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L An Epiflle writ ly Jofephus de AromatariLs, concerning 
the Seeds of Plants, and Generation of Animals. 
SIR, 
LAtely meeting with an Ep'.ftle written by Jofephus Je Aro- 
matariiSi containing feveral Obfcrvables touching the 
Generation sf VUnts and Animals , which 1 expe^ed not to 
have found fo early in the World, 1 thought ic not amifs if it 
wereinferted in thefe TratJ^s, in regard, though already Prin- 
ted^ yet it is a great while flnce, and the Book fcarce. It 
was Pabli(h'd amongft fome few other Treatifes of the fame 
Author at Frankfort^ and Dedicated to the Lady Aletbea^ 
Countefi of Arundel and Surrey , in the Year 1625. The E- 
piftle follows : \ 
Ef 'tjiola de Generatione Plantarum ex feminibus. VraJ^antiJJlnjo 
Orator Bartholomseo Nanti Tbtlojl & J. V, D. Jofephus de 
Aromatariis Favorini F< S. ?. D. 
Eruditiffime Nanti^ Libros de Generatione^ quos multis 
abhinc annis moiiebar, non confcripfi, nimium-diftracflus ob 
fluentem numerum a^grotantium Nobilium, cnrx mcx com- 
miflbrum; & ob nimiam corpufculi niei imbecillitatem^ qua? 
longas Vigilias 6c Labores renuit. Adnotabo nihilominus bre- 
viffime per capita qusedam potiora atrinentia ad Plantarum 
lemina ; ut nifi fatisfaciam, paream faltem tibi, & erunt ea 
ipfifEma, qu^ f^pius ore alias explicavi. Addam &: ea duo, 
qux de Ovis qusfivifti. Poterunt forian qua? narrabo, nimi- 
um prorfiis nova videri mukis, 6c ah humano concepcu aliena 
nimium : Verum non quidem tlbi^ qui non folum alias be- 
nigne audivifli j fed optime nodi:, hominum ingenia x-ebus ac- 
commodanda effe^ non quidem contra,- 6c anriquiflimaextare . 
qu^cunque Temper eodem prorfus modo Natura prsftitir^ cog- 
noverintne homines vel non. Confcribam alias jam concep- 
tos de Generatione Libros^ in quibas multa forfitan ultra com- 
munem opinionem enarraboj non difcrepantia (ut credo) a 
rei Natura. Nec forfitan longum valde Tempus ab hac Epi- 
ftola diftabunt. Hoc interim fat erit ha^c pauca (ignare : Flan- 
tarum V9cata [nmma non eJJs few 'ma : Rt non habere 'vlm^ aEiu 
