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After it, is the maritime countrey of the Volscians, and Campania: then Picentium, Lucanum, and Brutium, the furthest point in the south, unto which from the crooked mountaines of the Alpes, like in manner to the moone croissant, with some parts higher, other lower, Italie shooteth out in length to the seas: from it, is the sea coast of Græcia, and soone after, the Salentines, Pediculi, Apuli, Peligni, Ferentani, Marrucini, Vestines, Sabines, Picentes, Gaules, Umbrians, Thuscans, Venetians, Carnians, Iapides, Istrians, and Liburnians.
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Sed plurimum interest, flatus sit an ventus. illos statos atque perspirantes, quos non tractus aliquis, verum terrae sentiunt, qui non aura, non procella, sed, mares appellatione quoque ipsa, venti sunt, sive adsiduo mundi motu et contrario siderum occursu nascuntur, sive hic est ille generabilis rerum naturae spiritus huc illuc tamquam in utero aliquo vagus, sive disparili errantium siderum ictu radiorumque multiformi iactu flagellatus aër, sive a suis sideribus exeunt his propioribus sive ab illis caelo adfixis cadunt, palam est illos quoque legem habere naturae non ignotam, etiamsi nondum percognitam.
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