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Gualteri Mapes. De nugis curialium distinctiones quinque

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Cap. X. xi.] DE NUGIS CURIAT^IUM. l7l<br />

bertus a Burgundia puer genere, moribus, et fama nobilis, llemis<br />

id agebat intentus, ut tam indigenas quara adventitios pectore<br />

vinceret et ore scolares, et obtinuit. Erat autem ea tempestate<br />

filia prsepositi Remensis quasi speculum et admiratio civitatis, in<br />

quam omnium intendebant suspiria, votis hominum et desiderio<br />

dives. Audiret Gerebertus, nee distulit. Egreditur, videt, admi-<br />

ratur, cupit, et alloquitur ; audit, et allicitur ; haurit ab apotheca<br />

Scillse furorem, et a matre Morphoseos doctus oblivisci morem<br />

suo non abnegat veneno, cujus virtute degenerat in asinum, ad<br />

onera fortis, ad verbera durus, ad opera deses, ad operas ineptus,<br />

in omni semper miseria petulcus. Non ei sentitur inflicta cala-<br />

mitas, non eum castigationum flagella movent, torpens ad stre-<br />

nuitates, impromptus ad argutias, incircumspecte jugiter inhiat<br />

impetigini, suppliciter petit, acriter instat, obstinate perdurat, et<br />

obtuso per improbitatem mentis acumine certa desperatione tor-<br />

quetur, et ab animi tranquillitate decidens conturbato se et extra<br />

modum posito rem moderari vel statui suo providere non potest.<br />

<strong>De</strong>pereunt igitur res, oneratur debitis, subjicitur usuris, derelin-<br />

quitur a servis, vitatur ab amicis, et substantia denique peni-<br />

tus direpta, domi solus residet, sui negligens, liirtus et squalidus,<br />

horridus et incultus, una tamen felix miseria, ultima scilicet<br />

egestate, quee ipsum a principe miseriarum absolvit amore, quae<br />

sui memoria non sinit ejus reminisci. Htec tua sunt, Dyane,<br />

tam dolorosa quam dolosa dispendia, quee pro tuee militise sti-<br />

pendiis tuis impendis equitibus, ut a te circa finem ridiculi red-<br />

dantur palamque confusi, sive tuis doloribus cunctus habeantur<br />

ostentui. Miser hie de quo nobis sermo, paupertate magistra,<br />

solutus ab hamo Veneris, ingratus est ei quae solvit, quia quse<br />

prcEterierunt angustise faciles videntur comparatae praesentibus, dignamque<br />

dicit inediam mercede leonis qui damulam lupis aufert ut<br />

eam devoret.<br />

Middle Ages. Gerbert became pope under by William of Malmsbury, <strong>De</strong> Gest. Reg.<br />

the title of Sylvester II. in 999. A very Angl. p. 64. The one here given by<br />

curious legend relating to him is preserved Walter <strong>Mapes</strong> is quite new.

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