κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
prōcērē: adv., v. procerus.
prōcērē [inus.] (procerus), en longueur, avec étendue