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ready gone out of my Hands, I fhall take care to get 

 them inferted in their proper Places. Since my laft, 

 I compared what the Gentleman's Recreation hath con- 

 cerning Hawking with Turbervile's Colle6ttons, and 

 find every Syllable tranfcribed thence. The like I 

 dare fay he hath done about Hunting, for there is of 

 Turbervile's alargeTreatife of Hunting: And for Fijh- 

 ing doubtlefs he hath done the like. I had not blamed 

 him, had he acknowledged his Authors, and confefs'd 

 to the World, that all he hath is nothing elfe but an 

 Epitome of fuch and fuch Books 5 but now he hath 

 bafely abufed the World. Mr. Oldenburgh hath pub- 

 lifhed him as a confiderable Author, and in his Pre- 

 face made us believe that he hath advanced Know- 

 ledge, by giving us a perfect Catalogue of Fifties. 

 I am forry Mr. Oldenburgh fhould be fo miftaken as to 

 attribute to fuch a pitiful Plagiary any Improvement: 

 of the Hiftory of Nature. But enough of him, and 

 for this Paper. I recommend you to the Divine 

 Protection and Blefling, and reft, &c. 



Sutton Cofieldy June 14. —76. 



Dr. Lifter'* Anfwer to Mr. Ray. 



Dear Friend^ 



I Am well pleafed your Catalogue of Plants is again 

 to be printed 3 it certainly deferves it. You might 

 have commanded any Service in my Power 5 but 

 I think the Addition of the French Names would 

 have been but a Fancy. 



I cannot fay I have any thing worth fending you 

 to add. I fhall only put you in mind that you leave 

 not out the Vinegar that is to be drawn from Gallium 

 Luteurn, which I have tried, and is a rare Experi- 

 ment, and is owing 9 for ought I know, to Borrichius. 



T z You 



