INTRODUCTION. 



" Every kingdom, every province, should have its own 

 monographer." — Gilbert White. Seventh Letter to Barrington. 



The excellent Memoir of Sir Thomas Browne, 

 in Wilkin's Edition of his works, renders it 

 unnecessary here to repeat what has already- 

 been so well done ; suffice it to say that he 

 was born in London on the 19th of October, 

 1605 ; he was educated at Winchester School 

 and entered at Broadgates Hall (now Pembroke 

 College), Oxford, in 1623 ; graduated B.A. 

 31st January, 1626-7, and M.A. nth June, 1629. 

 About the year 1633 he was created Doctor of 

 Physick at Leyden. In 1636 he took up his 

 residence in Norwich, in 1637 was incorporated 

 Doctor of Physic in Oxford, and in 1665 was 

 chosen an Honorary Fellow of the College of 

 Physicians. In 1671 Browne was knighted at 

 Norwich by Charles II., and after a useful 

 and honourable career died on his seventy- 

 sixth birthday, the 19th of October, 1682, and 

 his body lies buried in the church of St. Peter 

 Mancroft, Norwich. 



