The Epiftle 



My wor- ferjevering Enquirers, and c [J inthofe 

 1S.o!3kr fagdaritits* we expea fuch Defcripttons. 

 an ancient wherein* England unovpfoexaS^ that it 

 and learned ^fa not to ^ ey CountreyS. 

 Botantft. * t ' , . . .. . 



f AS in Lou* We pretend not to multiply vegetable dw$- 



&- font by QitincMtciAl and RtticuUtt plants ^ 

 <>* *"8 * *> Ptytologj. The field of 

 mention knowledge hath Lcen fo traced \ it is hard to 



Tfe'enfto jH **> f**& *< f M **>**&' 

 omit any. vpritcfomctbing ucw^ If truth may receive 



addition^ or envy will have any thing new ; 

 face the Ancients knew the late Anatomical 

 difiweries, and Hippocrates the Circu 

 lation. 



Tou have leenfolo% cut of trite learn* 



**&-> *b** 't**hard to finde afitbjeS proper 



for you ^ an A if yon have met with a Sheet 



ifpon this , we have miffed our intention* In 



this multiplicity of writing bje and barren 



Themes are left fitted for invention 9 Sub - 



jt&sfo often difcourfed confine the Imagina 



tion, and fix our conceptions unto the notions 



offorc-writers, EefiJe, fuch 'Difewrfcs at- 



iw excvrjions, and veniaUy admtt of ' cofta* 



teratt truths, though *: fome diftauce from 



tWpp*cr*u' t heir principals. Whevein if vpe fometimes 



t"<!it **k* *& bfatj* we ^rc notpngle> but erre 



6**JMr. ly great 8 example, 



He 



