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jIO THEOPHR.ASTI DS CAVSIS 



tJcnm magishordco validGm.Itcm,qaat validiorifatit^uasjCne 

 folcnt in inaalidiora:loliu aotcm triiico & hordco validias >(l: 

 itaq;fimDlcucnit,vtcoquodfccondam natoram cft,validins 

 conftct,qQod prxtcr naturam. Corraptiocnim atq; motatio, 

 vcl lcminis fir,vd hcrb^cncccffc cft.Scminisigitur laaatio,aot 

 putrefaaio,aut in totum rcfolutio cftrqoorum nibil naiura da- 

 riparcrtHerbx aatcm mutatio radicibus iam pciaais confc- 

 quitar.-raiiiccs ipfas motat I Hbfardum pcnitus cft. Qnaniobrc 

 his ipfis vt 1 ationc vacan? ibu' pcriuaium quibuidam cft, nu la 

 motationcm eiufmod. ficri pnfTrrfrd frcqucntia imbrmm Joliui 



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locis admodii pluuijs,nullopcnitus tr/tico,hordcovcdil- 

 p^nu.Scd obicaioncsifta-conairci h icbas ipfis plane vidtn- 

 tur.Pcrmulti cnfm(vt aior.tjcum triticam,vclhordrcim lcruU 

 icnt,lol.om mcftuerUt.Ergo gcncris illam mutaf.cncm^ratu.re 

 vtraqj fierJ pofTc^dcft (cmiois altcr3t:onc,atqj rad.c.s,dcbemas 

 ilatucrr.Motatio cnim hcrba',radiciJC3nia cacnit: ncc tcmcrc 

 jntcr fc conicntinnt,com connexx fint , commoncmq, lortian- 

 tnrorig.ncm.Scmcncnimcorruptomnihil penitui Pjf.a 

 po.sit,id4;c6monccft:ncccnimrad,xcorropta nutr.cndJpoi « 

 {it fungi officio. Scminis aotcm corruptioncm,non putrciacno 



ncm,nonIaaationem,non3liquamcxprxd.ais cflc P"!^"*^"^ 

 fcdaIiam,qDaBpr«nin.ianotrimenticopi3fcmmibusdcliquc- 



fccntibus coenit,qax non ex toio fcmina perdir,(cd ^ iMo nai 

 raliprincipioin aliod gcnos traducitProx.nmm quodammo- 

 docft,q;)odin animalibos cucnit adportioncm,cu ^«'^'"^J^^^ 

 rcmdcaiccrit,vclctiamcummaiorahquamntatio pr«tcr ^^- 



lurs opcram fuerit:tcrrani lanquam fa?minam .Jl^JJ^^j^g^ 

 cer,& poriioncm ad hanc modom ftatocrc. Cam '&' toncJ* 

 imbrium frcquentia lareiorcm al.mcnri copjam pra'i ' 



degcnerandi occafio cuenu,quSE vim gfOf ranai nu y ^^^ 



|if,ied in aham alterat.Q^ird aotcm natura itmmiim vi ^^^^ 

 (multcWn.m viuac,or,quim animaliotrOolos quoqjca. ^^^^ 

 reooflcratiocft.Nam&finc orig.nc *«"""" P'"'A'ja,rob- 

 tom grandcs ,tam hamilcs,fponte natura- «^°f *?f '^"'■.'jonc,^^ 

 rem hic etiam 1- qu.du fir,non hcrb«,frd fcminis altcrai ^^^ ^ .^ 

 tationcaiaor.r.,donccportion.sicTOCtarcxllti«^« ^^^^^^ 



& in animaliu gcncrc ficrifohtu cft.ru ctia "^^^^^.^^^^ ,a- 



cu gcrm.n.s profilcd. motatio ^^'''''•'^^'''Tyl.ntiodccxtc. 



dicaiomq; ficplJnra y-lotcreata lam clt:* Q" ■ Qppo- 



toinincreracmo,alini«o4;,vclcfiaadvniacriamto t ^ 



