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thefuftentation of man,long lifeanda kind of penpewitie, even tolatt yeares,and hundieds, of 
finelling thee would have toliveand die in,one day. Agreat docuntentandlefion forusmencin 
generall tolearne,Howall things whatfoever that flourifh moft lovely and be gaieft in thew,foo- 
neit fade and are gone fuddainely. Butgo come againéxo the varietie of flowers aforefa id, toge- 
ther withtheir divers mixtures:verely there is nopainter,with all his skill able fufttes 
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penfill co reprefent one lively guirland of flowers indeed swhether' they bee plaited ‘and inter- 
medled in manner of nofegaie¢s one with another, or fet'in rankes and rewesone by anothers. 
swhethér they bee knit,anid twifted rordwifeandin chgine-worke of onefortof flowers,¢ither to. 
wind and wreath about a chaplet,bias, or in fathion/ofa circle,or wherher bey ber foned, 
into a globe or ball,ranning one through another sto.exhibiteone goodly fightandentite tink 
forsnitie of a crofle Garland. ;nogu arte)! at asvetgndeke ood stanollsoxs sda toh date 
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ort fo 1.0980 90" |) pie Corelle and whernpon it iva focalleds VV 00. ool ett volo 
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He Coronets or Guirlands ufedin auncienttime, were twifted.very fmalljand thereupon 
@ they were calied Strophia, ¢.VVreaths : from whence came alfo womens gorgets and fto- ” 
machers to be named Strophiola, As for the word Corona, a Coronet or Guirland, long 
it was firft ereit came to bee vulgarand commonly taken up, as atearmechallesgedeither by 
priefts and facrificers in their divine fervice, or victoriqus captaines imtheir gl ortoustriumphcs. 
But thofé Guirlands or Nofegaies being made of flowets, were calledin Latine Serta or Servi 
a fevendo jof forting and fetling togecher. The manner of which plaiting and broiding 
and flowers,theé auncient Greekes tookenopleafure in :for/at the begi seth yuiledto er 
with branches oniely of trees,thofe brave men who had woon the prife in their facyad Games an 
folemne Tournois or exercifes of activitie, Bur afterwards they began to beautifie and enrich 
eheir chaplets of triumph wich fundrie dowers intermingled topethersAnd (co fay atiudh)the Si- 
cyonians pafled in this feat of forting together one with another flowers of {weet favor and plea~ 
fantcolonr,in making of pofies & guirlands. Howbeit,the example of Raafas the cunning pain- 
tery andGhycera the artificial makerof futh chaplets,4et them firfta worke. Tits paint was 
wonderfully enamopred upon the faid Giygera,andcourted her by-allmeanes that hee could de- 
fit B the forring and fetting of fundriéflowers.T be firflinvention 0301 caro” od 
a : j i ete bn a | f 1 3 ‘ ath dé : ; 
vife: among the reft, he would feem to counterfeic and reprefent lively with his penfill in colours, . 
what fowers foever fhe wrought and fet with her fingers into Guirlands 5 and {hee againe fitived | 
avie to chaunge and alter her handy work every day, for to drive him toanon-plus atthe length, 
or at leaftwife, to put him to his fhifts : info much, as irwas-a verie plealant and woorthie 
fight, to behold of one fide the workes of Nature in the womans hand,and on the other fidethe - 
- artificial cunning of the forefaid painter. And verely there areat this dayto bee feene diverfe” | 
painted Tables of his woikmanfhip :and namely,one picture above thereft,entituled *Stepha- 
noplocos,wherein he painted his {weet heart G/ycera.twilting and braiding Coronets and Chap- 
lets,as her manner was. And thisfell out tobe, after the hundreth Olympias was come and gone 
byjuftaccount, Bare “yes ieee 
Now when thefe Guirlands of flowers were taken up and received commonly inall places i 
foracertaine time, there came foone after into requeft thofe Chaplets which ate famed 7 i. 
gyptian,and after them VVinter.C oronets, to wit, when the earth aflourdethino flowerstor 
them ;and thofe confifted of hore fhavings, died into fundrie colours. And fo in proceffe o 
time, by litle and litde, crept intoRome alfothe name of Corolle;| 4s one would fay, Petti 
Guirlands; for that thefe Winter Chaplets at firft were fo prettie and fmall:andnotiong 
them} the coftly Coronets and attires Corollaria, namely, when they were made of thin. 
and plates of Latton, either guilded or filvered over, or elfe fet out with golden and filyer 
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