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f^^fttparitcrquoc^ coramemorafiTe. Qiiin 8c Diorcondcslpre^&: bdamferaiTi Cirthum,& 

 e^dicjMJeHypocifthiden ferar ( quoe&rCiflTaros^ Ss^Ciftharoiquoquedfcatur) eiufdei-n gene- 

 risfcciffeuidetur»Qiiaquidemrarionepcrmoi:usSipuntinus,quiCornucopi Cornucopf* 



queLeonicenusimquifiimercprehendic, quofiamaicinccr H:deraegenera Cifthum connu- aucor Sipurt-i 

 mcrairc^quippequam Galcnus 8C Plinius (ut di?cimus)cum Hederis fcribanc:&: a Cif^ho 



undcH/pocifthisfiac,Ladam,fsuLadaniferamCifthunidiuerfamfaciant:tumGifthoCiiT^ 

 (quodquafi Hedcrulam fignificat) Diofcorides 8c Galenus adijcianc cognomentum . Quani 

 Gbrem non abfurdeforcaflcquiscredidjc cnbus iUisplanris odorificum illud pingue infiderc 

 ponV^quodcaprinis uillis haerefceret: magis uero in Lada, undcSf pinguinomen. Acqucid- 

 coforteduodecimouolumincdixifl!ePhnium, Hederaeflorederoro>paftibus matutinis cuni 

 cfl rorulcnca Gypros , haercfccrcbarbis hircorum Ocfippum illud quOcl Ladaniim dicicur, nc- 

 queenim cam Ladae hcrb.Tefuccum illud efie crcdiderunc^ quam cojleftcni roremherbis illis iri- 

 fidcnccni,qucm cam Ciflfus quaraLada,CifthufUe6xcrpcrequoc^poflrenr, 



Scd melius mulco^ccrciufquc dcfcndicur Ph^nius^quando nec hanc quidcm dc Hedcra opi- 

 nionem firmans , imo uc apparec improbans , Efl!c alios inquic qui Ladam appellcnc hcrbam, 

 cuipinguei!ludinfidcat,coliigendiqucfa(5ticrj Ladaniracionemdocec^Tumfcxco 8C uigefi- 

 mo uolurainc nihil haeficans , La dam hcrbam in Cypro clTc conflrmac , cx qua Ladanum ffac; 

 dc Ladani uires crfumeratruc eum non ahud credidifle fit cercum.In quo crgo crralTe Phnium dl 

 ccsc^CiflTumjideftjHederam agnouit;Ciflum3 Ciftho difcreuic. H/pocifthiden unde fie- 



retcxprefsic^LadamC/priamherbarrieflre.cxquaLadinumficrcCjnoadubicauic^Quodaut-» 

 cm Hedera! florc derofo depe^flcretur Ladanum , exaliorum fentenria » non fua prodidic ; cum 

 codemlocobisrepecaCj reccncioreshoc cradcrc :nc fuam cfle fenccnciam pucarct quifquam, 

 cummoxaliam,ueramqucdcLadaproIacurusencc» Vidcs, utfuisuiribus nixa uenras fci^ 

 pfamprobcdefendatc^utab errore Piinius fynccriccr loquens uindicccurCNon oportec(iri- 

 quiciurifconfulcus Paulus ) ucrbacapcare,fcdquamence quiddicacur animaducrcere, Sic& 

 Ariftoccles diccndi cauflTam quaererc oportcc , aic , 8i qao prjecerea modo fe habecin crcdendo 



quidicitcucrumhumano^anicautaflreratatqacpcrfiftacCumextocplantisigicurLadanum 

 fieri in Arabia^S^ NabathocisPhniusfcripferitc tum reccnriorcs traderc,quod Ladanum ia 



