Sril^IVMadu.,vj.m,mv.. 



i.K-arion.m no tam rudcni,quamnuIIarcIiqucrifir.Ctimautc 

 : alioruin antiquorum iftam vulgjrem noftMm.vrr>ofc m.iir.rc 



j .-:i tlLixiiictpodcriras, eapcnec6tcmpta>hcc rw^ff' '.^ <>: 



rwciactq; cnnmniirn iioclic.-Antiquorumcniin Falxi' 

 pircSjLoto .\: rcrcbintho comparaiitur. Taxiq; b.i 

 Diorcond:-,v\' rotundai-jxc.i&iaualisarellisrubrc; 

 f 1 -»^ : Ariltotel.autcmpulliaccimiincubitust: 

 ' o noftratcs e Fabarum ccnfu amoucnt,vt p! . 

 l d id nos doCent,eorum Fabam Fuirtc miii 

 : ramjfed congcncrcm,&potiusfru(ftu,n] u- 

 :icnto,autl!nea!Ticntiscliftare. NamTbctin:..:< ' . 

 . :i: caulc reflo oc vnico/olamq; intcr ligumina, vtjV, i. 

 cis i^iofcorides caulem Fabacquadraiu dicit, & Wy 

 : k1 cuenire/]uiavariantmagnitudinc,colorc,cfHgic !r. 

 loUiiuiJ .'ttfreqnentirfima hodie FabanofUa maior, raro \ fp 

 nit/cnifit qnippe in fcrobillas paxillo deprefras.Quarcvt n<) 

 garein 1 ab.im, mniorem,lon;^iorcm,minufq;rotundam cfi.-,' 

 crit,riccandem /^iianolum Dolicumuc afllTcrc.;Ki;iiqi;.::;. ' 



A Ltcra,qu.'c minoreft,ItaIis & Bclgiti 



ain vius frcqucntior quam in Ang!:.; . 

 ccos danr.H.EC non niultum vidcturalv. 

 raba-.Hftenim ca illis adhuc vfitatifiin-.. : 

 li2r,\'cnct!Js pr^rcrtim,vulfi;o Faua men.i - 



Scdr.!ucih-is/qualemfarpiusinGaIlop;u. ..;..... 

 procul Monfpellio enatom lcgimus,tota mi;ioi c 

 quadrati,minus rigidi furculi,communis Fabxi 

 incirrosjcaprcolofve PUi definentibus,flo:c Vici.i < 

 ruitalioquinondifcrcpaticohibentautcmquat.i 

 fed non ita grato,odorc grauiufculo,magnitudi; 

 Paralij fcmini comparat.Plinius quafi arqualitatc . . 

 rcr.itradit : quarnosadducunt,vtnoninuiticrc 

 . :\-plcre. Qu^ando ctiam hxc non fccus anj; .: 

 .■;]x paulo antc dKftivintrmadum ill^c la! 

 .:atorcs:tam2tfi malimefic lii^in Cherronc; 

 ;j .XrcticoOccano, vbicerraaI(!ofa,6cmi:; 

 ncc puto in Dania infulifue fimtimishafcc rcperiv 

 Chvroncnflim fiuc peninfulam Plin. autoritatc.r • 

 putjrc,tam paru vcrifimilecfi,quam filiginclaud r 

 fuerunt controuerfix multar.Sed noftrates Fab^ t ' 

 vnicum,vt plurimum fola; leguminum lubcant I ; 

 tim floreant,ipfiq; florcs nigncantibus iituri*(qi:: 

 ni,non mandebant,vttradrt Varro)infigniatur,n ' 

 Et in ipfius fruflus latiorc quafi bafi,qui ccrnit n- 

 qui vocarunt,quafigerminis vmbihccllu & inuoh; 

 basjquibuspcneid figni peculiarceft. Jpfa-etun; 

 diuclluiitur:&:pIanetotiifdcmq;facultatibusco;: 

 tum cibo tum niedicamento:nam flatus & tetra ii; 

 & ad vlcera ab{lergenda,atq-, carnem procurand J 

 Q^amobrem non ahb difiident a Grgca notiifii- - 

 Boon^jquam magnitudine & oblongioretcrctr c 

 fpcciei & naturx pomis,nucibu.s, & fcminibus t 

 pant,Diofc.monentc:nam,inquir, afatiuo nihi^ .: 



