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morbus prop:iguemr ; quare & mortu .
Jepra ínfetla ¡1b aliis (e~r.egata ~umulo ~
:z,, Parql, z.6.,;)t · .~
Lepram , ac cz.terós hujns gener:iJ morPos
bus quibufJam czcis intra cu¡em, & carnem.g.lifcen–
tibus [ribuendam .effe .ofiendimus ( a ) , qa;bu,s: epi–
dermim & cutciculam coriod_t.mjbusr, omniá: deinde,
qu~ i"ñ leprofis fpe{lamus , aánfequuptur, -1Mprhum
Gallicum eju,fdem generi_s efi'e , ad- lepram , credi–
mus; il/um v_ero re quidcm , _Jice.t -noo nomine, a
veteribus cognitum, quamqu~m· illi non ~ídem Clllr
fa::.~ ac nos , Jrib»erunr • Vide qu:v diximus de. Jobi
morbo,
L~pr11 domorurr:, lfr.aelitis·, ql)í in ~g:Ypto verCa–
ti ft¡eran~, atqne in ChanaaoiriQe , quo tendebant ,
"otiffirrpJ effe QePuif , tH ex l\1oyfis l'erbis intelligi·
'!1~1s L~vit. r<t• H· Si fue~ir fJlaga /ep,rlif i11. ¿di_bu¡ ,
1btt ctlju.J ejl rfomus , ·nu~uam Snct.rdou , •• ti}e 1/lft-ra·.
/Jir , Q' cu1~ videril in pqrietlbt~.J illiu1 qua{¡ 7,J-allicu·
/a.J • pp/lor~ , jive ru{lore drform(J 1 (:! humilioru fu·
perfioie·relh¡u4 , ~grrdietur '0/liutn 4omtu , ét /latim
daJ~4et· lilam feptem diebus . Reverfufque die f~p¡imo,
Ji itr'lJetterie rrevif!e leprm7J , Jubebit crui /apideJ , in
qqibtff lepra efl t ér proiiyi to.J :xtr(l civi~n{lm. in lo·
cúm lmmtm4u1H ; domNm aurem tpf{lm radt mrrtll[tcuJ
pa rirnútHm , "k! Jpar¡J pul'lJtrtm rafur.e t)¡'lra uf'bem
ih lorum immuntlurn, hrpidefque alios reponi pro Qil ,
tj'tti ablali fiurint , ~ l¡lfO alio liniri domum; /in aw
um illtroi(!nJ S11ctrdo.J 'lJiderir ltpr¡rm non crevi!jc in do·
mo t munda r:pttrabitur ; ji verQ rur[Jlm prtvcrit , lepra
e'jl pfr[everaps, él fmmundq domus , f/Uam flatim dt"'
Jlrucnt , (:y. lapit(es e,iu.¡ ? nc (igna , ptqllr univ:rfum
pulverjm projipieQt ;xtra oppit(um iplocum hmmu¡dum.
Rabbini , ::~liique ñoqnulli ( b) amumarunt, hanc
~diqm leprl!m qon narur:alem c;1fe 1 fed Dei vindicis
copcra Hraellt~s pe:r~uelle! prenam . Nos yero hu..
jns fei quíarn in vermiculos quofd~n1 1 l-1p1d~s cor..
roden1es, ~~eferimus (e): vermes, 1nquarn , mgros ,
Juarqm linearum !Qngitudine , latitudine vcrQ trium
quad rarHlJtTl Jin<;:r 1 nuil" íub.nlgra obduétos, latQ
capi te , nigerrimis oculi~ l & rotundis mandibulis ,
quadruplicJ ordi ne in crraoem difpofitis , & nun·
qull.m ñon moti.$ , quas aperiqnt , clauduntque in..
