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erauers of the figures ;’’® the index is very faulty and incomplete. A copy of this work, in the 
Botanical department of the British Museum, formerly belonging to James Petiver, contains refer- 
ences made by him to Tabernzemontanus, Eicones Stirpium (1590) ; one hundred and thirty-one, 
were either from Clusius, or the few original figures above mentioned. This original edition of the) 
work is comparatively seldom quoted, since the emended issue under the editorship of Thomas 
| Johnson in 1633, is greatly superior in every respect; indeed it was almost entirely due to the 
ability of the editor, that the Herball continued for so long, the standard for English students. It 
is but fair however to mention, that Gerard modestly avows his own slight attainments, and states 
that it was principally intended for gentlewomen.” Neither of the two editions of the Catalogus, nor } 
the Herball were registered at Stationers’ Hall. 
Gerard, in Jan. 15, 1598, was appointed one of the examiners of candidates for admission to the 
freedom of the Barber-Surgeons’ Company;* later on, an order dated August I, 1599, was 
issued by the Queen for the delivery of arms from the City Companies, upon which Master Warden 
Thornie lent ‘‘ to Mr. Gerrard, one Corslet and one headpeece, a sworde and a dager.’”’* Why he 
borrowed these weapons, unless for personal defence in that troublous period, I can hardly under- 
stand, since the Members of his Craft were exempted by Statute,® from being called upon to bear 
arms, or to serve upon any inquest or watch. The same year witnessed the publication of the 
second edition of his Catalogus. 
I cannot trace any particulars of Gerard during the three years following, at the end of which 
time he re-appears in the following entry, 2 Nov., 1602. ‘This day it is ordered that the committee 
for Mr. Gerrard’s garden, shall this afternoon meete at the hall to consider of the report for a 
garden for the said Mr. Gerrard.” No subsequent minute appears with reference to the fore- 
going, but it is not unlikely, that the action of the committee — in a lease being granted 
to Gerard as under, by the Consort of James I. 
™ « Anna R. 
* Anne by the grace of God Queene of England, Scotland ffraunce and Ireland To art, & 
whome these p'nts shall come greeting, Know yee that for and in consideracon of the some 
of ffive shillings of lawfull money of England in the name of a ffyne tovs before hand payd by 
John Gerrard of London Surgeon and Herbarist to the Kings ma** (whereof and wherew” we 
acknowledge our self satisfied) as also for divers and sundry other es and consideracons 
but especially of his singular and approved art skill and industrie in planting nursing and 
preserving plants hearbes flowers and fruits of all kindes We are pleased to graunt . ae 
vnto the said John Gerrard one garden plot or piece of ground belonginge and adioining on 
the east part to o' mansion house called Somersett howse also Strond howse abutting on the 
west on the wall of the said house on the east vppon the lane comonly called Strond Lane on 
the south vppon the banke or Wall of the River of Thames and on the north vppon the 
backside of the Ten‘ standing in the high Streete called the Strond conteyning by estimacon 
_ two acres or thereabouts w" free access ingress . . . . To HAVE AND TO HOLD to the said 
John Gerrard his executors administrators & assignes from the feast of Saint Michael next 
_ ensuing the date hereof the said garden plott or peece of ground and every parte and pcell 
_ thereof wth. all and evry the p'mises and their appurtenences for and during the terme of 
#% Ger, 1077. + —-® Ger. pref. 4 Ibid. 707. # MSS. Barbers’ Hall. # Ibid. 
43 32 Hen. Vill. c. 42. 4 MSS. Barbers’ Hall, | 4 MSS. Record Office James I. (domestic.) Vol. IX. fol. 113, 
