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}ac1jrymasalbaSi/eugattasomn!notransluddas,cum InealidoiocOrcpCitiimr c- 

 fliitiens. Eftetiamquod pajhdum autcandidum Iiabetcolorem,grurojsoblon*.tmi«i»* 



gis3^mcdiocnbusconftans,muIrislongis,interdefluendumdenfatisguttiscon- 

 cretumrfaporeamarum.ualdcjngratum^omnibusBdelliifpeciebusacerrimum et 



fauces uehementer fcarificans.adeo fntcrdum ^ ut anhclitum teftriHgat. Eft pr^- Qi/drffeMi 



tcrea nigrum Bdeflium, colove foris nigrum , intuS autem,cum frangitur,in nigrO 



TufFam:Guftu,glutinofum,Ientum,&:mediaminterThus£^Gcraftguminiquahta 



cem rcfipicns. Affertur quoc^ aliud BdeUium.foris nigrumjintus fuluutti ih igneo (\uiHtUm 



autpurpurcocolorc,8^omniummax!mctranslucens:fubftantialentumjnioIle,glu 

 tinorumfi^Cerafi gummi fimilc,fapcH:eidemCerafigummicum aiHaritudinequa' 

 damSi^modica acrimonia imitans, Eft poftremo Bdellium,prit)ribus fpeciebuS Sntim 

 Cmilc (ubftantia,<;o|ore dC fapore , quod intui paucis, pallidis, aut candicanttbus 

 maculisceu ungutbus diftinguitur, Odorcuicunq^ Bdellii generi prunis itiipo' 

 Ciio acris,grauis ft^aromaticusjueluti fi quis Thus BCMynh^m commifceatidiffcft 

 tamenaliquantulumfecundumfubftantia: diuerfitatem^ Eligitoin quouisBdellfi 

 geneicafpcclUjCumfrangtturjnitidumjCOriuiunguiaut taurino gluiino fimilej ma 

 gii translucens &: pinguius rnolliuscpjhocenimifeccntisiiidiciumcft* 



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MY R R H A in odorifcra Arabia nafccntis arboris lachryma eft, in aquetJ 

 liquo humore difTolubilis.cuius fexad nos pcrucniunt gcncra,non tame di' 

 flinda, fedfinc difcrimiriefimulinunumfaccumconieda,ex quibusprimumrU' &•/««». 

 beumhabct colorcm, Secundumflauum. Tcrtium flauumautfubmftumj^ma» Stcun^unu 

 culis ccu candidis unguibus uarium colorem habcr, Quartum omnino QC sequa- Tcrtium. 

 Iuer candidu eft.H^c quatuor Myrrha: genera pinguiaTynccracp funt,&: fratflu no Qji^irtum, 

 difFicUia,ponderc leuia , paruis &C femunciahbus aut unciahbus ad fummum gru^ 

 misconftant , globofamS^natiuamformamhabennbus, cxquibiis candidumin 

 guftu Cera? modo lcntefcit, Sapor omnibus eft amarus,acris,tenuis dC aromaiicus, 

 Odorcm habent per Ce^dC prunis impofita,acrcm,aromatiaim iucundum,cum gra 

 uitatcnon paucacaput in fomnumtrahentcm» Quintummynh«genus,magnis, Qjtintm» 



nigrisSK^compadlisglebisconftat ,fubftantiaaridum,odorc&:faporciniucundUj 

 quoniamnimiofohsfcruorecxaruit , auttenuiores 8C aromaticaspartcspropter 



cxprcflamexieftadenamifit, Sextum adulicrinumeft, alcif, gummiArabico J«r«w, 

 fifpauco Myrrhac dilutocompa(!lumj&ingrumosconformatum,quidoIusfaciIc 

 deprchcndirur odo re,(aporc &C prunis : nam naribus admotum non iucundk olcr, 

 guftaium aromatica tenuitate dC acrimoniacarct, dC dcntibus contumacitcr adhac-- 

 fct, prunis^ impofitum foetet ucluti gummi , QC cum frangitur,propter ariditatem 

 inmultas partes friatum diffihLSyncera autemMyrrha dentibus non adh^rret/ed 

 facilercfbluitur. Eligito Myrrham pinguiflimam,leucm/ori$ ^quahtcr flauam dC 

 UcIuutabidamacpitruIcntam,intusautemTuffam,autflauam3autuerficolorc,plu* 

 candidos unsueshabentem.autcandidamatcR liquorcplcnam, quem arft 



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rofcidasguttasconcrctum emittat. Vcndidenmt hifccannis impoftoresmaiores 

 ^yrrh;» grumosproBdell io , fed dolus deprchenditur,qu6d Bdelliumgummi 

 «iftar dentibusadhxrcat,nulIumcpfcrcodorem pcr fc fpirct, nifi prunis impona^» 



tur,ficcnim grauem,uch€mentcm,Thun9no diflimilcm SCa Myrrha djfFercntem 

 odorem ipirat. 



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ST A C T E,pmgui's,ruff us aut flauusliquor cft , cx rcccnti , fy nccra, pinguiflif- 

 macp Myrrha cxprdlus , oleo liquido mflior, infufo aqueo quodam humcrc 



diflblubilis , guftii ac o dore My rrhac qualitatcs cuncftas rcfcrcns , fed mul to cff: csw 



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