fii^nicando HcceiTe fit lu fariaifii mngatur, Infuper, uti inferius dicenius, 

 iK)n omiies homifies venejium rabioiaai coiurahufit. Subjutixi, anguftiaiH 

 faucium mm contraftura recla iinea ex abdotnine prodeuirte , a yeneoo rabio* 

 foprpvenire- , quod Spiritusanimales offendendo fpasmos preducat. Circi 

 Mcrcati obiervadonem , k Riverio adda6lam,dixi , %d hydrophDbiam ingeni* 

 t«m referri polTe , duni Riverius certa maligrfiUik fpeck ldi)rQce(niit 

 rcripfu^uti& Galenushsbet, abfnrdum nonejje » mtaUsincorpQrepaulatim 

 ftgenltm humori qualis eftrMdorum, Idqueeo magis com, uti iotra di- 

 ctmus ; Zacutos abhofrefcentiam aqw^e ad foIu;is fympcoma veneni hydroph© - 

 bici , tantum accidens referat. Ec tandem dum horror aqusB a curbata 

 phantafiaorituf hanc variandoideas, deliriumetiam variare, coitfeq-ueiKec 

 variataanimsernodificatione , adunamforrrialitaiem ab aatecedentc differen^. 

 rem decerminarepoffe. Infuper dantur antores clariiBmi , qui hydrophofeos 

 bibere poffeadferunt, ceu tef!:im©aia infra adducemus, In noilro Cafu a4 

 tnaium uterinum recurtendi caufam nullam habemus. Unde morbum offe 

 iiydrophobiam m demonftrem , circumiiaaEias examinare ascef- 

 Xeeft, 



Ridicula effef quseftio , an homo hydrophobus ficri queat , cum contH 

 miasexperientiasdefuperhabeamus, Etquamvis Ariftotelis textus proftet^ 

 qui inhiftoria animalium dicit '.fadtrablesfuroremy Wqu£m9inordermt om^ 

 ^ ma rabiunt excepto homine ; intmunt canes becmorbo, ^qu^morfafuHt^ 

 €Xcevto homine ; nihilominus inter muitos qui textum hunc interpretantur, 

 Fracaftorius verum fenfum exponit diceas : animalium verb, qu£ momorderint 

 ^"iarabiunt,^ moriuntur pr£ter bommem ^ quodidclrco fit^ quia anima- 

 H-^ipr&pterferitatemin qua cum caneconvmunt concepta cmtage necejfartQ' 

 ^cibimtpropter nnalogiam, Homink autemnatura longe aliena eft ah ea f€* 

 ritate , convenientia , propter quod nec anitJogiampromptam habetai 

 f^fcipiendum, Undefit, ut non omnes qui demorji fintrahiaKt ,fedmulti bi* 

 n^efido tempiratur£ ex fe aut non contramnt contagium autfuperant» 



Ncque difquiram , ai? alia animalia praetercaaem cx feipfis rabiofa lieM 

 q^ieant, absqueeo utcontagium a car*ibus tcceperint; cum ft Galenus , cui 

 Fracaftoriusconfehtic, foli cani camnpetcre dicit , ut rabiem fine contagio con- 

 Jfahat, Ariftoteles contra, camelos rabiofos fieri poffe adferat. Avenzoar quem 

 Zacutusallegat, ieones, canes,equos, malos, aftnos rabiem pati poffe adSr- 

 ^^at ; & Avicenna vulpem , muftelam , mulos In rabiem agi monet ; quibus V^* 

 lafcusde Tarantalupumadjungir. Dn.D.Nicolini» vir de medica bene me-^ 

 fitu§, dumin viciaia Viterbi degebat, cafum inloco non loege abhinc di^Std 

 '^flciiiremihifcripfit, ^uodcumdwogaliiinvicem ad criftaru^n uf<juc cruea*^ 



