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peyfuadent^qui Tariche^ beftijs prxfunt. ihidis tn• 

 teitmum iexi^nonagmtfi cHhitorum ejjeitffir'• 

 marjtpquodidem in Lunji dejeclione comprimitur^ 

 tccircoque orarionis parenti Mercurio eiufcemodi 

 duem aiunt in dmore e^e ρ quU orAtionis j^eciem 

 fimditudinimque ger^tmamqHe eim nigr^c. pennjc 

 cum taato ^ nondum emi^o fermone compardri 

 queunt) candidi^e necdum proUu orationi mtimorii 

 fenfuum enucmtrici po^unt conferri, ^pion eam 

 ait iGngi/^imje ytuatc^ue m cnrn HermopoLtsfct.'^ 

 cerdotes citatfihifme immortale ibim oilendijfe: 

 quodquidem ipfum huicnonminmprocul k'verQ 

 abejje yidetur^qukm ahomni ratione (thhorrere 

 exiilimo, (^od autem calidIβimaβt natura^pro* 

 ptereayel prj^imarum rerum conpcient^imayo" 

 rago efiyfiquidem ferpentes ^Jcorptos exeji ^ 

 conpcit » atqHe exhis partimfcicile ^ caiore quo 

 permulto abundat,exterity^^ concoquit^purtim 

 nullo negotio excremetitii excernity atque expellit, 

 ^gritudirie perraro ajficitHrsm quidlibei yeljordi» 

 dtfiimurn immittitroftrHmivtqUippmm iUicmqui 

 rah ex inqHifitione tatntn cibicumje quteti tradit, 

 cubUe lauat ^ pm-gatyin palmis adeuitatidosjeies 

 nidificat : non enlmjciciic inpalmaob eminentcm 

 ^ cuvellatum trunci corticem u fape repulfi^ 

 reieoii furfum correpere pofjunt, lam porro fi 

 pennis ibidis crocoddm contwgatur » immQhnt^ 

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