HISTORIAB LIB. XXXf 



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phiSjOpifthotoniSjtctanis* Sal nitrum fulphuri concoftum in laplde^ 



De fpongiarum natura» 



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ongiarum gencra diximus in naturis aquatilium marinoru.Quidam cas iia diftin*! 

 x3guunt*Alias cxhis marcs exiftimaucrc,tenuififtula (pifsiorescp^pcrforbetes &: qu3C 



tingunturindclici]s,ah'quando&:purpura.Aliasfceminas,maibribusfiftulisacpcrpc^ 

 tuis»E maribus duriorcs alias,quas appcllant tragos, tcnuifsimis fiftulis atc^ defifsihiis» 



Candidac curafiunt:cmoIlifsimisrcccntes pcrai^ftatem tin(f}aEfalisfpuma,adluham & 

 pruinas ftcrnun tur inqcrfac,hoc cft qua partc adhaEfcre,ut candorE biban t» Animil cfli 

 docuimus,«iam cruorc inhacrcntc , Aliqui narrant & auditu regi eas, contrahicp ad foi* 



lO num,cxprimctcsabundantiamhumoris,nccaucllipetri^poffc,ide6abfcindiacfahichi 



cmittcrc^Quin S:cas quaeab aquilonc fin tgenita?,pra(?feruntcaeteris.Nec ufquam diu 

 tius durarc fpiritum mcdici affirmant^Sic & prodeffe corporibus,quia noftro fuu m mu 

 fccantjCt idco magis rccctcs,magiscp humidasifcd minus iri calida aqua minusq^ undlas, 



, autuncnscorpohbusimpofitas.Etfpiflasminusadha:!rcfccrc»MoUifsimum oeniisca* 

 rum pcniciIli,ocuIorum tumorcs leuant cx mulfb impofiti . lidcm abftergendS lippitui» 



dini utihfsimi,eoscp tcnuifsimos &: molhfsimos cfl^c bpoi-tct Jmpbniintur (pon oia: ipf^ 

 epiphoris expofcarcxaccto calido ad capftis doIorcs,Dc cactcrc) rcccntcs difcutiut,mol*» 

 liunt,mitigant»Vctcres conglutinant uuInera^Vfus carum adabftcrgcnda,foueda,6p^ 

 ricnda a fotu dum aliud imponatuh Vlccra quoqp humida 8c fenilia impofit^ ficcanhfia 

 ZO fturai: 8C uulncra fpongtjs utilifsirficfouentunSanguis rajpitur iri fecado,iit curatio pcr^ 



Ipici pofsit.Et ipfac uulncrum inflammationibus imponuntur, nunc ficca?, nUnc cx acc* 

 to infperfa?,nunc c uino,nunc cx aqua frigida.Ex aqua Ucrd caclefti impofit^, fecf^^a reccri 

 tianonpatiunturintumefccrcJmponuntur&:integrispartibus,fcdfluduatioiicoccul 



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talaborantibus^quaE difcuticnda fit,&: rjs quac apoftcmata uocant, mcllc dccoclo perurt 



flis Jtcm articulis alias accto falfb madida!,ahas e pofca.iSi fcrueat impetus,cx aqua. Ea: 

 dcm & callo {al(a madidactat cotra fcorpionum idius cx accto. Li uulncruiti curatioiic & 



fuccidaelanac uicem implent,nunc cx uino &: olco,riunc cx cadcm.DifFeretia hacc,qu6d 



IanaecmoIIiunt,fpongiac coerccnt,rapfuntc^ uftia ulccrum.Circumiigantur &: hydropi 



cis ficcaCjUel cx aqua tepida pofcauc,utcunc]p blandioribus opus eft,operiri'ue aut ficca* 



|0 ricutemJmponuntur&:hismorbis,quosuaporarioportcat,ferucntiaquaperrufai:cx:» 



prcfIae^interduastabuIas.Sic&:impofitscftomachoprofunt,&:in febricontranimf 

 os ardorcs.Scd fJDleniticis cpofca,ignibus facris cxaccto,efficaciorcs quam aliud Jinpb 

 nioportet fic,ut fanas quoqp partcs fpatiofe opcriant.Sanguinis profluuiu fiftunt ex acc 

 to,aut frigida. Liuorem ab idu rccentcm, cx aqua falfa cafida fa^pius mutata tollurit, te^ 



ftiumtumoremdoloremc]^expofca.AdcanummorfusutiIiterconcifaLrimponuntur,cx 

 aceto,autfrigida,aut melle,abunde fubindc humcAandac. Afiricana^ cinis cum porri fc* 



fl:iuifucco,(anguinemrci]cicntibushauftufaliscxfrigidaprodcftJdemcinisuelcum o^ 

 lco uel accto fronti iUitus , tcrtianas tollit ♦ Priuatim Africana: cx pofca tumorem difcu^ 



^ tiuntOmniumautcmciniscumpicccrcmatarum,fanguincmfiftituuIncrum*AIiquira 

 ^o f as tantiJm,ad hoc cum picc urunt.Et oculorum caufa comburuntur in cruda olla figuli^ 



fli opcrisjplurimum proficientc co cincrc contra fcabricias genarum,excrefccntescp car* 

 ncs,& quicquid opus fit ibidcftringerc,fpifIarc,cxplere»VtiIius in eo ufiilauare cinerc. 

 Pracftant&:ftrigilum uiccm linteolorumcjaffedis corporibus.Etcotrafolem aptepro* 

 tcgunt capita ♦ Medici \x\{zii\7i ad duo nomina cas redegerc , Africanas,quarum firmius 

 fitrobur,Rhodiacas(:p,ad foucndum molliorcs, NuncautcmmoIIifsimascircamuros 



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AntiphcHi urbis rcpcriuntur. Trogus autor cft , circfa Lyciam penicil 



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los mollifsimos nafci ij[i alto , undc ablatac fint fpongiac . Poly 



bius fupcr acgrum fufpcnfos quietiorcs facerc no^ 



, dlcs^Nuncrcuertcmuradmarinaani 



malia&aquatilia. 



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