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over tte mules' stable ; but it was impossible to stay there or 

 rest, both on account of the heat and also the smell of the stablp. 

 So I walked about the streets of Clermont, when I happened to 

 meet a man and complained to him that no lodging was to be 

 had. This man took me at once to his lodging, and I assured him 

 that he need not fear me, that he could enquire about me of the 

 muleteers. He gave me his own bed for the night, and treated 

 me also to a glass of wine and some supper. 



In order not to remain longer here, I continued my journey, 

 walking quite alone, and reached Paris safely. I at once delivered 

 my letter of recommendation from Dr. Eichrodt to Professor 

 Bernhard de Jussieu ; and he thereupon gave me a room and a 

 bed in the great garden-house which stands empty in the herb- 

 garden ; and here I stayed all the winter. Here I completed 

 some paintings of rare plants for Dr. Trew, and, if I remember 

 rightly, sent them from Paris to Nuremberg. 



["Among these was the Japanese Lily, mentioned below, 

 Lilio-narcissus, the gold dots incomparably painted on parch- 

 ment."] 



I did not expect any more from the herb-garden than my free 

 lodging. However, 1 n)ade the acquaintance of M. le Marquis 

 de Gouvernet, in whose garden flourished the JajDanese Lily, in 

 French ' La Grrenesienue.' I could hardly execute enough copies 

 of this plant, because he made presents of them. Tlierebv i 

 gained part of my living, at the same time doing some work for 

 M. du Pay and some other people. However, even then I could 

 not manage, and my money was coming to an end, although 

 MM. Antoine and Bernhard de Jussieu assured me that if I 

 needed auything they would help me, as, indeed, once happened. 

 But I became afraid to ask for more lest I should be a burden 

 to them; so I resolved to go in the spring to Holland, which 

 undertaking 1 laid before the MM. de Jussieu. They, however, 

 dissuaded me, saying it would be much better for me to visit the 

 English gardens ; and though I represented to them that I had 

 no acquanitances there, they persisted so much that I could 

 not refuse, and M. Benihard de Jussieu loaded me so with letters 

 of recommendation, that it could hardly go ill with me (and 

 when I started for England he gave me twelve letters of recom- 

 mendatiou), also one from M. du Pay to the Duke of' Richmond ; 

 also an excellent passport through M. du Pay, Governor of the 

 garden, which he received from the King, signed with his own 

 hand. 



The passport runs thus : — 



(N.B. The passport written by the King himself is written in 

 old Prench.) 



" De par le Eoy, 



"A tons Gouverneurs et noz Lieutenans generaux en noz 

 provinces et armees, Gouverneurs particuliers et Commandans 



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