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17(J4. Museum Rusticum et Commerciale : or select Papers, 

 on Agriculture, Commerce, Arts, and Manufactures. 

 Drawn from experience, and communicated by 

 gentlemen engaged in these pursuits. Revised and 

 digested by several Members of the Society for the 

 encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce. 

 6 vols. London. 8vo. 



This was succeeded by a similar work entitled "De Re Rus- 

 tica" which commenced in 1768 and was completed, two vols, 

 8vo, in 1770. 



The complete Farmer, or Dictionary of Husbandry. 



4to. Anonymous. 2nd. Edition, 1768. 



WALTER HARTE, was born at Kentbury in Buckingham- 

 shire about 1697. He was educated at Malborough School 

 and at St. Mary's Hall, Oxford, where, in 1720, he took his 

 Master's degree, he became Vice-principal of the Hall, and a 

 Canon of Windsor through the interest of Lord Chesterfield. 

 He was also Vicar of St. Austle and St. Blaze, Cornwall. At 

 one period of his life he was tutor in the family of Earl Peter- 

 borough. He died in 1768. He pubhshed " A history of Gus- 

 tavus Adolphus," seveial Poems, &c. but is recorded here as 

 being Author of. 



Essays on Husbandry, and a Treatise on Lucerne. By W. 

 H. Canon of Windsor. Plates. 1764. and 1770. 



Every reader must agree with Dr. Johnson (what species of 

 literature has this giant of learning not criticized!) in consiuor- 

 ing these Essays " good". It would appear that Dr. Harte was 

 a very vain man. On the day his " Gustavus Adolphus" was 

 published he left London to avoid the influx of praise he was 

 sure would attend it ; and was ashamed to return as it was a 

 complete failure. 



