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them he formed an extensive museum, not, how- 

 ever, excluding other objects. In 1668, he married 

 the daughter of Sir H. Bernard, and settled at 

 Middleton Hall in Warwickshire, where he conti- 

 nued his researches under the eye of his former tutor. 

 His untimely death prevented the publication of his 

 several essays, which were left to the care of Mr Ray, 

 who was also one of the executors of his will. As a 

 special mark of his friendship, besides bequeathing an 

 annuity of £60, he confided to him the education 

 of his two sons, Francis and Thomas, the first of 

 whom died before attaining his twentieth year. The 

 younger was one of the twelve peers created on the 

 same day by Queen Anne, on which occasion he re- 

 ceived the title of Lord Middleton. 



Mr Ray accordingly betook himself to the in- 

 struction of these two young gentlemen, the eldest 

 of whom was only four years of age at the period of 

 their father's decease. For their improvement he com- 

 posed his Nomenclator Classicus, which was publish- 

 ed in I672, and which, with respect to the names of 

 natural objects, was much more accurate than any 

 that had previously appeared. Having resolved to 

 discharge his duties with fidelity, he was obliged to 

 give up the thoughts of another botanical excursion 

 which he had meditated, as well as to refuse the in- 

 vitation of Dr Lister, who wished him to live in 

 his house at York. 



This eminent physician and naturalist, who was 

 one of Ray's most intimate friends, was born, in 

 1638, in the county of Buckingham. He was edu- 

 cated at St John's College, Cambridge, and having 

 chosen the medical profession, settled at York as 

 a practitioner. In the year 1683, he removed to 



