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ed to the duke, his patron. His zeal in 
the caufe of the reformation, v/hich he had 
amply teftified by feveral religious trails, 
induced him to retreat to the continent, 
during the whole reign of Mary, At her 
deceafe. Queen Elizabeth reinftated him 
in all his church preferments. In the de- 
dication of the compleat edition of his 
*^ Herbal" to the queen, in 1568, after 
complimenting her majefty on account of 
her Ikill in the Latin language, and the 
fluency with which flie converfed in it, he 
acknov/ledges with gratitude, her favours in 
reftoring him to his benefices, and in other 
ways protedting him from troubles ; hav- 
ing, at four feveral times, granted him the 
great feal for thefe purpofes. He feems to 
have divided his time between his deanery, 
where he had a Botanical garden, of v/hich 
frequent mention is made in his Her- 
bal," and his houfe in Crutched Friers, 
London. He alfo fpeaks of his garden at 
Kenso. From the repeated notices he takes 
of the plants in Purbeck, and about Port-- 
land, I (hould fuppofe he muft have had 
fome intimate connexions in Dorfetpire. 
Dr. 
