I 



iT^en«5ni5akm feorbls^rocMinit, rutlaaitm velintertrigJnera vcl tuberculum, in iff^ Mcnmmt vngufanafc: 



jcnb^ns.iNGjn sljenusrieftabhocloco quodCaiEdorus Varjaruralibro'quintorcribk, vbi diaerfasamphiihe- 

 * acraIespugng.shomin?.tmaduerfusbeIIu3sdefcribens, Alter(inquit)rfigcft^^^ caDnarotn^conrra r^uif- 



fimufuanfmal..eiktjexempbrecepcatu3,includit:quifubitointerg^^ 



<litur, &cura nufqijam direcflerit, eiuscorpurcuium non videiur. Nam ficutilk- venicfjre conirarioteuv-ilutusin 

 fph«rara.natura!ibusdefenfaturacukis,iiCifteconfutilicraEepra;cinaus, munitiorredditurfragiiitatecanna- 



'^^'^' Echinus Ariftotelieftparsventtistuminantium (vt&Herycli. rcribit) Gaza oraafum transrert. -^^x^v^^kA 



^fich^i^cc^-i^y^co^Tyi^c^vr^^^^ Suidas & Varin. Meminit etiarri Etyraobgus cScanshuncCalli- 



machiverfiim,Oi'''r5,W'«A<$w/3oJv7reS-g^cnt'£A;rv Euftathio, fiueventriculus.-&' vt 



vultNicandrifchoiiaftesventrlculusproprieboois. Echinusventer eftin bobcs,& inccruis etiaro,Casl. izTv^^- 

 er>,ucolvei>^)^^(^ <>i?k(^,yAvmus:k^^ galliha peltica- 



k,qua: intta ventriculom ftercori deftinata elicchinus ab aiptitudine Grscis appellata.ceu correx quidam , Be- 

 fitius in Geopon. Gr^cis. Fztvssr Triluuolv^fonhyt.-Tr.v^^^vyk^si^i'^-'^^^''^^ 



{ychi Et alibi, A"x.fa'^®- ^wov, (pi/wV, yj^ vriJa/^i, idem & Vatinus: vt echinus & de m&dno dicatur,& de aui quadam, 

 4uanqustTiiov«&OTT«vovet!aiTiadinrea;avolucriaextendi poffunr.Ego Echinu aucm nufquamlegt, fpinutn 

 iatpe. Videri quidempoflet fpinus voxLatina.quam Grafce^WT^v inceipretetis. Scrsbiturautem OTrr^i^etiam a 

 Gt aecis non abacanthis fpinis, id eft fpiois hdco noraine, fed per onomatopaiam, vt vidctuu G z a acanthidena 

 auem ex,Ariftotele nunc fpinu ounc ligurinara verrit : vidat enim ex rpinis & carduis. Iroperitus aiiquis pro rpi- 

 noerhinumfacifefcrjpfent.&facilius Gra:cisliteris:necrari huiurmodi errores in Gracorum Lexicssfunt. In 

 his verbis aW^©- ^Jav, intetHgo echinum animai fiue tierreftre fiuc marinurn , natii &al';js nominibus ab acan- 

 thaderiuatisnominat>ir,vrfupraoftendi.Poft{woi/aliquid decft,;^f§cr^Tov,vel,5-«Aft^cxnov,verT^T?<547rav, velfimile 

 quid,vtreaefequ8iur;.^9y7ilWv.Quodrihancconieauramvtpro echino,fi suem inielligin^us.rplnus legatur, 

 quaemihiquidemprobabihoreft.ahquisnonreceperir: aliam liabeo,vtechini vel acanthi ipiniue nomine,in- 

 fe<Stum volucEcnempe roaximum fcarabeum cornuttim accipiamus,qoem aliqui vulgo ceruu volantcm vccicat: 

 jsenimcompreffiscornuumramistanqu.amfpiniscon%itquicquidinmediodeprehenderii:&AW'sVHefych. 

 fcarabeigenusfnterpreiacurvideturanteraacjnosidequodacanthos,vtacat^tonquoq; nonaiiud quamacan- 

 thioneft.Suntfaneetiaracrurib.rpincrifcarabeiquidam.vtinHiftcriainfeaoruvidebimus. Echinifeus Polluci 

 lib z pars auticula; eCui .7s%}rlu)^vliAlw K5'AcW,id cft proxima circa vel ante forsroen autis concauit8s,media fo- 

 ramen (quod>tt4k^->^voco,licetetiam fordeseocontentas hacvoce i:gni6cencj& aurlculam.HyPtiicesgenerat 5Q| 

 India&Afficaiptnacoteaa$,e:therinaceGru genere,redhyftricilongioresaculei,&cuintendu.catem, roiflj.les. 

