE MORIBVS REGVM. 113 Nemo ex me fagitt^-jaciendie artem di-dicit ,*

Quin mepoftremo fagittse fcopum fe-cerit.

Hiftoria: Religiofus quidam contettiptis mundi ^dinimentis, in campi cujusdam angulo defede-forte Rex quidam iliac tranfiit; Religiofus au-ifto ftudio^quod continentiae eft, relaus mqn-^^nis abftinens,caput nonextulit,Regeinque nullonbsp;prorfus officiorum geiiere coluit. Rex autem, pernbsp;'^fitatam regibus impotentiam, ira acc;enfus , ait:nbsp;^ilud hominum genus , laceris pannofifque vefti-tgt;us indiitum , fimile eft beftiis. Prorex Religiofonbsp;ait:Orbis terrarumRex te praeteriit; quidni colui-fti eum officiis, bonorumque morutn jus amp; fas ex-

bibuifti? Religiofus inquit :Regi dicitoj Offiicio-

^umfpemponas in illoj qui beneficii fpem

IR te pofuerit. Prxterea fcias quoque : Reges ^Ife, ut fubditos cuftodiant: non fubditos^ uc Re-gibus obediant.

Rex cuftos eft pauperum ;

Etii fubditorum felicitas potentias illius la-certo fubfiftat.

Grex non eft propter paftorem:

Sed paftor eft, ut ferviat gregi.

Hodie unumvideris felicem atque potentem: Altenim vero animi dolore? anguftiifque vul-

neratum.

Tu paucos etiamnum dies patiens efto, ut exedat

Terra medullam capitis meditabundi.

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CAP. I. DE MORIBVS REGVM. riy K.egis fubditique difcrimen tollitur ;

Cum fatum inevitabile irruerit.

Si quis mortuorum fepulchra aperuerit; I^ivitem ^ paupere baud difcreverit.

. Rexjcui hxc religiofi verba armataamp; penetran-efle videbantur, infit: A me aliquid petas. Re-Jpondit ille : Hoc a te peto , ne ultra mihi mole-barn facias. Rex inquit: Igitur bonum aliquod ®^ihi dato confilium. Religiofus ait:

Nunc dum opes in manu habés, fape ; amp; (fe-, licitatem) tibi para (aeternam.)

H^c enim potentia amp; opes ex manu in ma-nus (pr^cipiti cafu) ruunt.

Hiftoria; (^idam purpuratorum * Suelnunum -^gyptium adiit, ipnufque vota amp;: bona omi-^a expetiit:, inquiens : Nodles diefque Regiis di-Jtringor negotiis. Bene quidem de Rege fpero ;nbsp;tarnen fupplicium metuo. Suelnunus lacrymisnbsp;, inquit: Si ego Deum altiflimum adeo me-^Uerem, ut tu Regem 5 unus juftorum forem.

Si beneficii amp; fupplicii fpes abefïet» Rcligioforum pes in ipfo coelo fdret.

Atque li purpuratus Deum ita metueret,

Vt metuit Regem; Angelus foret. ^

Hiftoria : Rex quidam hominem innocentem

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interficere imperaverit. Mifer infit : o Rex , ilia, ^ua in me flagras ira, ne tibi ipli injunam feceris.nbsp;^ogat Rex : Quo modo iftuc ? Refpondet alter:

^Bpplicium illud uno mecum finit momen-

: illud vero flagitium tibi reftat aeternum.

Vitse fpatium, perinde ut (prietervolans) de-ferti ventus, tranfit: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;^

Amarum, dulce^ turpe pulchrumque praeterit.

Opinatur iniquus, quod nobis injuriam fecerit:

Sed in cervice ipfius ilia reftat oeterna ; in nobis finit.

Regi haec innocentis monitio perutilis eft Vila : proin c^edem illi ex animo remifit, amp; veniam P^tiit.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;,

Hiftoria : Purpurati Nufchirvani de gravi quo-^aiti Regni ncgotio confultabant; quivis itaque P^o ingenio amp; fapientia fua fententiam dicebat:nbsp;iple quoque Rex pariter, ut purpurati, fuam pto-JP^l^at opinionem. Bufurfchumhurus in Regis ivitnbsp;i^ntentiam. Clam \ purpuratis rogatus, quare Re-Sis fententiam,ut praeftantiorem,C3eteris omnibusnbsp;pr^tulerit; Sapiens refpondit: Ea de caufa^ quianbsp;^ncertus amp; anceps eft rerum eventus- omniumquenbsp;^onfilia in arbitrio divino funt - profpere,an fecusnbsp;^^tit eventura. Proinde fententiae Regis fubfcriberenbsp;^^fius eft I ut rebus improfpere cedentibuSi obfe-caufa ab ira ipfius immunes fimus.