ílar circini quatuor crurum . Monaril,lm interdum
corrodinu hifce vermiculis íubnigris , & magniru–
dine tinearum , qu:~: in cafeo naícllntur , quatuor
utrínque pedi~us oblongi~ inflar earundclll tinearum
jnflrutlis, -
Lepra 7Jt/iium, veluti res ejus quidem tempere no–
tiflima apud !V,Ioyfem defcribimr Levit. q. 1-_9• Ma–
cula: quzda~1 fubviriJes, . vel. fubni~r:e, li forre in
J:int'a 1 ve! lmeo pan~o , hve tn pe)IJbus apparerem,
con.tinuo h:r.c ad $acerdorem defer~bantlll' , qui fe·
prem dierum fpatio reoonditas potiea prdfuobat , ·
fedulo obf~;rvans , num mftculz. illx auélz effent ;
ft au~~ invenilfec, continuo integrum p:mnum igni
tradebat; {j vcro nunquam increvilfe depreheQderet,
poll lotas eafdem vef1es, fedulo cxaminab;;c , num
vitium illuJ eva nuiffec, Si nufquam apparerent, pu·
ras dt•cl.;.rabat ;' li vero adhuc perfeverarent 1 tam–
quarn impuras igni adjudicabat • Si nndem veflis
illa colorem reforebat panni adufii , arque ad acrum
accede.rer , frurlum ilhid e panno avulíum , igne
comQurebaHH , reliquu fervato .
Neqt¡e ali:un hujus phl!norneni nat\tram , & cau·
f-an1 credimus, qulm qmr pro explicanda lepra ha·
minqm , &. a-dium fuperlu~ adduéla ell • G>nflat
enim , lanam 111ale expurgatam , & pannas diutius
reconditos • nec non aula"a quredam in Arvenis in·
texta vermlbus quibu(dam , tinei(que facile corrum–
pi conCttevine. Hujus igitur genus leprx velles con·
tra>Hfe cenf'emus , potirtimum in regianibu~ calidis ,
& qua temrore artes multurh a perfe~'lione nofiro·
rum cernporum aberant .
LE
LtJPR~SI., Homin~s lepra ~ffeéli , a c:i.l~rorUAn
concub~rn&o 1n arva , .&. Jaca 1nfrequentia legrega~
bamur 1.-f.tJit. q. -tS· ~6. ; ubi aon raro plucimi con–
v.enfe_ntes '· f?cietate~ quamdam inter fe, :Úque coal–
merctUm 'm&bant .. Hmc qua.r:uor Leprof¡ extra Sama·
riarn fim~l verfabantur , quet tempere U[ coada·
Jj Regís Syriz. obfidipnem fuh:ftinebat +· 1· 3· S.
4 dc:cem fimul Leprofi Jetum Cluifium ~re, Ja–
nirarem raganres Luc. '7· u . Neque ípforum R~gwn ,
fi quando eodem mmbo afficerentur , Z~fOiOr ~rat
con~itio 1 cum edomo, fock!are , atque Regni ad–
miniíhar•one pellerentur, Ut! Ozi:r:, five Auri~ ac–
~i Jud~ accidir .q..Rtg. If•J• ~J.. Paral.z6: z.r..
Si quando vera accideret , uc Leprofus canvale·
fcerct LMJit. '+· '· t!tc. , iJie ad januam urbis fe fi·
flcns , Sacerdotum inquifiüoni fubjiciebatur • Si ve·
ro probaretur , TempJum petebar , oblatifque dy.a·
bu' avib'us puds' fa(toque e ramis cedri & hytfQni'
lanea quadam vitra confirW:i _, fafciculo , altepup
ex avibus i!Ji alligabar • fnterim 2lteríus aYis acci·
l::c fanguis in vas aqua plenum infundebat • His pe·
ra{Hs , Saccrdos affumpto fafciculo , cui avis fup:e:r–
fies adh:u ebat , utrumque aquz fanguine admitl:!!
infundePat, atque exinPe afpergebat leprofum. Tan·
dem ave fuperO:ire libera in auras dimilfa , vir c:&–
terorum foc:ietati rerumque facrawm c:omm.unioni
reddebarur.
