WALTER, physician in ordinary to Queen Elizabeth, was born at Portsmath in Dorsetshire, in 1529, and died in 1592. Having taken his degrees in arts at Oxford, he practised physic; and in 1558 was proctor of the university. About this time he obtained a prebend of Wells, which he resigned in 1579. In 1561 he was appointed queen's professor of physic; in 1563 took his degree of M.D.; and afterwards became one of Her Majesty's physicians in ordinary. His works are, A Discourse of certain Baths in the County of Warwick, near Newnham Regis, 1587, 8vo; A Discourse of three kinds of Pepper in common use, 1588, 8vo; Brief Treatise of the Preservation of the Eyesight, first printed in the reign of Elizabeth in 12mo, afterwards at Oxford in 1616, 1654, and 1673, 8vo; Directions for Health, Natural and Artificial, with Medicines for all Diseases of the Eyes, 1626, 4to.