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ten shillings the hundred 800, ^4.—for on dussin of great blacke curants 
is.—on excedyng great cherye called the boores cherye 12s.—-on 
Aprycoke tree called the whit aprycoke 6s.—also bought of the arche- 
dukes gardener called peere vyens 10 sorts 20s.—on chery tree called 
the Archedukes cherye 12s.—Also bought of Mr. John Jokkat for the 
double Echatega the martygon pompone blanche, the martygon pom- 
pong orang coller an the Irys calsedonye and the Irys susyana £2. 
5 January 1611—bought in France—Bought at Parrys. on pomgranat 
tree vithe many other small trees at the root 6s.—on bundell of genista 
hispayca 2s.—8 pots of orrang trees of on years growthe grafted at 10s. 
the pece £4 .—ollyander trees 6 at halfe a crowne the pece 15s. Myrtil 
trees 7 at halfe a crowne the peece 17s. 6d.—two fyg trees in an other 
baskit called the whit fygs vithe many other rare shrubs give me by 
Master Robyns 4s.—Also of vynes called muscat two bundals of plants 
4s.—Cheryes called Biggandres at 2s. the peece 24, £2 .—Sypris trees at 
on shilling the peece 200, £\o .—blak mulberry trees at 2s. the peece 
17, £1 14s.—peache the troye 4 trees at 2s. the pece, 8s. (also alberges, 
malecotton peaches same price) on pot of the dubble whit stok gilli- 
flower and on pot of the other gilliflowers, 3s. 
The total sums on these bills amount to £110 8s. 9<3. for 
plants, and a few shillings for baskets, with padlocks and 
hampers to pack them in, the travelling-expenses being extra. 
There is also a note on the first bill of £38 from Sir Walter 
Cope, evidently for trees bought for him at the same time as 
Lord Salisbury’s. “ Master Robyns,” referred to by Tra- 
descant, was Jean Robin, a famous French botanist (1550-1629), 
and first curator of the " Jardin des Plantes.” He is frequently 
mentioned by Gerard as “ Robinius of Paris.” The genus 
“ Robinia ” is named after him. 
The tombstone of the Tradescant family is still to be seen 
in Lambeth churchyard, on the north-east of the chancel, 
erected in 1662 by the widow of the younger John. The 
quaint epitaph runs as follows : 
“ Know, stranger, ere thou pass, beneath this stone 
Lye John Tradescant, grandsire, father, son. 
The last died in his spring ;—the other two 
Liv’d till they had travell’d Art and Nature through : 
As by their choice collections may appear 
Of what is rare, in land, in sea, in air. 
Whilst they (as Homer’s Illiad in a nut) 
A world of wonders in one closet shut. 
These famous Antiquarians that had been 
Both gardeners to the Rose and Lily Queen 
