
©Iriniru^ ore approbant. Hinc&FRiEDERicusHoFFMAN- 
Niis in Clavi Vharmamit: Schrcederian: Lib. IIL Cap, F^IIL 
§. 124. refote .inquit : Fabula communis eft , Arniantum ex Sala- 
mandrse pilis oriri, quia non confumitur igne ut Salamandra, 
led lapis potius eft , natus in Cypro &c. quamvis hanc ipfam de. 
nominationem quodammodo reftringat Benedictus Ceru- 
TUSj in Dejcript: Mufki Calceolariani Sebi: IIL p.m,2go. his 
verbis : Non immerito Marcus Patus Venetus in fuo Itinerario 
Arniantum Saliimandram vocavi tjficuti namq; frigidiffimum hoc 
Animal ex Ari ftotele, Plinio & Sando Augultino per ignem am- 
bulans eum extinguit , nec ipfum uritur , nec extinguitur &c. 
pari ratione Amiantus quod igni reliftat, incombuflibiiisq; fit. 
Etymologice Salamandra vocari poteft. 
§. 8 . Exhilce‘jam in medium allatis apertifiime colligere 
licebit, quam graviter haliucinati fuerint omnes illi, quorum in- 
genia mal^ intelledum S A L AMA NDRj^ vocabulum ad ani- 
mal quadrupes venenofifiimum, in Lintei quidem incombuftibi- 
iis confedione, applicare conata fiint: Certe Yngelhuysius 
quidam in voeabuldrio MS. , ante duo jam fecula exarato , atq; 
hoc tempore in Dn. Joh annis SaueertI j SS. Lheol. Doil 
ac Prof m Academia Morimbergenjium A It dor ffirtd Primarii ^ Ec-* 
clefu^a.^ Antiftiti^^ Bibliotheca affervato, ait: Salemandra eft ver- 
onis quidam formam habens Ovis , cujus lana non comburitur 
igne, llode forlan , (^uti tum temporis ifta de Salamandrae lana 
opinio pervulgata efte potuitA Germanus ille Efdras ac Strabo, 
V eluti j A c o B. A u G u s T . T H u a N u s Part, /. Hijior. Lib, V IIL 
ad Ann. i ^ S2 , p . 86/. edit , Parif. S e b A s T. M ti N s T e r u m appel- 
latum effe , memorias prodidit , qui uti alias omnigenas fabellas 
acq; narratiunculas m circulis quoq; jaflari folitas congefiit, judi- 
ce M. Sc HoocKio Fab^ Ham, Part, IIL cap. i.p, 184, fic in 
Cofmograpjhid jiLi lib- V, cap, XClV.p, 140U hoc pariter deSala- 
mandra jigmciitum hauflle videtur, quando non tantum ea ibi- 
dem a;ri incila , Ovino tum antrorfum capite j tiim fobtus den- 
fiilima lana conlpicienda exhibetur ; fed infuper Germanica ifba 
verba expr^a funt : CMnd)ttal ifl etn / barmn 
cirabt man ^fabi/ tinb ba fhbt man and) bi^@d)lanj? ©alaman^^ 
bra graamit / bie im gener obne ee!)d)aben obec Q3erte|imq leben 
mag. pan braucbt biefe 0cb!ang ^n etikben '^iicberit / nnb bte 
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