Mi dp bayaS gaah riaeetaipiat iahataraqas inbhh 15 4 Ga See ee varetey bare iid talela Wiis ar ae} rege tleg ee ne 4. 0-= Tae = Sates cep isa tres ea oats ee ee a =e ~ ees fa ee ey or wen a we ee eer ay FU Eee eureress 3- eS SSS Eee 2 pepe eter Be oes ee eee Ova ,' ett) ne ae as PLINY the ELDER-A celebrated Roman naturalist—was born A.D. 23—served in the army under Lueius Pom pinius m Germony— returned to Rome about the age of 30—was afterwards Procurator in Spain under NERO —at the time of his death was in command of afleet at Misenum. In August, A.D, 79 occurred the great erup- tion of Vesuvius, Observing the immence cloud ot smoke, he embarked at Misenum and approached near the scene of danger +o note the wonderful phe nomena. He landed at Stabia,in the ensuing night he attempted to return to his vessel but perished on. Myc Chere acamel by ashes or sulphurous exha- lations. | The great work of Pliny is the Natural History, of which Cuvier Says. “FF is one of the most precious monuments “thot antiquity has left us and the evidence ot er- “udition very wonderful ina Warrior and Statesman This edition was translated by Honrano, and Printeo in 160}. Ra ciar HISTORY OF THE worip COMMONLY @NiLIge Dine ee NATURALLY HISTORIE OF CP El indbene > BCU iNaous = - ee PBN pus “TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH BY PHILEMON WOLLAND DOCTOR OF PHY SiICKE. ea Prwkid by Coney Cciy. Diemer a ee POA Chee hoaes Van ——s — S) ‘ ne ae yale ee ‘ y tip ec ft AD oh HONOVRABLE SIR ROBERT CECIL KNIGHT, PRINCIPALE SECRETARIE TO THE Q@VEENS MAIESTIE, MA- . STER OF THE COVRT OF WARDS AND. LIVERIES, Chauneellor of the Vniverfitie of Cambridge, and one ot her Maisflies moft Honourable privie Couhcell, SSS He friendly acceptance which 1. \ivius of Padua hath SOFT TY \ || found inthis Realme, fince time he fbewed bim/elfe a EW .\\|_ Ergls[h weed unto her facred Majefie, hath trained | Cr | over unto bin hus neighbour Plinius Secundus from Ay Lain] Verona: Whome being now arrated 1 the fame habit, Bia: AN get fearfull t0 fer foot forward wm forrein ground, with- | || out the countenance of fome worthie perfonage, wh» nught both give bimthe hand at bis firft entrance rs token of welcome and alfograce him afterwards witt as aX a favourable regard to win acquaintance, I humbly ee Rr ee prefent auto your Honour. For confidering the qualitte oj the man, aPhitofopher difcourfing fo deeply inall Learning, where may helooke far better acceptance than of lim, who 1s moft sufily Styled, Patronof Learning ? Which _ _ slignitie conferred of late upon your H.by the generall fuffrages of a Noble Viatverfitte . (anacthat for your fingular infight mallliterature) asa complement to thofe high pla- ces wherewnto the favour of a mofl prudent and judicious Princeffe hath advaunced | you,and the fame corre[poudent to the rare wifdome, justice sand eloquence, which care | curre 1a your perfon, likethe (everall beauties of the Rubie, Amethy/t, and Emeraud meeting 12 one fatre Opal, stveth a lovely luftre ro your other titlesno leffesthan if the | sane Mules and Apollo,repre/entedzarurally tn that rich eAgat of K.Pyrrhus,werg inferted therein. Now tp ,as wee read of * Alexander and* Demetri US; two mighte *Magnes. monarchs, who and their defeins of making conque/ts and befieging cxtties, behitd Pees otherwbiles Apelles and Protogenes how they handled their pencils sit may plerfe | your Honour betweene the managing of State-affarres under her Majeftie, to aS Dour cseeftfoous upon Pliniefor your recreationsand (ee how lively he deperntte/b not Venus Anadyomene, drawne haply to the patterne of Campalpe 4 courtexan ; nope Jalyfus with Lis dog; sn which prtture, fecit Fortuna naturam ; but even sture her’ felfe, the immedsat mother and nource of allthings under the Alaightie ; Iba. not nmiy thinke bim patronized thereby and [ufficiently commended tothe world, bui Ai'o i. kaowledge my felfe much devoted unto your H.and bound for ever to praie for theo” creafe thereof, with long life and true happine/s. | | ori by = i? FAT : 4 pe: ae Your Honouts moftreadié atcommauye... Philemon Holland.” + a, : eS jt ROARK Ss BS Sp The Preface to the Reader. i) Net) EN ea Appie were they in times palt reputed (and not unworthily)who ? KA fe|had that gratious and heavenly gift, aut facere fertbenda, aut fcri- = berelegenda: that is to fay, either to doe fuch thingsas deferved to SNES fd) be written,or to write that vehich was wworth the reading, ‘Thofe = wR Beli hat could not attaine to thefe two braunches of felicitie,and yet utterly mifliked idlenes,contented themfelves in a third degree, namely,to take in hand the old works of their auncients, and by new labours to immortalize their memorie. Thus Nicophanes (a famous painter in his time) gave his mind wholly to antique pictures, partly to exemplifie and take out their patternes after that inlong continuance of time they were decaied; and in part to repaire Vea and reforme the fame, if haply by fome iniurious accident they were defaced. ' The ingenuous mind of this artizan thus devoted to antiquitie, as] doe high- ty commend ; {fo I cannot. chufe but embrace his pollicie,, feeking hereby to avoid the envie and reproofe of others. In this number | muft raunge thofe lear- ned men in (everall ages,who to illuftrat the monuments left by former writers, have annexed unto-them their Commentaries ; to fave them entire and uncor- tupr,have fet thereto indiciall obfervations ;and to publifh them fora general benefit of pofteritie, have tranflated the fame into their motherlanguage.. As for my felfe,fince it is neither my hap nor hope to attaine.to fuch perfection, as to bring foorth fomevvhat of mine ovwne which may quit the pains of a reader, . . ’ ‘ ’ 3 . 