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at Winchester School, and proceeding thence to New College, 

 Oxford, became there a perpetual fellow in 1477. la 1405 

 he was elected Schoolmaster and Fellow of Eton, and finally 

 became its Vioc-Provost. After several years of rotircmont, 

 he died in 1535, and was buried in the College Chapel. He 

 was a man of extensive and various erudition. Among his 

 numerous works are "Ilerbarum Synonyma", and Indexes to 

 Cato, Varro, Columella, and Palladius "De Re Rustica."* 



1500. A BoKE of Husbandry. London, 4to. This little 

 work, is very rare, being one of the productions from 

 the press of Wynkin de Worde. It consists of but 

 twelve leaves, and is without date, but certainly was 

 not of a later year than 1500. The following ex- 

 tracts explain its nature. " Here begyneth a Trea- 

 ty se of Husbandry which MaysterGroshede somtyrae 

 Bysshop of Lyncoln made and translated it out of 

 Frensshe into Englyshe, whichc tcclieth all maner of 

 men to gouerno theyr Londcs Tenementes, and 

 Demenes ordinately." 



**Here endeth the Boke of Husbandry, and of Plantynge, 

 and GrafFynge of Trees and Vynes." 



1521. Arnoldb's Chronicli. The Customs of London. 

 Folio. 



This curious book contains a chapter on " The Crafte of 

 graflfynge and plantynge and alterynge of Frutys. as well in 

 colours as in taste" and another how to raise a sallad in an 

 hour; ("Percely to grow in an our space.") 



1523. Here Begynneth a new trade or treatyse most profyt- 

 able for all Husbandcmcu : and very frulcfuli for all 



♦ Pultney's sketches of Botany, v. i. 24 >i 25. 



