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Elena Pellús Pérez - RUA - Universidad de Alicante

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<strong>de</strong>xtrorsum modo, modo sinistrórsum alio nauim quam quo<br />

ibat, ducere. Malebant pessimi illi mortales nauim in scopulos<br />

in Caribes, in Antropophagos incidiré, aut quouis alio modo<br />

perditum iri, quam reducem in Hispanam appellere Nigno<br />

Nauclero. A<strong>de</strong>o hominis odium alte illis inse<strong>de</strong>rat, ut ñeque<br />

sui ñeque aliorum rationem haberent ullam.<br />

Quo accidit ut dum plurimum temporis errant, nec<br />

qui falsus est, nec qui illum fefellerant, scire cognoscereue<br />

possent ubi locorum aut terrarum agerent. Mirari nautae,<br />

mirari stupereque nauclerus, tristes moestique cuncti esse.<br />

Quippe quid 12 ñeque nauegationis acta;, ñeque <strong>de</strong>inceps<br />

nauigandi, ullo modo iniri poterat ratio, namque parum<br />

constabat, quam stellarum sequi <strong>de</strong>berent, cum sub qua cceli<br />

plaga essent nescirent, aut qua quoue cursum inten<strong>de</strong>rent,<br />

ut terram tam<strong>de</strong>m aliquam uel Antropophagorum attingere<br />

daretur. Comeatus penuria laborare inceperant, siti a<strong>de</strong>o<br />

prsemebantur, ut aquam non nisi plubiatilem 13 , quam linteis<br />

ac uelis congregare poterant, per uiginti dies biberent. Nec is<br />

finis malorum: mors pene in faucibus erat.<br />

Cognita <strong>de</strong>mum frau<strong>de</strong> atque proditione Quinterus<br />

paterque om[n]ium, quos térra aluit unquam scelestissimi,<br />

fateri culpam, precari ueniam, prehensare omnes contra.<br />

Uero Nignus nauclerus minitari mala, imprecari diris, agere<br />

qui eum dolum fecerant. Cuncti prseterea fortunam incusare,<br />

lamentan, peccata fateri, omnia ómnibus condonare, Dei<br />

Op. Max. 14 auxilium supplices maestique implorare.<br />

In hoc uitze discrimine erant miseri illi mortales, iamque<br />

nox appetebat, cum supra arboris summitatem placi<strong>de</strong><br />

94<br />

"quod" en la edición <strong>de</strong> Joaquín García Icazbalceta.<br />

pluviatilem.<br />

Optimus Maximus.

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