Plmies Naturall Hiftoric. 



chap, 



14. Of Irotijand mines of Iron : the difference 

 alfo of Iron. 



1 5 , Of the temperature of Iron : the medecina- 

 blc vertues of Iron, andtheruft of Brafle 

 and Iron '.the skalcs of Iron, and the liquid 

 plaftre named of the Greekes Hygempla- 

 ftrum. 



chap. 



i^.The mines of Lead; of vvhite and feiick^ 

 Lead. 



17. Of Tin, of Argentine Tira, and fome other 

 minerals. 



iS.Mcdccins made of Lead and refufe of Lead, 

 of Lead ore, of Cerule or Spanifln whitCj of 

 Sandaracha or red Orpimenc. 



In (um,hcrc arc contained notable matters, ftories^ and obfervations, 815, 



Latine Authoars cited. 



L,PifO:,Amias,VerrmjiM, rarro^ Mefala^ Rufus^ CMarfm the Poet^ ButhmiTulm BaJli^^md 

 Sext'm Niger ^who wrote both in Greeke of Phyfde^ and Fahm F^plis, 



ForrciheWriters, 



Democritu4^Metrodorm Sceppus^Menechwrn^enomtes^Aniigonfa^and Duris, (who ali/otire 

 moteofgravwg:,chaftng^andemhofmgmettals^amrkeentttuledJoiGm^^ :) Heltodorm, rvhode- 

 Jcribed the ornaments and oblations hanged up in Athens iNymphedorf^s^i^ndreas^BeracUdes.Via- 

 goras^ Boiryenjis^ lolU^ApoHodorus^ Archimedes, Dionyfu^^ Anftogenes^ Dimedes, Mmficles^ X^^ 

 nocrates the fonne of Zeno^and Theomnejlm, 



5IN THE XXXV. BQOKE IS SHEWED IN 

 what account Painting was in old time. 



Cha^, 



I. The honour and regard of Figures in times 

 part. 



2 Jn what price Images were of old. 



3. When Images were firft ereded andfetup 

 in publicke place, as alfo in private houfes, 

 with their fcutcheons and arms: the begin- 

 ning ofPidures : the fitft draught of Pidurs 

 in one fimplc colour : the firft Painters, and 

 how auncient they were in Italic. 



4,Of Roman Painters: the firft time that Pain- 

 ting and Pidures grew into ctedit:who they 

 were that drew their victories in colors up- 

 on tablesjand fet them forth to be fcen : and 

 whenforreine Pictures began to be ot fome 

 good reckoning at Rome. 



5,The art and cunning of drawing pictures: 

 the colours that Painters ufe. 



^. Of colours naturallandartificiall. 



7. What colours will not abide to be laid wet : 

 what colours they painted withall in old 

 time:at what time firft the combats oflword 

 fencers at utterance, were fet foorth in pain- 

 ted tables to be feene. 



S .How auncient the art of Painting is^when it 

 began .• a catalogue of the excellent worke- 

 men in that kind, and how their workeman- 

 fhip was prized and efteemed. 



^.The firft that contended & ftrove who could 



Chap. ' 



' paint beft : alfo who firft ufed the pencil!. 



10. Of Pictures fo lively drawne that birds were 

 deceived therwith;what is the hardeft point 

 in Painting. 



H.The way to ftill birds that they fing and chat- 

 ter not : who was the firft diatdevifed to en- 

 amellj or to fet colours with fire, and with 

 the pencill painted arched roufs and vaults y 

 and among, the wonderfull prices that Pi- 

 ctures were fet at in old time. 



1 2. The firft inven tours of potterie : of images 

 made of clay & c aft in moulds : alfo of vef- 

 fels made ot earth, and their price. 



13. Sundrie forts of earth for potters : of the 

 duft or fand of Puteolirof other kinds of 

 earth which turne to be hard ftone. 



14. Of walls made by caftingin moulds: alfo 

 of bricke walls^ and the manner of making 

 them. 



i5,0f Brimftone and Alume,their diverskinds 

 andufeinPhyficke. 



16. Of fundrie forts of earth,& namely Samia, 

 Eretria3Chia,Selenufia5Pingitis5 and Am- 

 ^pelitis^and the ule they have in medecins. 



17. Sundrie forts of chalke for Fullers to fcoute 

 clothcsj to wit, Gimolia, Sarda, Vmbrica, 

 of a kind of earth called Saxumjas alfo that 

 eiveth a filvci color & is called Argcntaria« 

 ^ i8.Who 



