948 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
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On March 7, 1720, sersent was created Doctor of Medicine by 
the University of Aberdee In ugust, 1721, he writes to 
Thorney rae uti is anxious to sel of those of little use to 
im, of which he encloses a list, asking Sloane to “comand” 
any he has not; “the rest I shall truck or sell to Kit Bateman.” 
In November, 1724, Massey writes to Sloane: «“T have sent 
several specimens of ...* plants away. I have lately thought 
I can procure proper . . . If you think it of any service I shall 
[glad] ly emanate it to the Society. If you [please] to accept 
of the MS. twas what I... met with.” 
His last Heke from Wisbech is dated Jan. 9, 1725, and is 
up his residence at St epnoyst and was doubtless in frequent 
acted as Secretary to the Sotiots of Antiquaries (of which he had 
near Wisbech and a “ Tubera Terre’ ' (Tuber melanosporum ‘Vitt. ) 
at Tabley (p. 476). He became —_ with John Martyn, to 
whom he was introduced by Patrick Blair; for Martyn, ean = 
In 1727 he prepared a catalogue of the Same of the pie 
* The edge of the oe is cropped. 
+ Munk says he left Wisbech for Stepney in 1720, but this, as the letters 
Nicha was not re core. Dillenius visited him at Wisbech in July, 1725: see 
ichols, Lit ‘Anecdotes, vi. 73, 158; Ilustr. iv. 495, © 
