To the T^a^er. 



lick Schdols in i^^cidus Tables' ^nd;in Capital Charh(9-ers 

 of Gold with this IsSipreis, or Title, ^vss, k^ax/oj/ }y ^h^ti^v 

 A)a^s> 7io 'i^m, H 7w hh '~Bomm piilc,hrim^- d^ divinius^ quod 

 Ge^jfi efi^qua^Ji Vra-^ that is, Th?it thing is to be efteemed 

 better and more excellent which is Qomiminicated to the 

 Weal Pijbiique in general, rather than what is impri- 

 (bned in the bofbni of any particular man. Wherefore 

 that thing (I (ay^ whereat I do principally aim, is to 

 publifli th^ true Art of the Fcrriet\ a Faculty wherein I 

 have been daily verfed, and diligendy pradifed for more 

 than forty years, and that unto my no fmall labour 

 and expence , and I do well alTare my fclf that perad- 

 venture no one Gendeman in this our Kingdom more, 

 wha hath don? greater, more difficult, or defperate 

 Cures. 



During the time of my travel?, I have for my better 

 indemnity, not only perufed what authors I could meet 

 with, who have written upon this fubjedt ^ but I did ahb 

 make my lei f an eye-witnefs to the cures of the moft fa- 

 mous Marfials and Ferricrs^ the cities and places aiford- 

 ed where I came, omitting no diligence which might in- 

 form or enable my knowledge j neither would I be too 

 credulous, or give too much belief to fame or reports, 

 for we have a maxim in the Civil Law,which faith.* Fawa 

 per Je paru^i momenti hahet ad probandum : Fame alone 

 is not of credit fufficient to fatisfie or convince the under- 

 ftanding of man, until fuch time as he hath made trial. 

 For the common proverb is, ^^ facile credit^ facile de- 

 cipHur, He that eafily beleiveth, is eaiily deceived And 

 truly thus much I am able to fpeak,that FrufHe'^ndFl^f^- 

 ders (for that in thofe two places I had moft commerce 

 and experience, albeit 1 travelled many other pans of 

 Chriftcndom) were the two Kingdoms in vyhich I found 

 the bcft, ableft, and moft expert Murfljals^ or Ferrkrs i 

 but of all the places, wjiere ever yet I came, lam iible 



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