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# Title: [Gaeographia Curiosa, Seu de Pagis Antiquae Praesertim Germaniae Commentarius] Gæographia Curiosa, Seu de Pagis Antiquæ Præsertim Germaniæ Commentarius (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 48, Stück 1; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 48)
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RIARUM CILTORI
IILAMET PROSPERITATEM:
Nus idemque usus, Seu finis Fsistoria eA,
Eire universalem vel particularem velis, de is qui-
dem generalis, docente Tullio, (a) quod luc testis cem-
porum, lux vecitaris, Masistra vicxe, riex memoriar
de moncia recultatis. Dux rerba lacius explicant
Annalium Bojorum Conditor, (b) _ Trithemins, (C) doctissimus
olim Spanheimensis, e poltea D. Jacobi apud Ilerbipolicanos Ab.
b25, tocius Ordinis Benedictini Ornameneum. Tsistoria, inquic.
suo vizore immortalitatem conferi morialibus, prudentiam animo
lecentis copiosam aperit, e in cestis veterum quid acendum caven-
dumve sit, omni tempore ostendit. Etistoria sidem instruit, spem
crigit, caritaris ieniculum accendit. Fristoria nos cautos reddit ad
pericula, in azendis facit providos, es in omni nesotio, quod occur-
rerit, astutos. Fhistoria parvulis addit scientiam, e mentes infir-
morum incitat ad virtutem. Enimvero dum cesta vel dicta memo-
ratu diena bonorum Virorum ad memoriam lezendo reducimus, quid
aliud quam eorum nosimitatione ad virturum exereitia praeparamus
rursus cum pravorum impia dicta vel facta legimus, docemur ut per-
niciosa fuciamus. Specialis, ue noltra, quam li Topicam. vocare
velis, per me quoquelicebit, inservit cognitioni Status Fcclelia-
Rici, ex admiranda, qua cuncta gubernat, Providencixe dirina
Duor ee quanta, olim simpliciores animxe pro refriserio suo dd
aras culerine, passum mirabere. Ouam magna Lceleliarum in
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Cerma
(2) H. de Orat, (B) L. VII. in pxOcem (c) in pra L. ad P. I. Annal. HlietauS.
Aiit, Acci ab. HCit AI. C~ MC
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