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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03312	The noblenesse of the asse A worke rare, learned, and excellent. By A.B.; Nobilita dell'asino. English	Banchieri, Adriano, d. 1634.	1595 (1595)	STC 1343; ESTC S104471	32,473	62

speake what Plinie rehearseth in his second booke and twentieth Chapter that of the corruption in the Asses carcasse is engendered the blacke Flie called a béetle which Flie as is said in the thirtieth booke and second Chapter the people of Egypt worshipped as a God perswading themselues that it was the very image of the Sun And this was because all the Béetles as Elianus writes and Snydas likewise confirmeth are male-kinde and haue no female among them in this maner then is their engendring continued The séed of the Oxe Horse or dung of the Asse spilt or spred on the ground which afterward they turne togither with their féete making therof the fashion of a bed and so lye thereon and circle it for twentie eight dayes togither when it receiueth forcible heate at the time for them to take life and thus appeares new engendred Béetles theron which are like to the Sun because he likewise spreads on the earth his vertue seminall Thus by his continuall course are they encreased flying vp toward heauen and the heate of his beames and as the Mooue reneweth euerie moneth so doth this kinde of Béetle stil renew Now let vs speake a little of the vertue which naturally appertaineth to the hoofe of the Asse according to Plinie when it is boyled in Asses milke and applied to weak sighted eyes it helpes them greatly taking all offence whatsoeuer from them and cleares the sight most miraculously Plutarche writeth in the life of Alexander the great that the poyson giuen him to drinke was an excéeding cold water gathered from a certaine Rocke in the Countrey of Nouaria which cannot be kept but in an Asses hoofe for all other things are not able to hold it but wil breake by reason of the extreame coldnesse Such then and so many are the stupendious actions notable graces and supernaturall gifts or quallities of the Asse which can neuer be sufficiently commended as therfore he deserueth to haue the chiefe place amongst all brutish beasts liuing on the earth By iust equitie whereof our Poet being intirely moued thus singeth If I would sing his due deserued praise This not another leafe would me suffise To name the vertues that him signifies And giues to him the palme of following daies Hence is it that wee néede make no great meruaile why the auncient Astrologers mooued by his so many natural perfections Noblenesse and excellencie doo honour him in heauen with the name of two starres placed in the signe of Cancer called Asinelle and in an other place they set downe thrée named Praesepe Asinelli the Asses maunger Nor can I but declare as succéeding in this place the great and diligent regard which euermore the auncient magnificent Lords had to make as one would say the Asses name immortall perswaded mooued and prouoked thereto by his so many rare and excellent qualities in aboundant sort bestowed on him by nature and speciall benignitie of celestiall fauour To the end I may then with some gratitude of mind leaue such a memorie to posteritie as shall make the Asses name to be perpetuall note how these things following haue bene entitled and honoured with the name of the Asse 1. Cities 2. Castles 3. Boroughes 4. Villages 5. Islands 6. Seas 7. Ports 8. Mountaines 9. Riuers 10. Bridges 11. Stréetes 12. High waies 13. Vallies 14. Towers 15. Fountaines 16. Sepulchers 17. Bookes 18. Lawes 19. Frutes 20. Feastes 21. Games 22. Oathes 23. Proper names 24. Families 25. Prouerbes And to the end this which I haue said may appearantly bee knowne binding my selfe willingly to the Asses name it wil be hard for me to gather and consort in this place two named things for each of the fiue and twentie before declared that only beare memorie of the Asse and so shall do for euer Nor shall I néed to collect any more then two of each though for euery one I could set downe ten at the least because I am loth to be troublesome to my selfe as also fearefull to hinder any from imitating the steppes of such Asse-friends 1 One of the most principall Cities in Persia not farre off from the great Citie of Selencia is called in the Persian tongue Zaucamora which in our language is as much to say as the Asses Citie 2 In Peloponesus or Morea if we wil so call it néere to the sea that lieth toward the West is the Citie named Asinari 1 In Calabria at the Marquesate of Oluito there is a Castle called Castello del gl'Asini 2 In Friuli about ten myles distant from Asola is an other tearmed Castello Asinino 1 In the territorie of Placentia is a village named Villa discontral Asino 2 Neare to Rome as ye go toward Braciano is a Village that hight Asina bella 1 In the territorie of Siena is a Borough called Asina luuga 2 On the way as we ryde from Bologna to Florence betwéene Loiano and Pietramala we come to a Borough tearmed Scarcalasino 1 Asinetta is an Island at the mouth of the red sea not much distant from the land on the East side where stands the strong Citie of Aden 2 In the Eupine sea called Mare Maiore on the North part neare to Palus Meotides there is a little Islande which aboundeth with swéete water and it is called Isola Asinina 1 Olaius Magnus a most diligent writer of the North parts affirmeth that the sea which from Norway we saile by to the Prouince of Lapponia called Schiuziroffi in our language is tearmed Mare Asinone 2 The great spacious 〈◊〉 which from the Realme of Ireland passeth on to Iseland of the Countrey people is called Mare Asinesco 1 In the Aegean sea neare to the Castle which vulgarely is called Dardanelli on the side of Asia is to be séene a most faire Port though not ouer bigge and it is named Porto Asinino 2 In the Isle of Cyprus before we arriue at the hauen of Famogosta a Port is found which is not very sure for yéelding shelter from the colde Northeast winde it is called Porto Asinetto 1 Ten myles of from Florence may ye discerne the mountain Asinaro where the obseruant Fryers of a Monasterie builded on the top of the mountaine daily serue God 2 On the part where Abrutium is seated in Italy is Mount Asinello on the top whereof is a Church dedicated to S. Eustatius 1 Neare the water Treuio by Abrucium is a little Riuer named the Riuer of Asino 2 In the territories of Ragusa or Epidaurus within sixe myles distance of the Cittie runneth the Riuer Asinesco which is a nauigable water and hath a defenceable Port at the Sea mouth 1 Among the ruines of Aquileia which was destroyed by Attyla is to be séene part of a most sumptuous Bridge at the head whereof stands a huge Asse of very pure marble which with her Dugges séedes two yoong Asses and this Bridge is yet called Pont ' Asinone On the other part of the same Bridge now ruined as the eldest men of the Countrey auouch was