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John Nicholson, Dr. ( - 1700)

A "wealthy York Physician" (1.43, f.n. 1). Ralph Thoresby speaks of the death of Dr. Nicholson in his diary dated 1700: "I was somewhat diverted from musing too much on my own affairs, by the visits of several persons of quality, (members of both Houses of Parliament) to see the curiosities, the Earl of Abington's brother, (nephew to the Duke of Leeds) Sir Willoughby Hickman, Sir John Kaye, &c.; but these again were abated by notice of the deaths of my honoured and dear friends, as Dr. Sampson, of London, a pious, learned, ingenious and oblinging person, and Dr. Nicholson, of York, another worthy good man. The former left me a valuable manuscript as a legacy, with an affecting letter; the relict of the other sent me his curious collection of dried plants, in a large folio" (Lancaster, 1.333). Collector
 Relevant locations: Residence at York, Yorkshire
 Relationships: Widow of John Nicholson (-fl. 1700) was a wife of John Nicholson
Linked print sources: as Mentions or references - The Diary of Ralph Thoresby, F.R.S. author of the topography of Leeds. (1677-1724).
 References in Documents:
Thoresby, Musaeum Thoresbyanum (1713)

A Noble Collection of above 800 dryed Plants, wherein are many very rare Foreign ones collected by my honoured Friend Dr. John Nicholson of Yorke, and presented to me by his Relict: I shall enumerate some of those that I take to be more rare, as they occur in the Book, Geranium Creticum, or Candia Cranes-Bill; Brassica marina, Sea Colwort; Argemone lutea Cambro-Britannica, yellow, wide Bastard-Poppy of Wales; Urtica Romana, Roman Nettle; Lamium Americanum, Archangel of America; Clematis Panoniæ, Bush-bower; Horminum Clusii, Clusius's wild Clary; Nigella Romana, Roman Fennel Flower; Rubarb from Spain and Candia; Flamula Jovis, Virginian Lady Bower; Lysimachia lutea Virginiana, Tradescant's Tree Primrose; Genista Hispanica, Spanish Broom; Flos Adonis, Adonis's Flower; Cancalis Hispanica, Spanish Bastard Parsley; yellow Arabian Mustard; Spanish Gum Succory; Faba Veterum, Greek Bean; Cerinthe Plinii, Pliny's red Honey Wort; Nasturtium Indicum; American strange white Dasy; Spanish Catchfly; Thlaspi Dioscoridis; Mentastrum tuberosum Clusii, Horminum Creticum; Lychnis Chalcedonica, or single White Flower of Constantinople; Lysimachia Virginiana maxima; Melilotus Italica; Flos Africanus minor; Cnicus Clusii; Scabiosa Indica; Lychnis viscosa Italica; Telephium legitimum Imperati; Betonica major Daniæ; Noli me tangere vel Persicaria Siliquosa; Impatient codded Arsmart; Palangium Virginianum Tradescanti; Camelina; Hedysarum legit. Clusii; Malva Hispan; Virga Aurea Arnoldi; Pimpinella America; Cicularia Palustris; Panax Coloni; Linaria Alpina; Cacalia Americana; Melissa Molucca; Agnus Castus; Doronium Americanum; Dulcamara Virgin. Absynthium Austriacum; Oxis Indica; Plumbago Plinii; Melissa Turcica; Eryngium Monspeliense; Solanum magn. Virg. Eupatorium Amerc. Reseda Italica; Aster Virginianus; Petrosolinum Macedonicum; Balsamina fœmina; Doria Virg. Cirium Montanum; Scabiosa Indica; Botrys Americana; Seseli Æthiopicum frutex; Jasminum Americanum; Halinus Latifolius; Mentha Germanica; Amomum Virginian. Phalangium Creticum; Polium montanum album; Lobus Creticus; Hedera Virginiana two Sorts; Meum Italicum; Larustinus Lusitanica; Rhus Choriaria; Ficus Indica (Indian Fig), Ischæmon Indicum; Origanum Canadense; Thlaspi supinum Creticum; Sena Indica vera; Scorpoides Mathioli; Chrysanthemum Valentinum; Doronicum majus Officinarum; Hyosciamus Creticus; Aparine major Plinii; Arbor Vitæ; Holostium Mathioli; Gramen Pernassi; Anagallis aquatica Lobelii (3 & 4 Sorts); Thlaspi fruticosum insanum Mechlen; Lotus arbor (Nettle Tree); Anthillis Hispanica; two Sorts of Scorpion Grass; Arbor Judæ (Judas's Tree;) Hypericum Lobelli; Pomum amoris; Melissa molucca; Apocynum Americ. Jasminum Americ. Syringa alba; Alsine bac. Virginiana; Locusta (the Locust Tree); Aster racemosus Virg. muscus Cupressi; Alcea Cretica; Libanontis (Herb Frankincence) Natrix Plinii; Mirabile Peruvianum; Tragoriganum Creticum; Trachelinum Americ. Jasminum Catalonicum; Nux Staphyllodendrum; Herba mimosa (Sensible Plant;) Trifolinm fragiferum, Mr. Goodyer's Marsh-Saxifrage; The Irish Strawberry Tree; Herba Paris, with five Leaves.