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 memonae induda ♦ Cufus foinnf caufTas qufs alfas,<^ publicas mundf fii 

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 tur,&rauarfcfa:tantumartescoluntur,antea fnclufis gentfum fmperfis 

 intra fpfas. Ideoqp &C ingenfjs quadam fterilftate fortun^, necefle erat ani 

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 bendi quo eat fpes homf num,tendente uoto, 



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 atqp obfcuratis diuft^g herbfs & omnfs generfs plantfs,denfc]^ quicquid 

 uel capi, uel (ylu^ gigtiut,rurfum in ufum reuocemus,antfquftate &: lar^ 



tatedla, quoddfcit,inftauremus,collapf2ccpherbari9medicin£ m 

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