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‘They thatcancomeby itand meet withall, efteemeitas precious asthe beft orient pearles In 
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Pliniee NaturalbHlittorie. 1 
A Gre: GeaWnitis to be forind ards arbi bewoven3f hort and fall iris: Howfoever orhet: 
wi iebe nariilly of colourreddith, yer by the fireit' Perteth a (hining'gloffe and bright hew, 
Greeke they call this Line, Asbeftinum, according tothe nature and properue thar it hath, 
Notto confume with burning. Over and befidés; w#axilays faith, Thatifa man would cut down 
orfallaggebpittalch andiinfecret, lenhimtompafleriicbady-chereof with adheer.of xhis line 
nen, he may hew as long ashewi llavitsandall the ftrokes that he'giverh willhe fo drowned, that 
they (hallnorbe heard againe, To conclude wnall thelaefpects abovelaid, this Line may well 
be counted forthe principal and beftthatis inthe wholeworld, r 
oP he next toivini wogeaetlesis thie Lineicalled By Ms ee fine Lavine or Titanic whereof our 
wivesanddamesar home fe fo much fiore by! for tolttiin and -decke.thenifelves zit prowerh ia 
Achaia dathinilte rervicarié wbourElisy andi] Huodychataioldtime it was fold asdeareias gold, . 
fora * feniplethercofwaseoasinionly exehataged for *fonre DenicrsRotmine. 90108 }OUN E22 Tag graines. 
= Theliseartappic dowel which linnen dlotly besreth iA fitannerofa foft cotton, Petia! pipe ocace | 
fuchascormeechiof thip failesthar haveliayatiea, is-of srearufe in Phylicke. *The’atAts allo the graine,and 
madetheséofbecbunied 4 pood'S uccedaine'or Spodiunay 4nd for theilefficacie may goforit. [4 
Moreover théte is a kitid of Poppies mach fought after for blaunching add bleaching oflinnen made Zi 
cloths} forbeing skoured thedwith ic is Woridertull how white and pure tliey. will looke? Aga yer wn), wherok 
forialbre@bearic tharcoqliteth in that colunrj peopleare grown to this difordér’& Vain ehor- er craves 
mitic, thatthey haveatlayed to faineaad diectierr liner atid naperie into orher colours,aswell wich which 
asitheir woollen cloth. Which praQifewgsfirtt feeneinthe! Armada or figet of K. U4 lexander Lakes: e 4 
the Greatjapon the great Fiver Indusyat'what-time as hiscapraines and Adtnitals in acertaine faunched his 
skitmiflythar they dadewith che lndians, chautiged theatmesand enfigns of their fhips:wher- bleeding. 
atehe inhabitants (bceinguponthe there ang trond) weréaftonied to feetheirailes and firea- 
mers paeedwith diverscolours wavingiirtie wind: Semblably; the Sailes of that {Hip were, 
died purplepwiiercin 1. Antanies vogitherwichchopat/a egine to ACinhs, and in which they 
fied both froarthenceandeleapeds Anduntdead hereroforelated purple’ batines ereAed on the 
top of theminty wasthe badeseoresfieneof che royallAidimirall (hip : but dfterwards they be- 
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gait atRiemhere eicouitaine their Theatre with hichvellesdied in colours,onely for fhade : an 
invention@evifed by 2. Casilvs at whine teas hee dedicated ake féliple of the Capitoll. In . 
procefle of time, Learalus Sprarer (bylrepOrt) was the'firlt mankhae A the! folemnitie of the 
© gamesandplaics Aipollinare}drew fine courcainsover the great Athphitheatre ac Rome: how- 
ie) 
beit not long after, Ce/ar DiGtatour canfedthe grand Forym or Common-place at Rome tobe 
covered alb over with fuch rich courtains syea and the biblyfaiie {treet called Sucra,to be hanged 
on both fidestrom his owne dwelling hate to the veryCapicoll cliffe: which magnificent and 
fumptuous fight, was morewondered ar'and (eene with ereater admiration, than the brave thew 
and Tourheyrhat he fet out attiie fame time of Sword-playets at (harpe and'to the utterance, 
Then followed Marcelixealfo the fonne of odavia, fille? tothe Esmperonr Avex /}us,who in his 
owne Zadilethip & in tiereneh Confalthip-of his uncle 442ifms beforetaid} upon the Calends 
or itt day of Auguft chatyeare, caufed theRomane Portittito be drawn’ all over and fhadowed 
with the ke courtaiis; although hee reprefented at thattime no folemnitie at all of games/and 
plaiesvand-chis he did onelyztivat they whocaineto pleadarthe barie, might ftand underthade 
more holefomely. Lord, waza chaunge was here at Rome fince thé daiés of Cato the Cenfor, 
who thought irmeet andrequifit, yea aid gave advife that the {aid Forum or great Hall ofcom- 
mon Pleas fhould be paved atid laid al] over wich caltraps under foor,Loketp our Lawyers and 
bufie pleaders from thence; Of late daiesthete were feenein the Amphitheatres of Emperour 
Nero, traverfes drawne upon cords and ropes, with fine courtains of blewaztire colour likethe 
skie ,and'thofe befer with ftars';where the very floore of the ground under mens feet, wascolou- 
redred, And wherefore ferve thefe in cloifter-courts and walkes now,but to keepe the moffe for- 
footh upon the ground, orrather the fine fret-worke in pavements,from Sun-burning ? But for 
allthefepaintingsand rich dyes yet when allis donc, the white linnen-heldthe owne {hill & was. 
highly eheemed above altcolours.And no doubt in great price fuch cloth was in the time of the 
Frojane wart'and in good faith [fee noreafon why it thouldnot be as well in bloodie battails as 
at brokenthipwracks. Howbeit Homer teftifieth chat few there were who went t6 the wars with lin- 
“peokabergeons or curets:but it fhould feem that thePoet(as the better learned expofitors do in- 
B ij terpret) 
