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Excerpt from Petri Bellonii Cenomani De Aquatilibus, Libri Duo Cum (Epsilon, Iota) Conibus Ad Viuam Ipsorum Effigiem, Quoad Eius Fieri Potuit, Expressis: Ad Amplissimum Cardinalem Castillionæum
Venit ad mc fuperioribus'àiebus Petrus Bèllonius, nòuarum atque abolita rum 'retum apprinje ¿udiofus, cui,pattonum 'ac Mecoenatém Craffum aliqué magnopere exoptauerim',vt arduos eius cònàtùè(funt enim maghi admòdùin fumptus)impenfè adiuuet. Is mihi praeter aaium', quadrupedum,ferpentum, ac plantarum quarundam Icones,mutilam quandam pifcium hifioriam o¿endit, fuperi atque inferi maris miracula referentem, quam fe ille in Afia, Africa, ac noftra quoque Europa magno labore atque incredibili prope' diligentia con fpexii'fe a$rmabat.horum pulchritudine vehementer ille&us,facere non potui (le&or) quin illi commu nia hxc tibi facere cupiéti, atque ob id prelum meam operam meam vehementius expetenti, protinus concederem futunîm que die mihi aliquando pollicerer, vr eadem aliquando tibi, quae mihi etiam ipfi arriderent.%id enim aliud efi Philòfophum effe,quìm ea,quae in no¿rfi vfum terra mati'que di uagantur,natu toe artificia ita cohteuìplari,vt exîxis non folu'm v'tilitatcm ac voluptatem quandam fed multò magis fummi illins authoris ac conditoris no¿riiongè admitabilemindufiriam percipiamus e Itaque non.
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