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CAP. I. DE MORIBVS REGVM. 1Z9 In diverfana a Rege niti fententiam.

I^roprio cruore manus eft polluere.

Si Rex ipfo nicridie forte dixerit^tiox eft; Refpondendum eft : Imo, hemlunam »nbsp;hemplejades!

Hiftoria : Impoftor quidam crines fuos perin-ut ^ facra Alls progenies revindtos habebat ,fe f^crum mentiens. Atque in comitatuMeccam reli-B^nnis caufa vifentium, urbem ingre{rus,fe Mecca,nbsp;P^raétis pietatis officiis, reverfum fingebat. Reginbsp;^^rrnen obtulit, cujus etiam fe autorem jadtavit.nbsp;Qaidam ex purpuratis Regis , eodem anno fadtanbsp;5^peditione reverfus, infit: Ego hominem iftum,nbsp;vidtimarum fefto ^ Bafrae vidi, quonam modonbsp;Meccana veneratione iniignis erit. Alius quidamnbsp;ait: Pater ipfius * Melatiae Chriftianus fuit, quo-naodo itaque facrse ftirpis decora acquifiverit?nbsp;^armenque ipfius in libro ^ Divan Envari reperitur:nbsp;^^omodo ifte illius autor erit ? Rex juflit,*ut hominem pplfarent atque ejicerent, quorfum enimnbsp;mendacia ? Refpondit ille, o Rex orbis terra-, aliud dicam verbum, quod ni verumfuerit,nbsp;S^ovis, quod imperaveris, fupplicio dignus ero.nbsp;^^§i quodnam illud fit roganti. Refpondit ille :nbsp;Peregrinus fi (tibi) lac acidum attulerit;

Duae ejus menfurae aqua funt, una ladfis»

Si ex fervo inconditum quid audiveris, ne Oi-fendaris :

Orbem enim pererrans niendaGia pluri-madicit.

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CAP. I. D.E MORIBVS REGVM. 151 ^patiiim nihil verius dixifti; ipfit^ne, c][Ult;£ petiit,nbsp;pr^ftari juffie.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;^

Hifloria i Purpuratum c^uendam fubditos fuin-^ dementia tradaffe , omniumque commodisnbsp;ftuduilTe ferunt: Qui Rege forte indignante gra-.

increpitus, in carceretn fuit conjedlus ; fed ^^iverfi in liberationem ejus (alacriter) connifi :nbsp;^^junóli enim ipfi { cuffcodes) in fuppliciis iliumnbsp;leniter traólarunt; exteri veto proceres (^inlignes^nbsp;^pfiüs virtutes Regi laudarunt 5 adeo, ut Rex ipfinbsp;animo crimen remiferit. Cordatus quidam reinbsp;certior fadus, inquit:

Vt amicorum animurn tibi devincias ,

Vel patris hortum ^ vendito.

Vt amicis cibum appares , nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;‘

Vel omnia aedium utenfilia (accendendo foco) comburito.

Tu inimico quoque benefacito :

Satius enim eft 5 canis os buccella ob-ftrudum effe.

Hiftoria ; Quidam filiorum ^ Haruni Reichi-pattern fuum acceffit, acribile accenfus, in-^uiens : Cujufdam prxtoris filius ^calurnnias in Biatrem meam jaciendo , me injuria affiecit. Ha-^^nusjconvocatis Regni proceribus^infit: Quod-*^arn juftum hujus injurix fupplieium (ftatuKnbsp;^; Alius interficiendum efie , lignum de-• Alius elinguandum : Alius bonis ademtis

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CAP. I. DE MORIBVS REGVM. 133 exilium ejiciendum. Harunus inquit: O fili mi,nbsp;benignitatis eft, ipfi ignofcere. Quod fi facerenbsp;ï^equis , tu itidem matrem ipfius contumelia afE-j fed caveas , ne vindicandi ftudium, juftitixnbsp;bmites tranfgrediatur^alioquin nobis nefas meritonbsp;^ftribuetur.

