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Lapland, The fouthern parts of Europe, how- 

 ever were Jefs 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- 

 baffador at the Swedi/h court ; in order to obtain 

 leave for one of his pupils to travel through 

 Spain. The firft fteps for this purpofe were 

 fcarcely taken by the Doctor's friends, when the 

 ambaflador fent him word by Lieutenant Rad- 

 iated, that his Catholic Majefty had already de- 

 fired to have a botanift from Dr. Linnaeus , which 

 occafioned him great aftonifliment: but it is 

 worthy to be remarked, that fome Engliftimen 

 had been the firft who occafioned the court of 

 Spain to fend for a botanift to Sweden, at a time 

 when Linnxus had been moft anxious about the 

 method of introducing one of his pupils into 

 Spain. Some Englilh gentlemen, and among 

 them, Robert More, Efq-, F. R. S. obferving 

 with what indolence and carelefsnefs the greater 

 part of travellers paired 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 



