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difcriminating, and fyftematic genius, which 
guided him in all his refearches in the field 
of nature; and that it is every where quoted 
by the eminent Swede with the higheft 
commendations, for the faithful defcriptions 
it contains. 
Mr. Ray's infirmities and afHidions, 
painful and grievous as they were, did not, 
we are told, prevent him from profecuting 
his ftudies till within about three months 
before his death ; which event took place 
on Jan. 17, 1704-5. 
He died at Black Notleyy and was buried, 
as Dr. Derham fays, according to his own 
defire, in the church of that parifli. The 
writers of the " General Diftionary," in the 
mean time, inform us, that, *^ although the 
" red:or of the parifh offered him a place of 
" interment in the chancel of the church, 
yet he modeftly refufed it, choofing rather 
*^ t© be buried in the church-yard with his 
anceftors, where a monument was eredled 
to him," as Dr. Derham relates, at the 
x:harge of fome of his friends, with a Latin 
infcription ; which may be feen in the Ge- 
neral Dictionary," and in Mr. Scott'st 
Remains C 
