3 2o Mr. Ray to Sir Hans Sloane. 



do their Work well , and to put Titles to the fevefal 

 Sculps, Such Supervisors I doubt it will be 



difficult to find, and Penfions or Salaries muft be al- 

 lowed them> I was loth to give you any trouble a* 

 bout this Affair, becaufe I know you to be full of 

 Bufinefs, and to have but little time to fpare : But I 

 am conftrained , Dr. Robinfm excufing nimfelf , for 

 not being acquainted with the Bifhop. 



Sir Hans Sloane's Anfwer to Mr. Ray. 



SIR, London^ Jan, 14. 1762. 



IReceiv'd yours, and have fpoken to the Bijbop of 

 London about the Graving the Plates for your Hi- 

 ftory. He feems to be in very good earneft about it, 

 and without queftion will be able to do very confide- 

 rable Matters in it 5 but I find Dr. Sherard and others 

 think it impoflible to be effefted. I will enquire a 

 little farther into it, and talk with Dr. Sherard, Dr. 

 Robin/on, and Mr. Petiver^ '&c. and then again dif- 

 courfe his Lordjhip about it. I imagine it would be 

 beft done by Se&ions. 



Mr. Ray to Sir Hans Sloane. 

 SIR, 



MR. Dale tells me that fome of my Friends at 

 London talk of [impofing a new Task upon 

 me, that is of defcribing fuch exotick Infers, as are 

 found in the Mufaunfs of the Virtuofi about Lon- 

 don * which if there be no more able and better qua- 

 lified Perfon living in or near the City, for fuch an 



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