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as ha t hereby an argument in tbemfelues, that there isfomcthing in them worthy eft 

 among men : which then doublet b their dilltgence to defernc it more abundantly, x^idmtr, 

 for mitattonof Princes, was that ail of A lexander, wbdfettino; Ariftode to comp, 

 menunes of the bruit creatures, allowed him for the better performance thereof, certain 

 finds ofmenjnall mfu and Greece jnoft skiffuUobf enters of fuch things, to <nue him inf\ 



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fitice do exercife them) elites principally , for the knowledge of the crea- 

 r»' ™»***™—« ofthofctbat of their owne prime ham laboured in the fame matter 

 from his age downe to ourprcfent time,wbub all do not in corner , fin fatisfie vs Whereas if in Me 

 enfuwg ages there had nfen ftil new Alexanders, there (certainely) would not bate wanted 

 Anftotles to ham made the etudence of thofe thingsan hundredfold more deeredvnto vs-than 

 vowthey be. Whereby youmay pcrceiuet he vnequall effect's that follow thofe vnfutable caufes of 

 publicke and private maintenances vnto labours andfiudics. Now that ImiUt not difbaire in thi 

 my exhortation^ I fee examples of this munificence in our age togiue me comfort : Ferd inand the 



fupporting and 'advancing of fuch as were fludious ,™„. ,„,„„, 

 ikewife (whom fir honours caufet name) a man of high attempts in naturallfc 



die. 



Plants feconded alfo herein by Montmorencie^ Conflablc, the Cardinals Caftilion IndLot cul < 



peregrinations m Italy ^ friend Afu , t he fweet fruit whereofas we LLeeiledfoZ Zet 

 his obfer nations Jo wefhouldplcnteoufly haue bfen filled with them, if violent death hZ^curZ 

 robbers had not cut him off And as Ifinde thefe eLmples ^i>^X>^ 

 confffe) much to be thankefull to God, for the experience we Lue of the like ' J ' 



(muerthelefej vnto that Phyficke lee, re lafely o wl^l^i Zi SXi J 

 Mhaue hearts alfo ofthattfmt, to addefome ingenious labourer w the skill of b 'mple tL^Tu 

 mightily augment and adorne the whole fiienceof Phyficke. But if to tUotRc^J^ 

 third namely the art of Chymicall preparation . thai Out ofthofe gid W«rwX*^A 



mA u(7 u h [i th >? u "W*r s ma i beproenredfor thlfethat beftcke, JZrenftoCal 





fees • but through 



the Art of Chymifirie* tn it felfe the moft noble inftrument of naturall knowll 



fullf raeEt J a IX 1 n , ^ *»*»*** ** * of all others mofil bafelt debited and fc 



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