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# Title: Discursus Politicus De Incrementis Imperiorum, Eorumque Amplitudine procuranda (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 0,1, Stück 4; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 0,1)
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tacile refutari potest, quam dicitur speciose. Mirum est, numum uni-
cum repertum elle; praeterca vestigium nullum: mirum amplius, nu-
62r. Z ipsius ehs mum illum in aurifodimis latuisse; nullum poste eductuim unquam.
Hlistoriam narrabo, a Bertio verillimam judicaram; ex quo judicare li-
cet annontucus aliquis sublic, Tub Augultinumo, vel etiam lub lapidi-
busillis, gnibusfigura crucis in sculpta, guqiue in Americarexerti Fu-
ille, pethibentur. Circa idem propetempus, quo Emmanvel Portugal-
lix Rex, orientalem Indiam subegit; Ellysixone, in Poetica laude Aore.
battermicus C ajadus: is carminibus Latinis, commeneus est SibyIli.
nam raticinationem, columnismarmoreisincitam; qua per ambages
lignilicahat, luh imperium d ditionem Lulicanocum, In dos aliquando
perventuros. Lapides eos, dato opera detruncans (uc aliqua inessent
veltisia antiquitatis) in promontorio quodam prope oppidum Syntram
obruipraecepit. Uibi vero marmora defolta, vicium aliquodfecille, ex
liumore cerreno judicavicsad certam diem invicat amicos in villam luam
quae loco proxuma fuit, ubi raticinium occultatum erat. Mumigitur
accubuissent omnes, ecce termiconunciatur, in fundo foltionibus in-
cumbentes in lapides incidisse, quibus lictera inscrixex ellent, indices
maeni Thelauri; sic enim rustici opinabantur. Nec mora, limulomnes,
insenti alacritate, selictis epulis accurrune, columnas defollas intuen-
cur, conteltimque extrahi jubent. Legebancur poltea carmina Sibyl.
lina.
Volventur saxa litteris, es ordine rectis,
Cum videas Occidens.... Orientis opesi
Canges, Indus, Taguserit mirabile visu,
Merces commutabit suasuterque tibi.
Tum veroomnes prose quilque verlusillos Fatidicos admirari, eoldé
curare delcribendos, perterre II iponem, totique porro oltentare
mundo. Aliquid Fortesimile acciditictiulmodi Fugicivo Augustinumo
Illud(smodo rerum) mirum magis videri pollet, quodprovero Flilpa-
niscribunt, de exiis Lipsinsretere: dict. dissertat. 19. In valle quadam
Provincia Chili, oppidum etle, quod Imperiale ab hac caulsa indigire.
cur; quoniam in plerilque domibus de portis, agnilas repererunt bici
picesFormatas, ut hodie ridemus in Imperii Romani signis. Ec auvet
admirationem, quodnultaiis in locis aris sit biceps, quam potuerint
adumbrare. Sednecidme permovere potest, ut ideo Romanis halce
cerras adcribam. nimium enim recens est Aquila bicipitis inventum;
decum si America coenica tuittet, haut ea pocuister in cam clara Flistoriae,
direcacumque illius leculituconostatere.
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29. L. dl. 125.