The Prefate. 
found the matter otherwife; and that the Sociery were 
pleafed to engage me to proceed. Whereof entry was 
made by the Secretary in their Journal Book, atone 
of their Meetings, April, 18. 1672, in theferwords: 
The Society was made acquainted with one 
particular lately paffed in the Council; fc. That 
the Bifhop of Chefter bad there propofed Dr. 
Grew to be a Curator to the Royal. Society 
for the Anatomy of Plants: and that the 
Council bad approved of that Propofal. Upon 
which, it mas Ordered, That the Thanks of 
the Society be returned to the Lord Bifbop of 
Chelter, for this Propofal, and to. the Goun- 
cil for their Approbation of the fame. 
This they might be induced to do ; upon confidering, 
that ic would be no difadvantage to the credit of thofe 
matters, which were fo new and ftrange, to: be offered 
to the World from a double Authority. For one, al- 
though he may have no mind to deceive ; yet isit more 
likely for one, than for two, to be deceived. Likewife, 
that the fame Subjeét, being profecuted by two Hands, 
would be the more illuftrated by the different Examples 
produced by both. And that, as in other matters, fo 
here, the defeéts of both, would mutually’ be fip- 
plyed. r 
Whether for thefe, or other Reafons alfo; they were 
pleafed to pafs the forementioned Order; that being 
done, it had been very ill manners in me, not to have 
anfwered their expectation therein. And therefore re- 
afluming the Defign I had laid by, and having reduced 
it to fome intelligible Idea, it was fubmitted to the Cen: 
fure of the Royal Society: and it was thereupon ordered 
it fhould be printed. 
Not 
