12 FLORA HISTORICA. 



with in the year 1802, as we have already no- 

 ticed under the history of the Iris, or Fleiir dc 

 Luce. 



That a clear distinction was made between the 

 Lily and the Fleur de Luce by the Pursuivants at 

 Arms as early as the time of Edward the Third 

 is shown by the armorial bearings of the college 

 of Winchester, which is three Lilies on a field 

 sable. The arms of the city of Winchester are 

 also, sable, three Lihes proper. This college 

 was founded by William, of Wicldiam, a cele- 

 brated architect of that reign, and who was also 

 Bishop of Winton, and of whom the following 

 anecdote is told. This great man having finished 

 the building of Windsor Castle for his royal 

 master, caused to be inscribed on the wall of the 

 round tower, " This made Wick ham,'' which gave 

 those who envied him the favour of the King an 

 opportunity to hint to ihe monarch that Wickham 

 arrogated all the honour of that great work to 

 himself; but, on being interrogated by Edward, 

 he replied, with great pleasantry, that he had 

 not written " Wickham mack this,'' but " this 

 made Wickham," because by his service in this 

 work he had gained his sovereign's princely fa- 

 vour. 



The Lily appears to have been a favourite 

 ftewcr with the ancient Greeks, and in the wed- 



