virtute in altero ⁊ ex hoc ſunt diuerſaſcd̓m genus Sed forme eiuſdē generis ſic ſe habent ꝙ ſemꝑ vna v̓tute cōtinet aliam illa ſcꝫ q̄ eſt perfectior in ſeꝯtinet imꝑfectiore cū alio addito ſicut videmus ꝙ vna figura cōtinet aliam ⁊ aliqͥd amplius Tetragonū eī cōtinet trigonū et addit vnū angulum ⁊ita de ceteris penthagonū cōtinet tetragonū ⁊ addit vnū āgulum et ita deceteris. et in genere figurarū rectilinearū ita eſt in alijs gene̓ibus Cū em̄ inomni genere ſit vnū primū qd̓ eſt mēſura omniū que ſunt in illo genere oꝑtet ꝙ diuerſe forme eiuſdem generisſint abinuicem diſtincte ꝑ receſſum aprimo ſui generis ⁊ ꝙ multiplicēt̉ ẜꝙ multe recedunt ab illo prīo q̄dā minus ⁊ q̄dam magis vt ſcꝫ tot ſint forme quot modis fit receſſus ab illo primo puta in genere coloris tot ſt̓ ſpēsquot modis fit receſſus ab illo priō ingenere coloris ⁊ mēſura ⁊ totam perfectionē ſui generis app̄hendens. vn̄phūs iiij. metha. Nigrū qd̓ maxiē diſtat ab albo dicit eē priuationē albi eoꝙ mīme habet ꝑfectionē coloris albi⁊ ita eſt in alijs ꝯtrarijs Oiā em̄ ꝯtraria ſunt in eodem genere vn̄ vnū ꝯtrarioꝝ ſemper eſt priuatio reſpectu alteriꝰ qd̓ eſt habitus eo ꝙ cōtinet totāꝑfectionē ſui generis Ex hijs cōcludipoteſt ꝙ q̄cūqꝫ forme ſic ſe habent adiuicem ꝙ ſemꝑ perfectior ꝯtinet in ſeīperfectiorē et ſuper eā addit aliqͥd ſt̓eiuſdem generis ſic ſe habent omnesforme ſicut numeri quoꝝ ſpēs reſultant per hoc qꝛ maior addit vnitatemſuper minorē ſicut diʳ iiij. metha. ⁊ ix.Omnes ergo forme materiales ſb̓ales ſunt eiuſdē generis ſicut em̄ numeri diuerſi reſultāt ſcd̓m ꝓgreſſionē naturalē ab vnitate inqͣꝫtū primꝰ numerus ſuꝑ vnitatē addit vnitatē ⁊ ſic deinceps ita forme materiales accipiūᶻſcd̓m quēdam a materia receſſum ẜmperfectiꝰ et īperfectiꝰ Forme ſiqͥdemelement ⁊ ſunt ꝓpinquiſſime materie prime ⁊ imperfectiſſime ſcd̓m cōmentatorem ⁊ parū a materia recedētes vn̄ corꝑa elementaria dicūtur prī

ma corꝑatqͣꝫ a primis formis ⁊ a materia prima ꝯſtituta Iſtas āt formasppter ſui ꝓpinquītatem ad materiā n̄ſeqͥtur aliqͣ oꝑatio excedens qͣlitatesactiuas Cōſeꝙter āt magis receduntab īperfectione et poteſtate materiepͥme forme mixtoꝝ vtpote habentesin ſe qͥcquid habent forme elementoꝝ⁊ adhuc ampliꝰ vn̄ et ip̄as ꝯſequūturqualitates excedētes qͣlitates actiuaſ⁊ paſſiuas elementoꝝ puta adamastrahit ferrū iaſpis reſtringit ſanguinē ⁊ ſic de alijs ⁊ in iſtis etiā ſunt multi gradꝰ Similis etꝭ ē ꝯꝑatio plantarum ad inaiāta ꝙ ſcꝫ forme plātarumexcedunt oīm̄ inaiātoꝝ formas Ex qͦquidem exceſſu habent in ſeip̄is principium ſui motꝰ actm̄ puta nutritionis ⁊ augmētationis qd̓ nulli inaiātorum ꝯpetit Similiter etiā forme aiālium excedunt formas plantarū ⁊ plꝰelongāt̉ a terreſteritate materie ꝓpt̓qd̓ non ſolum habent in ſe pnͥcipiumſui motꝰ ſed ⁊ cognitionis aliarū rerum Aiā vero humana inter oēs formas receptas in materia ꝑfectiſſimaē vn̄ non ſolum eſt principiū ꝯgnitionis q̄ eſt per organū corꝑale ſed quiaeleuata eſt ſuper materiā naturaliterhabet ꝯgnitionem ⁊ intelligētiam ſeꝑatam a materia vn̄ patet ꝙ ſit ꝑpetua ſicut īnuit ph̓s xij. metha. ꝙ interoēs formas ip̄a ſola manet poſt corporis corruptionem ſic ergo cū ſit ꝑfectiſſima int̓ omnes formas materiales ⁊ ꝯtineat v̓tualiter vegetatiuamplante ⁊ ſenfitiuā bruti opꝫ ꝙ ꝯtineatv̓tute omnes alias formas materiales ⁊ ita qͣꝫtum ad hoc ꝙ ē ꝑfectio corporis eſt eiuſdem generis cū alijs formis materialibꝫ ⁊ ſic ꝯfiderari poteſtꝙ ſemꝑ forma ſbālis q̄ eſt perfectiorꝯtinet in ſe īperfectiorem ⁊ ampliꝰ etita relinqͥtur ꝙ omnes ſunt eiuſdē generis. ⁊ hec ē tertia et vltima ꝓbatioꝓpōis Prima v̓o ꝓpō eiuſdē generisꝓbatur ex hijs q̄ dcā ſunt primo quidem ꝑ trāſmutationē formarū ad īuicem Si em̄ aliq̄ due forme ꝑficiunt ſimul vnū ſubiectum ille ſunt ꝯtingen-