404 'Obferya tio CCXX . Ambr& gryfejifruflum infoliU&c. 



OBSERVATIO CCXX/ 

 D. MICHAEL. FRIDERICI LOCHNERI. 



Ambra gtyfex Fruftum infoiitx magnitu- 

 dinis, & ponderis. 



AMbram gryfeam fubftanciam illam (ebaceam , pin- 

 guem, folidam, levem, coloris cinerei, inflammabi- 

 lem, odoracam ,faporis o!eofi,pinguis &aromadci, 

 inftar Bitumitiis, ex fcopulis & Ca.xisin imo maris efflu- 

 encem, condeufacam & in ljcus eje&am, ( fic illam more folko 

 accurati/fime definic Excell.Hermannus Leydenfium Prof.qui 

 nobis in calibus exoticis oraculi Joco in MSc de mar. med.) 

 quisque fere novic, orcum camen & generacionem ignorar. 

 Nonequidem hic in ejus inquiramus nacales, quippeakioris 

 res illa indaginis, hisque cancum, quibus adire Corinchum fv. 

 regiones illaslndicas libec, Iicec; producam folumodo ftupen- 

 di ponderis 3 probae hujus in abftrufisSali (copulis ficae mercis, 

 fruftum. Garzias ab Horco quindecim librarum frufto majus 

 mon vidic. Icineraria fepe fepius majorum fruftorum men- 

 cioneminjiciunc, fed nullus ferme icinerancium aurojrm h^c 

 referc; claudunc quippc relaciones dubia? vocute; ajuncdi- 

 cunc, ferunc, perhibenc, praedicanc &c. &c. in hoc vel illo re- 

 gno ,cale & cancum Ambraefruftum fuiflerepercum. AftTe- 

 rencianum illud femper icineraria perlegenci menci hoc in 

 eafu , fe repradencac : Pluris eft ceftis oculacus unus quam au- 

 rici decem> quiaudiuncaudicadicuncqui videnc plane (ciunr* 

 Silencii peplo involvo iftas ex pura Ambra confiacas Infulas 

 quarum Garzias ab Horco ex relacione nugivendulorum Nau- 

 tarum meminic * has ecenim fruftra quis noftro qucefieric in 

 orbe^ forcelnfulas illx Ambracae, concavumLunae incelligen- 

 ciarum Ariftocelicarum fedem, Democrici incermundium, 

 Mori Ucopiam , vel mundum Cartefianum (in quemnuper 



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