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man�察─�Edmundus de Prato ��Edmund Pratt�� by name�察�
licentiate in Canon Law�察�of Exeter College�察�Oxford�察�
who had actually been a pupil of Grocyn�察�the first
scholar who taught Greek in England。 No doubt on the
fame of this new learning reaching his ears�察�the
Vincey of the day�察�perhaps that same John de Vincey
who years before had saved the relic from destruction
and made the black´letter entry on the sherd in 1445
hurried off to Oxford to see if perchance it might
avail to solve the secret of the mysterious
inscription。 Nor was he disappointed�察�for the learned
Edmundus was equal to the task。
Expanded Version of the Mediaeval Latin Translation。
AMENARTAS�察�e genere regio Egyptii�察�uxor Callicratis�察�
sacerdotis Isidis�察�quam dei fovent demonia attendunt�察�
filiolo suo Tisistheni jam moribunda ita rnandat��
Effugi quondam ex Egypto�察�regnante Nectanebo�察�cure
patre tuo�察�propter mei amorem pejerato。 Fugientes
autem versus Notum trans mare�察�et viginti quatuor
menses per litora Libye versus Orientem errantes�察�ubi
est petra quedam magna sculpta instar Ethiopis
capitis�察�deinde dies quatuor ab ostio fluminis magni
ejecti partim submersi sumus partim morbo mortui
sumus�此�in fine autem a feris hominibus portabamur per
paludes et vada�察�ubi avium multitudo celum obumbrat�察�
dies decem�察�donec advenimus ad cavum quendam montem�察�
ubi olim magna urbs erat�察�caverne quoque immense�察�
duxerunt autem nos ad reginam
Advenaslasaniscoronantium�察�que magica^ utebatur et
peritia omnium rerum�察�et saltem pulcritudine et vigore
insenescibilis erat。 Hec magno patris tui amore
perculsa�察�primum quidem ei connubium michi mortem
parabat�察�postea vero�察�recusante Callicrate�察�amore mei
et timore regine affecto nos per magicam abduxit per
vias horribiles ubi est puteus ille profundus�察�cujus
juxta aditum jacebat senioris philosophi cadaver�察�et
advenientibus monstravit flammam Vite erectam�察�instar
columne volutantis�察�voces emittentem quasi tonitrus�此�
tunc per ignem impetu nocivo expers transiit et jam
ipsa sese formosior visa est。
Quibus factis juravit se patrem tuum quoque immortalem
ostensuram esse�察�si me prius occisa regine
contubernium mallet�察�neque enim ipsa me occidere
valuit�察�propter nostratum magicam cujus egomet partem
habeo。 Ille veto nichil hujus generis malebat�察�manibus
ante oculos passis�察�ne mulieris formositatena
adspiceret�此�postea illum magica percussit arte�察�at
mortuum efferebat inde cum fletibus et vagitibus�察�at
me per timorem expulit ad ostium magni fluminis�察�
velivoli�察�porro in nave�察�in qua te peperi�察�vix post
dies huc Athenas vecta sum。 At tu�察�O Tisisthenes�察�ne
quid quorum mando nauci fac�此�necesse enim est mulierem
exquirere si qua Vite mysterium impetres et vindicare�察�
quantum in te est�察�patrem tuum Callicratem in regine
morte。 Sin timore sen aliqua causa rem relinquis
infectam�察�hoc ipsum omnibus posteris mando�察�dum bonus
quis inveniatur qui ignis lavacrum non perhorrescet�察�
et potentia dignus dominabitur hominum。
Talia dico incredibilia quidem at minime ficta de
rebus michi cognitis。
Hec Grece scripta Latine reddidit vir doctus Edmundus
de Prato�察�in Decretis Licenciatus�察�e Collegio
Exoniensi Oxoniensi doctissimi Grocyni quondam e
pupillis�察�Idibus Aprills Anno Domini MCCCCLXXXXV。
;Well�察─�I said�察�when at length I had read out and
carefully examined these writings and paragraphs�察�at
least those of them that were still easily legible�察�
;that is the conclusion of the whole matter�察�Leo�察�and
now you can form your own opinion on it。 I have
already formed mine。;
;And what is�拭─�he asked�察�in his quick way。
;It is this。 I believe that potsherd to be perfectly
genuine�察�and that�察�wonderful as it may seem�察�it has
come down in your family from since the fourth century
before Christ。 The entries absolutely prove it�察�and
therefore�察�however improbable it may seem�察�it must be
accepted。 But there I stop。 That your remote
ancestress�察�the Egyptian princess�察�or some scribe
under her direction�察�wrote that which we see on the
