the late Dr. Pulienfy, ^ot 



and offices of the human body, did not overlook the opera- 

 tions and mechanifm (if I may ufe fo bold a metaphor) of 

 the human mind; on which I have often heard him difcourfe, 

 not only with energy and eloquence, but with great profun- 

 dity of argument and accuracy of diicrimination. 



Among his early correfpondents were the celebrated Dr. 

 Hill, Mr. Hudfon, the author of the Flora ylnglica, and 

 Dr. Watfon, F. K. S., befides others both regular and occa- 

 fional. And among the early refpeftable friends whom his 

 medical merit had acquired, were Sir George Baker and Dr. 

 Garthfliore, who then refided in this neighbourhood; the 

 latter at Uppingham, as you well know, and the former at 

 Stamford. This acquaintance and correfpondence with Dr. 

 Watfon began before or about the time of his firft entrance 

 upon bufinefs. Having long been in the habit of readincr 

 the papers of that eminent botanift in the Philofophical 

 Tranfadions, in the xHid volume of which, No. 471, for 

 November and December 1743, his firft botanical paper was 

 publiflied, being an " Account of Dr. Haller's Enumcratio 

 Stirpium Helvet'us, extraclcd and tranflated from the Latin," 

 Sec, and to which he had continued to contribute frequent 

 botanical as well as eleftrical and medical papers; and hav- 

 ing, therefore, long admired him as an experienced and firft. 

 rate bolanili:, he conceived a Itrong defire of cultivating his 

 acquaintance, took opportunities of fending him botanical 

 coumiunications by letter; and at length, having occafion to 

 make a journey to London, introduced himfelf to him per- 

 fonally ; and, being kindly received, from that time a regular 

 correfpondence and fricndfliip commenced between them, 

 which did not ceafe till the death of Dr. V/atfon. This in- 

 timacy, I have good reafon to believe, commenced foon after 

 he had linidied his apprenticelhip ; and not only opened to 

 hiui the molt unreferved intercourle with Dr. Watfon when- 

 ever he had occafion to vilit London, but was the means of 

 his introduftion to the acquaintance of many other men of 

 aninence, as pliilofophers and naturalids. 



At the time when I was his pupil, his Hortus Siccus of 

 Britilh plants was very largo; and was particularly cojjious 

 in the order of grades, in the coIle6lion and invelligation of 

 which he had been lingularly indefatigable. 



He not only corrcrptuidcd with, but was vifited by, the mofl 

 eminent jihilofophers and nalurulilis. Among thofe who vilited 

 him while 1 was an inmate in his hoiilt.' was the carl of Mac- 

 clesfield, then, I think, prelident of tin- iioyal Society, who, 

 1 remember, was uncommonly pUafed with his large and 

 beautiful colkAioa of Englifh ^M-alR-s. 



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