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vifited F ranee y Holland, Germany , Switzer^ 
land, Italy and extended their journey to 
Sicily and to Malta. The fruit of this ex- 
pedition will afterwards appear. 
On his return from the continent, he 
fpent the fummer of 1666 between his 
friends in EJfex and Suffex, and in reading 
the pubhcations which had appeared in 
England during the three years of his ab- 
fence. The winter palTed in reviewing and 
arranging the mufeum of his friend and pu- 
pil, Mr. WiLLUGHBY, rich in animal and 
foffil productions ; in arranging his own 
catalogues for his general lift of E?2gliJ}j 
vegetables ; and in framing the tables for 
Dr. WiLKiNs's ^'Real, or Univerfal Cha- 
rafter." 
In the fummer of 1667, Mr. Ray, ac- 
companied by his much-honoured friend, 
Mr. WiLLUGHBY, made his fourth excur- 
lion into the diftant counties. They left 
Middleton Park on June 25, and took their 
route to the Land's End, through the coun- 
ties of Worcejier, Gloiwejier, and Somerfet ; 
and returned through Hants to London on 
Se|)tember 13. In this journey, befides ths 
pointed 
