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Lapland. The fouthern parts of Europe, how- 

 ever were lefs fearched, than thofe in the re- 

 moteft parts of India. For this purpofe the 

 great botanift endeavoured to get acquainted 

 with the Marquis de Grimaldi^ the Spanifh am- 

 baflador at the Swedijh court •, in order to obtain 

 leave for one of his pupils to travel through 

 Spain. The firfl: fteps for this purpofe were 

 fcarcely taken by the Do6lor's friends, when the 

 ambaflador fent him word by Lieutenant Rad- 

 baud, that his Catholic Majefty had already de- 

 fired to have a botaniil from Dr. Linn^us^ which 

 occafioned him great aftonifhment : but it is 

 worthy to be remarked, that fome Englifhmen 

 had been the firft who occafioned the court of 

 Spain to fend for a botanifl to Sweden^ at a time 

 when Linn^us had been moll anxious about the 

 method of introducing one of his pupils into 

 Spain, Some Englifh gentlemen, and among 

 them, Robert More^ Efq-, F. Pv. S. obferving 

 with what indolence and carelefsnefs the greater 

 part of travellers pafTed through thofe parts of 

 our globe, which when diligently fearched, 

 might afford a vaft field for difcoveries and new 

 obfervations in Natural Hiftory, refolved to tra 

 vel in company, through France^ Spain^ Italy^ 

 Switzerland^ Germany^ Denmark and Sweden^ with 

 a view to fulfill in part the plan to enquire more 



accurately 



