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Ltlioagb my paint: bait not beeneﬂient (coiirteonaiﬂeader) in tbegracioue difcoaerie * ofgolden Mines, nor in the tracing after jilner ’U€I7¢€.f, wbereby my natiue country _ migbt be inricbedwitbfiicb mercliandift an if /3415 mofi‘ in requcjf and admirati- _ on 5 yet batlo my laboitr ’( I ten/f ) been otberwzfe proﬁtably tmploied,in defcrying of n _’;__»_i ﬁecb a barmeleylfe treaﬁtre of }JE7'bL’53l7‘€€5, andplants, as tbe eartb fran/eely wit/ooiit . " ""“ ayjolgjgge oyferetb qinto oar mo_/t‘ neceﬂaryeufers. flarmeleﬂe ‘I call tbem, becanfe may we” [W17 dd,-g,rmp.,,5 man in tloeperfeéttjtflatetofbn tnnocencie did erﬂ inioy .-andtreafare I may ‘mellttVmﬁ' new Wee W Knee W Pwfem 61*‘-We We at Iewe/s an/min me» /oane made tbyeir rvbole ,pz'lgrimage to atgaine to tbe Ienowledge oftloem : by tbe mbicb tbey bane gainedtbe beam of all,and opened tbe moat. es of many,in commendation oft/Jofe rare vertue: ‘ambit? are containe din tlicfe terrejtriall creature: . I confeﬂ e blind Pluto is new adaie: more faggne ,;f’t‘er"tban qaicke ﬁgbted Phaabus : and yet tbi: ditfly mtttall,or excrement of tbe eartb (wbicb mg,- jig, areeﬂqzy bariedleaﬂ it ﬂtoiild be an ete— fore to grieiietbe corrupt beart ofmanj byﬁtrczblg entry made 1-,,” ti“; tgwezs oftbe_eartl7, is ratlier ﬂiatcbed at of man to bee ozone deﬂriiétion, tban dzregzt ﬂzm ,,f'(;gd to tbe comfort oftbza yet bebold inztbe compelling of I/J15 wordly droﬂz», W/M; e;;';—‘e§n>lJat c"o_ ‘ttiloat ‘atlftlettfttrfi, znbat myproofet, and cliymtcall trial: are fct abroacb 5 urban Mmmitbl-mdmg the .6],,,fgjt end-is bit; ryﬁﬂerldtrtf wealtb. Centrariwzfean tbe expert knowledge gfﬁgrlJef,:Wb'dtPlEi1fu7.e_/lllb renewed Wtthvdrttﬂyi? wloatfma/I expence ? aibat fecarity .2 ggnrlyet W/54¢ an apt‘ andordinarymeanes to conduit‘ mantatbat moﬂ deﬂred beneﬁt of bealtb .9 wbicliae I dguguely wiﬂi write my natiiie coantrey, and to tbe carfiill nnrfing motber of .tbe_[ame 5 ﬁt barring ;;e,gg my taboitrt to tb_e bengitt offitcb at are jladioitfly prac'tifed in tbe confernation tbereof, I .;g’g,,g]yt it ‘a bcbiefe point of my dime, out of my poore ﬂare to offer rup tbefe myﬁzrfctc/Jed expe. }"i77t€t7t'e,t0‘g*E!‘bJ€}‘ riiizb mine ozone coantrie: vnknopane treaﬂireaombzned in tbie compendiom Her- 54/tz (M; wgprpﬁxable tboitgb ezinpolijlredfontoyorir wife conﬂrattionc andconrteomIconﬁdgrmom, {Ibo drift nibereofgi; at ready intr'.odiié't‘,t9n to tbat excellent art of S impling, wbzcb it neg‘:/ygrfg‘ lmﬁ W, gqﬁtemptjble an perbapt tbe En‘gli_/liﬂname ma Afeeme to intimate : butfttcb it it, at altogetber ljatli beene aﬂndyﬁl fbmiffﬂ, 4'! éxgrézféﬁr to 6. noble/t, a paﬂinie for tbe befi. From wbence ;/yerc [l77’1‘7’»‘gfl(}"tl7C‘J not onely togadorne tbegarland: oftbe iifet, to dub: tbe bofomex of tbe beanti- y-5;,/tea paint tbegarden: oftbe -'cttrione,~to__garniﬁ ‘tbegloriona crown es of K ing: 5 but alﬁt [iicb frait was learned Dxolcortdes long‘ tr4W‘lb‘f‘bﬁ7" ;4”dPrWely Mlthpidates referued aaprecioiat in bi: oivne cloftt »‘;M,lthf1d3“?5 Iii’”¢4”‘s‘ Wt?’ Womne by bit foaeraigne L/’l4itbria’ate,t/ian by bieﬁtme- timeﬂi eakingtnio and twenty ‘bdﬂgﬂ/§€S.?. ﬁat z‘vbat,.tb_zefamom Prince did by tradition, Euax Icing oftbe Lﬂjgabtanf did deltiier in a _ iftoniﬁ tvrztten of tbe were ties of berbcs, and dedicated it meta tbe‘ EMP€707"N€,¥0-y Elm} gram Helédﬂff €<m_m.alee mention of tbe berbe Lyﬁmachia, wboﬁ Ipgrtufs were ﬁandotv 51,-ﬂing LyﬁtI‘1‘achus,—and vertae: no leﬂe eternifedin tbs [elfe fame plant,tban~tbe‘name ofg'Phyd1as,qaeintlyibeatenanteitbejbields of »Pa1Ias,or tbe ﬁrjt‘ letters of A" jax or Hyacinthus (wbefberyoapleafe) regiﬂrmtn tbat beloiiedflonre of Apollo. (/15 for Ar- mm iﬁaaﬁyff 54/];-ii Ilctp‘-961}, wbetber tbe title tbereof

