LATORVM LVMBRICORVM. Cap.xllL 257 

 dicat, Alziiraviiis vcro Vcnam fuam alham cfTc norec , qui color 

 ab (4) aliis ctiam auctoiibus hujufcc vcnnis propiius cflc dicitur. 

 Eos auccui cum Aviccnna conciliaturus VcHchius, aic vcrmcm 

 cundcm varios colorcs induerc polTc, pro luccorum cx quibus genc- 

 ratur, vcl, quibus alicur, variccatc, vclcumciiam piim6,&:dum 

 rcGcns eft, cxcrcma fuperfieic, rubro colorc lcviccr tinclum cflc; 

 ac, ubi cxaruic , codcm lcnlim evancfccncc , quafi dcalbari. Vc- 

 rum dc capicc cancum lumbrici, lcu ea cjus parte qua: in pufl:ula 

 apcrta cxrcricur, &: qux languine forfan infcdla rubra cunc appa- 

 rcrc potcll: , vcrba ficlcns Aviccnna , dc reliqui corporis, incus 

 laccniis , colorc filcti itauccxhoc loco [b) quifnam verus fuciic 

 Venx Mcdincnfis color difccre non poflimus. Quicquid fucric/^^- 

 nA ha:c ab Arabibus vocata cfl:, a quacunquc Vcnac fimilitudine, 

 liccc vcrmls revera flc, qul opcime a Grxcis Dracmicult nomine do- 

 nacuscft, quia nimirum dc longitudinc cum Draconibus quadan- 

 tcnus ccrcans , cercfquc itidcm, ipfls , quancum ad corporis mo- 

 lcm , fcu magnicudinem, duncaxac cedic. Amatus Lufltanus Vc- 

 nam Mcdincnfcm , crium cubicorum longicudinc , cx yEchiopis 

 crure cxcraclam vidic. Abulcaflmus, qucm Alhiicnfim male vo- 

 canc Incerpreces, Capicc 5)3, qninque^ deccm ^ ^ imerdnmvigintiy 

 f.tlmos exccdere expertus eji , u/tde Aeiim explicari dehet , qtti ex Leoni- 

 de Dr.i:uijculos ( c ) mag^os ^ parvos commernor.xt. Vcrba func Vel- 

 fchli ( DeVena Medin. Cap. ^.pag. 79. ) cx cujus Opcre , quo vermis 

 iftic mclius innorcfcac , crcs , Europxorum , fxculi proxime elapli, 

 Viacorum dc ipfo Obfcrvaciones hic detribL-rc non pigcbic. [P^id, 



„ Ad litcus cui noraen Capocors , fivc promoncorium Corfi- 

 „cumi Joh. Abrahamus Hcinfclius, qui ulcra dccennium inGui- 

 „nea vicam duxic, corrcptus aliquando tanquam fcbri, prim6, 

 „ horrorc concuflus cll:, calorc fucccdcncc, cocoquc corporc pu- 

 j, fl:ulis erumpcntibus , valdc cxiguis , qux camcn omncs probc 

 I Kk „opcrto 



[ 4 1 Inter recenttores Amitus L-tJitAnus [ Gcntur. 7. Carat. 64. ] pofl Obfervdtloncm de 

 inftcio hoc kfe Infpccio, tn SchoUo hi.c addit; Ego, oculatus tcnis , miiltis auritis vcrior, tc- 

 llor moib-im hunc tanquamlumbricum confiMci album. Thomas vero a Vega, [ Commcnt, 

 inLib. 6. Galctii dcLocij aftoifJis, Cap. 3.] Vermem fAfii lon^tim c fubiubium ^f'/f^'»f» 

 fti Je hoc eolore plura hiferius. 



[^j Vid, pMHlo inferiui, [_f] Vidt inferitfs» 