sherd I have no doubt�察�nor have I the slightest doubt
but that her sufferings and the loss of her husband
had turned her head�察�and that she was not right in her
mind when she did write it。;
;How do you account for what my father saw and heard
there�拭─�asked Leo。
;Coincidence。 No doubt there are bluffs on the coast
of Africa that look something like a man's head�察�and
plenty of people who speak bastard Arabic。 Also�察�I
believe that there are lots of swamps。 Another thing
is�察�Leo�察�and I am sorry to say it�察�but I do not
believe that your poor father was quite right when he
wrote that letter。 He had met with a great trouble�察�
and also he had allowed this story to prey on his
imagination�察�and he was a very imaginative man。
Anyway�察�I believe that the whole thing is the most
unmitigated rubbish。 I know that there are curious
things and forces in nature which we rarely meet with�察�
and�察�when we do meet them�察�cannot understand。 But
until I see it with my own eyes�察�which I am not likely
to�察�I never will believe that there is any means of
avoiding death�察�even for a time�察�or that there is or
was a white sorceress living in the heart of an
African swamp� �It is bosh�察�my boy�察�all bosh��What do
you say�察�Job�拭�
;I say�察�sir�察�that it is a lie�察�and�察�if it is true�察�I
hope Mr。 Leo won't meddle with no such things�察�for no
good can't come of it。;
;Perhaps you are both right�察─�said Leo�察�very quietly。
;I express no opinion。 But I say this。 I am going to
set the matter at rest once and for all�察�and if you
won't come with me I will go by myself。;
I looked at the young man�察�and saw that he meant what
he said。 When Leo means what he says he always puts on
a curious look about the mouth。 It has been a trick of
his from a child。 Now�察�as a matter of fact�察�I had no
intention of allowing Leo to go anywhere by himself�察�
for my own sake�察�if not for his。 I was far too much
attached to him for that。 I am not a man of many ties
or affections。 Circumstances have been against me in
this respect�察�and men and women shrink from me�察�or�察�at
least�察�I fancy they do�察�which comes to the same thing�察�
thinking�察�perhaps�察�that my somewhat forbidding
exterior is a key to my character。 Rather than endure
this�察�I have�察�to a great extent�察�secluded myself from
the world�察�and cut myself off from those opportunities
which with most men result in the formation of
relations more or less intimate。 Therefore Leo was all
the world to mebrother�察�child�察�and friendand until
he wearied of me�察�where he went there I should go too。
But�察�of course�察�it would not do to let him see how
great a hold he had over me�察�so I cast about for some
means whereby I might let myself down easy。
;Yes�察�I shall go�察�uncle�察�and if I don't find the
'rolling Pillar of Life��' at any rate I shall get some
first´class shooting。;
Here was my opportunity�察�and I took it。
;Shooting�拭─�I said。 ;Ah� �yes�察�I never thought of that。
It must be a very wild stretch of country�察�and full of
big game。 I have always wanted to kill a buffalo
before I die。 Do you know�察�my boy�察�I don't believe in
the quest�察�but I do believe in big game�察�and really�察�
on the whole�察�if�察�after thinking it over�察�you make up
your mind to go�察�I will take a holiday�察�and come with
you。;
;Ah�察─�said Leo�察 �I thought that you would not lose
such a chance。 But how about money�拭�We shall want a
good lot。;
;You need not trouble about that�察─�I answered。 ;There
is all your income that has been accumulating for
years�察�and besides that I have saved two thirds of
what your father left me�察�as I consider�察�in trust for
you。 There is plenty of cash。;
;Very well�察�then�察�we may as well stow these things
away and go up to town to see about our guns。 By the
way�察�Job�察�are you coming too�拭�It's time you began to
see the world。;
;Well�察�sir�察─�answered Job�察�stolidly�察 �I don't hold
much with foreign parts�察�but if both you gentlemen are
going you will want somebody to look after you�察�and I
am not the man to stop behind after serving you for
twenty years。;
;That's right�察�Job�察─�said I。 ;You won't find out
anything wonderful�察�but