48 Mr. Wray to Mr. Lifted 



ipfum fanis omnibus & cordatis viris deridendum propr 8 

 nat. Sed haec mitto. De Bufonibus mira narras* 

 & quae ego alio autore vix Credidiflem. Obfervatio* 

 nes tuae in tuto funt, & focietati jampridem commu- 

 nicatee, quae earum autori ignoto quamvis gratias agi 

 juffit. Vale* 



Dabam Middle toni Nonis Maii 1669. i. e. Maii 7. 



In a Latin Letter of Sir Philip Skippoirt 

 to Mr. Wray of June 1669, I find 

 this, viz. 



AD Luddi portam iiuper erat effoflum antiquum 

 monumentum hac infcriptione. 



D M 

 VIVIO MARCI 

 ANO 7 LEG. II. 

 AVG IANVARIA 

 MARINA CONIVNX 

 PIENTISIMA POSV 

 IT ME MORIAM 



In eodem lapide eft figura Militis, 



Mr, Wray to Mr. Lifter at Nottingham* 



Dear Sir^ Middleton Novernb. if. 1669* 



HAving now received a fecond Letter from you in 

 Englijh) I look upon my felf as licenfed to an-* 

 fwer you in your own Language* I am extremely 

 obliged to you for the Catalogue of Plants you fent 

 enclofed, they coming very opportunely^ now that 

 I am (chiefly by your Inftigation and Encourage- 



mens 



