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fUerunt^Romani herbam Lapariam,Sic uulgus quoc^ perhaec tcmpora Grapellam nuncupat, 

 quafiarapicndo Rapellam dicas*Terda ucro cfteajquam exco quodfoliacaudiculis ftellac in- 

 ftarcircumherentiahabear, Aftericum dicitur:5f quod ipfa rapaci quadam lanuginchsererc uc 

 ftibus poffit^a Diofcoride dida Helxineuidetun Quod uero tergendfs urceolis^uitrcifq? uafis 

 cxperimcnto fitcfRcax-,a Plirtio Vrceolaris^a nobis utilgo qaoc^ Vitriolum dicitur» Quod uc 

 ft^muris^parietibufcj^nafcatur^aCelfo Muralis.i.demedicinalibrOja noftri tcmporisMedi- 

 cis rcAc Parietaria dicitur » iMincruac facra , atcf ideo Parthenium dicta , quod eam dca fomno 

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Vidcs^utin nullo deceptus Plinius^fiquiillumlegant^intcIligant^abcrrorcuindiccturc^Vi 

 dcs tamGonuoIuoli^uius noftri manifeftam calumniam : utfefcfuo cum Diofcoridc uelutin 

 Pampino contorqucatc^Quifuam Parthcnium &f CJiamaemelura uocct, 5^ Solfcquium & Mil 

 lcfoliumuocari aRomanisaffirmet:quibusquidemappelIationibus abfurdiusnihildici po- 

 tcft^apud eos ctiam qui ucl mcdiocriter herbariam attigerunt : qui S^propria illa cITe diucrfifll- 

 marumprorfus aParthcnio hcrbarum nomina noh ignorant^EtLeonicenus \rv primo quidem 

 Parthcnij gencre,pro Pclecyno-jquod uetcres d^ impreffi habcnt codiccs , Pcrdicium {ct)Sm.. la 

 tcrtio pro MuraIi,MuraIium poninEtquoddc i^luraliin.i.dc mcdicinalibro Celfus fcribitjhic 

 dc Muralio in^s.fcriberc illum impudcntcr afFirmat ♦ Tum pro Leucanthe candidi floris herba , 

 unde &nomcn,Cotam ncfcio quam^Cautam^utarbitror^ Diofcoridis uertenSjautumat^noti 

 albo florc , fcd lutco , candidis foliufculis coronatotnon odore mali^fed Abrotani^ur Plinius, 

 ueIinfuauiactrifti:ficamquacPuridacognominaturinteIIigit:uti3mquodPIinioprimusob- 

 icccrat^in Nicolaum ipfumjuchcmcntiufcj? aliquanto rctorqueripoffit:qui non hominum mo 



do^&rerum fimilitudinc^fedgra^cj quocj cruditionis opinionc deccptuSjpIurimaintcmpcraa- 

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Cyclamini herbse^quam nunc porcinum Pancm uulgus^mediciq^ uocant,tria gcncra , Ari* 



ftolochiaeueroquatuoraptilTimcfcribit^pingitc^Phnius^athicnoftcraccufator^Cjrclamimra-- 

 diccm dicitidco cxiftimaik Phnium^uidcri Ariftolochiac Rotundae radicem eflrc,quoniani radi 

 ci Ariftolochiaeuim necandi pifces adfcripfit^Huius rci argumcntum hoc afferf,quod ipfe * 

