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, ' opuis agut.Similiter &in Italfa ratione alia intcr Padu Ticinucj? amncs,ubi a Sctabf ter^ 



ria 111 Europa Ifno palma:(ecunda enim in uf cino allianis capcfiunt retpuina,& in Itmis 



^ V Ifa uiaFauentina^Candorealtfanfs femper crudis Faucntina pra?ferunt:rctouinis tenui^ 



,\ t^§ fumma denfitasJ^^candor acque ut Faucntinfs,fed lanugo nulla:quod apud alfos gra 



' iCiamjapud alfos ofFenlioncm habct.Neruofitas filo gqualforpenc ^ arancis,tinnftus^, 



.cum dcnte libcat experiri:idco duplcx quam caetcris prcciu . Et Hifpania citcrior habct 



Iplcndorem lini pra?cfpuum,torrentfsin quo polftur natura, qui alluft Tarraconcm» Et 



tcnuftas mirajfbi prfmum carbafis rcpcrtf s ♦ Non dudum cx cadcm HiiJDania Zoelicum 



uenftfnltaliam,plagfsutflf(sfmum» CfuitaseaCalla:cia!& Oceano propfnqua ♦ Eft (ua 



lo glorfa &C Cumano fn Campanfa,ad pf (cf um & alftum capturam* Eadcm & plagfs mate^ 



ria«Ncc55 cnim mfnorcs cundfs anfmalibus inildi^s^^ nobffmctfpfis Ifno tcdimus* Scd 

 Cumana? plagas concfdunt apros,&: hx cafTcsue ferri acfcm uincut. Vidimus'cp fam tan/ 

 tae tcnuftatfs^ut anulum homfnfs cum cpf dromfs tranfirct, uno portante multftudfncni 

 ' qua (altus cingcrcntur.Ncc id maximc mfrumj fcd fingula carum ftamina ccntcno quin 

 " quageno filo conftarc^ficut paulo antc lulfo Lupo,qui in praefccl:ura x?gyptf obijt.Mi^ 

 rcnturhoc^fgnorantcs in jSgyptfj quondarcgfSjqucm Amafin uocant,thoraccfnRha 

 dforum infula oftendi in tcmplo Mfncrua^ cc clx v. filis fingula fila conftarc* Quod (c 

 cxpcrtum nupcr Romac prodfdft Mutfanus ter conful , paruascp fam rclfquias cius fu^ 

 pcrcflehac cxpcrfen.tium fnfurfa . Italia &C Pelfgnis ctfamnum Ifnfs honorem habct, fed 



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fullonum tantuttiin ufu, Nullum c(l:candidiuslan«'ue (imilius, ficut in culcitris praeci 

 puam gloriam Cadurci obtinent.Galliarum hoc & tormenta parftcrinucntu* Italiajqui 

 dcm mos ctiam ngnc durat in appellatfone ftrameti ♦ iEgyptfo Ifno mf nf mam firmf tatfis, 

 plurfmulucri.Quatuoribigcncra.Tanftfcum,acPcIufiacii,8utfcum,Tentyrftfcii>cutii 

 rcgionum nomf nibus in quibus nafcutur ♦ Superior pars ^gypti in Arabiam ucrgcns 



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gnit,frutice,quem aliquf gofsfpfon uocanr,plurcs xylon,6<: idco lina f ndc facTt 



ftjfimflcmcK barbatac nucfs defcrt fru(flum,cuf us cx intcriorc boniby 



ax 



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nctur.Ncc ulla funt cis candorc mollitfaue pra?fcrcnda.Vcftcs fndc (accrdotibus -^gy^ 



ptf gratifsimx.Quartum gcnusOrchomeniii appclIant.Fitc paluftrf uelutharundinc, 



duntaxat panfcula cfus^Afia egenffta facfc Ifna ad rctia prxcfpua, in pifcando durantfa, 



l^ fruticc madcfacfto x.diebus* iXihiopcs Indicp c malis, Arabes cucurbitfs, in arboribus, 



ut dixfmus,aenftfs. Apud nos maturitas cfus duobus argumctfs intcIligit,fntLTmc(centC 

 {emine,autcoIorcflaucfcctc.Tum cuulfum,&:in faiciculos manualcs collfgatii, ficcat iri 

 folc pcndcns conucrfis fupcrne radicibus uno dic,mox quincp alfjs, in contrariu imcv ie 

 ucrfis fafciu cacuminibus,ut fcme in mediij cadat. Inter medicamina huic uis, &: in quo:* 

 dam ruftico ac prscdulci Italiae tranfpadanae cibo,fed iam pridcm facrorum tanrum gra^* 

 tia. Dcindc poft mcfTcm triticeam uirgac ipPac mcrguntur in aqiiam folibus tepcfacflam, 

 ponderc aliquo dcpreiTai^^NuIIi cnfm lcuftas maionMaccratas indicio eft mcmbranala^ 

 xatior Jtcrum^ inucr(ae,ut prius,fblc ficcantur. Mox arcfadx iii faxo tundun tur ftupa 



mallco. Quod proximum cortici fuf t,ftupa appclIatur,detcrforfs linf, luccrnaru fcrc! 



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40 lumfnibusaptfor,Etfp(atamcpcftiturferrcfshamfs,donecomnfsmcmbranad 



tun Mcdullsc numcrofior diftinflfo, candorc,molIftfa. Lfnum^ ncrc & uiris dccorum 

 cft.Corticcs quo^ dccufsi clibanis & furnfs praebet ufum. Ars depccflcndi digcrcndicj: 

 Xuilum equfnquagcnfs fafcfum libris quinas denas carminari.Iterum deinde in filo poli< 

 tur,illifum crebro in filicc cx aqua:tcxtumcp rurfus tundic clauis, fcmper iniuria mclius. 

 Inucntum iam cft ctfam quod ignibus non abfumcretur ♦ Viuum id uocant, ardcntcs^ 

 focis conuiuiorum cx co uidimus mappas , fordibus cxuftis fplendcfcctcs igni magi; 



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quam pofl[cnt aquis.Rcgum indcfunebres tunicac,corporis fauillam ab rclfq 

 pncrc.Nafcitur in dcfertis aduftisfe foleIndfac,ubf no cadiint fmbres,fntcr d 



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aiTucfcftcj uiuercardcndo,rarum inucntUjdifficilc tcxtu propter brcuftatcm.Ruffu 



50 dc ca^tero coIos,(pIcndcfcit igni . Cunj inucntum eft,xqiiat prccia excellctitiu margari* 



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