T>e mofchi capreob. f /1 Lik /. 70/ 



%£l \ verl>o/<c^, quod eft quairo, qued ab omnibus requiratur : Vel hoc , oleo,fit ofchbs, & Hr era abun- 

 <lanccmprchos : vei^priuationcicetoriSjjtK^^^W^yycnv t^^^^o-w^^^^ o'i^e<i' enim & &ene&:maleolcre(jgni(icar, (vt^.ifc 

 teirs|)Huadon{siocofbrtepra:fixaiit) Etyrooiog. Mofchim£noin;'t& Phocion grammsjtkusrecentiors 

 EgoiaioloEryniclogteof cuitfsauthocem non Phocionem fed Micholum qiiendanjefTe aHciibi Irgi) morchi 

 odoramenti m"endonem rcperiOjrH?capud aliam qaenquam gfamraatkoruro, Mofchura ahqui didani putants 

 '^oiaGr^ci aniaialhoccxqjio mofchuscolligitur, viculotum colorem habereiudicarunfj quos ^uc^iif appellant. 

 Abj snquiunticaappellariquia GrsEcipcimos ftolones rnorchos vocant-s mqrchus aucem odoratus,cll; tanquani 

 ineoanimd/iteftolo : fed veritimiiiuseft ab ArabicaVocemfrch 'Gi'«cosdefexifr«,Braf^^^^^ cai & ipfe ficile 

 accedo. / . . ■ ,., , - ' ' • 



I £r cekbtisfaauUftvnguifie raufcas Atabs, Alciar.Suntcxplantts qua: mofchum ojcnt. Deangclica noftra 



in E. fapecius dixi : de dorcadi ide vero vei mufcio, item mufcilio Vel dorcido herbis, & vnz molcharajlnl^ jftoda 

 Capreit. AlfeogeliiiAih.ertocymum caryophyllatumjvelnjufcatum, vta1:qu! putaot/ nam mifch i^.rabic^ mo- 

 fchtjs cft, Monachl ia Mefucno Solanum, tura comraune^tum veGcarium quoqj , rii fdljoc, iapemlhi folijsfuis 

 'rnofchum prorfns ledolcte vifafunt. £ft &"herbu!a qu^dam rara» hcc vlh adhucdefcripta , quam circa Bafileam 

 v&Laufanna.T* rcpers,locis opaeis& pmguibus. Vix vkra fei"qu!paimum afTargitjapij fcreful;|s, tenera,florcufi 

 parui.&prtllidsquaternisiingulifolialis.firedi memini',f«mrnos colicolas coronanrj mira proeius& peculian 

 ■racibne.-fanrenimquaterntin ciccuitularerumjn verticcvnus,omncsconriguis radfx flibeft,pacua,albaj denti- 

 CuUia, ^imilis ilH quam 'f^ Heffia faaicukra albam Vocant : fed hanc quoq; a nonnuiHs l^c appeilari audlo. Saper- 

 ficies ejus ipfiiBmum mofchutii'6icf,b.rcui quidcm & fug^jciuo fed fuaoiffimo odore.lii ruirimis etiam circa Sedu- 

 ! hu& Heloeticis alnibusjhfirburani quandam breuiffimam cofeis vel purpureis ftoribas inueni, mof^hi vcl ftadci 

 potiusaai%rac.;sc.al*mitjeodore;vt6cfatyr(jgcnusdigkatuni,ftoturiTca-pituioc^^^ 

 tis(quaiT)obremincolac^rmd%vocr?ant,iioce{Udufi;am)quonihiIvnq^ 



qiddemgratJiq iffieaputminimere^lerer, RofaDamafccnafeu murcatella vulgcl) didainietfyluefti-esannumc- 

 ;taripoteft:qnam AuKennaCanonei.ca.«ci4. Nefriti vel nefrln, vel nefedn nomfn it , vt Bsiiimcniis interpre- 

 tatur, cuiusli^c lant ve^ba : Nerrin eft rofa odorts acuti , qu^e vuig^ in Hifpania & Batbariarola mufcata dicituf. 

