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non conveniar, uirum Taxui ad plantai 

 venenofa* rcjidcnda ik ncc nc ? ex Hi- 

 Aon Plantar. Raj, p. I4 1 *- *i u ' necdEita 

 vidcntur,fumu* adpoiitun. Majorc* no- 

 Sri( inquir) in c«mctcriis Taxox planca- 

 runt, *>b aercrmtm «t puto frondb viro- 

 rem, mi fyrnbotum client immortalitaiis 

 & *ternx Vtae, q« i m ibi depofita cada- 

 vera poft rcfurreftioncm expeflabunr- 

 HuKi* a'borit fruftus pcrniciofoi cilc 3c 

 Icthakt, non vctcrci untutn fcd &6 nco- 

 icricit pTurimi cradidcrunt* Diofcoridcs 

 cot, qui baccas ederunt, in alvi profluviurn 

 incidcrc fcribit: Idem, alibi, Taxum po- 

 tarn frigidicatcrn totiut corporis induccrc, 

 foffocartonemque ac eclcrem mortem. 

 Refcrt Gefar dc bcllo Gatt. U 6. Cativul- 

 cumEburonumlUgcmTaxo(iuccocpoto) 

 ft cxanimaflc. Sunt(inquit 1'liniusJ qui* 

 Taxka hinc appclhta dicant vencna, quae 

 nunc Toxica dkimm, quibus fa^irta- rin- 



Sintur« Verum oftendunt Vollius St Job* 

 odaeus: Toxicum aliud veneni genu* 

 fuiUc, Cervarium Fefto diftum, quo bar- 

 bin fagitta* immgerc foliti cranr, ut ktha- 

 lia vufocra infer icnc; Toxicum crgoi 

 W{w diftum eft. Matthiolui ctiam adfir- 

 mac inlridcminis montibut non vcrerina 

 folum (quod vctcrcs uadidcrunt ) Ted ni. 

 miftantia ctiam animalia devorata laxo 

 interlre; I'aftorct ctiam ac lignttorc*,cum 

 hit cdiflenr, in fcbiet ardemes bcidifle, 

 & alvi profluvia, non finemagnovrtx dif- 

 crimine Tcrtaturctiimioh.Bauhinuiaridc 

 di^nis hominibm fibi adtirmatum.in mon- 

 tibut Burgundix foliorum w Cliam cor- 

 tiflim efu monuos boves 8t vaecas. Et 

 a Joanne Luaio Wurmacoparo Kirchen* 

 heinenfc, fchcum»in«dibin fiit* turturcm 

 album cum torque nigra baccarum ciu pe- 

 rJilTc * in pigo Obmntingtn afinum dc- 

 piflataTaxo lubito troirtuum, Nosicon- 

 trario Taxum immertco in crimen addu- 

 flum fufpicamur; fiquidem LabrHus ejus 

 baccas innoxic puerulu* in Anglia cfitare 

 amrmat, fcqnc guftaflc Alb hyemem non 

 ln tt rato fapore , Ted fatuo VCl fiibamaro , 

 ibiqtte porcospaflim cat tanquam gUndet 

 eomeffe, Gcrardus etiam nortra*,(um fc- 

 nictiprumium P lurimo*4condirci|>uliifurt 



eu ad fnticrarcm mque fepwt mgcflnTc 

 narrat, nee tub umbra tantum arbons feu 

 in qu* ramis aliquolic* dormiviilc , ncc 

 umen minimum inde nocurncnium auc 

 incommodum unquam fenfiilc ; fed X 

 Camcrarim Taxum innoxiam clTc tradit, 

 acinos ejus rubros avidc expcii ab avibun 

 fed indc anomcai reddi, qus ractlc poftea 

 capumur. Vdcr go falfa func, qu* dc Taxo 

 tradunt vcwre* , vcl acrit coniliiuuo 3c 



eondiuo foli hanc in cjui qualiLtubtit d, 

 verfiiaicm ciiu itirir* Fateor cqtridtm ubo. 

 rem irific vivere, cjuique meJanchofcun 

 ( fi ica loqui liccat ) adfpeAum nuEgrtim 

 aliquam qualiiaicm ci inciTc (ubinnuere t 

 eoque tempore quo florcrc incipir, & fix, 

 comaaimeprzgnaruert, inmcmit noii- 

 ameiTopolfc, nihil ran >cn slhfmo, N«a 

 & Vcicres ipfi de qualiratc noxia 6: kdi- 

 fcra hnju* arborit fibi parum conftm:: 

 I r. :o: \ i : i [ : ^ frutlum ab atiquibus l,c.-r.j. 

 nibut innoie mandi fctibit. folia ctu^i 

 jumentU lechalia, ruminantibus ncqut- 



quam. nutaTchuseoicmporcnoxtuDcHe 

 rradic, quo florerc incipiL Diolcoridci acq 

 ubiquc leihalem & venenofam elft innur*, 

 cum dc Italka & Natbonenfi iradar t Icihi- 

 le* cite illam bacci* h*lK cttam umbri 

 J rt.clum cdenrcs avicula« ni^refcerc ni- 

 nitn, nihitominm tamen Diof^oridetkJ 

 adferit, Taxum ctiam spibui noiinmcft, 

 nof dotcr Vtrgilim: 



xq$. & alibi 

 Nc proprius tcflii Taxum fcre- 

 AdditLucrttim: Eilettam magni Hcliconisroo 

 tibtis arbos 

 FJoris odorc homincm ccrrocts- 

 fucca ncc i re. 

 Lignum quod incorruptum eft fabrit Ugnirit 

 crebro expeiitur, ad menfas. haftas tela; 

 Gcrmani ad conftruenda livpocaulH ad* 

 hibent- Sdhiburyfrftt ad lubiitia op«Scii t 

 Ad dences rocarum, motendinsrum, $> 

 ftcsrerr* inngendo5, ichkulorutn aitt* 

 nulli ligno fecundum eiTc adrirmat X>- f*-** 

 l^ttt % commendat idcmadmuficairlbU' 

 menta aliaquc curiofa. 

 3ntxm U\y hnen aittn unft 9!fumi da 

 ©treit bOTilbcr cntftantt rt , cb Nr &<& 

 baum 9iffuift9e5tTm*t l fciTci:cnn« 



ju StUuicrune ter UrtOit aitf tojobis 

 nort}K)( brytrmgtn. Irr frmditrt owSf 

 lid) , toft tu ajorftibren *ieiuc!jnt««€Wi 

 ouf @oltc$ ?IcdeT^o^cr Suit* 9«"?P 

 frii^urnjupflan^niircdtKttWtw 11 * 

 unbfirgtiuieRjar^alrtdjiamfmioid™ 



bfgetw^cn i?tbcnt5 mbta Uofl™5K 

 brr vfifdc ftufn P twlclje nad) trr ButW"* 

 bun^ ftd) k ncS ^anli juvtrriAtlrA rw 

 limu. Siiwcnn baidjht <x f wtj;aj* 

 unb 9^ucn ft* md)t Dcrtf«6rt JJjJJ 

 0&ett3rfl4tttKfc*^nm5»«W»* 

 nn,c(crm4t DioftorWcMpn*t. ^*» 

 l>(fCJnmc^ur& ^mQ^nu&t:dfr8r|W , ; 

 ttn «aud>>5lu6r ^«' wfaj "^S 



Sc&. Jul. Cafar in ftium ffludsirt ^ 

 Stmt nut ten GjUm bcri*ia [;.;.;; 

 Cativukux 6« Ebutoncn (tW|(80 ig" 



