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cumbens,laco capice.Sed neutrum genus inferre mortem, Ab codem au(ffore Pefias i'EUp, 



pj^oduntur, fcd quia nori func, defcriprione, itiquit, non indigenc. Etaps Sc a Sohno dicitur' 



Fit &:Chamedraconumencio , Sedomniu iine dnbio peftilenriflTimu cd animal quod a cri* 



plici frontis apicc, quafi alba mitrula , &plane r^gio iniigni Bafilifcus appellacur , palmor5 ' Balllifcus 



Krnumlongicudmc, fufiiauus, exacuco capicc, cuius ueifibilumanimances nulljepcrferunc 



praecerMjfteUam,a qua uincicur. Audicus , confpeAuf^, momenco pcrimic. Quicquid 



morfu eius Occfdiciir , ipfum eriam exrincflum , iacencemc|,rtullum actingic animal . VuhiUi^ 



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ftrdas, aliashabericaecas, quaeproptereaT^phlini, hoceft, Caecih^uocantur; Prouidends. 



natur^faA1eircdiccrem,nih^ficiiereiponderipoirecabimperic/s, mcliusconfulcuramfuiire 

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<lcmiiahcace,quaconcemainrms . Ac.j udnaaccufaremalafaris elTet. Odimus &bona. Vfu 

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^mconquellioneredimenribus.Scdhiecalccriuscuraefunc. Mudobiceradmonendi fiint le^ 

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-n»ueninimodofchoIacuocanc,&Galenoquoc^pr3eferunt,fiDnsplacet)uf^adeo 



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