 D jmafci roli neicsn vci ncJetin, & eft Ipecics rofa; fyiucftris. Siriion .lanueulis ctiam, & Piindedariusjneferin vel 

 ^efrlm.^utoritate AlhauJ dicunt elTe tofam fyjueftrem & slbara, qas; m frutice fpinofo vt fatiua nafcarur. Sera- 

 pioasriin vocar,&abaliquibusfofam fyTaeiUem &rofam Seni ndminarifcdbit , Monachi in Mef. Alibietiata 

 ^nefria ccfam paruam, ^ylueftrem aibatn intecptetantur : cui Auicenna & SerapioeanJcm facultatem attr.ibuanE 

 tquapracditumeilzimbacum vtiielemtnum, (cd infirmiocera : vtin pej-iur/a olei zjmbacini,oIcod^nefrin,id eft 

 tolisDaraafccaisvtilicear, Nerfin.inqnit Auiceri.calidas &iiccnseftdrdinetsrtio. Omnis/pecies fpars) eius 

 vini habetabitLn-gendi iJkattenuaadi,lcdilo^pri£cipue. Neruisfr!g!di§pr^ VcnBesautiutT) oecidit : &tin- 

 isitum earumtoilit. Dentiuttii doloiem ovufgsst. Syiueftris in hocgenercfronti ttii cspitis dolore iilmitur. Pro- 

 deftgottutis&toiifillarutiTabfceffibus.DrKchm^quataotindepoc^idefylueftriptxc voraitum &iingul- 

 lumfiftant.Hxc Auicen.de ntfiin. Sedcum plaiualirca!!da & iiccaintectio , &eafiemfecequaf'zambactira effi- 

 tiatjroftseamsdnumerarenon poflumus: neq; entm vila nubisroUrum fpeciesfiue latiuaiiudylucftciscognit» 

 eft,qu3etectiograduc£ifaC!ar,&iilapi-^ftet,quarplanrgmncr(jn prseftareex Auicennanuncrecicaui. Quamobre 

 aliam ciie opoctet tofam Daraafccnam iiue mufcatara vulgo !n i^alia dii5cam cuius Matth^oloa etiara metirjinitj, 

 pecquam odoriferam eife ictibens, colore albo,, & vemri mouendo ca:teris efticacidrcm. Ego loco nerfin iefe- 

 (minumTuigodi(5tumj,autleucoiapot«usquaa.i viiam rofarutii genus vfurpafe raalim. Nefrira.ideftiambicuta 

 iyIutftre,C3lidum eft& iiccum :& calidi rem p- ramcn-ti,cgpat l«:dit-(& velfanguinem c riaribusa 

 fuoelicit)Rafis.IderaapudS€rapi<)ncro,Vid!,inquitjnCorafceniquidab?mtfoiiorueitisdua adfummii 

 ^ra.hmas, vndeventetadmodum moaeb3turi,Ner(in eftiicutnarcjftiis, Auicenna& AbenMefuais ego narctf- 

 ium hicfaiso kgi video. iiuie suthoruin, iiue intcrpceturn aut iibrariorum hgc cu"'pa fit : nani neqi focma, c.im fie 

 ■•ifrutex rofa fimilis, iur faltem raaguirudinc par : neq; vlres cum Darciflo contaeniuric. Ficri quidem poteft vtejL 

 voxcotifuptafit proiefeminc» Qusnquam rurfu^in NsrcUloetiam apud Serapionemfcribitur, Darciflum ea ef- 

 :^ficcre qta^icfeminura.Sedlegendufa eft neiftsVn^^h natces (iid enim nltciflijra vocaotjea prffftarcqu® ief^ 

 'Vt Auicenni^&Melarugiedocent. S^tapio q'j.jidem vel cttacusab eoauthor, voCum aftinitatefacjle fails pqtuit 