3 and much Ieffe'to performe any action that might minifter mattertoa writer; _and yetfo fatre bound unto my native countrey and the bleffed ftate wherein I have lived, as to render an account'of my yeers pafled & ftudies employed, du- ting this long time of peace and tranquilitie, wherein (ander the moit gtatious | and happie government of a peereleffe Princeffe,afsifted with fo prudent, pol- -~ Ihique, andiearned Counfell) all good literature hath had free progreffe and . A\urithed, in no agefo much: methought | owed this dutie, to leave for my paltalfo (after many others) fome {mall memorial, that might give tetimonie another day what fruits generally this peaceable age of ourshath produced. oi ~ Endeavouted I havethereforeco ftand in this third ranke, and beftowed thofe hoe: s which might be {pared fromthe practife of my profefsion, and the necet- Reet, ahs to PO age knowledge of the matter and aroument therein contained. Sarie cares of this life, to fatisfie my countreymen nowvliving,and to gratitie the age enfuing,in this kind, Likeas therefore | havetravailed alreadie in Pitms Li -piusarenowmed Hi(toriographer, fo I have proceeded-to deale with Phnims _ -cundus the elder,as famousa Philofopher. Now, albeit my intention and only You, *vvas, to doa pleaftire unto them that could not read thefe authours in the origina: -tneeds Imuft confeffe,that even my felfe have not only gained ther- by encrealt.of +he Latine tongue (wherein thefe works vyere written) but alfo That ‘ey For this beueticvvee reapeby ftudying the.books of fuch auncient authours, + # * Lhe Preface to the Reader. That che oftener we read them over,the more {till we find and learne in them: as beeing fo iudicioufly and pithily penned, that,as the Poet faid verie well, decies repetita placerent,W ell may the nevvelt fongsand lat devifed plaies Gelio hrour. earsat the firft, and for the prefenr ravifh our fenfess like as horarie and early” Summer fruits content our taftand pleafe the apperit sbutt furely ic is antiquitie that hath given orace,vigor, & {trength to writings; evenas age commendeth - the moft generous and belt wines. In which regard, and upon this experience of mine ovvne, I nothing doubt but they allo whome [might fuftly feare as hard cenfours of thefe my labours, will not only pitieme for my pains, buralfo in fome meafure yeeld me thanks in the end, vvhen either by the light of the En- glifh (if they bee young {tudents) they fhall be able more readily to goe avvay vvith the darke phrafe and obfcure conftruction of the Latine ; or (being great {chollers and taking themfelves for deepe Criticks ) by conferting the one with the other, haply to efpie vvherein Ihave tripped, they fhall by that means . perufe once againe, and confequently gather neyv profit out of that auchour ‘whom peradventure they had laid by for many yeers as {ufficiently undarftood. When fome benefit (Hay) hall accrew unto them likewife by this occafion, I leffe dread their fearfull doomie, to yvhich fo yviltully I have expofed my felfe. Well! wilt, that among the Athenians, order yvas taken by layy, That an enter- ludenevvly acted fhould beheard vwvith filence and applaufe: vvhich cuftome; as it vvasrefpective and favourable'to the firft endeavours of theactours, fo ic implied an inevitable danger of hifsing out and utter diforace,ifatterwards they chanced to miffe and failein their parts. Having fhevved my felfe once before upon the {tage, prefuming upon this priviledge and the curtefie of the rhea- tre,I might have now fitcen ftilland fo tefted : In mounting up thus foonagaine, I may feeme either in the aflured confidence of mine ovyne worthineffe,to pro- | claimea challenge to all mens cenfures; or els upona deepe conceit of fome ge- nerall connivencie make reckning of an-extraordinarie and wonderfull favour. Bur as the choife that! have made'to publifh the monuments. of other men; vvithourtathering any thing of mine ovyne, doth excufe and acquit me for the one ; fo the troyvard difpofition of carpers in thefe daies vvherein wee live, vvill checke the other. Hovybeit,confidering {uch pains undergone by meone man, for the pleafure of fo many ; fo much time {pencof mine, for gaining time to others 3 and fome opportunities of privat lucre overflipt and loft, to win profir unto all;lfeare riot but thefe reaards may defetve a friendly acceprance,& coun- tervveigh all defects and faults e{caped,vvhatfoever, The perfuafion hereof, but principally the privitie of my affectionat loyeunto my country (which aflured me ofa fafe-conduct to paffe peaceably through their hands who are of the ber- ter fortand wellaftected) induced me to arefoluticn not onely to enter upon this nevy taske,Sut alfoto breake through all difficulties, untill] had brought — thefame, ifnortoa full and abfolute perfection,yetto an end and finall conclus | -fien. Befides this natural] inclination & hope wvhith carried me this way other motives there vvere that made faile and fer me forward. [favy how divers ‘miei. before me had deale vvith this authour, whiles {ome laboured to reforime yvbat? foever by iniurie of time vvas Srowne out of frame tothers' did their heft #6 | tranflatehim into their own tongue,and namely, the Italian and Prep