T urner. 
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many other Englifli refugees. He dwelt 
for fome time at Wiejfenburgh ; he travelled 
into Italy, and took the degree of Dodtor 
of Phyfic at Ferrara, As, at this period, 
the learned were applying with great affi- 
duity to the illuftration of the antients, it 
was a fortunate circumftance to Dr. Tur- 
ner, that he had an opportunity of attend- 
ing the lectures of Lucas Ghinus, at Bo- 
logna^ of whom he fpeaks in his HerbaV* 
with great fatisfaftion ; and frequently cites 
his authority againft other commentators. 
Ghinus was the iirft who eredled a fepa- 
rate profelTorial chair for Botanical fcience ; 
from whence he gave leftures on Drosco- 
RiDES, which he continued for twenty- 
eight years with great applaufe. He pro- 
cured the phyfic-garden to be founded at 
Bologna, to demonftrate the plants he fpoke 
of. He was the preceptor of C^salpi- 
Nus and Anguillara, who became two 
of the foundeft critics in the knowledge of 
plants, that the age produced. Turner 
refided a confiderable time at Bajil, from 
which place he dates the dedication of his 
book " On the Bath§ of England and 
" Germany^'* 