 Eftfeucera aambacum fiuciefeminam fcatexfioribosodoratii,quem Galii&Itali etiamnuro ieieminum appel- 

 ► lant, dodfci quidam iafmrnum, & vngentufn eiu^dem nomiais Diofcdfldi deferiptuin ex floribus cius confici ar- 

 bitrantur.Egoeandero fruticem Vergilij caOam e(Ieptiro,apibusgr3cam,vt piuribusin Apumhiftx>cia docebo» 

 -Quod fi nefirim ici^eminufyiueftre eft, vi Raiis fcnbit ,^00 rede Auicenna huius plant^genus fyloeftre priuatini 

 «oaiinaretjfatiuum eciam genus eius alrerum efteinteliigenduni! relin<^uens ,cum de lambacojideftiafmin f fi@ 

 cmlnBellunenftshaECvocabuiafciibicjfeotfimftgat.ScrtbitautesTi fambacumcaiidura & riccumcireordineter- 

 ..l^ioj&Qleum eius prodeffe. netais f igid^s, iii feoibtjs pra5iercim,!edodoreftio capat l«der^4 qaod Diofcotf d.e< 

 eiiam de Mmino tradidic vnguento.Sed fjue (ambatum fylueflre hibc planta eft, liue fimilis ei ^ hi fuetit tnteiil- 

 geteefndfcnivcciufqvfacuitatem eflejfatribi^citamed cfiTcaei'.>tem pjauio ; & nuilum proeo fofarum genus fub- 

 flitueadum.Rofsequidem nomen ('Vocaut etjim nf rfm siiqui roOtmagreilera , &rofsmS€ni, vtapud Ssrapio- 

 ,3iera iegitt3U5)non (atis cft ad pr obandum proprie didlir m^x n%nc fpfcieni eftt- : vc neq; viol.^ proprie did-sc ge» 

 >ncrafunc,qu« vocantarleuci>itpiofcoridis,&lefrcoionTlieophraft{. 0!eutn de nerh.Tvti!eeft adaerfus plea*» 

 ' icfin cxatrabiie, & vteci dolores, Aben Mefuai. Vinum quod vtiigo mufcavum voc-iot (noftti mufcatelia,) pra:» 

 , tipaiddocis fa-candifficniq;fapotis eft : mirumq; quomodo mpfcusetiamna inpyra qtf^dam miiiimatranfientj 

 fupcrba (vtdicunr jcognominata : paras hzc & ocyflim.»i,fed ^t<ite noftra & in malora €?i.-iiTi 1'ecorihs iddm odor _ 

 ■ttanfiuiriVaatn a,lbarn-sc nigtam quoq j iam;'occnp1:uit : ingllD.s frudiisBontraniiuic is cdofs in pruna ac ficu&^ 

 ftobi&fruftjatentatumeft, AiexatiderBer)edi<5fcuslib.i6.cap. ^ 



Redduncinterduro & £elesfylueftrefr(mat^espo£ius,j& KiUfe$,nit)fchi odote.recwjmentnm , vt fape"Jn dl. 

 rutis agrorum sdificijs viditrms : fed id acceptum ftrendynieft odoiacis fraticutn titeqaibasaluntar,Ruel. ego 

 hffc aoimalis fracices minimc dcpafei puto. Sed de mj,hc, & rnute itiofcbardifib , vc qtddatw appclianr, fuo iocd 

 rficctut. Mofchi® di6ti ieporesquidam runt^quotum in vcftigijs fpitiium taiita: vi iesni^ecanes memoranr j vt fit- 

 . plane credahr.wtjVcdi.xii.n Lepoje b. Moiehasin eoleeiiut&fte-tEUresregionc P.ego d-ida, aqusdifta,t qinri" 

 ■ jsraillibaspaftuurojLiidouicuiRoffianus^ . Nrso 5 DE M^- 



