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Mr. Clifford^ and, as it fhould feem, when fic re- 

 iided with Van Roy en ^ at Ley den he had a long 

 and dangerous fit of ficknefs ; and upon his re- 

 covery, went to Parts, where he was properly 

 Entertained by xht Juffieu's^ at that time the firft 

 botanifts*'in France. The opportunity this gave 

 him of infpedling the Herbaria of Surian and ^our- \ 

 nefort., and thofe of the above-named gentlemen, 

 afforded him great fatisfa6lion. He had intended 

 to have gone from thence into Germany^ to Vidt 

 Ludwig^ and the celebrated HALi^ER,' with whom 

 he was in* clofe. cofrefpondence ; but he was 

 not able to 'compleat' this part of his intended 

 route, and was obliged to return without this 

 gratification, 



Our author did not fail to avail himfelf of 

 every advantage, that accefs to the feveral mufeums 

 of this country affbrded him, in every branch of 

 natural hiftory ; and the number and importance 

 of his publications, during this abfence from his 

 native country, fufficiently demonftrate that fund 

 of knowledge which he muft have imbibed before, 

 and no lefs teftify his extraordinary application; 

 As thefe works laid the foundation of his future 

 fame, and diftinguiflied character, it will be incum- 

 bent on us to enumerate them, and give a brief 

 account of each, as nearly as we cart in the order 

 of time in which they were publifhed,^^ before we 

 accompany our author into Sweden whither he 

 returned to receive at length the reward of his 

 merit. 



The firfl of thefc was the Systema Natur^^;, 

 f^ve regna tria Nature fyfiematic^ fro^oftta^ per 



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