THE
MINDE
OF
THE
FRONTISPEECE
,
And
Argument
of
this
WORKE
.
FIre
,
Aire
,
Earth
,
Water
,
all
the
Opposites
That
throue
in
〈◊〉
,
powrefull
〈◊〉
vnites
;
And
from
their
Discord
drew
this
Harmonie
That
smiles
in
〈◊〉
:
who
,
with
rauisht
eye
,
Affects
his
owne-made
●eauties
.
But
,
our
Will
,
〈◊〉
,
and
●ow●es
●raserble
,
the
skill
Of
●allas
orders
;
who
the
Mind
attires
With
all
Hero●●●
Vertues
●
This
aspires
〈◊〉
same
and
〈◊〉
;
by
her
noble
Guide
Eternized
,
and
well-nigh
Deifi'd
.
But
who
forsake
that
faire
Intelligence
,
To
follow
Passion
,
and
voluptuous
Sense
;
That
shun
the
Path
and
●oyles
of
Hercules
:
Such
,
charm'd
by
〈◊〉
luxurie
,
and
case
,
〈◊〉
deforme
:
'twixt
whom
,
so
great
an
ods
;
That
these
are
held
for
Beasts
,
and
those
for
Gods
.
PHO●BVS
APOLLO
(
s●red
Poesie
)
Thus
〈…〉
for
in
the
anci●nt
Fables
he
The
〈…〉
all
P●●losophie
.
〈…〉
s●me
appeare
〈…〉
teach
vs
how
to
beare
〈…〉
loy
,
Griefe
,
Hope
,
and
Fea●e
.
These
〈…〉
hose
excite
;
These
〈…〉
those
from
Vice
affright
▪
All
〈…〉
with
Delight
.
The
〈…〉
and
those
that
〈◊〉
,
〈…〉
not
by
his
Compasse
,
sa●le
.
OVID'S
METAMORPHOSIS
Englished
by
G
S
London
Printed
by
Robert
Young
are
to
be
sold
by
J.
Grismond
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AD
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VIRTVS
EX●LIS
OR●●
DOCVITQVAE
AMORE
〈◊〉
ONTUR
CUNCTA
AFFIGIT
HVMO
DIVINAE
PART●VLAM
AV●●E
.
To
the
most
High
&
Mightie
Prince
CHARLES
,
King
of
Great
Britaine
,
France
,
and
IRELAND
.
SIR
,
YOur
Gracious
acceptance
of
the
first
fruites
of
my
Trauels
,
when
You
were
our
Hope
,
as
now
our
Happinesse
;
hath
actua●ea
both
Will
and
Power
to
the
finishing
of
this
Peece
:
being
limn'd
by
that
vnperfect
light
which
was
snatcht
from
the
howers
of
night
and
repose
.
For
the
day
was
not
mine
,
but
dedicated
to
the
seruice
of
your
Great
Father
,
and
you●
selfe
:
which
,
had
it
proued
as
fortunate
as
faithfull
,
in
me
,
and
others
more
worthy
;
we
had
hoped
,
ere
many
reares
had
turned
about
,
to
haue
presented
You
with
a
rich
and
wel-peopled
Kingdome
;
from
whence
now
,
with
my selfe
,
I
onely
bring
this
Composure
:
Inter
victrices
Hederam
tibi
serpere
Laurus
.
It
needeth
more
than
a
single
denization
,
being
a
double
Stranger
.
Sprung
from
the
stocke
of
the
ancient
Romanes
;
but
bred
in
the
New-world
,
of
the
rudenesse
whereof
it
cannot
but
participate
;
especially
hauing
War●es
and
Tumults
to
bring
it
to
light
in
stead
of
the
Muses
.
But
how
euer
vnperfect
,
Your
●auour
is
able
to
supply
;
and
to
make
it
worthy
of
life
,
if
you
iudge
it
not
vnworthy
of
your
Royall
Patronage
.
Long
may
you
liue
to
be
,
as
you
are
,
the
Delight
and
Glorie
of
your
People
:
and
slowly
,
yet
surely
,
exchange
your
mortall
Diadem
for
an
immortall
.
So
wishes
.
Your
Maiesties
most
humble
Seruant
,
GEORGE
SANDYS
.
THE
LIFE
OF
OVID.