 Piara mutiu generain Cyrenaic^ regione: alij l3tafronte,aiij acuta,aitj hetinaceoru gene 



InCyreneaiunt pluramuriu ell6genera,i;^/iif 7rA<»w^o<rwW? ucut^p au>Aa) yhSr^ : mccs^ t^^^vuleig, igxaMv<nv 

 kxlhlA flcgo Ix^vuA, a tedo lzlv,t% Herodoti Hb. 4.; Ariftot. inMirabihbiis. Gillius iroperitein Aeliano 8 . 9. ^;y;vJ- 

 S«fvertit.vipera: fpcciem fimilitudinem gerentes,quos indigcn« echinatos vpc?p.c. Aegypf.js muribus durus 

 pilus ficHt hcrinaceis,Piinius,& Aiiftoteles in fine libri 6. hsft. animal. 



Echinum MaffariusolesgenusinterpretatnrtanquaiB exPoiluce:Hefychius «^(^k pojwvjdeft raali Puni- 

 cae 2enus. Eft & herbs; gcnnsapud Gaienum,quam etiam crinon Diofcorides videtur appellaiTe ; quanquam in 

 vetuftiscod}clbusnonerinos,fedechino$ legitur , eft& apud Hippocratcm echini heibx roentio, Maffatius* 

 Apud PHnium lib. 23. cap. 7. eilneos legitur : vbi de ficis & capnficis agens Hetba quoque f inquit) quam Grxc! ' 

 crineoavocant.reddendainhocJocoproptergcntiHtatem. PaInoumaltacft>cauiiculisquinisfere, ocimihmi- 

 litudinc,floscandidus,femenDigcum,paruum: tritum cum t»cllc Attico, oculorum epiphorismedetur: vt- 

 cunque autemdecerptamanatbdcmulto&dtilcihecba,petqWm vtilis3uriumdolori,nitrteyjguoadd'.to/ 

 liarefiftuntvenenis. NicandereriaminTheriaciserinon V0cat,&coutravencnata coramendat, WKAft;^^©;; 

 b>iip7r??oo^<r^v Uvs , exponunt aurem d^Tri^cc^ <^ a^.^a^ru^ite-.S rW^.S ■ ol o^tW;^>), 'T^Mh^r. 0l '^^ ■'^Ai,w«T«^.j ^«p/«, quafi 

 ' apoJ^e^:&«Lrovmacetiam.Marcel.Verg.Nicandciverbaintcrpretacur,Etv!rentisadr 

 Traaidit Diocles (inquit idem) ^uo Pliiuus multa accepit,ocimo fimiie effe ; nala 



praiterid?ipcicislocis&adradicesraontiom,Hxciiic exfcholijs in Nicandrum,qn«c etiara admoncnt herbain 

 fpTvovvocepenanflexatriflyllaba,aDiocleee^vs=Vn©minarivoceoxyionaquatuGriyUabarum. Sed Diolcocidis 

 quoque vcrbaaudiamusex lib. 4. cap. 30. Erinos (inquit) funtqai ocimoides. qui hydreron, Komam ocymura J(* 

 aquaticum dicunt (vt Marcellus vertit ) nafcitur lecus fluuios& fontes : folia habet ocjmJ^mmora tamen, & m 

 fupcriore p^rce inciruris diuira.Ramuli exeunc dpdrantales [ymU cOT>^f«r«.projnde non placet qucd Plimus 

 fciipfit hetbam effe palmam aUam ; quinque aut iex : florcs candldi rant : nigrum veio femen. paruum,accrbum. 

 La'leo Hquore ahundant caulis & foHa. Eius femen jdrachmarum duarum pondere quatuor cyathls (drachmis, 

 Aeeinetajraemstemperatum.contraoculorumdeftiilationesinungirur.fiftitqjeas.Aurmm 

 to lulphare isnem non experto & nitro inftillatus fuccus.Hasc Diofcorides. Gatcnus Hb. 6. fimpHc. medic. echt-- 

 nonvocans eafdemeiusviresrefett. Aeglneta.perjgnorantiam forte.biscommcmorat, prirauminErinoex 

 ' Di6fcoridc,deindeinEchmoexGaleno.Ha:cherbaqu6drciaramcdicorurahodiemilhcogn^ 



fcriptainiucemeditaviderim:egononhancipfam,fedcong€neremaHamderot5nftrabo,quara PHnius mllita- 

 remappcliaflevidetur24-iS. I-a6fcoris,inquit,notavulg6eft,plenabais,quoddeguftatum vomitionesconcu 

 m. Eaiidem hanc allqui effe dicant,aHj fimflem illi, qium miH-tarera vocant , quonia^ 



luranonintradiesqirinqoefanat,exoleoirapofita;NecalibiplnraapudvlIura8ttthoremdeduobu^ nomi- 



nihm fiue vniusfi ue du.atum ftirpium reperio. Ego diu.rfas efte puto vel hoc arguraento,quid quaf vulnera tam 

 dto glatinant, infignera aftringeHdi vim poffidere probabile eft.qua: qmdem contrarla 

 Habet autem erinus rme echinus vhTullam reprimendi. ficcandiq; & conftrtnpndt , vel 



ftibusinccnrufimplicium. Quanqu.medaraHb.5?.cap.7-decompofirlone Iccundum iocos G.lenus. Suc.us 

 ,echint,inquir,facitadinflammationes&prolapfamredem.EafdepUrKvireshab^ 



