5^8 STI%9IVM aduerfarianoua. 



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Qui norunt Galemim mutiiatum <: codicc , potiu s qudm de Diofcoride mr n \ ^. 

 ipfavcrba, vtplurmium lufpicabuntur imrcuUreillumalbicumnierofactiJta^ h" 

 iufque radicem venenatam prodidiife.-quod ncutiqaam de ifto,fcd de albo pro 

 ▼idctur , gummi i|i«t>;<iixit Diofcorides.Idem contigitf^pifsime v^rabibus vfa '! 

 cie Ccntaureo, & alibi nonnufqua Galcno,vti de Iride ^ aliis.-nectamc vllamThft»? 

 vencnata? qualitatis facitmetioncm,tantiimcanesintcrimerepo(f5ait SicpofTuntmD!! 

 ta cani & pccori noxia d!ci,qua; funt falubria homini , vt nux voniica , Doronicum k 

 alia. Ciim autem ctymon hutus CarduiChamarleontiSjDiofcoride intcrprctc,aco!o« 

 & foliorum varietate deducendum fit : planta fit oportet varicolor, variis in locis 

 vti Chamacleo , cuius cutis cuicunque folo incubuerit , concoIorfit,iara niTra,viridii* 

 aut albicans . Qu,antum verb conicAari Mctt , nulla eft planta , cui magis Iiic biofco^ 

 Eryncxa. ridis nomenclatura faucat,quam E r y n g r o vulgari;nam montanastotuscxrulcasiit, 

 campcftris albus , intcrdum &purpurafccns, vtictiainmaritimaroraSclauonijciniJc. 

 nitur, & adasdcsvirginis manufafla: Lauretanae , vcrnaculc Lorme vidimus. Albai 

 vero fecus Rhcni &SequanaEripas, in Germania, 6c BurgundiapropcMconcm,a. 

 liofquc traftus. 



CR O CO DYLIO N. 



^E c multum liquetnomcnclatura: huiusCardui ratio,tiequc defcriptio animnnj 

 ^ explct : & Carduorum tam late patetfamilia , tantaquc ineft fimilitudo.Tt 

 vix ne antiqui s quidc probe aut diftind3,aut cogni ta fuiife putcmus.Nam antiqai , Ga- 

 lenus , Oribafiuj , Paulus.duntaxat vcrba hinc videntur mutuati , autcCratcuaiquo 

 Pio/coridcs & Tlinius, qui locis non fyIuo{is,vti illc , fed fabulofis,codicis crrorcjnon 

 fiio, onri fi:ribit. 5cd in Crateuz fragmcntis dcfunt vcrba paucula ifta:t7tfJ^t^( '' 

 Ka'{ dlt-sr^ou^ Gi^ aff7nV>rotundum & duplex,vtfcutum ,vcl potius,vtquis poflet/iiipicari, 

 inftar afpiciisfcrpentis in fpiram vcl gyrum cbnuoluti, vt cffct quardam allu/io nomim 

 argumenti ad Crocodylum , nifi forft co allufific nomenclatorcsvidentur,qaiaCroco- 

 dylion aquaticum fit, & ripis fiuminum plurimum dcgat. IdeoqueabiEtioiBentioti- 

 aa fit magnx Crocodyliadis iuxta aquas nafccntis^ad dolorcm capitis.Quinncutiquani 

 CrocodyM- puto iftam vim ucitos prfterituros antiquos fuiflc inter Elcnchos hxmagogorum rz- 

 mm*S^ ^ti^ mediorum,fiplant3mfamiliaremnotamquchabuifrcnt.Nam pucrili acclamationcte 

 liccs ominatur in Italia Medicos futur^s Scnenfis Commcntator,fi JiCcinibinaf(^. 

 PotiusgratuIandumforetEmpyricis circulatoribus, & vulgo i^M^w^i^vel ^^ 

 hmcis , quam emunaa: naris Medicis,qui ciim c naribus duccndus fanguisdt ,longc»- 

 tiora & potiorarcmcdiainprocinauhabcnt. 



^nfit CROCODrLirM.ni^erCharMk0.M^^«thif 



\AA KAvruM Ycro & ^nguillarx depiaus Chamaflco, 'icletur aut vcrS^^c C^ 

 dyliu, aut ccrte gcrmani opinione fuftinerc pofic^vfqucdumdociisr ^^^^^^ 

 ptio,aut planta Crocodylio aptioroccurrct;adc6 cnim defcriptioniaccc ' j^^^t, 

 effc pcrfuafcrit Chamarlcontem.Qui vero fanguinis e naribus P''^'^. ?!v^jin,pcrim- 

 fero Crocodylion agnofcet,quia probationis incertus modus,cxpcrimet ^^^^1^^ 

 lofum & incompcrtam doais,non tacituris , fi nouiftcnt» Cardaus rcr ^ 

 ioU^SJ* Crocodylium ftatucbat, hucparitcr pofict atferri. 



HirRO.fcH RrTRO TheofyaJt.Cr^^codyUoruMck E^l^* 

 fm Cardum Echmatns gefneri^ Sfharoccfhdlos ^rrf*, 

 SptJM ^eregriftA Dodomi. 



KGerma.rOtlfz^i bi/Jel. 