PVBLIVS
OVIDIVS
NASO
,
descended
of
the
ancient
Family
of
the
Nasones
,
who
had
preserued
the
dignitie
of
Roman
Knights
from
the
first
originall
of
that
Order
,
was
borne
at
Sulmo
,
a
Citie
of
the
Peligni
,
on
the
14.
of
the
Calends
of
April
,
in
the
Consul-ships
of
Hircius
and
Pansa
,
both
slaine
at
the
battell
of
Mutina
against
Marcus
Antonius
.
While
yet
a
boy
,
his
quicke
wit
and
ready
apprehension
gaue
his
parents
an
assurance
of
a
future
excellencie
:
in
so
much
as
his
father
Lucius
sent
him
to
Rome
(
together
with
his
brother
,
a
yeere
elder
than
he
,
and
borne
on
the
same
day
)
to
bee
instructed
by
Plotius
Grippus
,
that
Art
might
perfect
the
accomplishments
of
nature
.
In
his
first
of
youth
he
was
much
addicted
vnto
poetrie
,
wherein
hee
had
〈…〉
grace
and
naturall
facilitie
▪
But
co●tinually
reproued
by
his
father
for
following
so
vnprofitable
a
〈◊〉
with
an
ill
will
he
forsooke
the
pleasant
walkes
of
the
Muses
to
trauel
in
the
rugged
paths
of
the
Law
,
vnder
〈…〉
and
Porcius
Lairo
;
of
whose
●●●quence
and
learning
he
was
a
great
Admirer
.
Neither
attained
he
the●
in
to
a
vulgar
commendation
;
being
〈…〉
by
Marcus
Annaeus
Sene●a
among
the
principall
Orators
of
those
times
.
His
prose
was
no
other
than
dissolued
verse
:
his
speech
wittie
,
briefe
,
and
powerful
in
perswasion
.
Hauing
past
through
diuers
offices
of
Iudicature
,
and
now
readie
to
assume
the
habit
of
a
Senator
:
his
elder
brother
and
father
being
dead
,
impatient
of
toyle
,
and
the
clamours
of
litigious
Assemblies
,
hee
retired
himselfe
from
all
publick
affaires
to
affected
vacancie
and
his
former
abandoned
studies
.
Yet
such
was
the
mutuall
affection
betweene
him
and
Varro
,
that
he
accepted
of
Command
,
&
serued
vnder
him
in
the
wars
of
Asia
:
from
whence
he
returned
by
Athens
,
where
he
made
his
aboad
,
vntill
hee
had
attained
to
the
perfection
of
that
language
.
Hee
was
of
a
meane
stature
,
slender
of
body
,
spare
of
diet
;
and
,
it
not
too
amorous
,
euery
way
temperate
.
He
drunk
no
wine
but
what
was
much
alayed
with
water
:
An
Abhorrer
of
vnnaturall
Lusts
,
from
which
it
should
seem
that
age
was
not
innocent
:
neat
in
apparell
;
of
a
free
,
affable
,
and
courtly
behauiour
;
whereby
he
acquired
the
friendship
of
many
,
such
as
were
great
in
learning
&
nobilitie
;
among
whom
not
a
few
of
Consular
dignitie
:
and
so
honoured
by
diuers
,
that
they
wore
his
picture
in
rings
cut
in
precious
stones
.
A
great
Admirer
,
and
as
much
admired
,
of
the
excellent
Poets
of
those
times
,
with
whom
hee
was
most
familiar
and
intimate
.
Being
perswaded
by
some
of
them
to
leaue
out
three
verses
of
those
many
which
hee
had
written
,
hee
gaue
his
consent
,
so
that
of
all
he
might
except
three
only
:
whereupon
they
priuately
writ
those
which
they
would
haue
him
abolish
,
and
he
on
the
other
side
those
which
he
excepted
,
when
both
their
papers
,
being
showne
,
presented
the
same
verses
,
the
first
and
second
recorded
by
Pedo
Albinovanus
,
who
was
one
of
the
arbiters
,
Semi
bouemque
virum
,
semi
●irumque
bouem
.
Sedg
lidum
Borean
,
egelidumque
Notum
.
whereby
it
appeareth
that
his
admirable
wit
did
not
want
an
answerable
iudgement
in
suppressing
the
libertie
of
his
verse
,
had
he
not
affected
it
.
