Some apology may be necessary for the too hasty 

 glance bestowed on the lengthy Epistola and the 

 Pra3fatio to "Old Monfet's" ' Theatrum Insectorum.' 

 It is apart from the object of this Monograph to debate 

 the question how far Thomas Monfet's work, printed 

 in 1634, is a mere compilation. More was claimed for 

 the book by the writer of its title-page. 



The present note is added to correct an erroneous 

 impression conveyed by the remark made on page xxii. 

 of my Introduction, that Dr. Thomas Moufet was the 

 writer of this Epistola, instead of Sir Theodor Meyerne, 

 who was partly instrumental in bringing the manuscript 

 of the 'Theatrum' before the public. "The illustrious 

 William Paddy" appears to have been the intelligent 

 dissector, noted on page 5 of the Epistola. Moufet, or 

 Mouffet, was born about the year 1550, and appears 

 to have died in obscurity, some few years before the 

 * Theatrum ' was printed by Hope. 



The above corrigendum will not be thought perhaps 

 to be of much moment by the entomologist, though 

 it may be of some interest to the literary man. 



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