V. . y . I I ._ rang ﬁrm Newer’; Diana berfelfe, or from tbe 7‘C’7¢01>l?l4€d_§&Z‘€€7le 0f C4rI4,wb1€lf dtfclofedvtbe 1/fetbereo (unto pttﬂerity, it fiirruinet/J an a monument to reitiiietbe memories_o]’tbem botbfor eiier. Wliatjlrorilalwejjtealee of Gentiana,bea- ring_/till tbe cognifance of G enttuseor of diner: otber berbe: taking tbezr denomination: oftbeir princely innertor: .5‘ Wbat ﬂtonld I ﬁty of_tbo/eroyall perféaaggg, Iuba, Angus, (jlimenus, A- chines, Cyrus, Mafynzlfa, Scrnyratms, Dxocleﬁan .> but onely tr5tt.f,I0ﬂ'€/ll€‘€ tbeir Prineely lone: to H erbarifmgandtbeir enerlaﬂing lionors( which neitber old Plinius dead,noryong Lipﬁ- us [mag will permit to diet? ) Crefccnt herbz,grefcetis amores : crefeent herbm,crefcctis honores. Brit bad tbie wontedfacalty wanted tbe aatborifcment of faclo a royal! company , K ing Solomon, excelling all tbe reﬂ for wifdome, ofgreater royalty tban tbey all (tboagb tbe Lillie: of tbe ﬁeld ont-braaed /aim) be onely ( I fay) mtg/ii yield berea

ntofaﬂicient countenance and commen— dationztn tbat /ate lofty WIﬁ’6l0ﬂ7€tb0tIgb'l-‘ nafcorne tojto/ipe vnw tbe lozvlyplants. I lift not fade tbe

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eomrnon colon)‘: of antzqattzc, zvlien notzvit'/ijlanding tbe world can brag of no more antient \ og,[W;,,__ enent tltan Parad/ft and tbegarden of Eden 3 andtbe Fruit: of tbe eartb may contentldbry/enioogfyps‘ feeing tbcir Ullotber was tbe ﬁr/Z Creature tbat concciued, and tliey tbem{e‘z.’iae.vtbeﬁrﬂﬁiiit/"kg brongbt fort-l1. T alke of perfect bappineﬂe or p‘leafitre,and niliat place matfot for flint an! tbe gate den place nilierein Adam niae fet to be tbe Herbarzﬂ .9 Wbttl/er did tlic Poet: biintjbr tbeirﬁncere delz'gbt:,bat into tlzegardens of A|cin0us,of Adonigandtbe Orcbara’: ofibe He]/3erides?Wbere did tbey dieametbat’ liea’-teen /lioa.ldbe,bnt in tbepleafantgarden offlyﬁiim ? Wbitber doeal! men walleefor tbeir /ooi-zeyt recreation, b:ittbit'ber wibere tbe eartb batb molt‘ beneﬁcially painted berﬁzce 7Wll?ﬂ0u7i]l:i'ng colo‘/irs ? A:-icl ziiltatfeafon of tbeyeare more longedfor tban tbe Spring, W50]? gen» tle breatb inticetli fertlt tlie kindly ﬁveets, and makes tbeni yeeldtbeir agrantfrnells ? W/be it/ottld ;?/bereforelooke drzn-;rer‘oitﬂy vp atPlan_et:,tbat miglitfafely lot/be downe at Plant: ? Andtrite bee flee proaerb, Qua: fupm n0s,nihil ad nos 5 I ﬁippofe tbie newfaying cannot befall! :3 Qua? iﬂfm:

