CC TITitulus triceſimus quartus

crura elephantis vel culicis. roſtrum ſuis vel ſuriōisAquilā vel formicā. leonē vel pulicē. tigridē vel teſtudinē. His em̄ oībus tā exiguis corꝑibus. ſic oīfariāliniamēta ſue nature cōgrua plene diſtribuit deus vtnihil videas deeſſe ī mīmis eoꝝ oīm q̄ natura for̄auit in magnis. Dedit eis oculos quos vix cōp̄hēderevalet oculus. Et cū cōprehendi p̄t viſu. inuenitur tn̄corpuſculi ſtatura pari beluaꝝ nūeroſa ꝑtiū varietate vt Baſiliꝰ deducit ꝯſtituta Progreſſu em̄ hrē pedes volatu alas itineris directiōe vel oculos vl̓ naresvl̓ manꝰ qͥbꝰ ā palpādo aut olfaciēdo aut vidēdo īſtitutā ꝑfectionē ꝑegrinet̉. Quibꝰ gradit̉ tibijs qua pellē. quā carnē. q̄ oſſa. qͣs medullas. qͦs articulos ⁊ articulorū qͣs ꝯpages. ꝯpagū. q̄ ligamēta ⁊ cordas hrēpn̄t. q̄ tn̄ oīa greſſui ẜuientē ⁊ ſuppeditantē tibiā hrēnccē eſt. Nolumꝰ dicere plura de ꝯtemplāda pulchritudine reꝝ. abiſſus em̄ eſt tēdere in eas ⁊ ſi ceꝑimusꝓſequi de eis oblectatio nō terminū daret. qͥ aliqͥd d̓hac pulchritudine videre volet Hugonē de tribꝰ dietis legat vbi pulcherrime ⁊ ingenioſiſſime nīs de eaꝯſcripſit. O vt creaturaꝝ pulcherrīaꝝ decorē vt celorū gratā ſpēm aeris aq̄qꝫ ornamentū p̄tereamꝰ quisvel viliſſimi elemēti terre .ſ. decorē cōp̄hendet q̄ forislicet turpis: tn̄ eius viſcera tantis ⁊ tā gratis ſunt exornata gēmis mineris ⁊ metallis ſuꝑficies decorata.floribꝰ ⁊ virgultis fontibꝰ riuis ſtagnis cāpis rure ⁊aīalibus ⁊ hōibus. Si tam pulchra terra qͣꝫ nobilisē celi patria. Uere tota pulchra ⁊ decora abſqꝫ etꝭ eoqd̓ intrinſecus latet Nolumꝰ hinc pl̓a dicere ne curioſitate magis qͣꝫ affectioni inſeruire videamur. Exhis eſtimet qͥ poterit qͣꝫ ſonge pulchrior ſit qͥ taꝫ pulchra fecit Cā em̄ eſt pulchrior ⁊ ꝑfectior effcū. HincBoetiꝰ ait. Mūdū mente gerēs ſil̓iqꝫ imagine formans pulchꝝ pulcherrimꝰ ip̄e Quinto ex plē̄itudīereꝝ Eſt em̄ materia plena formis ẜm rōnes ſeminales. forma ē plena ꝟtute ẜm actīaꝫ potentiā: Uirtuſē plena effectibꝰ ẜm efficientiā. Un̄ ptꝫ plēitudo dei.Nō em̄ eſt vel granū arene ita exile. nō gramē ita cōtēptibile. cꝰ inueſtigātiſſimꝰ qͥſpiā oēs formas ī eo latentes valeat inueſtigare Et hic ſuꝑ magͣt Gerẜ d̓t.In grano frumenti ſunt infinite ꝑtes ꝓportionalesẜm deductionē ariſtotel̓ demōſtrātis cōtinuū nō eēꝯpoſitū ex indiuiſibilibꝰ Un̄ oꝫ inqͥt ex hoc cōcludereꝙ infiniti nūeri ſint illic ⁊ figure Et ergo etiā ariſto.d̓t ꝙ frequēter apparēt noue ſpēs que nunqͣꝫ pͥus apparuerūt Nō ſolū ſemē in ſemīe latet ſꝫ ⁊ figura color ⁊ quātitas. diſcurre ꝑ ſingula elemēta contuensplenitudinē eoꝝ ⁊ videbis ariſto. bn̄ dixiſſe In creaturis vacuū nō poſſe reꝑiri Sexto ex oꝑatiōe Quarū q̄dā natural̓ artificialis moralis. plene colligiturartis illiꝰ īmenſitas oīa formātis. Oꝑatio em̄ nat̉al̓tā varia ē ⁊ diuerſa vt hūana induſtria ad eꝰ fineꝫ ꝑtingere nō valet. Dicit̉ em̄ in libro ſex principiorumdeus ⁊ natura latent̓ oꝑant̉. O h̓ deficit oīs ſcruta

