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conjecture is corroborated by 1. 3n. In spite of the heading Lachner alone is
addressed ; for Froben knew little Latin (cf. Ep. 885. tit.). The copyist is Hand
D (Jobn Smith: a); and his work is corrected by Hand C (Nepos: 8). ]
ERASMVS LACHNERO ET FROBENIO S. D.
Mirro primum librum Theodori castigatum, et secundum versum.
Si multos adhuc habes primae editionis, adde chartulam in qua notes
errata, et adiunge secundum. Mitto quae interim accesserunt Pro¬
Cum Francisco nondum sum collocutus post tuas litteras
acceptas. Etin tuis litteris non estimas exemplaria. Hic nihil est
questus, et sumptus grauissimi. Nolim vos onerare, sed tamen manus
manum fricet oportet. Frobenius vbi videt exemplar paratum, non
satis perpendit operam, yt qui tantum inspicit quantum sit paginarum
Ego tuae ciuilitati per omnia fido; quam hactenus sum
uerbiis.
descriptum.
expertus.
Iam scripseram Hermogenis Rhetoricam, e Francfordia per te
missam, mihi fuisse redditam. Vidi Opera Gregorii Nazianseni Grece
impressa, opinor ab Aldo, non illa poemata sed oratione soluta, in
forma enchiridii. Fac vt his nundinis ad me veniant. Item Strabo
Grecus, item Aristides Grecus, item Vite Plutarchi Grecae, item
Bib|i]lia tota Greca impressa ab Aldo siue eius socero Asulano, item
Estima
et quod ad te
Nam iuxta priscam
Deventer MS. 91, f. 56.
LB. App.. 163.
when writing
Louvain.
23 August (1517).
It is clear that Erasmus,
If, as seems probable, he was
629. 9. B: ciuilitate a.
20. agier B : agere a.
629. 1. Mitto] In TRO: to the
request in Ep. 575. 5,6
3. Prouerbiis] The arrival of these
additions is announced in a letter of
Angst, 21 Sept. (1517): Basle MS. G.
II. 14. 216. The number of new
adages was only 11 (cf. Ep. 733. 6, 7) ;
but as in 1515 (cf. Ep. 811. Ion.) many
of the existing ones were greatly am¬
plified; cf. Epp. 608. 14 n., 829. 30 nn.
4. Francisco] Berckman.
5. estimas] Cf. Epp. 209. 51n. and
439. 8 n.; also 732. 2, 733. 4, 885. 6.
II. Hermogenis] Florence,
BDS
12. B: Gregor a.
Junta, July 1515.
12. Gregorii] Orationes
Venice, Aldus, April 1516.
13. poemata] Cf. Ep. 352. 31 n.
14. Strabo] Venice, Aldus, Nov.
1516.
15. Aristides] Florence, Ph. Junta,
20 May 1517.
Plutarchi] ibid., 27 Aug. 1517.
For the source of Erasmus’ informa¬
tion see Epp. 642,3
16. Biblia] Cf. oy
17. libellus] Pr So the book men¬
tioned in Epp. 556. 26, 575-55, 600. 21, 2.
lectissimae,
or
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