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fceflu marccfcun t Florcntibus fuccus cxprimitur3& iti acrco uafc cuiji mcllc Attico Icni 

 tcr cineri feruciiti dccoqui'tur,(inguIari rcmcdio contra caligincs oculorum» Vtuntur ct 

 pcr fc fucco in collyrrjs,qu2c chclidonia appcllatur ab ca* Inucncrunt & cancs canariam, 

 qua faftidium deducUntjCamcp in nofi:ro con(pc(fi:u madunt,{editaut nunqua intclliga*' 

 tur qua: fltrctcnim dcpafta ccrnitur.Notata cfthsccanimalis huius malignitas in alia hcir 

 ba maior,Pcrcuflus cnim a (crpcn tc mcdcri quadam fibi diciturjfcd illam hominc inipc# 

 iftantc non dcccrpicSimplicius cerucc moftraucrc cIaphobo{con,de qua diximus ♦ Itcm 

 lcfcli cnixae a partu.Dicflamnum oftederc(ut indicauimus) uulncratc pafta^^ftatim dcci# 

 dentibus tclis.Non cft alibi cp in Crcta,ramis practcnuc , pulcgio fimilc, fcruens 8C acrc 

 guftu:folf}s tantum utuntunFlosnuIlus ci,autfcmc,autcauIis«Radixtcnuis acfupcrua* 

 cua.Et in Crcta aute no fpaciofc nafciturjmirccp capris cxpctitur ^Pro co cft dC pfcudoj» 

 di(^amnum,multis in terrfs nafccnsjfolio flmili,ramulis minoribus, a quibufdam chon* 

 dris uocatum^Minoris cftewtus (-tatimintclIigitur.Dicftamnucnim minima portioncac^ 

 ccndit os»Qui lcgere cam,ia fcrula ucl harutldinc condunt,pr^ligant^,nc potcntia cua 

 fcat.Sunt qui dicant utramc|j nafci multifariam , {cd detcriorcs ih agris pinguib 



ram cjuidem di^lamnum no nifi in afpcris^Eft & tcrtiiigcnus di<fi:amnum uocatum, (t d 



cp lacie hcc^ cffecflu fimiIc,foIio fifymbri},ramis maioribus: proccdcntc perfuafioncil 

 Ia,quicquid in Crcta nafcitur,infinito pr^ftarc c^tcris ciufdcmgencris alibi ^enitis.Pro^ 

 ximc quod in Parnafo,alioquinhcrbifcrum cfle &PcIium moniem in ThelJalia,&: Tc^ 

 lcthrium in Euboea,& totam Arcadiam ac Laconicam traduntt Arcadcs quide non mc^ 20 

 dicaminibus uti,fcd lad^c circa ucr,quoniam tunc maximc fuccis herbae turgcant mcdi^ 

 ccntur^ ubcrapafcuis.Bibuntautcm uaccinum,quoniamboucs omniuora;: fere funtin 

 hcrbis^Potcntiacarumpcrquadrupcdcs ctiamnum duobusclariscxemplismanifefta 

 fit.Circa Abdcram, &:Iimitcm qui Diomcdis uocatur ,cqui pafti inflammanturrabie. 



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Intcr nobilifsimas ariftolochiae nomc dcdiflc ^rauida: uid 



fur,quoniam cflct c^hnXi^^^cr oi/s ♦ Noftri malum tcrrae uocant , & quatuor gencra cius 

 feruant. Vnum tubcribus radicum rotundis, folijs intcr maluam & cdcram nigrioribus 

 mollioribusqp. Akcrum mafculac , radicc longa quatuor digitorum lonaitudinc , baculi 

 crafsitudincTcrtium longifsimas tcnuitatis,uitis nouclla^^cui fit praccipua uis,qujc clc:* 

 matis uocaturabalijs Crctica*OmncscoIorcbuxco,cauIibusparuis,florc purpurco.Fe 30 

 runt bacculas paruas ut capparis* Valcnt radicc tantum* Eft & qua? piftolochia uoca* 



tur,quarti gcneris,tenuior quam proximc dicfia , denfis radicis capillamcntis, iunci ple* 

 nioris crafsitudinc^Hanc quidam polyrrhizon cognominant ♦ Odor omiiium medica* 

 tuSjfcd oblonga^ radfci tcnuioricp gratior.Carnofi cnim cft corticis, unguchtis quoque 

 nardinis conucnicns* Nafcuntur pinguibus locis & campcftribus ♦ Effbderc cas mcfsi^ 

 bus tcmpcftiuum,ita defquamato tcrrcno feruantunMaximc tamcn laudatur Pontica, 

 & in quocuncj gcnerc podcrofifsima quasc^ medicinis aptior. Rotuda cotra fcrpcntcs. 

 Oblonga tamcn in fumma gloria cft, (i modo a conccptuadmota uuluisin carne bubu^ 

 Ia,marcs figurat,ut traditunPifcatorcs Campanjac radiccm cam quae rotunda cft,ucnc:* 

 num tcrra: uoeant,coram^ nobis contufam immixta calcc in mari fparfcre:aduolant pu 4^ 

 fces cupiditatc mira,ftatim^ cxanimati fluitant.Quaepolyrrhizos coonominaturjCon*» 

 uulfis,contufis,cx alto prxcipitatis,radicc pota cx aqua,utilifsima cfl"e1raditur . Scminc 

 pleuriticos &: ncruos confirmarc , cxcalfaccrc ♦ Eadem fatyrion eft * Vcrum Sc cffedus 

 carum iifuscg diccndi funt:ordicndum^a malorum omnium pcfsimo,id cftfcrpenii 

 tium i(ftu.Medentur crgo Britannica hcrba, panacisq^ gcncrum omnium radix c uino, 

 chironij^flos & fcmcn potum , illitumu c cx uino 8C oleo: priuatim^ quse cunila bubula 

 appeIlat,poIcmonia uel philetaeria radicis drachmis quatuor ex mero : tcucria, fideritis, 

 fcordotis cx uino,priuatim ad angucs , potae & illitae,fiuc fucco,fiue folio , fiuc decoc^to: 

 centaurrj maioris radix drachma in uinialbicyathis tribus : gcntiana pr^cipueaduerft^s 



angucs^duabus drachmis cum pipcre &: ruta,uini ^yathis fex, Gue uiridis,fiue ficca.Et h 50 



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