An
ample
patrimonie
he
had
in
the
territories
of
Sulmo
;
with
a
house
and
a
temple
in
the
citie
,
where
now
stands
the
Church
of
Sancta
Maria
de
Tumba
;
and
where
now
stands
the
Church
of
Sancta
Maria
de
Consolatione
he
had
an
other
in
Rome
,
not
farre
from
the
Capitoll
;
with
pleasant
Hort-yards
betweene
the
wayes
of
Flaminia
and
Claudia
,
wherein
hee
was
accustomed
to
recreate
himselfe
with
his
Muses
.
Hee
had
had
three
wiues
:
whereof
the
first
being
giuen
him
in
his
youth
,
as
neither
worthie
nor
profitable
,
soone
after
(
according
to
the
custome
of
the
Romans
)
he
diuorced
:
nor
liu'd
he
long
with
the
second
,
although
nobly
borne
,
and
of
behauiour
inculpable
.
The
chastitie
and
beauty
of
the
third
he
often
extolleth
;
whom
hee
instructed
in
poetrie
,
and
to
his
death
entirely
affected
.
Neither
was
her
affection
inferior
to
his
;
liuing
all
the
time
of
his
banishment
like
a
sorrowfull
widow
;
and
continuing
to
the
end
exemplarie
faithfull
.
But
in
this
euery-way
happy
condition
,
when
his
age
required
ease
,
and
now
about
to
imploy
his
beloued
vacancie
in
the
reniew
and
polishing
of
his
former
labours
,
he
was
banished
,
or
rather
con●ined
to
Tomos
(
a
citie
of
Sarmatia
bordering
on
the
Euxine
Sea
)
by
Augustus
Caesar
,
on
the
fourth
of
the
Ides
of
December
,
and
in
the
one
and
fiftieth
yeere
of
his
age
,
to
the
generall
griefe
of
his
friends
&
acquaintance
;
who
sailed
into
Thrace
in
a
ship
of
his
owne
,
and
by
land
performed
the
rest
of
his
voyage
.
The
cause
of
this
his
so
cruell
and
deplored
exile
is
rather
coniectured
than
certainely
knowne
.
Most
agree
that
it
was
for
his
too
much
familiaritie
with
Iulia
the
daughter
of
Augustus
,
masked
vnder
the
name
of
Corinna
.
Others
,
that
hee
had
vnfortunately
seene
the
incest
of
Caesar
:
which
may
be
insinuated
,
in
,
that
he
complaines
of
his
error
,
and
compares
himself
to
Actaeon
.
But
the
pretended
occasion
was
for
his
composing
of
the
Art
of
Loue
,
as
intolerably
lasciuious
,
and
corrupting
good
manners
.
A
pretence
I
may
cal
it
,
since
vnlikely
it
is
that
he
should
banish
him
in
his
age
for
what
he
writ
when
hardly
a
man
,
&
after
so
long
a
conniuance
.
Yet
Augustus
,
either
to
conceale
his
owne
crime
or
his
daughters
,
would
haue
it
so
thought
:
neither
would
Ov
〈◊〉
reneale
the
true
cause
,
lest
hee
should
further
exasperate
his
displeasure
.
After
he
had
long
in
vaine
solicited
his
repea●e
by
the
mediation
of
Germanicus
Caesar
,
and
others
that
were
neere
vnto
the
Emperour
;
or
at
least
to
bee
remoued
to
a
more
temperate
Clime
;
his
hopes
(
as
he
writes
)
forsaking
the
earth
with
Augustus
,
he
dyed
at
Tomos
in
the
fifth
yeere
of
the
raigne
of
Tiberius
;
hauing
liued
seuen
yeeres
in
banishment
.
As
Tibullus
and
hee
were
borne
in
one
day
,
so
he
and
Liuie
dyed
on
an
other
;
that
his
birth
and
death
might
bee
nobly
accompanied
.
He
had
so
wonne
the
barbarous
Get's
with
his
humanitie
and
generous
actions
(
hauing
also
written
a
booke
in
their
language
)
that
they
honoured
him
in
his
life
with
triumphant
garlands
,
and
celebrated
his
funerals
with
vniuersall
sorrow
;
erecting
his
tombe
before
the
gates
of
their
citie
,
hard
by
a
lake
which
retaineth
his
name
to
this
day
.
