of Plinies Naturall Hiftorie.: Hg 
A Skarletalfoand Violetin graine; yea, and toferall other colours that can bee devifed,with the 
_ juice onely ofcertaine hearbs. Thefe men are wifer(beleeve mee)than their neighbours of orher 
nations beforethem : they hazard not themfelves to found and fearch into the bottome of the 
deepe fea for Burrets, Purples, and fuch thell-fithes, Thefe adventure not their lives in ftraunge 
coaits and blind baies,where never fhip hath rid at anker, offering their bodies as a prey to feed 
the monftrous Whales of the fea, while they feeke tobeguile them of their foodin fifhing for 
the faid Burrets: and all to find that,whereby as well unchaft dames of light behaviour might fet 
outthemfelves and feeme more proper,to allure and content adulceronstruffians : as alforhofe 
gallantsagaine, {quaring and ruffling thus in their colours,might courtfaire ladies and wedded 
wives;yea,and with more eafe entrap and compafle them to yeeld unto their pleafure. But thefc 
B men ftand fafe upon drieland,and gather thofe hearbs for to die {uch colours, as an honeft min: 
ded perfon hathnocaufeto blame nor the world reafon to crie out upon. Nay, our brave mini- 
ons and roiotous wantons,itmight befeemealfo to bee furnifhed therewith ; ii not altogether fo 
glorious to the eye, yet certainely with lefle offence and harme. But nopartitisof my deficigne 
and intent to difcourfe uponthefe matters at this prefent: neither willl land uponthe thrittand 
good husbandrie that may befeene in fuch a thing as this, Jeaft I mightfeemete colour any va- 
niti¢ with a fhew of commoditie and frugalitie : and to limit exceffe and fuperfluitie within the - 
tearms of profitand cheapenefle, which indeed will not bee gaged and brought within any com- 
paffe. Befides, i {hall have occafion hereafter in fome other place to make mention both of dying 
itones,and alfo.of painting walls with hearbs, As forthe artand myfterie of Diers, if ever ithad 
C been counted any of the liberall Sciences, befeeming a gentleman eitherto profeffe or pract.fe, 
Laffure you I would not have overpaffed it in filence.And yet 1 promife you, this feat groweth in- 
to credit every day more than other:and the *havens abroad where thofe fifhes be taken which *portibus ances 
furnifh them with colours, are mightily frequented and in greaternameand requeft than ever "rita 
they were. Inwhich regard, Icannot chufe but thew and declare what account wee ought to 
make of thefe dumbe tinctures in that behalfe ; 1 meane fuch hearbs and fimples, whereof 
there is but bafe reckoning ornone at all made: for thofe great princes which were the firft foun- 
dersand eftablifhers ofthe Romane Empire, did migitie things therewith,andemploied thefe 
hearbsin the higheft matters of ftate. For in the affairs of greateftimportance, namely, either 
in publicke factifice forthe averting of fome heavie judgement of the gods threatened : or inex- 
PD Piation of any greevous finne and offence committed(whether they performed divine ferviceto 
their gods, or difpatched honourable embaflages to'other States) they ufed their Sagmina and 
Verbenz : by which two words verely was meant one and the fame thing even fome plaine and 
common grafic plucked up with ceremoniall devotion, turfe and all,from their caftle hill or ci- 
tadell of Rome. And thisat all times was obferved religionfly thatthey never fent their heraulds 
tothe enemies of thepeople of Rome for to clarigat,that is tofay,to Summon them witha lowd 
voice for to make reftitution of that which they detained of theirs,without a turfe aud tuft of the 
faid grafle: and evermore there accompanied thefe heraulds in their traine, one {peciall officer 
who had the charge to carie and tender that hearbe,who thereupon was called Verbenatius. 
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egy Of gralse Chaplets. 
O Coronets verely were there ever at Rome better efteemed, eitherto teftifie the trium- 
phant majeftie of that victorious citie(the foveraigne ladie of the whole world) orto give 
. teftimonie of honour and reward for fome notable fervice performed for the Common- 
weale,than thofe whichwere made {imply of greene grafle. The crownes of beaten.gold,anden- 
riched with pearle; the Vallare and Murall Chaplets beftowed upon brave knights and valiant « 
_ fouldiors,whoeither entred the fortified campe of the enemie over trench & rampier,or moun- 
ted the walsin the affault of acitie,came nothing neare to this: the Navall garlands given to ad- 
FE miralsand generals at {ea,for obtaining victorie in thatkind of fervice :the Civick coronets alfo 
prefented unto fuch as hadrefcued a Romane citizen, and faved his life, came behind thefe: and 
in one word,the Chaplet Triumphail which they ware who entred with triumph into Rome,was 
nothing comparable tothefe, Andyetallthefe Guirlands abovenamed have notable preroga- 
tives,and differ one from another in many refpects. In aword,thofe Coronets and Chaplets of 
BE. som honour 
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