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dn cft,non omnibas cade cfTc in ciho idoneaJcd fingolis pro fua 

 natura cibns ftatotos cft . QoP^ *^" *" maltis pala cft,tu omniu 

 lcrm^conrcnru in ccrais patefcit^qui vipcras cdont,qDibascac 

 lcramonururrraTncffi malto maiora,roboftroraq; funt.Ltcct ft 

 in ali js illud qnidcm vidcrcvt ifta intcrcant , qao nihil homi- 

 Dcs patiuror,cca fcrpctcs i£^u fcorpionu.Hocigitor pofito,non 



procoUrarionccft,vtcrtcris animalibos.cu cibo tcrrcftriori 

 Vcfcantur,talrspi*tiusc6;»crjt:pura5autcmillcalicrasarqjin- 



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3dusfit.diirupaturq;fi cxdokcdincvclpptarc^i plusco 



mcdcrint.hoc igitor coTnmunc,gcncr-jk q; cftrproprian» vcro> 



quod aluos quoq; Jnflari cucniat,vel omoibos,vcl ci-rrcijs^qaaE 



fcabcnt ccbinum. Triticum cmm crudom corfl at , ncc cx f acili 

 conficfpotrft,maltoq;faftidiofiorciusp-*lcacft.Infocindoquo 



^ac plnrimum facit. Pcrcgrinacnim qaamuis f:?ciha fint, ta- 

 menimmodiccfamptapcrturbar,atqac faftrdiUTn inferunt. 



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^ris coiulquc naturx » agcr 

 qax locis placidd fpiratJs,^^ 



gracilibasqj nafcantar .hxcfacllima lontrqua: gelidis.atq; pJU- 



liijs,difF(Ciliora,qma largias^valiHiusq; alimcntuin harchabeat. 



Ob id inter framcnta.qaa: Athcnas vchunt ur,Siculam validif 



fimum habiraraeft,& hoc longfc pigrius Bfxoticnm,vt intcrhl 



Aotiasdiximasictcnim ag-^rillc pra;pingnis,aerque frigidns 



cf!t,Sc rcliqoi qaoqacfroftus illius regionis tritico in grauitate 



rcfpondcnl.p.cfangcnfis agri tritrcam cfl:,qQod immodicc Inm 



ptamdiirampit(vtdiaum cft)prae nimiofcilicct faftidio.Pon- 



ticam facilimu,ac dorifsiniu cft,qaaais in aerc gelido . Ratio, 



quoiSt (cmcn,S( (o!u lcufas fit:<Sr nix iuuat certc ad ^'^^^^^'^°'\ 



^viScmmi auT^ non paru mometi haberc , conftat 



ir.cftribas,&rt qua tcporcbrcoioripcrfici valeat • 



?lion mulfu tcrrar atTrahcrcl,fed If albri pabulo vcgcta-efnr, V- 



fom quoqscboru facluntlcuiorc.Tcmpos qaoqj nonnthjl con 



ferrc vidctur,quo minusdlia in terra feminamaDcSrjVtfi lcrr* 



lam tnrgcfccnn crmmittantur. Qn;ppe rimilccaenit,v t in i)J, 



oua: non frigidr,fcdferuenti aqudecoqucnda Immiftimos.Ncc 



enim illa tr.orofitJtcm vlbm rccipiunt . At <i J^* ijs.quA-brcai 



petfictuntur tcmporc,graoc aliqoodfit-vt qOodin Lcmno heri 

 tiarranr,c3ofam fcminis i^fios naruractribucrc dccci. Et dc his 



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