His
sepulchre
was
found
in
the
yeere
,
MDVIII
.
with
a
magnificent
couerture
presenting
this
Epitaph
.
FATYM
NECESSITATIS
LEX
.
Here
●es
that
●iu
ag
Po●t
,
by
the
rage
C●g●ear
Augustus
banished
from
Rome
:
Who
〈◊〉
his
cou●●
〈…〉
sought
t'
intere●
b●
Age
;
But
vai●ly
,
Fate
hath
lodg'd
him
in
this
tomb
.
Isabella
Queene
of
Hungarie
,
in
the
yeere
MDXL.
shewed
to
Bargaeu●
a
pen
of
siluer
,
found
not
long
before
vnder
certaine
ruines
,
with
this
inscription
;
OVIDII
NASONIS
CALAMVS
:
which
she
highly
esteemed
,
and
preserued
as
a
sacred
relique
.
Of
the
bookes
which
he
writ
,
since
most
of
them
are
extant
among
vs
,
I
will
onely
recite
these
following
verses
of
Anga'u●
Politianus
.
-
1
From
times
first
birth
be
chants
the
change
of
things
-
2
●●e
stanies
of
〈◊〉
in
●legiacks
sings
,
-
3
〈…〉
lbis
he
insnares
,
-
4
〈…〉
with
●ouers
cares
,
-
5
〈…〉
deplores
his
sad
exile
,
-
6
〈…〉
Roman
Festiuals
com●th
,
-
7
〈…〉
vnknown
to
Latin
eares
,
-
8
〈…〉
glide
in
heauëly
spheres
,
-
9
〈…〉
igran
mickr●mes
,
-
10
〈…〉
climes
,
-
11.
〈…〉
abuse
the
times
,
Yet
leaues
he
out
the
Remedie
of
Loue
,
a
legitimate
Poem
(
except
he
make
it
an
appendix
to
the
Art
)
and
his
Consolation
to
Liuia
for
the
death
of
Drusus
:
which
Seneca
hath
excerped
and
sprinkled
among
his
seuerall
Cons●lations
.
Among
such
a
multiplicitie
of
arguments
our
gentle
Poet
did
neuer
write
a
virulent
verse
,
but
onely
against
Cormficus
;
(
maskt
vnder
the
name
of
Ibis
)
who
solicited
his
wi●e
in
his
absence
,
and
laboured
against
the
repeale
of
his
banishment
.
Concerning
his
Metamorphosis
,
it
should
seeme
that
he
therein
imitated
Parthenius
of
Chios
,
who
writ
on
the
same
argument
:
as
the
Latin
Poets
euen
generally
borrowed
their
inuentions
from
the
Graecian
Magazins
.
I
will
conclude
with
that
himselfe
hath
written
of
this
Poem
,
wherein
I
haue
imployed
my
vacant
howres
:
with
what
successe
,
I
leaue
to
the
censure
of
others
,
which
perhaps
may
prou●
lesse
rigid
than
my
owne
.
I
thanke
your
loue
:
Trist
●lib●
.
Elegia
.
6.
my
verse
farre
liueber
then
My
picture
show
me
;
wherefore
those
peruse
:
My
verse
,
which
sing
the
charged
shapes
of
men
Though
lest
vnpersect
by
my
banisht
Muse
.
Departing
,
these
I
sadly
with
my
hand
I●
to
the
fire
,
with
other
riches
,
threw
.
Her
so●ne
so
Thestias
burning
in
his
brand
,
A
better
sister
than
a
mother
grew
:
So
I
,
what
should
not
perish
with
me
,
cast
Those
brokes
,
my
issue
;
in
the
sunerall
flame
:
In
that
I
did
my
Muse
and
verse
distast
;
Or
that
as
yet
vnpolished
and
lame
.
But
since
I
could
not
so
destroy
them
quite
;
I
or
sundrie
copies
it
should
scene
there
be
:
Now
may
they
liue
,
nor
lazily
delight
The
generous
header
;
put
in
mind
of
me
.
Yet
they
with
patience
can
by
none
be
read
,
That
know
not
how
they
vncorrected
stand
:
Snatcht
from
the
forge
,
are
throughly
anuiled
;
Depriued
of
my
last
life-giuing
hand
.
