130 A SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF WILLIAM SHERARD. 
have been, and probably was, when he was elected, as the Law Fellows 
underwent no probation. 
book published in 1689, entitled ‘‘ Schola Botanica,” and which, 
in spite of some opinions to the contrary, is certainly from Sherard’s 
pen, gives some incidental information as to his foreign occupations. 
We find by the preface that he passed the years 1686, 1687, and 
1688 in Paris, where he studied botany under Tournefort, and that 
in the summer of the last year, he spent some time in Leyden with 
ermann, who permitted him to make the freest use of his plants 
and manuscri 
In ovember, 
application for leave of absence from his College. In the Register we 
read as foll 
ows :-—‘* J, : Mr. Sherard having returned 
before the completion of the five years, leave was gra , 
travel a ill he has completed the five years, provided he begin 
same year, however, found him still in London, whence he writes to 
Dr. Richardson, of North Bierley, in Yorkshire, “Mr. Bay’ 
communicated a list of Continental plants to Ray’s “‘ Stirpium 
Britannias Sylloge,” which could not be inserted in the proper plat 
on account of the contributor’s absence in Ireland. the 
e proceeded to the degree of D.C.1.. on June 23, 1694, and om 
13th of the following month occurs this entry in the College Regist 
m which we have already quoted :— * hath 
_. “July 13, 1694. Whereas the Lord Bp. of Winton 4 to 
interpreted the statute concerning the five years of leave gra ‘¢ 
to the same Person, and aceordingly a second five years after far 
piration of the former leave has been granted to Dr. Sherard, it 8 
agreed that the remaining part of y* second five years be Low 
tinent as tutor to Charles, Viscount Townsend ; at least I am va | 
# position to confirm or deny Pulteney’s statement (Sketches, ¥° : 
ence he w# : 
* Dr. Peter Mews, Bishop of Bath and Wells 1672—1684, wh educated : 
taste inchester, which he held till 1706. He, also, wa 4 
Merchant Taylors’ and St. John’s, Oxford. a 
