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to seek shelter at Highgate. The rain had no sooner ceased, than 

 they entered the wood, and found several plants (the names of which 

 are here recorded) in addition to those observed in a previous journey 

 here referred to, but which has perhaps never been published. This 

 portion of the author's labours occupies but two pages, and concludes 

 with a short paragraph relative to the results of the year's explora- 

 tions, and the promise that these results are but the prelude to what 

 is to be done in years to come — " quibus propitius sit Deus. Amen." 

 The second tract here reprinted bears the following title : ' Descrip- 

 tio Itineris Plantarum Investigationis ergo susceptum, in Agrum Can- 

 tianum Anno Dora. 1632; et Enumeratio Plantarum in Ericeto 

 Hampstediano locisq. vicinis Crescentium.' It is of a much more 

 ambitious character than the preceding, since it occupies 48 pages, is 

 preceded by a Dedication to the Master, Wardens, and Assistants of 

 the Apothecaries' Company, and an Address to the friendly reader ; 

 besides being illustrated by five figures of plants. This journey was 

 commenced on the 1st of August, 1632, by the wish and under the 

 auspices of Thomas Hickes, the Warden of the Company, who accom- 

 panied the party in their peregrinations. They sailed down the river 

 to Margate, and in the Isle of Thanet found upwards of sixty fresh 

 plants. On the way to Nash upwards of sixty others were observed ; 

 and more than seventy new ones between that place and Sandwich, 

 where, in the shop of Charles Anatus, a medical man, they were 

 shown the remains of a serpent, fifteen feet long, and thicker than 

 the arm. This wonderful animal was supposed to be a veritable 

 sea-serpent ; it having been captured by two men among the sand- 

 hills on the sea-shore, being first despatched by small shot fired into 

 its head. It had evidently sought this spot for the sake of preying 

 upon the rabbits, which there exist in great numbers, for two of these 

 animals were taken from its stomach. The men, having killed the 

 beast, took it to our friend Charles Anatus, who purchased it of them, 

 and removing the flesh, stuffed the skin with hay, and preserved it as 

 a thing worthy of all consideration. So far Thomas Johnson upon 

 an English sea-serpent. 



About a hundred plants were collected between Sandwich and 

 Canterbury, which city they reached towards sun-set, and immediate- 

 ly went to the Cathedral, wherewith the party were much gratified. 

 The next day being Sunday, was passed in quiet and divine worship; 

 but the following morning, girding themselves to their work, they pro- 

 ceeded to Faversham. From this place the party journeyed on 



