De Lacer.vir.D.E.F.G. Lib.II. 



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Italilmagnashabetlacmas& viridcs.hocammalnamra&hominiamiw SympA- 

 wimicum.Namvbicunq}prorpicithomo,ibicongrcganturlaccnx,obiiquatocapitcdiuc^^ 

 plantcshominisfacicm.iicxpuas,eIambuntfaliuamorcredditam: vidi&puerorummiaumexor- ti huim 

 bentcs. Quin&puerorummanibustraaamurimpunc,atq; ctiam 



faliuam lamberc. C^terum fi comprehcnfe intcr fc committantur , didu mirum quam in rcfe f^ui- mwe & 

 ant,nccappemmcommittentcm. Siquisinagrisambuletperviamcauam,nunchinc,nuncillinc4»//W- 

 Itrepitu dimoti rubi admoncnthomincm,infiietuscredcrctferpcntcmcflc, vbi difpcxeris laccrtx thiacum 

 (unt,obhquatocapitecontcmplantesdonccconfiftas:fipergas,fequenfcs. Rurfusaliudagentem/?/-/.f;./^. 



ioadmoncnt.picereseasluderevehementer4idelcaarihominisafpeclu.Quodamdievi^ 



dem & mire vindem in oftio cauidecertantcmcumfcrpente. Priraummirabamurquid eflttrei cmicum 

 nam fcrpensnobis non erat confpicuus. Italus admonebat in antro efTc hoftcm. pauI6 poft venit ad Qrpente 

 nos lacerta,vclut oftcndens fua vulncra acrcmediumflagitans: fc^tantumnonrangipatiebatur • 

 Quoties autcm rcftabamus, rcftabat &illanos contemplans. Scrpensalccrum latus pena totum ero- 

 lerat,&cxviridi rubrum fecerat,acrurfus inantrumfeabdidcrat. Poftaliquotdiescum fortain- 

 ambularcmuspcrcundcmlocum,ferpenscfontcvicinobiberat: eratenim^ftusprodigiofus adeo 

 vtnosquoqucaquxinopiapcriclitarcmur. Commodumoccurritexagrispucrnamsannostrcdc- 

 cim,gcftans raftrum quo fi|num demcfrum conucrrunt agricolx : liic limul vt ferpentem vidit prs 

 gaudio exclamat, velut infffltans dcprehcnfo hofti. Fcrit raftro, fcrpens fe contrahit. ille non facit fc- 



*o ncndi finem , donec contrito capite fcrpcns in longum porrigitur , quod non facit nifi moriens Ad 



h2c,ciusrurisagricola:proGompcrtonobisaliudquiddammirabilercferebant.Agricol«nonnun^ 

 quam fcffi obdormiunt in agro : mm fcrpentcs interdum clanculum adrepcntcs in os patcns dor- 



mientiSGonijciuntfefc,&inftomachwiifcfcconuoluunt.Vcruminhocdifcrimincnonrar61aGcr- 

 taquamuis pufilla feruat homincm. nam vbifcnfitfcrpcntem infidiari, circuncurfat per collum &: 



faci€mhominis,necfincmfacitdonccpruritufcalptu^vnguiumexcitetur.Porr6quiexperdfcitur 

 confpeaainpropinquoIaccrta,moximclligithoftcmalicubi efl^c in infidijs,accircumfpidensde. 

 prchcndit,H2comniaEphorinusquidaapudErafmuminColloquiodeamicitia. AtquiMacthic- 

 olusScnenfis dc lacertis minoribus fcribit^cftbcas hominibeneuolas. Pliniuslacertasfimpliciter 

 cumfcrpcntibuspugnarcprodidit. OphionicumSyluaticus(offionicum ipfcYcribit) lacertam in- 



J« terprctatur: alij ophiomachum, quod ferpcntesimpugnctac vincat : nifi ophionicus pro ophioma- 

 «hocortuptcfcribatur. ^ r r •* 



Multicontracrucas,&ma ancputrcfcant,laccrta: viridis pclle tangicacuminaarborumiu- BevfnU^ 



nonputrcfcit,Palladius. Vtfrudusmalunarborenoncomputrcfcat,neq5ipfumerucacontingat, w/^^^ 

 JaccrtiviridisfcllctruncuaiillincAnatoIiusinGeoponicis. ^ 



Laccriis virentibus vcfci in morc Afriscft , Ca^lius (ex D. Hieronymo.) Dc his qui lacertos Be lacer^ 

 4ofimplicitcrcdum,vidcfuprainlaccrtoF. irchiadicisprodefl-edicunclacertamviridcmincibo^ab- /..f^.;;- 

 ianspedibus,intcrancis,capitc,Plinius. ' ^.^^ 



ncta?adiun6hs. Solaris laccrta eadcm poteft qua: &: viridis, Kiranides. Lacerca M crema!a, ex Uccm 

 «rmalicuiafpcrfa,mutationcmpcnnaruminaccipitre,quiederit,accelew Demctriusw/^- 

 Conltantinop.mlibrodccuraa6cipitrum,accipitri ad cibum obijcidaccrtam viridem minutatim 

 concilam.ncvnguibusretinercpoflit.nampesfaniclacerc^tefuscontraheretur. Etadeundemef- 

 fc6tum vt pcnn^ cito abijcianmr,laccrtam viridem inaquadecoquiiubet:mminmortariocon. 

 tundi,aftufaq}aquatepidaaccipitrcminealauari. AdidemaliusGr^cus fcriptor innominatus tri- 

 jo duoaccipitrimcibodariprarcipitlacertosviridcsviuos,aut ficcacosin Sole &:fuill^afperfoscarni 

 Ad comiciales prodeftlaccrta viridiscumc^^^^^ 



&capitc,Phnius. Phthifinfemienribusvtiliflimamefl-e traduntlacertamviridemdecoaamin vi i^- > ; 

 mfcxtarijstribusadcyathumvnum,finguliscochlearibusfumptisperdies(con^^^^^^ 

 uaIefcant,Plinius. Lacertaviridis viuaimmiirainvasfiailenouum,&cumX^ 

 coaaadcyathumvnum,incrcdibiliterplKhificoprodeft,ficxvino;omaner^^^^^^^^^ 

 rcvnum,Marcellus. irchiadicis prodefibdicuntLertamviridemincibo,ablatS^ 

 neis,capitc,Plinius. Etrurfus,inlumborumdolorelacertarviridesdecifispedibusK^^^^ 



fumunmrIdemhocremediumfcincoetiamfiuecrocodilocerreftri,&fteLnifi5^^ 

 lionitran(marinofimili^^^ f LacenaspUmbusmodisTXumre^^^ 



mcdiaafrumum.Alijemmviridcmincluduntnouofiaili,aclapmLquivocanturcina.dia 



