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dcrelinqnent , varia nova ftupendaque phenomena 

 den-jonliiare poiic'. qux tribuenda erunr encrgia? 

 j-i3ncij.ii vita is , nullo modo mecanicis legibiis pera- 

 gcnris <cd his miilis qux difTcrtationum pliirimarum 

 matcriem largire • ofienrjaO alia defiderafa pio^ tram. 

 Mitto t ntloni m artem , niitto fnuices nec 

 non radicesarborum , cijus ligna, laminas coloratas, 

 yuichias pro variis opinutus y [Lbenijie) fuj pt- 

 ciitare j-offinr , omit-o innumera tentan.ina circa 

 plantas, baccas, rad"*ces , quse piritum ardcntem lar- 

 giuntur^ioquar pucisde retv^rniandd marcria m.ec^ica: 

 ex odo miilibus fpecieium , ftxcentae indicai tur , 

 tanquam medic.nales : ft d ck liis quot veris obfer- 

 vationibus coniirmata:! Fono animo antiqui ^virtv.tes 

 ab ant:"qu*oribus flanris conccf^as , vix lite 

 cogniris conceiferunt : inter prorriera*^es ab antiquis 

 iillegatas , quot funt vans , abfurdse , vix a fana 

 inen'e admittenda: , & ci od pe)us , omnlbus compu- 

 tatis , falfac viitulcs , numerofiore^ funr vere confir- 

 matis : unde nam exurgir creduliras iib ? Ex i^no- 

 rantia eflBcacisc natura- med'carricis ; anriqui prater 

 Hypociatem Ticut rccentiores , (:r2ter SraHii5.;m , 

 ,ncn computatis morbis qui f; onre fananrur , bono- 

 rem curatiorum conceflcn nt |Iar.ris po lis 

 morbis praefcriptis : unde tam numerofa vul- 

 rea.ia , maturantia , (upurantia ^ ar'odina , an- 

 tiframodica , febrifwg:^. , cerl alica • quia fierumque 

 fnxrur^e , vnlnera , phlegmones , difTentcrisc , perip- 

 rjeunionicT, pleuritides , febrcs , Diarrhsa? , fpafmi , 

 viflnera^hsmorragiae^ dolores , aftma, artritis, ff onte 

 fannntur , in his numerofa abfurda tanquam probara 

 jroponunrur. His concefHs duo impedimenta ma- 

 reria: med^crr ccgnofcuntur. i». Ignorantia plantarum 

 ab rrriquisciTignatarum 2^. Ignorantia morborum 

 f^ onte cuiandoium, Frinia nunc exoleta dilticuhas , 



