dcfipcrcquumputarcntuY; in tra&artdaplantanm &medicinalido&rina , facili princeps, dijficiUimarnmrcrum rccejfas omncs;mcntis acic pcnctraffc exi/limaretur: nccab rc,tantam apud vulgarcs mcdicds,virose/;mediocriter eruditos,fjbi comparaucratautboritatcnijtam infigncm dicendi lcporc,atqne rmbra,captaucratcreduiitatein,crudito firmohc; lingux volubilitate, iflorum aurcs ita demulcebat, vt pcr plateas,fora, com-pita,vicosque omnes,quummultt£ ejfct exiflimationis.ac fidei,Jolus imitationc,admirationcq; dignus appa-vcret, quum alij compofttorum partcmfeorfum attigijjent, bic vcro fimplicia duntaxat: in animum induxe-ram meum,vtraque colligcrc,antidota omnia vju communia,adprifiinum candorem rcjiituere, hcnorcm, or-Vamcntum,atque commodumbuicartipararc, ncc vcl tantillum d ~Matthioliopinionc recedcrc: quafiquc di~uino Jpiritu affiatus, potiufquam humanis viribus fixtus tantopcrecxpetitum opus,ad integritatem rcducc-vc, communi incendiofubuenirc, omv.ium vfui conjulere. Quid enim quxjbprxflantius, quidmcmoratu du•gnius,quid laudibiliiis,qudm indefeffo fludioJjuiufmodi negocia excolcre, vfdem infudare, qitibus aut bomi-num vafrimonia,aut artis,&J'cientia inopia indicspcriclitamur,magna enim laus,ctgrata boininibus,vnumbomincm laborare inca Jcientia,quxfit multis profutura, qux inquam,J'uum opus illorumpcriculisjublcnandis impartiatur.-gloriam cnim concitat magnitudo negocij ,gratiam,& [plcndorcm ,animi ingcwitas,& can-dor: id vcro jludium,ad commune dignitatem defcndendam, prcfiteri dcbercnt,qui ad rerum publicarumgu-bernacula fedent,in quo,&fi nullibi,minufquam pro vita diligentcs,nec alicubi negligentiores,quam proju/cgentis, propnaquefalute c[fe confueuerint, dum aut quxfiurfiores artcs exercent, aut in maiorefortuna, vo-luptatibus,& ocio languent, atque inutiliter fibi omniaperire patiuntur, quum nullum vitium, nulla pcrni-cies ferpat,nifianimocorporisdomitorcconniuente,autprxfc£ioruminjcitia,p.ucindulgcntia. pcrficcreturprofe£id,id quod maximc ars mcdica defidcrat, buiusque artis autboritas, qu£ apud prijcosJcmpcr cxtitit,cadem nunc Jii.c integritati rcflituta cffe viderctur,nonex quauis berba manipulos colligerentJeplafiani, di-uitias honori anteponentcs ,non bis vanis, caducis, tumultuarijs, lubricis animum duntaxat adhibcrcnt, inquibus tinca,aut xrugo demoliuntur,non idiotarum modo,nonpccudummcrc,fua ignauia,fua injcitia,in dc-teflabilesflagitiofbs,ignominioJbsq; errorcs,indics magis collabcrcntur;J'uis enimJ'uppojitici>s(implicibus,vetuflate exanimatis antidotis,carmficina adcpol, non medicina paratur; hi funt ficarij, hi bomicidx, & pluj-quamparricida, bi impij,bi latrones, mijantbropi, atquc bumanigencris inimici, tcterrimi crndelifiimiquebofics,vt cxGaleno i. dcdieb.decrct.cap.i i .quumintcrJcxcentosquoquo tcvertas,vixvnus,artisabjolu-tionem adeptus,j'ui muneris funffione fedulo fungi p<)fiit,adeoqne rcs in extremum addu£ta cfi defcrimcti; vtquamuis colchidici iilius draconis inflar, monjlro(as\>biq; mcndas circumfbiciamus, tam altifiimisfixtc radi-cibus, dimoueri haScnus