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ties of blood. Mr. WillughBY had im- 
bibed, very early, a ftrong tafte for the 
ftudy of the animal kingdom, and had made 
extraordinary colledions for compleating 
the Iliftory of Birds and Fifhes in 
which he had ever been aflifted by his 
friend Mr. Ray ; v^ho experienced his 
high attachment and confidence, in being 
left one of his executors, and charged v^ith 
the education of his two fons, the eldeft of 
whom, was not four years of age. To this 
care he liberally annexed an annuity of fixty 
pounds per annum for life, which was ever 
regularly paid. 
Immediately after this melancholy event, 
he defifted from journeying again into the 
weflern counties, as he had intended j and 
refufed an invitation from Dr, Lister, to 
live with him at Tork ; in order to give 
himfelf up to the faithful difcharge of his 
truft. 
For the ufe of thefe young gentlemen, 
Mr. Ray drew up, in 1672, his Nomen-^ 
clator Clqjjicus^ induced thereto by obferv- 
ing the multitude of errors in the names 
of plants and animals, in the manuals of 
daily ufe. This compilation had authority 
Vol, I. P enous:h 