CyprofiatHcdcrseflorederofoctum alioscflTc^quicxLada herba,hancquc tandcm lencen- 



tiampoftremoconftancifsimecencac,quisnifiinhumanus,incxpericns,iniquuSierroris Piini- 



uminffmulabicc^Quisjnifiparum pcnficans Lconrccuus^quirion grralTe Plinium modOjfcdcae 



curaeciaminhocfuiireimprudenccrinfinuarc^QuisSipuncinum (ucNicolaus^accufabicc^ui- 

 rumbencdcliceraria republica mcritumrcuius laborcs uniuerfa iam legit twlia : quiaquofdani 



numerafl"einccrHcdera?generaCifthumfcribiccquafigrandeficuiaum,iJHraAandisrcrumgc 

 ncribus plurimorum opiniones, fencenriafc^ rcfcrrc,ncc{; idipfum in onini difciplinarum gcnc- 

 rcdiligcnciifimusquifcjjfaAitaucrit. Acnoncuiufuishiftorix fidcspariccr&racioiubeanc,o- 

 mnia quae ubici; craccancur,in legenrium nationem adduci. 



Sednequidcelorumpra^cercarelinquac^qaodinPhniumfipoteftnoncOngeratjhocquo- 

 c|5argumencocrraflcPhniummoIrturoftendere,quoderodi a capris Cypriam Hedcram di- 

 xic.Seduideobfecro (quodfxpcmonuimus^uccalumniamfuamNicoIausinaccufandoPU 

 nio prorfus penicufq^ denudec * Platonem legimus , in Oracoribus irridcndis oiacorem ipfum 

 furamum apparuifl^e^Gomra Nicolaus in accufando Phnio,accufatione digniffjmus ipfc, cunt 

 indiligensjmaliuolufcpuifuseft. Qtio padoinquitCypriae caprae Hcderam roderc poflunc; 

 cumCyprusad AfiampcrrineacCln AfiaucroHcderanonnafcicur, Arc^idco frufira abHar- 

 palo facam in Afia Hedcram , ipfc quoc^ Phnius refcrt:hoc Nicolai argumcntum cft . Dicob- 



fccro Leoniccnc , age accp amice reiponde . Cur tora ifta tua accufarione ^ auc Piinij ucrba non 

 difcuris^autfubciccs^aucinucrtiSjauciungis^aucmliulasvquodcxplaerifcJ^noftraehuiusdefcn- 



fionibuscaprribusuiderclicccjn Mcdis fcribic Plinius fruftrafcuiflTc Harpalum, nonin Afia 

 <uccu Plinij uerborum pcrucrforfcribis ) ergo non dccaquaepropWar Afiadicicur ( quippc irt 



qua Mcdia non fir^incelicxic Phnius, fed dc ca quara ccrciam rocius habirari orbis parcem dici- 

 itius^huic^ut opinor)Cyprum depuras : Nam ab ca qu2c propric Afia dicitur,longo diftac in- 

 tcruaIlo.NuUicnimprouinci3eCyprusadiacet,fedmariomniexparcecfrcumfluacum lic,5^ CyiSri ^«11 

 l5ropriamipfamprouinciamgcographifaciant.PamphihY,&CiIiciaeadaquiIoncmoccafum- 



^ opponitur:ad meridiem atcp orrum, Acg^^pco 8c Syri^ , Terria ergo orbis pars Hcdera carcc^ 

 trainquis*SednonnecxIndia&:McrOmonccMiberpater,&Alexandercoronaa Hedcrarc- 

 dieruntCNonncinfacrisIitcrisIegifti,faAumin Aflyria [onxprophetae cx Hcdcraumbracu- 

 IXjmc^Et quod Tacitus Diurnahum primo 5^ uigefimo fcribic. ludxorum facerdorcs , qui ribia, 

 tympanifcfcroncinerenc^HedcrauincirifolitosCucincclligas , ncqphocpcrpetuo uerum cflle^ia 



AfiaH ED E R AMnonnafci;cuma^Indi^,& A S S YR I A,& IV* 



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