tor Sꝑ nouas oꝑationes ē inuenire vt patet ī artificijs nouis Nā illa q̄ ſcimꝰ mīma reſpcū illoꝝ q̄ igͦramus Quis occultas oꝑatiōes terre aut cōtentoꝝ inea lapidū ſcꝫ ⁊ mineraliū colligere poterit. Grata h̓poſſet de mirificis effectibꝰ nature Quō Echinꝰ piſciculꝰ vix palmū lōgitudīe tenēs validiſſimā ⁊ onuſtiſſimā trycridē ī medijs fluctibꝰ teneat īmobilē ⁊ hꝰmōi pl̓a de virtutibꝰ lapidū ⁊ herbaꝝ materia adduci. ſꝫ tranſimꝰ eā cauſa breuitatis Uideātur Iugꝰ.de cītate dei Guilhelmꝰ in de vniuerſo corꝑali ceteriqꝫ naturales ⁊ vere mirabilia inuenient̉. Un̄ ⁊ h̓ pulchra ꝯtēplatio de miro artificio dei aſſignari poſſet.quēadmodū legi de penna volucrū deductū. ſꝫ acceleramꝰ Quantā vim terre antiqua gentilitas notauerat que eam deificandā putauerat tranſimꝰ Moſtremo ex ordīe ſcꝫ ⁊ ẜm rōnē durationis ſituationis⁊ influentie. Per pͥus poſteriꝰ ſuꝑius pōt dignitaspͥmi principij ꝯtemplari ⁊ ꝓuidentia ſūma. De hocordine pulcherrima Hugo ſcribit ⁊ qͥ eum intēte inſpiceret cū. p̄s. clamare hrēt magnꝰ dn̄s ⁊ magna ꝟtus eius ⁊ ſapīe eius tā ſapienter cūcta ordinātis nōeſt nūerus. Hec de ꝯditionibꝰ creaturaꝝ ſtrictī tetigimus. de qͥbꝰ qui ꝑfectius inſtrui volet HugonemBōauen. accedat in libris allegatis ⁊ ꝑ hec in pͥmuꝫpͥncipiū mētē eleuet Nā vt Bōauē. ait Qui tātis rerū ſplēdoribꝰ n̄ illuſtrat̉ cecꝰ eſt qͥ tātis clamoribꝰ nōcuigilat ſurdꝰ eſt Oīa nēpe ꝓclamāt ip̄e fecit nos. qͥex his oībus effectibꝰ deū nō laudat mutꝰ eſt. qͥ ex tātis indicijs pͥmū pͥncipiū nō aduertit ſtultꝰ eſt. Aperiergo oculos ſpūales aures admoue. labia tua ſolue.cor tuū appone vt in oībus creaturis deū videas audias. laudes. diligas. colas. magnifices ⁊ hōres. Noforte cōtra te totꝰ terraꝝ orbis cōſurgat. ſed cū propheta dices Delectaſti me dn̄e in factura tua Et ſemper ex his mentē ſurrigamꝰ in deū qͥcquid pulch̓ ſuauis boni viderimꝰ cū Bernardo dicētes. Abs te habet quicqͥd habet oīs creatura decoris ⁊ p̄cij Celos ornaſti. ſed nō eſt eis ſpēs aut decor in tui collatione.Melli dulcedinē ſua preſtitiſti. ſed dulcior melle tues. ſaporoſior vino. oleo ſuauior ſuꝑ oīa aromataodor tuꝰ ſuauis ⁊ gratꝰ Dixi gͦ quō ex creaturis ꝑfectiones creatoris relucēt.Quō ſpeculamur trinitatem ſanctā ex creaturis.Sed ſpeculatiuus nō ſolū hoc ſtat cōtentꝰ ſed ingreditur in eas ꝯtemplans eſſentie vnitatem ⁊ trinitatē ꝑſonarum ex tribus his creatis. ¶ Et hoc ī generali videns vniuerſū eſt triplex genꝰ creaturarumdiſtinctū quoꝝ quodqꝫ vnitatis ⁊ trinitatis eſt repreſentatiuū vt late deduci poſſet Itē in elemētis ſingulis idem demōſtrat Anthoninꝰ in ſecūda ꝑte ſūmetitulo decīo. .vij. ca. In elementaris quoqꝫ ⁊ hoc multipl̓r valde Nam quia omnis creatura ab omnipotente virtute ꝑ ſapientiſſimā rationē in fines deo autore ⁊ artifice dignos eſt facta Ideo ēī eis mēſu-

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