For
praise
I
pardon
craue
:
though
highly
grac'd
If
,
Reader
,
they
be
not
despisd
by
thee
:
Yet
in
the
front
be
these
sixe
verses
plac'd
;
if
with
thy
liking
it
at
least
agree
.
Who
me●ts
this
Orpl
an-volume
,
poor
in
worth
Within
your
〈◊〉
charlorage
afford
.
In
wi●ne
are
fauo●r
,
●et
by
him
set
sorth
;
〈◊〉
●sht
from
lie
uncrell
of
his
Iod.
The
〈…〉
which
presents
it's
wae
defect
,
At
plea●ure
with
a
friendly
hand
correct
.
OVID
DEFENDED
.
SInce
diuers
,
onely
wittie
in
reproouing
,
haue
prophaned
our
Poet
with
their
fastidious
censures
:
wee
,
to
vindicate
his
worth
from
detraction
,
and
prouent
preiudicacie
,
haue
here
reuiued
a
few
of
those
infinite
testimonies
,
which
the
cleerest
indgements
of
all
Ages
haue
giuen
him
.
I
will
begin
with
the
censure
of
that
accurate
Orator
MARCVS
ANNaeVS
SENECA
,
Controu.
10.
One
of
his
frequent
and
admiring
Auditors
.
NASO
had
a
constant
,
becomming
,
and
amiable
wit
.
His
Prose
appeared
no
other
than
dissolued
Verses
:
And
a
little
after
.
Of
his
words
no
Prodigall
,
except
in
his
Verse
:
wherein
,
hee
was
not
ignorant
of
the
fault
,
but
affected
it
:
and
often
wou'd
say
,
that
a
Molemisse-became
not
a
beautifull
face
,
but
made
it
more
louely
.
Amongst
the
excellent
of
his
time
,
wee
may
esteeme
V●ULEIVS
PATERCVLVS
,
Hist.
lib.
2.
Who
writeth
thus
in
his
history
.
It
is
almost
S.
HIEROME
;
In
Ose
cap
●
Semiramis
,
of
whom
they
report
many
wonders
,
erected
the
walls
of
Babylon
;
as
●es●tisiss
that
renowned
Poet
in
the
fourth
booke
of
his
Metamorphosis
.
Nor
is
he
forgot
by
S.
AVGVSTINE
.
De
Curs●
De●
And
Naso
,
that
excellent
Poet.
Now
descend
wee
to
those
,
whom
later
times
haue
preferred
for
learning
and
indgement
.
Thus
sings
the
high
prais'd
ANGEIVS
POLITIANVS
.
In
Natricia
.
T
is
do
by
all
,
wa●trer
〈◊〉
,
whom
Sulmo
bore
,
The
〈…〉
Tyber
honour'd
more
,
Than
has
soule
●x
le
thee
desam'd
,
O
Rome
!
From
Geuck
〈◊〉
(
alas
!
)
but
I
alse
in
tombe
.
Perhaps
〈◊〉
serve
thy
Augustus
spyes
To
loike
o●
Iu●ia
〈◊〉
friendly
eyes
.
ERASMVS
crownes
him
with
the
perfection
of
Eloquence
.
〈…〉
.
And
the
Censurer
of
all
Poets
,
IVLIVS
CaeSAR
SCALIGER
,
〈…〉
thus
writes
,
when
hee
comes
to
censure
our
Author
.
But
now
wee
arriue
where
the
height
of
wit
,
and
sharpnesse
of
iudgement
,
are
both
to
bee
exerciz'd
,
For
,
who
can
commend
OVID
sufficiently
?
much
lesse
,
who
dares
reprehend
him
?
Notwithstanding
,
I
will
say
something
;
not
in
way
of
detraction
,
but
that
we
also
may
be
able
to
grow
with
his
greatnesse
.
Then
speaking
of
his
Metamorphosis
.
Bookes
deseruing
a
more
fortunate
Author
;
that
from
his
last
hand
they
might
haue
had
their
perfection
:
which
hee
himselfe
bewaileth
in
luculent
Verses
.
Yet
are
there
,
in
these
,
well-nigh
an
infinite
number
,
which
the
wit
of
an
other
,
I
beleeue
,
could
neuer
haue
equall'd
.
And
thus
exclaimes
against
Caesar
in
the
person
of
OVID.
