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Show | Sach Seacehakechanel Fate ToTanne 2 ons in George Baker,one ofhir Maiefties chiefe Chirurgi Parife the onely man,being recommendedtomebythatfamous man M.Amb,Pareus, andhe being here was defirous to go abroadwith fome of our herbarifts,for the which Iwas the meaneto bring themtogither; and one w hole daywe {penttherein, fearching ordinarieand M.of the Chirurgions of the citie of London,to the Ke~Calder. the moft rareft fimples: but whenitcametothe triall,my Frenchmandid notknowone as Riftotle a Prince amongft the Philofopher s, writingin his MetaphySWB;ficks ofthenature of mankinde, faith, that manis naturally inclined <2 and defirous of {cience. The which fentence doth teach vs, thatall 2 wsore y creatures (being vertuoufly giuen)do ftriue to perfection, ind drawe yne of the lerftanding: meanesby neereinwhathe canto the Creator, and this knowl forof the fame dothfollow, thatall uchare generally inclined to kn« the which he mayconferuchis life,health,and reputation. And althou for manto learneand knoweall {ciences, yetneuertheleffethe k philofophie oughtto bepreferred, as being the moft neceflarie ; and m bring withit fingular pleafure and contentment.Thefirft inuentors of -ceflarie f naturall uer,itdoth ‘ wledge was Chiron Centaure of great renowme, fonne to Saturne andPI fay that it was inuented of Apollo, and others of =fculapehis fonne ; efteeming that foexcellent a fcience could neuer proceede butfrom the gods immortall and thatit was impoffible for manto finde out the nature of plants, if the g ker whichis God,had nor firftinftru@ed and taughtthem,For,as Plinie faith if e thatthefe thingshaue beene inuented byman, heis vnegratefull for the w I he firft that wecanlearne of amonigttthe Greekes thathaue diligently written of beene Orpheus, Mutfee and Hefiode, hauing beene taught Pythagoras ofgreat renowmefor his wifedome, whichdidwrite bookes of plants,and did acknowledge to learnethe famefrom Apollo aA herbes,haue Sgyptians; then of the nature critealfo did compofe bookes ofplants, hat ton Ere uing firft rrauelled ouer all Ethiopia and Egypt. Manyother excellent {pirits on great pleafure in tls {cience, which to accomplith haue hazarded their liues in pafling man : y vnknowea gions, region s, tolearnie the true rue knowl knowleedge of: Elleborus ts; of which men r ica med othe ,and a r e ;: s, number were Hi ppocr ppocrate Crateua, Aniftotle, Theophraft, Diocles, Cariftier, Pam ., Fearbuile, Diofeorides,Galen Plnic and many others,which 1] e S ing tohte oname, fear be too long. eri Koda n may{pea ee ; ke with a out ealiti e of the author parti ooo ; . t Patne 3s sTea paines,s, hishi no leffe expences in ng elli trau 31 fat g n i f aning of his skill) was neuer contented : with e ¢erowint he{e parts,but ape which ypon his proper coft andthe knowledge ofthofe ¢ i charges hath hadout ofal of the worldall the rare fimp patts to haue them bro noronely vnto, srerina couldattaine ught, but he te} nathHien which by any bymeanes his excellent knowledgeto ; nc nhj SO wiirng in ee vn as the time of haue or Als the yeere dothferue may be een :for there eall manner rangctre es,r tes,plants, flowers, and otheriut ea gs tha es,herbes,roo ° thatit would rarethings, uld make aman a woonder how one of hi ng the ae t haui >of anumber,cou ldey eraccomplifh eo ee, no gr de ence,! do ci n{ i co the fame, ite | proteftKs,vpon my d once fee i otthinke for the knowledge him Y of plant t 7 or to any: for Y : ri me fe ca tried with one of the beft in s er i he eu at ted S, th 1 at rs th ttr an ange Ucr came into England, and was accoun ia tk gers es , r y = i Paril¢ tohisfower. Whatdoththis man deferue that hath takenfo muchpainesforhis couning outa booke thattothis day neuer any in what language foeuerd amed,t like 2 Firft for correGtingtheirfaults in fo manyhundred placesbei taken the one forthe other; andthenthe pictures of 2 t newlycut, If this man had takenthis painesinItalie < did write,he fhouldhaue {pedas well as he did: For(fait! to finifh my booke, that I neuer regarded anything i not fo muchas to thinke howI fhouldfinith { out, butthat by Godsftirring vp the E the excellent Princes had mon wealth mayfay, the ‘ne alfo other I und the moft excellent EleGtor »fte with much moneytow ard mycharge nce towards me, Icannot commend{ llent loachim Marques of Brandeberg,39 which much | e did the reuerend Cardinall and Prince of Trent \rchbifhop of Saltzperg, the excellent DukeofBauare, andtlhe Duke of Cleue Duke Megapolencis Prince of Vandalis,theftate Republike of Noreml ralitie of whom oughtto be celebratedfor euer: and it doth much reioi the helpe and reward of Emperor \Kings,Ele&ors ofthe Romane Empire, Cardinals,Bifhops, Dukes and Princes; forit giueth more credite to our [al any thing that can befaid. Thus far Mathiolushis own Ce wilting5 oi tT Princestowardshim. What age do weliue tt here, that will fufferall vert warded? Mafter Gerard hathtaken morepaines than euer Mathiolus didlinhis€ 1 . " glk. 7 j mentaries,andhath corrected anumber of faults that hepafled ouer,andI dat . in reuerence be it fpoken of thatexcel tman,that Mafter ¢ mC ard doth knoy number of fimples that were not knoweninhistime : and yet] doubt whet! tafte ofthe liberalitie of either Prince, ile, Bifhop,orpublikeeftate. uch inany excellent knowledge, andheis not fo much re fter, a quackfaluer or mountebanke: for furch kinde of men can { e,~ nakeaite make trifles great matters, in praifing of this rare fecret, or that llent {pirit, or this Elixer or quinteflenée ; which whenit fhall come tothetriall, nothing fhall be found but boafting wordes. Vale, |
