Adam in Eden, or nature's paradise. The history of plants, fruits, herbs, and flowers. With their several names, whether Greek, Latin or English ... as also their several signatures, anatomical appropriations, and particular physical vertues ... / By William Coles, herbarist.

  • Coles, William, 1626-1662.
Date:
1657
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Credit: Adam in Eden, or nature's paradise. The history of plants, fruits, herbs, and flowers. With their several names, whether Greek, Latin or English ... as also their several signatures, anatomical appropriations, and particular physical vertues ... / By William Coles, herbarist. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ^further /Vccount, or fliort Ex plication of the Method ufect in the enfuina W ork. THis Her ball further then hath been exprejfed in the Bpiflle to the Reader^ dothyOf neere ^jjible, acquaint all forts of [feople, with the hery Pith andMattow of Herbarifm'ij: contrived, andfetforth in an eafyaridexaB (^fethqdt wherein H.hAve made an.Anatomicall application throughout the Series Of the whole work, jby appropriating to'every part of the Body {from the Crown of the Head-f with which I begiy, • and proceed •' till I come to the Sqal of the ^sot)fuch Herbs and Plants, whofe ^rand ttfts andverfues do moft fpecijualy,. and by Signaturcy thereunto belong ; not only forfirengtheningth^ fame y but aifo for curing the evill Af'Ats whereuntG they areJubjeBad. In which indufry I have not been atone y > but havefoufjfidhh Ang frer^^^^ both Phyjitians, Cbirurgions, and otter Coadjuiors and Travellers with me in this Science alfo ^ that I fup- pefe I may mode fly af^irme thahl have done that y which noEnglifnman hath preceded mee ini, - And be files this general! Utfethod of the whole Book, you will fnd that of e^ery particular Chapter to treat of the Plumes y KUdSy FormesyPlaceSy and Time y^ Temperatures and Tertues y ifvnot the Signature of every plant. Tor not doubting but it will come into the Handset/fame Learn¬ ed perfons, whofe longing def re , it is, to be expert in this mofl fatisfaUo- ry imploymeniylhaye omittfd nothing that might render it i nc ample at ^ beginning witf t%eT{ames which arfmofi commonly given themeither for thetr mbjt eminent virtues.y or forfowe notable. affeBidn, or elfe for dif- . ference fake^ that the dive^ty of places > that the hep Writers attribute Convehi- tothefamethingf m^kt pamy be made-bnown^ Tor .to fet down thofe rebus improper^ ba^ar^ and ^ names y which are ufed in divers Counties of this Land, and among/ fame Writers alfo, would require much pains to little Purpofe, And then, that that great T'ariety wherein Na¬ ture hath been pleafed to difeover her Beauty and Liberalityy might no^ iceontealedy I have fet down mojt of the Species of every Genus; AS for the Forrnsy f have ufuatly deferibed that which is mofi ordinary y be- (aufe Providence hath prudently ordered that thofe things which are mofl common y fhould be likewife mofl ufefull y though there be fome phantafi- call ones that efteeme tightly of every thing which is not rare. The places Omne cha- are alfo many times particularly expre fed y that the Reader may know to rumjfarurri ahtaine thofe plants hefiandeth indeed of •, And that he may not look for them at afeafon ^ that they are not to be had y the Time is expre fed like- Twife y andf ^metimesythe particular timCyofgatherings But for the time of gathering Plants in generall , and the ar dering of them afterwardsy / fhall referre him to that Book ofmineyC all- ad The Arc of Simp] ing, wherein is fet down thefeveral waits of dijtin-t guifbing Herkes y of by the diferences af their Leaves y Stalks y Flo¬ wers