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History in Shakespeare's time, which were written on more 

 scientific principles, e.g., " Carol. Clusii Exoticorum Libri 

 Decem," but these were published abroad, and in Latin, and 

 were probably unknown to him. 



Hortus Sanitatis. The edition here quoted is one of the 

 two undated ones mentioned by Hain, and from it the 

 woodcuts have been photographed. There were five dated 

 editions between 1490 and 1517. 



Topsell. " The History of Four-footed Beasts and Ser- 

 pents and [7 1 . Mouffef] The Theater of Insects"; in one 

 volume, Lond. 1658. The first edition of Topsell's "His- 

 tory of Four-footed Beasts" was printed in 1607. The 

 "Serpents" followed in 1608. Mouffet's "Theater of 

 Insects" appears to have been written about 1584. 



Holland's Pliny. "The Historic of the World, com- 

 monly called the Naturall Historic of C. Plinius Secundus. 

 Translated into English by Philemon Holland, Doctor of 

 Physicke . . . London, 1634." The first edition of this 

 book was published in 1601. 



Harrison s " Description of Britain," sometimes quoted as 

 Holinshed's "Description of Britain." "An Historicall de- 

 scription of the Hand of Britaine . . . written by W. H." 

 [William Harrison]. This description is prefixed to the 

 first volume of Holinshed's Chronicles, and is here quoted 

 from the 1586 edition. It first appeared in 1577. 



Gerard's "Herbal." "The Herball or Generall Historic 

 of Plantes. Gathered by John Gerarde of London, Master 

 in Chirurgerie. Very much Enlarged and Amended by 

 Thomas Johnson, Citizen and Apothecarye of London. 

 London, 1633." The first edition of Gerard's "Herbal" 

 appeared in 1596. [Johnson's additions are in this book 

 generally distinguished by his name.] 



t Parkinsons "Herbal." " Theatrum Botanicum : The 

 heater of Plants. Or an Herball of a large Extent . . . 