 (inquit) a uiris grauiflimis acccpi^idcm noftro aeuo fieripnon Ariftolochiae radicc,fcd Cycla^ *• 

 i?iini»NonncprgcIaro ufus uidetur aducrfus Plinium Lconiccnus,ucl teftimonio^uel fyllogif- 

 jpfio c^Quiaaudiui inquitNicoIaus Lconiccnus , Cyclaminiradicc piices nccari^fallitur Plinius 

 ctiam cum uidifle fc dica^ qui Ariftolochise radicc pifccs nccari ixzdi^xt . O incxcufabilem ca- 

 lumniam;quiaCycIaminiradixhocfacit, Ariftolochiaenonfacir, Quiadc Cyclamini rzdkc 

 g^b ignotis Nicolaus acc«pit,Piinius proprio tcftimonio dc Ariftolochia menrifur.En praccla- 

 riDiaIcfticiargumcnta:quoniamTubereterr5e(ideft,primaeCycIaminiradicc)fitutpirces nc Tubcrtcrr^ei 

 ^entur, Malo terrae^hoccft , Ariftolochiae rotundacradicc fieri non potcft * FjiUitur Plinius^qui M^alum tcrrg* 

 iduidiflrcfcfcribit:nonfalliturNiCoIaus,quiaudiflefedicitrAtPIiniusinquit,radiccmCycIa- 



mini id ctiam clRccre tQX)^\i ♦ Verum id quidcm Lconiccnc : fed terriae Cyclamin i , cognominc ^ ,^ 



Chamaecifl!jCuiusnbnrotunda,fcdfparfaIitradix:uttandemagnofcasfinemente tedcbcrc^ 

 quoddcRapotcrrf audiflfc tepcrfuadercconaris^Ancaecu, ucImcndacefuiircPIiniupuras Nl 



colac^ cum Campanos pifcatorcs Malo tcrraecalcem mifccrCjpifcesq; necare uidiiTe fe fcribitC 

 immimpofllbilequiddamjautfuprafidcmdixiffcribiuifuseilPIiniusCSed&Tithymalumco 



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gnomincCorymbitenIib»(S»5^ao,&^LaAucamcaprinamhbro,zo.cofdcmpr3eftarcin necan- hfjff/c*'^^^^/ 



dis pifcibus cffc«ftus,idcmipfc Plinius tradit* Vcrbafco hcrba tam fluuiales^quam lacutlres pi^ i^^Z - 

 fccsintcrimi^EtmarinosctiamaPhQ^Vibushocmodocap^^JiiftoriaeanimaliumAriftotcIcs 



lcribit^Nos quocf cxpcrimcnto^uifuc^didicimus, SifCucumerem Aflninumj&ruiridianucu 

 putaminacontufa idem efficcrcpofle.Quoniamcrgo 6irCycIamino ^&rCorymbitCj&^Lavftu- pifccs nccan 



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ca caprina-,&: Vcrbafco -, ^ Cucumcrc afinino,&: luglandUum cOrticibus pifces nccantur^crrat ^t^ hcrbsc fcx» 

 Plinius,quiAriftoIochiaeradiccnccaridixit*Numtibicarncadeaiftauidentur3 Ariftotelicxuc 



dcmonftrationcSjquibus incxpugnabile ucrum neccffarip fequaturc^TuraconcIudcns pergis ^ 

 atcj in huncmodum dicis»Autigitur fatcndum efijduas efferadices^quaeeordem proeftent effc- 

 ^us,autiIIuddicendumcrit,CycIaminumrotunda£rradicis,quartumeflcAnftoloc]2iaegcnus» 



Vndc ifta obfecro fatcndi^diccndicj ncceflitas NicoIacCPrimum quidcm non duas modo her^ 

 bas^quaepifccsnecct/edfexadduximus^multascjaliasidccfficerepoflc^nodubiramus.Num 



grandc^aur mirandum quiddam putes,fi duae plurcsuc herba^ idcm poflint < Dcinde quia Cy- 

 claminus pifces nccat, Ariftofochi^genuscritquartum C Atquintum dixifixs . Ariftolochiae 

 ^m gencra quatuorPlinius cnymcrat.Pari crgo rationc CorymbiceSa Tithymalus , ^ 



Caprina,<S(: Vcrbafcum,^^ Cucumer afininus,5«: luslahdiura corriccs.quia pifces nccant^intct 



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