6z Mr. Wray to Mr. Lifter. 



and fettled and ftated Things concerning his Vniverfal 

 CbaraUer^ I intend toietafrefh upon and difpatch the 

 Tranflation, that fo I may be free to profecute my 

 own Inclinations and Studies. Having but little 

 Time, I can add no more than my beft Wiftes and 

 Prayers for you, and for your Lady's good Succefs i 

 remaining, as always. 



Mr. Wray to Mr. Lifter. 



Dear $ I R y Wollarton^ April 2,8 . 1670. 



THIS next Week we expeft the Bifbop of Che- 

 fier at Middleton^ who defires our Affiftance in 

 altering and amending his Tables of Natural Hiftory. 

 To make cxa6fc Philofophical Tables, you know, is 

 a Matter very difficult, not to fay impoilible : To 

 make fuch as are tolerable, requires much Diligence 

 and Experience, and is Work enough for one Man's 

 whole Life j and therefore we had need call in all the 

 Affiltance we can from our Friends ; efpecially being 

 not free to follow Nature, but forced to bow and 

 {train Things to ferve a Defign, according to the Exi- 

 gency of the Character. To what Purpofe you'll fay 

 is all this? To make Excufe for this Importunity in 

 begging your Table of Spiders, which I earneftly de- 

 lire you would fend us to Middle ton as foon as poflibly 

 you can j tho' not fo perfe£fc as you intend it, yet as 

 it is : For this W ork hath ftuck long upon our Hands, 

 and we do now refolve to difpatch, and get quit of it. 

 My general Catalogue I have lately heard nothing of: 

 I %m afriud they have not yet begun it. Some W eeks 

 iince the Bookfeller wrote to me, to know whether 

 I would be willing to refpite the Printing of it for a 

 Fortnight, till he might get a new Letter caft for it. 



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