STI %T IV M aduer/aria nom. x t; 



^' ■ ' c\'CyproAmaracusIauciatfrsima& odoratirsimaad vngacntaexpetitA ruir, 



:ti focLr Cyph Regi CynanT, fabulati funt eius pucrini] AiTi.iracu voca- 



^i.ibaftrulu vnguinis ruauirbimiplcnumferrctjlapfum^id frcgiifcpiMque ludu 



, :\: \\\ Amaracu verfum fuiiTe:vnde Herba vocata fucrit Aniaracu.s,c|unm ^ 5a- 



p'i!H!ni .T>tjyptus 5c Syria dixere.Hodic notifsu-nam quidcm habcmus Maiorana:n,qii5 



amctiinonfiteaquamDiorcorides,perrerrarep£nte ramofam multis cauliculis Ca!a- 



inifltha: foliis defciibit: tame tatopere atfinis eft caquam mox ponemus,vt qum fit fnc- 



ries vna,minimc haerendfr.quod ide fapor Thymi,color incanus,odor Mari , fuauiorqne 



qaim()rigani,tcftantiir:perindevtfigura,palmi& fefquipalmi furculofa, alir, niure- 



roiis,quascinguntfoliolarotunda Origanitvti&funimitatesfpicat?, in quibus flofculi 



purpurantcs:radicesfubfunt exiles. Nufpiam nobis vifa nifi in liortis. 



HancmaioreiTidiclam,tum aliam tcnuiorem,delicatforem,odoratiorem,Origam fa- 

 dc,alioquinon difsimilem, coliint Gcntilemqae & minutam vocitat plcbcc;ub: f^^,>f^^^ 

 fragantiorcnim efl:& in holerc aptior , cuiusolcum flillaticium coagulo lcporino re- 

 nii(luni&c>^/o/t^i tantillo , arcanum conceptui fcelicitando nulli lefcranduai, aucu- 



SAMFSVCFS Diofioridls.fiucK ukkkcy sfcrfem , 



yTnoninficiamur vulgatam Maioranam Sampfuci fpccicni effe,ita idam rariorem 

 muiro&luimiferpentemveriusAmaracumdicidebcrc aflcucrama^.Non cnim rc- 

 Aiserigitur,autfruticatramulis,vti fuperior/cdincefpitcmcaducis Serpilli modo , cu» 

 alioqui pcrfiiniiis folio,effigie &magnitudineeft: cuiufmodi qua: m Belgio Neiuii crc- 

 ucrac fcdulo /'harmacopoeo loanni Mouton,& nonnuUis in Gallia hords , etiamqj Ant- 

 ucrpis noftro Coldcnbergio,ftirpium pcritifsimo. 



M A RV M ,ef MafticqHllQrtmt^ AnglorHnu, 



^^G I ThrtcIarcuinomeMaroni cfrct,funtquiMarihcrba:appellaticncacccptatute- 

 rjnt ; vcrum tamen potuit ctiam ab Amaraco perapocopcn dici ; vtpote ciun Ama- 

 "cirpcdesvidcaturMaram,adeoquctantopereaffinefir,vtnluIci hodic Maiorana lc- 

 gitirmim cffe Marum in litcris miferint:idcmq; aufi fint Marum reccptu fiue M.^tc Gal- 

 oru dcccriierc Clinopodiii:qua: tamcn herbaparum Clinopodiocongruit , pracut qua- 

 jantquasnos illic damus : & odor, fapor,color Amaracum & Origanum , aut potius 

 ' ^™'" fatciitur.' eoque Galli vocant Ma^ic , quia odoratior & gratior cft qudin Ori- 

 paum,aut5ampfacum, vtiGalcnus vult Marum,Lib. dc Antidotis. Q^iarc ciim tot 

 |^^'^sq;,quot & quales hadenus dcfiderabantur , eoque plurcs,habeamus plantas ; ncu- 

 jqtiam par cft Maioranam noftram Mamm affcrerc : nosque Sampfuco pnuarc \ qucii^ 

 ^tusnercitfpcciem Maiorans efle. 



MARVM Sr Rl ACV M.^aciltorihHsfarmcmis, rai^ 

 noribHs capitHlis ^foliis, 



S, ^"^' ^"tcrim fupcrior,fiueMafticlie GaIIIca,minus videatur Mard congruere , faltcna 

 laj, ^"^ "^ J<^^puat Syriacam,qux gratifsimo & vcgeto cft odorcimo 6c facic tota Maio-^ 

 qain^/f^/"^^'^"^ Origanlim : fcd gracilioribus , non brcuioribus , pedalibus , & fef- 

 pi^iil - ^ viticiilis : corymbaceisquc afpedu elegantioribus , delicarionbus ca- ' 

 Jranr ^* ^^^^ ^ecimum fermeannum,ex quo Venctiis Alcpo Syric habuimus,odoris fra- Dodoni* 

 nyi/r^'^"l.^^^!"cnubus.C2terumnifiharumvtrauisin Mari vcri perfuafione nos rcti- 

 ^uiav ' ^"'^^^^"ca^ferre MaruniCortufianum,quodalibi Tragori2;anumfecimus, 

 ^Tcntior & vehementior cft , quam vt Marum dcceat , ficuti ini! 



, ficuti inibi monuimus 

 IUX(^^ TVLEG IVM Reiinrfu vulg^tmu. 



germA, 



