The historie of the world. Commonly called the natvrall historie of C. Plinivs Secvndvs / Translated into English by Philemon Holland Doctor in Physicke.

  • Pliny the Elder
Date:
1601
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Credit: The historie of the world. Commonly called the natvrall historie of C. Plinivs Secvndvs / Translated into English by Philemon Holland Doctor in Physicke. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    oteat wit(which otherwife in me was ever mean and fimple) neither admit they riable chaunces,norany other occurrent, cither pleafantto rehearle, ox delecta- ble to hear. T he truth js this,the nature of all things in this woild, that is to fay, matters concerning our daily and ordinary life,are here deciphered.8¢ declared, and chatin barrain tearms,withoutany goodly fhevy of gay and glorious phra- {es: and vyhatfoever ] have put dovvn,concerneit doth the bafeft points therof, infomuchas for the moft part lar to deliver the thing in hand, either in rufticall {peech, or elsin forrain, nay,in barbarous lan guage, fuchalfo as may notwvell be uttered, but wvich referving honour to the hearers, and reverence to the readers, Moreover,the wvay that Jhave-entred into,hath not ben troden beforetimeby | otherwvriters, being indeed fo ftrange & uncouth, asa.mans mind yyould not willingly travell therinJNo Latin author among us hath hitherto once ventured upon the fame argument, no one Grecian what(oever hath gonethroughit and handled all: and no marvell,for many ofus love notto take any pains,bucftudy ratherto pen matters of delight and pleafure. True itis, ! mult needs fay ,that o- thers have made profefsion hereof, but they have done it with fuch fubtiltie and deepneffe,that all their travels and writings by thacmeans,lieasit were deadand buried in darknefle, Now come 1,& take upon meto fpeake of every thing,and to catheras it werea compleat body ofartsand feiences (which the Greeks call conquered the world and advanced thehonour of the Romane name, rather than difplaied his owne praife and commendation: Y wis,his demerit had been the creater,to have continued his{torie as he did, for love of the fubiect matter, and not for his privat pleafure; to have! fay performed that peece of vvork more to oratifie the {tate of Rome,than to content his owne mind and affection. As souching my felfe(foralmuch as Domitins Pi/o faith, That bookes oughtto be trea
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