Non vir eft ille, judice Sapiente ,

Qui cum furibundo elephante pr^elium com-mittere poflit.

Vir ille eft ex vero ,

Qui accenfus ira vana non dixerit.

Quendam moribus inconditus injuria affecit: Tqleravit ille, amp; extrema tua faufta lint, dixit:nbsp;Pejor fum eo, quod (de me) vis dicere :nbsp;vvertus equidem fum , te mea vitia me ipfbnbsp;non rcólius noffe.

Hiftoria ; Quondam cum magnatibus navim ^onfcenderam,(nobifque navigantibus)^ tergofor-navicula undis opprelfa fuitjduoque germani in,nbsp;B^rgitem lapli,(in prsefentiflimo vitae periculover-^^Dantur.j Quidam magnatum nautae ait: Eruasnbsp;^’^^'Umque gerraanum, ut tibi centum denariosnbsp;^onferam. Nauta , alterum dum eripit 5 alter hau-tus mari periit. Quo vifo inquiebam: Huic certenbsp;^on fupervivendum erat , ideoque fato ereptionbsp;^jus fuit poftpolita. Nauta ridens infit : Iftudnbsp;didtum verofimile equidem elfe videtur. Prsetereanbsp;^ihi quoque hunc primo eripere animus erat 5 eanbsp;caufa, quod iHe quondam me in deferto itinprenbsp;atque relidum camelo illigaverit,(amp;in ho-

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fpitium devexerit.) Ab altero vero infans quondam probe fcutica pulfatus fui. Refpondi ego; lu-ftus equidem eft magnus illeDeus; qui enim bene fibi egerit: qui male fecerit, libi fecerir.

Dum potes, nullius animum vulnera:

In hoc enim (mundi) itinere mult^ funt fpinae.

Miferi inopis malis obftetricator atque fub-venito ,

Quia tibi etiam mala fuboriri pofTunt.

Hiftoria: Duo fuerunt fratres, alter Regi mini-fterium faciebat j alter veto improbo manuum la-bore vidbum fibi quserebat. Aliquando forte dives pauperi ait: Quorfura tu non etiam Regi infervis,nbsp;Ut grave illud laborandi otius effugias ? Refpondicnbsp;alter: Sed tu quorfum non manibus potius labo-ras, ut illam fervitutis vilitatem effugias ? Sapiences enim dixerunt: Proprio pane vefci amp; fe-dere melius eft ^ quam aureo ciiigulo ac-fervitio adftare.

Manu ferventem fubigere praeftat calcem,

Quam ea pedbori impofita gt; coram domino conliftere.

Vita pretiofa his exeditur curis ,

Quid comedam a;ftate, quid induam hyeme , O venter ignave uno pane contentusnbsp;efto j

Ne tergum in(alioruni)fervitio incurves.

Hiftoria:

CAP. I. DE MORIBVS REGVM. 137

Hiftoria : Quidam Nufchirvano sequitate cele-^errimo nuncium tulit, inquiens : Deus optimUs ^^ximus, talem hoftem tuum ^ medio fuftulit.nbsp;^ufchirvanus ait : numquid audivifti.j Deum%enbsp;r^lidturum fuperftitem ?nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;: • ^.

Mihi hoftis obitus non eft lastandi materies •

Quia ndftra etiam vita non eft perpetua.

Hifloria : Sapientum noniinulH in Cofrois

de quodam difTerebant negotioj filèntiBufur-^chumhuro, dixerunt: Tu quidni in hac contro-^^riia tuametiamdicis fententiamPRefpondit ille: JLonfiliarii fimiles funt Medicis, qui non nifi mor-bo conni«^antibus medicametitiim praebent. At-quicum videam jüdiciurrivéftrum reótitudinis tra-mite fubnixum j verba facere nulla fapientia fuerit.

Si res fine mea ceflerit opéra ;

Meum non eft, verba ingerere.

Si vero ccecum, puteumque videro pro-pinquos,

Atque conticuero ^ nefas erit.

Hiftoria ; Harunus Refchides .^gypti Regno Pptitus, ait: Propter illam nefandi criminis focor-|aiïi, quod v^gypti Rex per faftum fe Deiim veii-itaverit ,nulli nifi mancipiorum viliflimo regnuiii

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