nonpotucrc: quumfcilicetdmale conceptatamdiu opinionc dcjiifccrc nolint pbar-macopoU,nec debitum tcmpus ad mcdicamenta exactcparanda impendere,bominum vitas, incolumitatcm,fortunas,mcdico bocfamulitio,bocinq; vclo,acinexplcbiliauaritixftudio diripicntcs. Quare cnirn ccmpcfi-torumidonca confiruciio ? quxintegrapcmixtio ? fimplictum viribus,v.ixtorumdotibtis diligt ntifimc ex-pcnfisjiifi corporum communi,ac cuiusq; propria natura homogenijs atq;betcragct.i>s partil us appcfitepriusintelle£lis,a£lione,figura,fitu,atque alijs ad medendi vfum nccejfarijs ad vngucm cxploratis ? quid dcniqueapta prtefidiorum matcries f quid ratio experientia firmata ? quid eruditifiimus, abjblutifitmus, cxcrci-tatifiimus medicus,qui omnia di[quirat,confcquatur,diJponat, ordinet,natur& coriatum,crtfim,viriumfacultatem, rnembrorum a£iioncm, humoris qualitatem agnojcat ffingulari iudicio, eximiaprudentia cxaminet,fciatqmbus,quando,quoufque,fingulaborumfintadbibenda? vtexTlat.in Tbxdro.-cx Hippccr.i.Epid.cxGaleno in co de Tbcr.ad Ttj.cap.^.qmd inquam laude dignumpmfliturus cft: vbi continua fraus, vbi injci-tia nsgligentix comes,perdita nequitia,prxJiigium,tmprobitas<? perfidia, impudentia, contaminct, ccrrum-pat,inquinct, peruertat omnia, vbi in milleJordium fentinam dejcijcat, vbi facinorofo atque auarc pbarma-copolarum generi,publicx buic pc[ii,liberum buiujinodi negocium delegauerit, atquc reliqucrit: quum d fiaudulcntis berbarijsfibi non caueant,exotica ignorcnt, facculos nominetenusfe£lentur, & conquirant, vix la-£iucam,be[amiie agnoJ'cant,ncc plantarum iconas,dotesq; ex optimts quibujq; legant, audiant,vidcant,nonproprijs locis indagent ,qtmm vnaqueq;fiirps natalifolo exultet, vigeat,fertilis, efjicaxque probctur: Jccusverd imbecillis,languida,acjierilis reddatur: quum telluris qualitate,Cceli conftitutione, nutrimcnto, cidtu-ra, meliora dcterioraue no minui euaidt,acfiaccuratt ] purgata,ftccata,idonee repoftta,d JqualoreJabc,atq;interitu vendicentur,non calore,non bumore extraneo arripifinantur. bi vcro herili ojficio &jacrx medict-nx mdignum exifiimant,fi aromata atterant,pijicllos exerccant,tametfi clam eos nonfit,potentifiimos Impe-ratores ,J'ummos l\eges, Ducesq;,ac Tbilojophos, talia facere non eribuiffe. Quandoquidcm.Alexandcrille Macedu,Mitbridates Tontiatq; Bitbynix P x ex, vt Gentius lllinorum,Lyfimachus,Iubas,Sabor,^ircbeUus,^ttalus,Euax,Hcrmes,Hippocrates,Tbcopbraftus, gloriofifiimam facramquc artem diuinitustradi-tam excoluerc, ■miplifiimis bonoribus projecuti funt. bcc ta?nen <zuo pro cuiuflibet arbitrto famuloruw cur<erclinqmtur: bi aut vix du in neutris verfati,ignauia quadam berorum fnorim do£lrina contenti,no?iplus ba-bent in iijeernendis rebus intelligentix ,qudm aut afinus cytbar<e } autJus amaracino.-immedicabili pertinacta,improba ignorantia auju temerariojibellis quibuftiam manuJcriptis,perplcxis,caliginofis, mcndaeibus,finedo£trina ,jine deleciu ,fine cenjhra, ceuJdcroJanclis abutnntur:proJalutc inexpc£tatam mortem intcrdum

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