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C K A P. 38. 
Shcr;^Yd-— 'Some account of— Makes fever al tour^ 
on the continent — Communications to Ray — 
Suppofed author of Schola Botanica — -Editor of 
Herman's Paradifus — Conful at Smyrna — 
Communicates the Monumenta Teia and Sigean 
Infcription to Chlfhull — Garden near Smyrna 
— Brings Dillenius into England — His Pinax 
' — Herbarium — Endows the prof efforfhip at Ox- 
ford. 
James Sherard — Brother to the Conful — Well 
verfed in Englifh Botany — His garden at El- 
tham — Infcription on his monument. 
DR. WILLIAM SHERARD. 
pp/^ILLIAM Sherard, or Sherwood y 
the fon of George Sherwood^ of Bufhby^ 
in Lekejlerfbire^ was born in 1659, and 
educated at Merchant Taylors' School, 
till he was entered at 5/. Johts College, 
Oxfordy in the year 1677. Of this college 
he became a Fellow, and tooK the degree of 
Bachelor of Law, Dec. 11, 1683. After 
this time, he accompanied Lord Vifcount 
Toumflxnd in his travels ^ and difcharged 
his 
