i6o Mr. Ray to Br. Robinfon. 



mz: a Sevil Orange, entire Rind and all, eaten uf> £n 

 Hour, as I remember, before the Acceflion. 



Though xkt Vitus Indica be fo frequently found 

 growing plentifully in Italy, that one would be apt 

 to think it were a Native of that Countrey - y yet 

 doubtlefs it is originally a Stranger afld an American, 

 and was firft planted there wherefoever it is found y 

 where probably afterward it might propagate it felf 

 by Seed : As is alfo the Conyza acris alba Canadenfis 

 annua, which your felf- and fome others have obferved 

 to grow as a wild Plant about Paris. 



Black Notley, June 16. —84. 



Dr. Robinfon to Mr. Ray. 



SIR, London, Augufi \. — 84* 



I Have fent you two Macreufes, Male and Female* 

 and hope they will come fafe to Black Notley; 

 My ingenious and worthy Friend Mr. Charlton (now 

 at London) procur'd them for me at Paris, who hath 

 them both defign'd to the Life in proper Colours by 

 the moft accurate Hand in France. If you faw the 

 Pi£hires, I believe they would give you a better In- 

 fight than thefe Skins, which are a little broke and 

 chang'd j yet neverthefefs your moft difcerning Facul- 

 ties may difeover that in the Dark which few can di* 

 ftinguifli at Noon-day. This Parifian Bird (very fa- 

 mous of late) may be no unwelcome Subject, it be* 

 ing in Lent, ard upon Maigre Days, the greatcft: 

 Dainty of Convents. I have been told by feveral of 

 the moft learned Priefts beyond Sea, that the Ma- 

 creufe was as much a Eifti as the Barnacle, (and in- 

 deed I am of the fame Opinion) that the Blood was 

 the fame, in every Quality with that of Fifties* as al- 

 fo the Fat, which they ialfly affirm) will not ftx^ 



dry* 



