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haps better than any tiling: of <l»'s nature that lias erer vet 

 appeared (170G) in Public, in one entire treatise." 



1700. Nourse's Discourse on the benefit and improvements of 



Husbandry. 



1704. — The Husbandman's Magazine. By — SMITH. 12mo. 



A Dictionary of all sorts of Country Atfairs, Trading, 

 Ac. Loudon. 8vo. Anonymous. 



Dirtionarum Rusticum ; or a Dictionary of Husbandry, 

 Gardening, Trade, and Commerce. With plates. 2 

 vols. 8vo. Without the Author's name. Again in 1726 

 and 1728. 



1706. The Solitary or Carthusian Gardener, being Dialooups 

 between a GiMitleman and a Gardener. London. 

 8vo. Andoymous. I presume (Ids is (he same as 

 •'the Gentle Gardener" mentioned by Weston. 



WILLL\M FLEETWOOD v.as born in ihc Tuwer of Lon. 

 don, where his father had his residence, in IGoG. He com- 

 menced his education at Eton, was eleeled thence to King's Col- 

 lege at Cambridge: became successively Chaplain to their 

 majesties William and Mary, Vice-Provost of Eton, Fellow of 

 King's College, Canon residentiary of St. Paul's, and Rector 

 of St. Austen's, London. Just previous to the King's demise, 

 he was presented to a canonry of Windsor, when he resigned 

 his London living to reside near Eton. In 170(), he was created 

 Bishop of St. Asaph, and eight years afterwards was translat' d 

 to Ely, of which he died the diocesan in 1723, and was buried in 

 the cathedral. He was universally considered the best preacher 

 of his time; and his theological writings were STPnerally read 

 and admired, their influence beiiii: •■onlirmed 1»v the l)eneM>I 'nt 



