Plinies Naturall Hiftorie, 



A the time that Carthage and Corinthwere forced and woon, when hee departed this life:) aind' 

 alfblearne how much we have profited and proceeded in good husbandrie siid 3gricuhiuc/i:om 

 his death unto thisprefent day j namely forthe fpaceof 230 yeares. As qpncerning vines and 

 grapes therefore, thus much hath Cato delivered in writing, and in this niat>\^fri^)llowm^g;4 -^iil 

 f laces or grounds (quoth he) expofed to the Sun-jhrne^^pd which in other reg^)^c^,ff0 ke fhf^cj^goqd 

 for to plant vineyards in^fee they he employed for the lejfe minean ^for hoi h ihe, 'EiugenfAU mms^ 

 and thefmaller Helvine. Item^ In every jraii thatjsmor^roffe^thickc^^a^idmify 

 the greater Aminean^or the CMurgemme : the Aptcim aljo^dnd the Zficam^i^^i^i^yf^lffh^^^ 

 and t he commofjmmg!edfirteJpeciallyytvdUgree)vell enough 



grapes jis in a fmallthjn wine ofthepcdnd running. T hegr apes Dm a€m£y ^mi.'jjri^ greater /if/?,7siff; 

 B ansj are good to be hanged ^or e'fe dried hefore a hi ick-fmthes forgej^ndfo \bcy v^yM ^dlfy^'^'^^A 

 andgoefor i?4//^»jtf//^f^«»»^*Loewhattheprei:€pisof besneitlierai-erbete any qf^^^^^^ 

 argument more auncient^left unto us written in the Latine tongue .Whereby \ve irvayjee^^that 

 wee hve not long after the very firft rudiments and begirtnings.of^know]edge in thefcmsttets. 

 [But bytheway^ihe Amineanslaftnamed/^weaikthScaiuiahsJAndinverytrathj^f^ 

 be even in this our age, who have left any rules in forme of Art^iis tqucliing the abfokue s^ili 

 in this bchalfe. Yet luch as they be^ and how few foever, wee muft not leave their, behind, buftfo 

 much the rather take them with us; to the end it may be known, what reward and profit they nice 

 withj who travailed in this point of husbandtie: rewacd .1 fay_, aiKlprofiCj.whjchin every thi^ig is 

 aiiinall. , ; 



C To begin thereforewith K^cilim ^ Sthenelm^ (a meane commoner of R<)me defct^ded from * 

 the race of Libertines or Slavestiewly enfrancluied) he attained to the higheil glori^^^ng-^giea- 

 tettnamc of all others: for havinginthe whole world not above fixtis-acr^s of land ifSg ail iri 

 vineyards within the territorie ot Nomen turn, he plaied the good husband \(yell tlse. ^in^ thus; 

 he fold them againeat the priceof 400000 Sdkrces. Ther^ vyenta grcatbrdrand fatPxhke- 

 wife of one Veruknm Aegiah^Sy in his time a man but of bafe condition by birth , and no better 

 than thcformet (namely, come of the ftoc^^c of frecd-men) who l^y his iabourand husoandriej 

 greatly enriched a domame or living at Liternum in pampaineiand the more renowmedhes 

 was by occafion of the favour of fo many men atfedionate unto Afr/cj.n^^--^ vi\\ok very place of 

 exile he held in his hands and occupied fo well :for unto Scip/Oy the abovefaid Liternum apper- 

 D rained- But the greateil voice and Ipeech of men was of RhemniM^ PaUmon (who otherwise by 

 profeffion was a famous and renowmcd Grammarian) for that hee by the meanes and helpe of 

 ihe forefaid i'^^^W//:^, bought a fernle within thefetwentie yearcs for 600000 Scfterces in the 

 fame territorie of Nomentum, about ten miles diliant from Rome, lyii^g fon jewhatout of the 

 highway. Now it is well knovwcfarre and neare, of what price and account all fuchfermesarcj 

 aiTid how cheape fuch ware is lying fo neare to the city fide: but among thereft^this ot Faumons 

 in that place was efteemed moft cheape andloweftpriied, in this regard crpec5al]y,That he had 

 purchafed thofe lands, which through the careielnefle & bad. husbandrie of tlie former owners, 

 ° iay negledsd and fore-letjand were not of themfelves thought to be ofthc beft foile^cholen and 

 piked trom among the woril.But beeing entred once upon ihefc grounds as his owne livelode 

 •E 'andpoileffion, he fet in hand to husband and manure them, notfo much of any good mindand 

 affedion that he had to improoveand better any thing that heheld5burupon avaincglorieof 

 his owne at the firft^whereunto he was wondcroiilly given : for he makesfallows of his vine-plots 

 anew^and delveth them all over againe^as he had Icene StheneUis. to do with his before : but what 

 with digging.ftirringjandmedling therewith, followingthe good example and husbandrie of 

 he brought his vineyards tofo good a pafle within one eight yecres, that ihcfruit of 

 one yeares vintage was held at 400000 Sefferces, and yeeldedfo much rent to the lord: a won- 

 derful] and miraculous thing,that a ground fliould beefomuch improoved in fo imall a time ! 

 And in verie truth, it was ftraunge to fee what numbers of people would run thither, only to lee- 

 the huge and mightie heapes of grapes gathered in thofe vineyards of his : and all idle nesgh- 

 F hours about himjwhofe grounds yeelded noiuchencreafe, attributed all to h^§deepc learnis -.g, 

 and that he went to it by his booke,& had fome hidden fpeculation above other men ; objecting 

 againfl him, that he pradifed Art Magicke,and the biacke Science. But laft of ail, Amup^ Se- 

 ncca-:^ eff eemed in thofe daies a lingular clerke , and a mightie great man, (whole overhuich lear- 

 ning and exceeding power coft him his overthrowing in the end) one who had good skill and 



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