NATIVES OF NORTHUMBERLAND. 425- 



He tvas author of two books of Natural Hiftory, one of birds, 

 and the other of botany. The" firil is a comment upon Pliny and 

 Artftotk, upon birds, with a particular and curious account of the 

 birds obferved by him in Northumberland. It is thus characterized 



by Dr. Merret, in his Pinax Mole parvwn, fedjudicio majorem. It 



is a very fcarce book. It is in Latin, in a neat (tile ; publifhed 33 

 King Henry VIII. 1544, ant ^ infcribed to Edward Prince of Wales. 



His book of botany was printed, 5 King Edward VI. 1551, 

 under the title of An Englifh herbal, with cuts, folio. It is faid 

 to be the firft of that title publifhed in England. Such plants as 

 he obferved in his exile, . in Germany, arc included in it, as well as 

 thofe of his own country ; and thofe that are fcarce or curious in 

 his native county of Northumberland, he does not forget to mention, 

 and their place of growth. It is in the ftile of that age, and in 

 the old black letter j fome of the cuts expreffive enough of the 

 plants, though done upon wood. It is not fo fcarce as his book of 

 birds. 



In Gefner, there is alfo an account of the river and fea-fime$ 

 obferved by him in Northumberland, pf efented to that learned au- 

 thor, his correfpondent. It is much valued, being generally 

 cited by the moft learned Icthioligifts of later times. 



He died, 7th Juty, 1598 ; and was interred under a monument, 

 in St. Olave's church, in Hart-ftreet T London (I). 



Thomas Gibfori is not behind his countryman, Dr. Turner, in me- 

 dical and literary fame. Bale beftows on him great encomiums, 



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