

TO THE HONOURABLE 



DAINES BARRINGTON, 



One of his Majefty's Juftices of the 

 Grand Seffions for the Counties of 



Anglesey, Caernarvon, and 

 Merioneth. 



SIR, 



"▼" Prefume to prefix your name to 

 a performance which will in fome 

 ^ JL meafure difplay to the Britijh 

 \ nation, the circumstances of a coun- 

 try which is fo happy as to be under 

 its protection. 



Every lover of knowledge, efpe- 



cially of natural hiftory, muft be fen- 



5 fible of your zealous endeavours to 



^ promote every branch of it. It was 



my great happinefs to fall within your 



\ notice, and to receive very fubftantial 



and feafonable favours from your 



a 2 patronage 





