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 learned orations, which manifet to all the excellency of his wit; but epecially ten; the firt on Platoes Banquet, uttered in the Academy of Tricina containing the praie of Love; the econd on Hermes Trimegitus, and of the power and widom of God; the third for one who was to receive his degree of Doctor; the fourth for the Lords of Metz, when he was choen their Advocate, Syndice and Orator; the fifth to the Senate of Luxenburg, for the Lords of Metz; The ixth to alute the Prince and Bihop thereof, written for the Lords of Metz; the eventh to alute a noble man, written likewie for the Lords of Metz; the eighth for a certain kinman of his, a Carmelite, made Bachelor of Divinity, when he received his regency at Paris; the ninth for the on of Critiern King of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, delivered at the coming of the Emperor; the tenth at the Funerall of the Lady Margret, Princes of Autria and Burgundy; he wrote alo a Dialogue concerning man, and a Declamation of a diputable opinion concerning originall in to the Bihop of Cyrene; an Epitle to Michael de Arando Bihop of Saint Paul; a complaint upon a calumny not proved, Printed at Strasburg 1539. and therefore by thee monuments publihed, the name of Cornelius for his variety of Learning was famous, not only amongt the Germanes, but alo other Nations; for Momus himelf carpeth at all amongt the gods; amongt the Heroes, Hercules hunteth after Monters; amongt divels Pluto the king of hell is angry with all the ghots; amongt Philoophers Democritus laugheth at all things, on the contrary Heraclitus weepeth at all things; Pirrhias is ignorant of all things, and Aritotle thinketh he knoweth all things; Diogenes contemneth all things; this Agrippa pareth none, he contemneth, knows, is ignorant, weeps, laughs, is angry, purueth, carps at all things, being himelf a Philoopher, a Demon, an Heroes, a god, and all things.