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attiibuleil to John Baylies by Nichols in his "Literary Anec- 

 dotes." They are now known to have proceeded from Mason 

 the Poet, of whom we shall have occasion to make further 

 mention, at least when charged with being their author he did 

 not deny that he was so. Warton thought they were the joint 

 offspring of Walpole and Mason, or as he expressed it " They 

 may have been written by Walpole, and buckram'd by 

 Mason»" 



REV. WILLIAM HANBURY, rector of Church Langton 

 Leicestershire, He died in 1778. He was exceedingly fond 

 of Planting. He planted fifty Acres of Nursery Ground, the 

 produce of which he dedicated to the improvement of the 

 Church and Parish. It was instituted however in the first in- 

 stance for the encouragement and improvement of the Art of 

 Planting. There is a portrait of him, a private plate, engraved 

 by R. Earlom, 1775, after the original by W. Penny. He was 

 author of the three following works, 



1. An Essay on Planting and a scheme to make it conducive 



to the glory of God, and the advantage of Society. Lon- 

 don. 1758. An 8vo. pamphlet. 



2. The Gardener's new Calender. London, 1758^ 8vo. 



3. A complete body of planting and gardening, containing 

 the Natural history, Cuhurc, and Management of decidu- 

 ous and evergreen Forest Trees, with practical directions 

 for raising and improving Woods. As well as a general 

 system of the present practice of the flower, fruit, and 

 kitchen Gardens. 



This work commenced publishing in December 1769, and 

 was completed in 150 sixpenny weekly numbers, in 1773, 

 forming two volumes, folio. 