is nobly fnpported by wife and kingrly Fa/torits .- iloe ﬁibiec7." tbereoffo necefarie and deleﬁablegtbat

izotloing can be confec7ed,eitlJcr delicate ﬁr tbe ta_/le,ela;'nty for frnell,pleafant for ﬁgbgwbolféme for bodyyonﬂiraatizie or re/fora-tine for bealtb,bat it borrowetb tbe eelliﬂz of an be.«rb,tbeﬁzaor ofaﬂonrz‘ Ibe coloar ofa leafigtbbriice of a plant,or tbe decootion of a root. Andfacb re tbe treaﬁtre tbat "W Treatzfé l3ﬂtr71tﬂ?€tl1vll'lJ;tll 5 wberein tloottglo myne art be not able to connteriiaile. Nature in ber Zf"W_7 jﬁortraititres, yet bane I coanterfeited lilecne/fe for lzfe,ﬂ;ape: and jbadome: ﬂtr fiibﬂance, be- Mg ready witb tbe bad Painter to explaine tbe imperfettionx of my penﬂllwitb my pen, tbuﬂngrae ‘her to fcore vpon my pifliiresfacb ritde mark: 44‘ may defcribe meaning,tban to let 1/16 53/901457“ ”'3‘”jﬂ'5’ at random and mi c. I liaiie bere tbereforefet doivne not only tbe name: of fnndry Plants; /71!! alfo tbeir rtatnret, tbeirproportiont andproperties, tbeir ayfett: and cﬁeﬁt, tbeir increafe and

Wf4je,tbeirﬂo:irzﬂting and fading, tbeir diﬁinc? varieties and ﬁaerall qualities, as well of‘ tbofe mozcb our own: country yeeldetb,a: of otberx wbicb I bazte_fetcbedﬁirtber,ar drawn out by pernﬁng

W7: Herbalsﬁt fortb in ot/oer languages.-ivberein none of my countrymen bane to my knowledge‘ ’’’/*'”Z My paznes, (ince tbat excellent Worlee ofMaﬂer Doﬁor Tilmer. L/dfter ntbicb time Mallet” s ‘YR? A tvorﬂyipfall Gentleman tranflated D0 '

donxus out of Frenc/2 into" Engliﬂ; 5 andﬁnte that," D 0570* Prieﬂ one of our London Colledge batb (an I beard) tranﬂated tbe la_/Z edition of Dodo" “&‘U5.and meant to ptiblzﬂ; tbeﬂxme 5 bait being’ preiiented by deatb,bit tran/lation likewiﬁe eri/bed. L“.lHJ’ 7”}'f5bf"a0”¢’ oftljg leaft among many,baite preﬁtmcd to ﬁt fartb rant-o tbe view of t e World, ’}"j’ﬁ’lZﬁ‘rtit: of tbefe myne omne Laborers, zzébicbbiftbey be facb at may content tbc Reader, I [ball tbinke my felfe well rewarded 5 otberwife tbere it no man to be blamed boot my felfe, being a Worke 1 “’”f"’lﬂ’ f0? greater Clerk: to «undertake.-yet may my blunt attempt [trite as a wbetjlone to ﬂat an edge "’I’””_l7’4r}>tr Wits,by mbom I wi/72 tbis my coarﬂ: : Diﬁoarﬁ miolit be botb ﬁned and rtﬁtm‘/..F Ml“ 1*‘ "”f‘llé 54'“ f«’f€.4P€d,fo7ne by obe Printer: aiierﬁgbt,ﬁ2me tb;oiigb defefls in my ﬁelﬂ? to pfrﬁfm f0 $_”,f’“’ 4 ”’9’l»’W7d]ome by mean: of tbegreatneﬂe oftbe Labour, and t/vat I was con[trainea’t17,l“l“ ‘Elie? my liaing,being void of friends to bear: fame part of tbe burtben. T be ratber tbereﬁtre ae- “Pt. ﬁlm at my band: (looting ‘Country-men) 45 a token of my goodwibﬁand I trttﬂ tbat tbe beﬂ and well minded will not rajbly condemne me , altbeiigbfometbing bane paﬂed tvortby repreben/ion, Bat asﬁr tlreﬂanderer or E nviou: I piﬂ’ not for‘ tbem,bitt return «upon tbemfelue: any tbingbtbeyt

W1 Wttbﬂtat eanﬁ eitber mnrniare in corners, or tangle in feerett Farewell. I

FY<5T‘§I my Houfc_‘ in Ho1bo.m,within the Suburbs 0' L°“d0D,th1S ﬁtﬂ of December, 1597.

7/Mattie and enfagma Friend,

E iz./ie t'l,rerefo.re is tltis treafare to be gaine‘d,and y at pretioiie. 7 be fcience *