Vide q~~ de iis, notavimus v. Lt~z.aruJ. Frequen–
tifiimi erant olim in Europa lcproli , cui
promovendoque morbo plurimum contuliffe cred.u.nt
nonnulli cum Judzis commercium • J\cceptum
malunt .e fr,equentibus excurfionibus in Paladlinam ,
~iccf~l~~n~li~pl~~i:~f¡"~~m~eut{.[:/;~~~~u:n;e ~~\li~~~
tre illiS piures :~!des dicabantur fan6lo Ladro vel
Lazaro frarri Maria: & Marth~, vel S. Jacobo; ejuf~
modi Ladrerias ad 19ooo. afcendifle per Europam
refiatur Mauhreu5 PariJius • Porro quicunque lepra:.
morbo corriperentur ) e ca::terorum confonip fegre·
gati , recipere fe in deflina.cas hafce zdes, non fine
addito fingulis peculiari figna, qwo dignofcerentur ,
juffi funt • Gefiabant plerumque in humeris cado¡ ,
vel crotalos 1 qua fcilicct a ca.Hcüis agn.iti devita•
renrur.
Jam inde a duabus fzculis vel morbus penirus in
;~Jí~f¡~n~e:~vi~, q~f1 a~3/:e:n!~m~~a~~~di;~v~~nfh:
balllr , modo , nec frulha , curationi fubiicirur • A
lue venerea falo nomine differre Medicorum peridf·
fimi arbirrantur , quod certiffima tenuit perfuafiane
D. T ourncfonius in fuo per Prientem itincr.e nrm
femel leproforum infpeltor. E leprofis ·qui-d-am mor·
bo afficiuncur il'lcurabili , quía invererato , qJJo tora
fanguinis & bumorum maiTU. late corruQlpitur • Te·
nem piures id morbi genus pervafiR'e ¡obu¡n, JQtaCijue
in illo vires fuas explicaffe; ex qJJo ve. uti fonte piures
f~cundarii morbi corpufculur nd;¡;runt •
Manethon Egypcius 1( d) , MoJon ,
Appio Grammaticus , Tac;:irus, Juflinus ferio affir'!
marunt Judzos ex .IEgypto ideo pulfos fuilTc , quod
lepra fcaterem. Ex iUis autem pro fe qui(que pecw
liare.m narrar hifiuriam , pluribus de fuo m~rte in~
fertam circumllamiis ; eo tamen omnes coll1nHsnc .,
Hebr.:t:os ideo folllm IE.gypti veniffe, quod leprz
morbo corriperentLJr. Ha:.c de illis Tacicus lib.J . PI u•
rimi AutbortJ r,onf:ntiunt ortn ptr/Eyptum tnbe , fJI,Ilf:
corpor11fa:darct, Rrgem Bocchorim ad¡rtJ Ht~Jm.noni.J ora~
culo ' tmedium puenttm , purgttrt _Rr:gMum , 6' genus
hominum, llt intJifmn Dii.r, ~tliiiJ m r¿rrtJ.J 41Jt! j uf–
fum • Sic conq.uifitum co!ltllUf!~lJUt 'llfll.gut , p /l:¡uam
1Jtl/li.s locú relillurn jir , c,eterrs ptr 14C.UI1Jfl,/ tprpentí·
bJU , Mqftm uJCum exuluu1 monuijfe , n_t l}Uifffl D~ormy
h~minum11: optTam exp_tllqrent, ab Jtt~Jfque dejer/f, fr~
jibima ur D11ci ct'tltfit crederent, pnmo ftl)UJ auxilio
crtden·
"lidr nofl. O.rfeu . ~nte Cornmrn1. in Levir b ) Vidt Thcodor. t'j· 18. in l eHr. ( e) Jouroal da 'S"'<\T4015 d~
~""• ( J ) Appio apudJof~ph. J. J• App1on.& lib. z, init, & Taci(. lib. S• HII\Qr.Jufim.~ib. J6o