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« f am a fp o r ta tæ in c u p am c f f iin d u n tu r ; & e x e a in h is lo c is ,in qm b u sv a td e
falfæ f u e r in t, m o x fitulis m c o r tm am tr a n s lu n d u n tu r . In qm b u s v e ro m m u s
ià lf e p riu s c o c h lia ri a l to ,& fimu l c um m a n u b r io ex u n a a rb o re c av a to m
p a rv a f e u p a s ,in q u a s fa lf i lapides in jeA i f u n t, u t a c r im o n iam , q uæ in c is e li,
a q u is im p e r tia n t? tu m e f tu li in c a n a l i c u lo s ,p e r e o s d u c u n tu n n c o r tin am :
e x f e p te n r* tr ig in ta falfç fitulis H a læ H e rm u n d u ro r um m a g ilte r,& q u i iu c -
c ed it v ic a riu s c iu sm u n e ris vicifsim d u a s falls m a f la s ,q u ib u s e it m e tæ figur
a c o n fic iu n t. U t e r q u e h a b e t m in iif rum , .aut p ro e o u x o r em lo c iam laboris:
a d e ile tiam a d o le f c e 's ,q u ilig n a v c lif r am in a c o r tin æ fu b ) ic it:om n e s h i,q u o d
if tiu f in o d i officine vafde in c a le fc an t,capita ta n tum m o d o pilcolis ftr.ammeis
& v e re n d a fiibliga"culis te g u n t, cæ te ra n u d i : fed q u àm p n m u m m ag li te r p r im
am falfæ fitu lam in fu d e rit in c o rtin am , adolefcens lig n a vel f tram in a lu b -
ie f ta a c c e n d it, fi lig n a c r em a n tu r vel fafces r am om m a u t v i r r a l to r u in , lai h t
c a n d id u s ; fi f tr a m in a , n o n ra ro fiib n ig e r : e o rum c n im favi llx c um tum o m
o p e r c u lum fu b la tæ ,ru r fu s d e c id u n t in aqu.as e a s q u e n ig ro r e m fic iu n t. Ut
am e in falfæ c e le riu s c o h d e n fe n tu r , ci'im m a g ifte r d u o s fidîæ in o d u lo s & to tid
em fitulas in fu d e rit,c irc ite r fe fq u ic y a th um R om a n u in fiinguinis b u b u li,v e t
v i tu l in i , vel h i r c in i , vel m ifti in u n d e v ig e tim àm talfæ fitu lam e f tu n d it, eaq;
d iffo lu tum in om n e s c o r tin æ á n g u lo s d if tn b u it. Q u a n q u am alibi la n g u i-
n em cervifiâ diffo lv u n tffed ci'im jam a q u a rum fe rv c n tium fo rd e s Ip um is m i-
f tæ a p p a r e n t, eas b a tillo d e fp um a t: q u am fp um am ,ii ipfi lap id ib u s ialiis o -
p u s fuOTÍt,perfo ram e n ,q u o d fùm um em ittit, in fo c um in fu n d it, ib iq ; c o q u i-
i u r in lapides falfos; fi n o n ,ih o ffic inæ fo lum c fflm d it:q u o d p r im um c o q u e n d
i & d e ip um a n d i m u n u s iem ib o rà p e rfic it.D e in d e cas a d h u c h o ræ q u a d ra n tem
d e c o q u it ; q u o tem p o re in c ip iu n t in fiilem d cn fa ri : q u a s jam c a lo re co n -
c re iie n te s ipfe & m in if te r , .afsiduè fpathis ligneis v e rfà n t, tum h o r a eas fe rv e re
finit ; q u o tem p o re fe fq ilicy a th ii c e rv ifiæ in fu n d it u t a u ra c o r tin æ n o n
in f p ir e t, ejüs f ro n ti m in ili e r im p o n it a f f r em lo n g um pedes feptem & d im id
ium , a ltum p e d em ; u tr iq u e e tiam ejufdem la te ri a ile rem lo n g um pedes tre s
& d o d r a n tem . Ille , q u ò d c o r tin a in ipfius fo rm is fit inclufa, ftab ilis m an e t.
Hi d u o , q u ò d illi & p r io r i tig illo tra n lv e rfo in f if ta n t: p o fte a afferibus fublatis
duas co rbes altas pedes d u o s , & fu p e riu s to tid em pedes latas, in fe riu s ta n tum
m o d o p a lm um ,tig illis tran fv e rfis id em m in if te r in te rp o n it; in quas m a gifter
f a l e m b a tillo in jic it,e .a sq u e fe in ih o rà com p le t. D e in d e ru rfiis afleribus
c o r tin æ impofitis,falfas fe rv e re fin it h o rp d o d r a n tem .T um ite rum falem batillo
fu b la tum ,* f a li,q iio u tr a q ; co rb is c om p le ta c f t,fu p e r in je d u rn a c c um u lât.
In d iv e rfi^ au tem loc is, diverfas iàli d a n t fig u ra s: in c o rb ib u s fiu n t m aflæ
fig u ra m e tæ , fed n o n in h is folis, v e ri’im e tiam m in f trum e n tis ,q u æ imagines
m u lta rum r e rum e x p r im u n t, u t e tiam ta b u læ q uæ d am , in qu a s item fai co n jic
itu r. T am v e rò tabulas, q u àm co rb e s in a ltio re cafæ lo c o , q u i te r tia , u t d ix
i, ejus p a rs e f t , vel in fc am n o æ q u è a l to , & in q u o d ex eo i t u r , r e p o n u n t , u t
fai aere calid o m ag is exiccetür. M a g ifte r & ejus v ic a riu s, in te rd iu nocRuque,
fe ftis d iebus a n n iv e rfa riis ta n tum m o d o ex c ep tis, faifas alte rn is co q u en te s fale
ra co n fic iu n t. N u lla c o rtin a d iu tiu s a n n o d im id io ig n is v im fu ftin e t : eam
m ag ifte r-fin g u lis h e b d om a d is aq ü â infufa lav a t; lav a tam f tram in ib u s fiibje-
¿lis imponit* percutit: fed recentem primis duabus hebdomadis ter, reliquis
bis. Quomodo cruftæ de fundo decidunt; quæ ni dccuffæ fuerint, tar-
Æus vehementiorc igni fai conficitur, qui & plus falfæ confumit, & cortinæ
laminas adurit. Si tunc aliquæ rimæ,quibus cortina fathifcit, apparent, oblinuntur
malthâ. Sal,qui primis duabus hebdomadis conficitur,minus bonus
eft,quôd ferrugine fundi,nondum cruftas contrahentis,foleat infici. Quanquam
verò fai ifto modo ex falfis tantùm putealibus & fontanis fit,tamen etiâ
eodem ex fluvialibus & lacuftribus,* marinis poteft confici; quin ex bis etiâ,
quæ arte falfæ fiint. Etenim in locis, in quibus fiai effoditur, ejus impura fragmenta
& ramenta conjiciuntur in aquam dulcem, ipfaque decocRa ipiffatur
infiilem. Quidam falem quoque marinum, aqua du ci aftufa, recoquunt,*
in mctarum parvarum figuram formant.
Sttula A. Modulus B. Cupa C. Magifter D. Jd o -
lefcens E. Uxor F. Spatha Itgnea G. Afferes H.
Corhes I. Batillum K. futrum L. Stramina M.
Cyathus N. Vafculumfmguinem continens O. Can-
tharus cerViftam continens P.
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