John Bray (physician)
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John Bray (fl. 1377) was an English physician and botanist.
Bray received a pension of 100 shillings a year from William, earl of Salisbury, which was confirmed by Richard II. He wrote a list of herbs in Latin, French, and English, 'Synonyma de nominibus herbarum.' This manuscript was formerly part of the collection of F. Bernard; it is now in the Sloane Collection in the British Library.
References
Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
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