To Englands chiefcft Herbarift, Matter 
fuhn 'Tartiinfon. 
Worthy Sir, 
~ ~ . Have S iven . C as was duejmany thankes to my learned good friendJD '.Bamhridre 
for communicating tome the fight and perufall of yourcliargeablepnduftriaus fu- 
dicious, uMull, Herculean Botanical! labours. The Commonwealth of learning 
particularly the Tribe of Phyfitians, Apothecaries, Chirurgians, the Court of No.’ 
, the friS™ Ie ^ aU i! h ° l0VC k n°^ledge 3 delight, and the honour and good of 
, their Country,owe thankes to you, a Benefadtourto the publique, toyourNati- 
— . , n on > £ o many millions of particular perfons, to the prefent and mcceedinnaies A 
Triumphallevergreene Lawrell crownelsdue toyou,for maftering fuch difficulties for^conciue 
ring the great enemyes of a civill World,Ignorance and Barbarifme, fqrfaviSfiany CitSof 
^?^5’ VV ^ e /-^ ount jY 3 ^'P n l i: ^^ 1 S er 5 difeafes, deftruftion, by your carefullunderftanclingdireaions 
j P ro P“fitremedies,in fuch a rational! pleafingway. Oxford and EmhndaK haDDv^n the fonn’ 
ationofafpecious illuftnous phyfickeGarden,compleatelybeautiful?y walled andgated nowin 
levelling and planting,with the charges and expences ofthjifands by the3™ Honomah e 
Earleol the urnifhing and enriching whereof,and ofmany a LT'wifiu£ 
delightfull plants,will be the better expedited by yourpaineful) happy fttisfying Worke. 
1 Tho.Cutto Majfftiej profejfor ofrlyfcke, Oxon, 
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To the excellent Herbarift M r , fohn Tarkinfon. 
sir, •• 
Art^nd Judgement: wherein,™ at ;,“ d ch /e»;“q«Ae 
Herbes,and Flowers. It isa curious nnnrrair -, n ,l ,Vr. Ind,es J ofmany rare Plants, 
tanique Pandedts, and the HerbariftsOracle.a rich M c j^ lonofth Eart!ls flowred mantle,the Bo- 
periments, andolherratftie” AndtS £P^call ex- 
bemgne Conftellation) an Aufpicious defigne of our OxfJr -( not without th influence offome 
ficence of the Honorable Founder) once flniffied,wi!lbe^ ■ wh,ch . b . cln S ( b Y the Muni- 
of moft dehghtfuU.and ravilliing objefts. another ParadifeIriST this Th^! *?**?"’' 
Pa alleII,themoft com P leate,and abfolute Worke (in this kind A vet kno Thcatc h »s without >he de&ri F <- 
mu be a perpetiall Monument of your Name, Art,and Induftry sLffi 7 s s™ 0 th ° W ° rld : and * 
the vote of one, that is fincerely, rr.anynaultry. Such ( Sir) is your merit, and 
. Ml . iM RhH^IWM 
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four affcRionate friend , 
I»HN Bainbridgs, 
Do ft or of Phyfique, and 
Profefforof Aftronos 
f Aftronomy, Or:to. 
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