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Austen, Ralph (cont.)

A treatise of fruit-trees, shewing the manner of grafting,
setting, pruning and ordering of them in all respects ... Together 
with The spirituall use of an orchard. Oxford, T. Robinson, 
1653.  2 pts. (Arn. Arb.; Lib. Cong.; Mass. Hort.
Soc.; Brit. Mus.; Bib. Nat. Paris)

-----  A treatise of fruit-trees, shewing the manner of grafting, 
planting, pruning, and ordering of them in all respects ...
To which may be annexed the second part, viz. The spirituall use
of an orchard, or garden ... The 2d ed.; with the addition of
many new experiments, and observations.  Oxford, T. Robinson,
1657.  2 pts. (Arn. Arb.; Lib. Cong.; Brit. Mus.; Bib.
Nat. Paris)

-----  A treatise of fruit-trees, shewing the manner of planting, 
grafting, pruning and ordering of them in all respects ...
Whereunto is annexed, Observations upon Sr. Fran. Bacon’s Natural
history. The 3d impression, revised, with additions. Oxford,
Printed by W. Hall for A. Curteyne, 1665. 260 p. (Brit. Mus.;
Mass. Hort. Soc.)

Ayral (Ayrault?), Pierre (l 6th cent.?)

According to Seguier, Bib. Bot. p.337, 376, wrote
or compiled a "Table pour connoitre le tems auquel on
peut semer plusieurs sortes de graines. Jungitur Praedium 
rusticum Caroli Stephani et Joannis Liebautii."
The ed. of Estienne & Liebault, "Maison rustique" including 
this is that of Rouen, Romain de Beauvais,
1602, called the 3d ed. This is not available, and
the "Table" has not been found in any other ed. thus
far examined. It would seem as if the author might
have been "Pierre Ayrault" (1536- 1601) who wrote numerous 
legal works listed in Cat. Bib. Nat. Paris, 5:
954-958.  Many of his books, chiefly written in the
period 1570-1598, were published at Angers, where he
appears to have resided, perhaps as public prosecutor,
as he is called "lieutenant criminel" in some of his
titles. (MFW)
        