138 Mr. Ray to Dr. Lifter. 



who had an Account and better Defcriptions of them 

 from Shier than any be in this Hiftory 5 only here is 

 more of the Manner of climbing the Rocks for taking 



them. Bi)rruhi\ Jnatome of an Eagle I have not 

 feen : But there is alio a very particular Anatorne of 

 it in Aldrovand, which I thought, not fit to infert y 

 few Readers being willing to take the Pains to read, 

 much Id's confider fuch Defcriptions, unlefs illuftrated 

 by Figures. Mr. JVillughhy himfelf hath left a Myo- 

 tome of a Swan^ -md fome other Birds,which I thought 

 not fit to cumber the Book with; 



Sutton Co fields April 4. ---76. 



Mr. Ray to Dr. Lifter. 



Dear SIR, 



IT Have been lately folicited to reprint my Catalogue 

 % of Englifo Plants, partly by the Bookfeller, and 

 partly by an unknown Perfon, who fent me a Letter 

 without a Name fubfcribed j, and withal prefled me 

 much to add to each Plant the French Name : Where- 

 upon I thought to have intreated you to undertake 

 that Trouble, as you are a Mafter of the French 

 Tongue, my felf being but a Smatterer in that Lan- 

 guage, and wanting the Conveniency of Books to 

 affift me in fuch an Undertaking. But, upon ferious 

 Confederation, concluding that thofe Nam^s would 

 not render the Book really much more ufeful^ onlj^ 

 if well done, might add a little to the Author's Re- 

 putation, (to the Vanity of any Affectation whereof 

 I defire to be wholly mortify'd) I refolv'd not to add 

 them, and have fent the Copy up to London as it is. 

 If you have obferved any Errdrs or Miftakes therein, 

 or have any new Plants or Obfervations to add, be 

 pleafed to fend them > and though the Book be al- 

 ready 