Tyrant
,
In
Heroibus
with
me
I
would
thou
badst
begun
:
Nor
thy
black
slaughters
had
my
fate
fore-run
.
If
my
licentious
Youth
incenst
thee
so
;
Thy
owne
condemnes
thee
:
into
exile
goe
.
Thy
Cabinets
are
stain'd
with
horrid
deeds
;
And
thy
soule
guilt
all
monstrous
names
exceeds
.
Diuine
wit
,
innocence
,
nor
yet
my
tongue
,
Next
to
Apollo's
could
preuent
my
wrong
.
I
smoeth'd
th'
old
Poets
with
my
fluent
vaine
;
And
taught
the
New
a
far
more
numerous
strain
.
When
thee
I
prais'd
then
from
the
truth
I
sweru'd
And
banishment
for
that
alone
deseru'd
.
can
hee
said
to
transcend
him
.
What
should
I
say
of
that
singular
,
and
well-nigh
diuine
contexture
of
Fable
with
Fable
?
so
surpassing
,
that
nothing
can
bee
spoken
or
done
,
more
artificially
,
more
excellently
;
or
,
indeed
,
more
gracefully
.
Who
handling
such
diuersitie
of
matter
,
so
cunningly
weaues
them
together
,
that
all
appeare
but
one
Series
.
Planudes
,
well
knowing
that
Greece
had
not
a
Poem
so
abounding
with
delight
and
beautie
,
translated
it
into
that
language
.
What
should
I
say
more
?
All
Arts
,
which
Antiquitie
knew
,
are
here
so
fully
delineated
,
that
a
number
,
expert
in
both
tongues
,
of
prime
vnderstanding
and
iudgements
,
admire
it
beyond
all
expression
.
The
first
that
writ
a
Commentarie
on
this
booke
(
whereof
fiftie
thousand
were
vented
,
and
that
in
his
life
time
)
was
RAPHAEL
REGIVS
:
In
praesar
.
Comment.
Who
thus
in
his
Preface
.
There
is
nothing
appertaining
to
the
knowledge
and
glorie
of
warre
,
whereof
wee
haue
not
famous
examples
in
the
Metamorphosis
of
OVID
;
(
not
to
speake
of
stratagems
,
nor
the
Orations
of
Commanders
)
described
with
such
efficacie
and
eloquence
,
that
often
,
in
reading
,
you
will
imagine
your selfe
imbroiled
in
their
conflicts
.
Neither
shall
you
finde
any
Author
,
from
whom
,
a
ciuill
life
may
gather
better
instruction
.
IACOBVS
MICYLLVS
.
In
Principio
Additionum
.
Hardly
shall
you
find
a
Poem
,
which
flowes
with
greater
facilitie
.
For
what
should
I
speake
of
Learning
?
Herein
,
so
great
,
so
various
,
and
abstruse
;
that
many
places
haue
neither
beene
explained
,
nor
yet
vnderstood
;
no
,
not
by
the
most
knowing
:
requiring
rather
a
resolution
from
the
Delian
Oracle
,
&c.
Let
the
ingenuous
,
that
affect
not
error
,
now
rectifie
their
owne
by
the
iudgements
of
these
.
But
,
incurable
Criticks
,
who
warre
about
words
,
and
gail
the
sound
to
feed
on
their
sores
,
as
not
desiring
their
sanitie
,
I
forbeare
to
disswade
,
and
deliuer
them
vp
to
the
censure
of
Agrippa
.
QVOD
OLIM
FACIEBAT
VOTVM
GERMANI●O
OVIDIVS
,
IDEM
AVGVSTISS●MO
CAROLO
Interpretis
sui
nomine
●acu●nt
OVIDIANI
MANES
.
EXcipe
pacato
,
Caesa●
Brittannice
,
vultu
●●oc
●pus
,
〈◊〉
tim
d●
dirige
nauis
●ter
.
Officioqus
,
l●uem
non
au●●●atu●
honorem
,
Hu●
〈…〉
dexter
ades
.
H●●c
●e
da
plac●●um
d●deris
in
carmine
vires
:
Ingenium
vnitu
statque
caditque
tuo
.
Pag●a●
〈…〉
docte
sub●tur●
mo●etur
Principis
,
vt
Clar●o
missa
legenda
De●
.