LATORUM LUMBRICORUM C.ip. yi. ^x 

 j, cxducii, autrc fccorticc cxpcdirc , pofle, Chyli,a vorace pa- 

 „ rcnre abrumti, dcfcctu. Singula fanc omnium animantium ova 

 ,, alimcncum, vcrmiculo fuo futiicicns , intra fe condunti ncquc 

 „ hoc dclicere unquam potclt, doncc ifte ad juftam magnitudincm, 

 ^, in dics fc fe cxph'cans , pcrvcneric ; vel ii quifpiam humor cxtrin- 

 „fccusintra ova fcratur, &: per corum corticcm filtretur , paucus 

 „ admodum hic cll. Qiiin fi intra Solii ova tantum Chyli affluxeric 

 „ut ova iita, primum fcrc invifibilia , atomifquc iimilia, tradu 

 „ tcmporis , in tantam c^crcfcant molcm ut femina cucumcris rc- 

 t^l-ranr, qiiidni vcrmis intraipfi hofpitatus , cam adeptus magni- 

 .,cudincm validusquc facl:us , corcicem frangere &: foras prorum- 

 ,, perc pocucrlc ^ Si vero cortcx ab co non frangatur , qui fic ut ovi 

 „ prodigium idud , mnrata piiftina fua forma, ^ua: rotundacrac, 

 „ cucumcris fcminis oblongi ipccicm induat. &:c. 



„ Ex alimcnrorum mafni parce Chykim ch'ci ait Andry, eum- 

 „quc a Soh'o abforbcri. Qui igifur vivere po/Iic, aut quo vcfcatur, 

 „ vir, vel muh*cr , cujus iti vilccribus infatiabih's \'ik.Q: ChyH iiclluo in- 

 „nafcicur? Hcbrxanoftra paliiduia-quidcm, &: gracilis , non ira 

 j, tamcn CTnaciataerat; quo indicio, Chyh', quai-tum ipfi alcnda: 

 ,, fitis cner , in cjus vifccnbus rdiquum fuiflc ikitclligi potcrat. !m6 

 ^pra-gnans ipfi crat , foctufquc ad rcrtium quartumque menfcm 

 5, incolumis in utcro mancbat , unde &: iplum ibidem nurriri &: au- 

 „ gciccrc oportuit ; ncc abortus , quem mulier ha:c farpius pafla cH:, 

 ,,Chyli pcnurix, fcd vcllicaiionibus ac doloribus, quibus conti- 

 „ nub male habebatur, acccptus rcfcrcndusfTjic. Quin ipfa quoci- 

 „ dic alvum cxoncrabat, vigcnrc , ut plurimum appctltu , cc^me- 

 „dcbat; vircfquc flabant; ira ut ea Chyli quanticas rcfidua elTc 

 „dcbucritqua:SoIii ovorum minutx tuiba: aiendar fatis fuciit, cu- 

 „}ufve opc unus fikcm , aur alccrvcrmis, fi non plurcs, cx tot 

 „ ovisnaiccrctur i patriquc fimilis cvadcrct. Peculiaris quidcm ma- 

 „ ximi iflius vcrmis infclicicas fucrit; toc ovorum iryriadas , in na- 

 „tah' commodoque loco ponerc, nec prole unquam opcata donari; 

 „ &:c. Scd cnim , refpondct Andry , Soiium , quafi folui , dicitur, 

 5, qu'ppc qui fcmper folus (v.t:: fpeciei , in hominum inicflinis inve^ 

 ., nicur. Erit crgo iumbiicus iltc mas, &: fa^mina ; princcps , &: pri- 



M i „vatusi 



