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eo_fw-la libro_fw-la inveni_fw-la haec_fw-la verba_fw-la manu_fw-la roberti_n constantini_n scripta_fw-la robore_fw-la &_o constantia_fw-la robertus_fw-la constantinus_n baro_n gymatius_n &_o in_o academia_n montalbanensi_fw-la professor_n graecarum_fw-la literarum_fw-la idemque_fw-la experientia_fw-la quotidiana_fw-la 24._o annorum_fw-la assertor_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vocalis_fw-la audibilisque_n contra_fw-la aristotelem_fw-la naturalis_fw-la philosophiae_fw-la facile_fw-la principem_fw-la omnium_fw-la haec_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d occupatiss_fw-la exaravi_fw-la in_o gratiam_fw-la hospitis_fw-la mei_fw-la &_o auditoris_fw-la d._n jeremiae_n plancii_n viri_fw-la tum_fw-la pielate_fw-la tum_fw-la doctrina_fw-la spectabilis_fw-la montalbani_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1605._o aetatis_fw-la nostrae_fw-la summo_fw-la dei_fw-la beneficio_fw-la hucusque_fw-la tam_fw-la animo_fw-la quam_fw-la corpore_fw-la ad_fw-la miraculum_fw-la integrae_fw-la centessimo_fw-la ut_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tum_fw-la amici_fw-la tum_fw-la invidi_fw-la dinumerare_fw-la sunt_fw-la consueti_fw-la senex_fw-la autem_fw-la nondum_fw-la est_fw-la victus_fw-la qui_fw-la virilia_fw-la munera_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d obire_fw-la possit_fw-la &_o viriliter_fw-la exercere_fw-la erat_fw-la manus_fw-la illius_fw-la &_o elegans_fw-la &_o firma_fw-la
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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v agathias_n the_o historian_n to_o this_o purpose_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o be_v apparent_o common_a to_o all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o what_o law_n or_o custom_n soever_o they_o have_v be_v long_o use_v unto_o they_o prefer_v before_o any_o other_o and_o deem_v they_o very_o excellent_a which_o make_v herodotus_n that_o ancient_a historian_n to_o blame_v cambyses_n king_n of_o persia_n very_o much_o not_o as_o uncivil_a only_o but_o even_o as_o a_o mad_a man_n in_o that_o he_o so_o free_o and_o tart_o deride_v the_o custom_n and_o fashion_n whether_o civil_a or_o sacred_a of_o other_o country_n which_o be_v dear_a unto_o they_o and_o in_o their_o judgement_n very_o plausible_a and_o why_o any_o man_n or_o nation_n shall_v arrogate_v so_o much_o unto_o themselves_o as_o to_o condemn_v and_o deride_v so_o free_o and_o peremptory_o whatsoever_o be_v contrary_a to_o their_o own_o custom_n eo_fw-la nomine_fw-la because_o contrary_a to_o 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