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£la tcgantar,fimolqj terr^ calorc confcraantor . ContrS^fi cxal 

 tenrar,faWimesq;capfanlDr,flatusanipliasv3lef,nDneq} teg- 



minedcfeodentcfacile fubit,atq; coagtt:tam ctiam difpohat^, 

 tunc primumfois palds,& calorccircampleacntc dcftUut«,m 

 'firmlfstmafiant.MagnaaatcmcommotatiomoaercplDrimam 



potcft:fed fi poft qu5m tf pas pra:tcri jt,* qaafi firmins fibi iam 

 conftitere,diocntilentar,nollam ofFcnram exflata capiant.Tam 

 enim,& patamcn ambiens id robuftios faaum eft . Incoftilcs 

 antcm cfFjci.fi diotias relinqaantur fob diao,vt qaidam aiunf, 

 ratio cft. Plas cnim quam modicu fit rcfrigefcuf,fimalq; indora« 

 tar.Haicproximam qoodammodo eft,vt plaaia,qaar protJnos 

 ^ fatione fccata cft,iocoaikm rcddatrqaod enim in pallolando 

 infirmam inacnir,rigerc vebcmcntirsimi^facit:qaod qoidem ad 



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cottar^m non ad cxortamcnoxataNcciemcrc u.av...x.,^>— -- 

 altcrom cfrcaltcrom abefTccam vis illa in alijs,proptcrq; alta 

 fit. Tum cnim infcscondum,* germinis fterile,vel difficultcr » 

 aaailc qaicqoam rcdditor,cam initia gcnerationis vrantor.tx 



coailibns qooq; fatis.irerum incoailia ficri , raiio cft , nam at> 

 eifderaadaerfomododifpofiti,nontemcrcfacilifaspcrcoquen.^^ 



di proocnicr.Itaq; fi 3cr,aqaa,<S: folum ita fc habcat,quidnam 

 caufa: fir,car non fcmtna qooq; mutcntor. Sinautcm eurnit,vc 

 putamcncoailiamremittatar,lncoailiam obtondatar,vt qaj 



dam aionf :& .iltcra ofcitatc colorcm fuum iminutcnt,altcra m| 

 nos,& folutiora cum dcmctontor,coailiora reddantarCeteniin 

 id qaoq; narrator)niIiil abAirdam:qaippc obtentio illa duritic 

 concrctionis,crafrationisq; efttquorum nihil alienom ^J.' J* *;"' 

 qasefont incoaiHa. Etnihilo immotariorishalitaponcilljas 

 fane cft,qaod prxdorom,indomitamq; pofsit pcrfifterc:adcer- 

 fo aatcin rcddi aducrfom dcbct . Minas quoq; in ^f"""'* p^ 

 daritici,concrctioniq;datar.Qaod cnimduram admodora cir. 

 refoloi haud facik- poteft:qoodctiam in arca fi caencrif,incocti 

 lia fitffi qoidam dixcrDnt:fcd hocminus vcrifimi1ceft:Soliscrc 

 ntm ficcitas,ctfi Infipidiora minos fuaaia reddif ^coaijta tamen 



nihilominus.fednu^Upotcft cfFiccccCajtcrfi fi ve'.«.%"''^ 

 cft,pr{orlbDS rationibas nihilrcpagnat:r.ccquicqaadillonaf,ii 



mm vctaftcfcant.incoailiora rcddatar. S icc-ora cnim hc qao- 

 ^ac cfRciuntar.f a cx acVc cirainfafo,qaa cxhalationc liainorif 

 intcrnf- Celcrias qDoq;,magisqoccorrupi>qaac cottiliatonr, 

 ratioexigitrdorioracnirahxcrunt, &proindc magis poimnc 

 animalia gignercCocoaa qooque cad^ plcnias funy ood 

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