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bound up in bundles and sent away into Essex this spring, 

 and cannot, without some trouble, recover that particular. 

 I desii'e, therefore, that you yourself would give him satis- 

 faction and write your thoughts upon that subject again. 

 Your Cimex feeding upon henbane I have observed, but 

 not his eggs as yet. I cannot but wonder at your cunning 

 and luckiness in observins; and findino; these things. I 

 intend, God willing, on Monday next to begin a simpling 

 voyage into the north, taking Thomas Willisel along with 

 me, and to go over and view particularly myself, those 

 plants which he hath discovered there, by me not ob- 

 served, wild with us. In my return, if York lie not too 

 much out of our road, I may chance wait upon you ; till 

 when, I shall defer what farther I have to inquire of you 

 or communicate to you. 



MidcUeton, June 28, 1671. 



Sir Philip Skippon to Mr. Ray. 



Sir, — I have inclosed the best accoimt I can yet make 

 of herring fishing, and shall hint some proverbs that I 

 think are omitted in your book, viz. : 



One renegade is worse than two Turks. 



A Scot, a rat, and a Yarmouth herring, go all the world over. 



He is a hot shot in a mustard-pot, when both his heels stand right up. 



Tlie brother had rather see the sister rich than make her so. 



They go far that never tui'n. 



The more cost the more worship. 



I have dined as well as my lord mayor. 



It would make a man scratch where it does not itch, to see a man live poor 



to die rich. 

 Free of her hps, free of her hips. 



When fern begins to grow red, then milk is good with brown bread. 

 Liquorish tongue, liquorish* tail. 

 If it rain on Sunday before mess, — every day of the week more or less. 



I believe I shall somewhat surprise you with what I 

 have seen in a little boy, Will. Wotton, five years old the 



* [Qu. Lecherous.] 



