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bcfcutj&vulgodciude creditureos cffc farcinatos. ItaFici- 



nusfcnbicarpedufenisfsedohalifu, aut mulieris menfibus 

 laborahtis pueros inficere. Imo -£iianusip{eautor cft,rube- 



tampaluftre,dequaii.lib.Ioquemur,tantainafpeduhabc- 

 re raalignitate, vt Ci quis ea intueatur , vel ipfa alique afpici- 

 at, fubico pallor faciem occupec. Aileric prieterca jiiiem efTe 

 CIiaradrie{cm,qua li quis intueatur , quimorboregio labo- 

 rct,vel ipfa afpiciat,fanart. Antiqui pr^icrea memincrut Pa- 

 lctheobororum Ponti incolaru,&: TclchinoruRhodi^quifo- 

 loafpedu efficerc pocerar, vc homines in tabe inciderenc, 6c 

 omnia dcteriora reddcrcc. Fateor cquidcm vcncficas quan- 

 doqjbrutaintcrficerc : Scd quod lioc vcrboru opera , 5c ob 

 fimpliccm tantu afpcclu fiac,ratione carcr.. Magis camen ra- 

 tioni confcntaneum cft hocper vcnena,qutbasvcuntur,fie- 

 ri. Quidainfuper addunc,cas abfcntcs ctiam hominesquos 

 nunqua videriiic,intcrimere poffe. Plurima Cardanus cxem- 

 plaadducitjfed intcrc^tcra vnu de Scoticquoda regeDufTa 

 tefcrc.qui incidic in langiiore qucndijCum tamen nemo fci^ 

 tet vnde morbus Iiic originem ducercc, Sudabac toca noi^e, 

 &fomnucapere non potcrat,quiEcaufafuit vtquidam cuni 

 ftfcinaru ciTe fufpicarcntur,idq; pcr quafda vetulas Moraiii- 

 cnfcs fieri exiftimarcc, quod candcm ita fe habere compertu 

 fiiit. Clam cnim cdprchcnf^E fucrut, &: Regis effigics carrea, 

 ligneoveru ailixa anteingne paulatira liqucfces inueta fuit, 

 ^ncircuitu iHuis fimulachrivencfieaquiedaerac,que ducar 

 ^m qu^dam rccitarct,Iiquore queiida fuperafHmdebat.Ec 

 «luiatota nodc hoc facinus c6tinuabat,Rcx toto illo tempo- 

 re iudoribus difauebatj, & rota node infomnc ducebat. Af- 

 ^roiarut Regem fubitofimuIgGhro fufopenitus moritururn 

 ftifTe.Similc quidfaad fui^fe legi c^lra in procurarorc qucn- 

 «^ini Ahnfonmm aniraaducrteretur, ^u^ priftcipium rcgni 

 ^rancifci regisprimi,pia?memoriar,aquodaqui fimulachra 

 qusdam ad hlmc vfum confecifJe dcprchenfus eft. Qui vulc 

 l^froplura dchac cognofcere,tcgat quara plurimos Sc anti- 

 «orum&:reccntipmmitraaatus,.&:,priE€ipi>e Iibrura quen- 



ai^contra/vencficosailfcc fexagirxta vcloauagincaannbs 

 «^ompclfitum , qui Malleas vencficarura.-infcriptus eil. C.iufa 

 autcm nccromancice &: incantamcntocum alio certc, quam 



^ daiaione^ rcfccriiion dcbet , quorum opeta hasc omnia 



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