ii The PREFACE. 



Vegetation in particular, was by themfuppo- 

 fed to be direded. 



That Ceres and Pomona prefided o'er the 

 Deities of their refpedive Countries 3 and 

 that Flora (before the Attraftion of thofe in- 

 delible Spots of Proftitution, with which (he 

 is fince tainted) was more amiable than Venus 

 herfelf^ is not rational, but delightful to fup- 

 pofe, from the Benefit and Happinefs that 

 accrued to Mankind from thofe benign Pow- 

 ers, more than many of that numbqrlefe 

 train of Deities (many of them the imperious 

 VaiTals of Ambition, Cruelty, and Revenge,) 

 and rather ador'd out of Fear than Love bf 

 thofe deluded Heathens. 



The Medicinal and Salutary Virtues of 

 Kitchen- Vegetables are fo univerfally known, 

 that all Mankind daily recdve bounteous 

 Afliftance therefrom 3 being fuch as mix 

 themfelves with, and qualifie the violent 

 Ferment of the Blood, purifying and fweet- 

 ning the Chylous Spirits of the Body, ^c. 

 But the happy (I had almofl faid Supernatu- 

 ral ) Power of the Vine, and the Ambrofial 

 Juices of Fruits, are fuch, that all, both 

 Ancient and Modern, feem very ready to 

 confefs its Virtue, how Reviving to the 

 drooping Spirits of the fatigued Statefman 

 and Senator, how Quickning to the Studious 

 and Learned, and RefreQiing to the laborious 

 Artizan and Mechanick : The fovereign 

 Qiialities of this is fo great, that all feem 

 wiiiing to join in Wreathing the Teinples of 



that 



