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and wholfome inftructiorij but caufe both mind and body to refume 

 their priftine Integrity. And thus in all Humility^ I lay it down at 

 your Worships feet, not without forne hopes that you will be pleafed 

 to accept it, and to pardon the boldnefje of 

 Sir 



Your most humble 

 Servant, 

 W. COLES. 



To the Reader. 



Courteous Reader, 



O make thee truly fensible of that happineffe which Man- 

 kind loft by the Fall of Adam, is to render thee an exact 

 Botanick, by the knowledge of fo incomparable a Science 

 as the Art of Simpling, to re-inftate thee into another 

 lifl Eden, or, A Garden of Paradife * * * for I dare boldly 

 affert, that if there be any one that is become fo much an Herbarift. 

 as to be delighted with the pleafant Afpects of Nature, so as to have 

 walked a few turns in her folitary Places, traced her Allies, viewed 

 her feverall imbroidered Beds, recreated and feafted himfelf with her 

 Fragrances, the harmleffe delights of her Fields and Gardens; He it 

 is, that hath embraced one of the greateft of terreftriall Felicities. 

 Hence, it is, that Emperours, Princes, Heroes, and Perfons of the 

 moft generous Qualifications, have trod on their Scepters, fleighted 

 their Thrones, caft away their Purples, and laid afide all other 

 exuberancies of State, to court their Mother Earth in her own 

 Dreffings; Such Beauties there are to be difcerned in Flowers, fuch 

 Curiofities of Features to be found in Plants. When God Almighty 

 would have Adam to partake of a perfection of happineffe, even then 

 when he ftood innocent, he could find none greater under the Sun then 

 to place him in a Garden. * * * With my Prayers for the profperity 

 of the Nations, together with my beft defires for the good succeffe of 

 mine Endeavours, I take 



Leave and rest. Thine, 



W. COLES. 



To Th' IngenioMsly Learned, Mr W. Coles, 



on this His worthy Labour, intituled. The Paradise of Plants, 

 or, Adam in Eden. 



Sir, My Affection, not my Avarice, 

 Hath made m' Intrude into your Paradife: 

 Where, to amazement, I have gladly seen 

 Earth's fairest Beauties, dresfed in Lovely-green: 



