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mc acciogo, & tumukuarias hasce cogitaciones , quas de GeHe- 

 f^thmConchitdrum animb concepi , k^i(r<H mx fblidisfimag , VlR 

 Claf isfime j Praceptdf aetaecm honor^nde $ ea qua par eft obfer- 

 vanria, fubjicio, emendatidrtem eifroifurri , qui in re tam difficili 

 capttim idgenioli mei nimiuni quantum transcendenti facile 

 committi poffuiit, hilari ahimo expedans^ eoque quDdifcipii- 

 lum decet, refpedu, acceptans^ 



Nonequidem animo pf opofui j integram texere doncfiita' 

 tum Hiftof iam, ne iiijurius fiam inTuam , VlRCIarisfime, pati- 

 etitiam, quin potius ftatim me accirigo ad cogitatiuriculas meas 

 de Conchitaruni genefi ^ poftquani pr^tia qu^darii de Norriiriei 

 Divifione &:c. pf^Iibavero. 



Corichicem (tinm yKiifclelflem) a Cdriclia (eitter SOJufc|el) iio- 

 mmis originem trafief e rieminem Iatet>qui ad mddiim defirandi 

 GfaBcorum eaturii ferum riomin^ f qux aHarum fimiiitudinera 

 obtinerit, paulum attcnderit ; (exccnta occurunt in Li thdgf aphia 

 nominai ^ ejusdem tel fimilis origiriis participia ^ Cochrites ^ a 

 Cochle^Aftfdcites aftella,BeIemriites afagitta^EchinitesabEchi-» 

 ^o > fic etiam Cdnchitafum gerief a , quse cef tarum coricharum 

 liguram referurit , ab his denomiriacidnem accepifle riomina 

 Oftreitafum^Pediriitafum, TeIlinitarum &c* fatis fuperque do- 



tas fuos bhMliJ& i qui Conchitae nobis audiunt ^ in L^ijts ^ 

 firiatos^ L^^e/ fubditJidit in eos f qui Utraque tefld fmt ^qUdli^ 

 ter conca^Vd^ 0 eoSs qUi Tefttsconftantin^qudlibm ^ disfimiti- 

 im'.j iUorum alH njel figurd funt ex dltera cdrdimparte diffufiore 

 njel ex ntraqUe cardinis fdrte ^qualiter funt diffufi ^ minm^pro^ 

 funde a cardine ad Ofdm demiffi ^ n)el a Cdrdine dd unum mdr^ 

 nem produQioref, wel ^entricofi^ quibmdam Bucdrdita Mi^ hi^ 

 quiTeftisfum in<^qUatibmy funt n)el qflractt^y^el Conchit£ roftra- 

 tiy Conchit£bwalnues ftrtatifmt njel Auriti^ Pe&nit£ y "velfine 

 mribmi PeSunculit^. Qua equidem di vifidne cufiofisfima fa- 

 ■$ki ^ AnglicQ Ingcaio digna, ipf^ ifl diftfi^u^ndia mis Conchi- 



