Merret^ 291 
*^ He died at his houfe, near the chapel in 
*■ Hatton Garden^ in HolbornCy near London, 
*^ Aug. 19, 1695 > buried twelve 
feet deep in the church of St. Andrew's, 
Holborjier Thus far Mr. Wood. 
The publication which entitles Dr. Mer-- 
ret to a place in thefe anecdotes, is, his 
PiNAx Rerum Naturalium Bri- 
TANNiCARUM, conttnens Vegetabilia, 
Animalia, et Fojjiliay in hac Infula reperta^ 
8". 1667. pp. 223, 
This is not noticed in the title as a fe« 
cond edition, although there is one recorded 
by authors, with the date of 1665. How- 
ever, I fufped; it to be a miftake, as no 
fuch edition is quoted by Ray. He dates 
his book from the College of Phyficians, 
and is mentioned by Mori son under the 
title of Mufei Herbiani Cufios'' 
Dr. Merret informs us, that he under* 
took this work at the requeft of a book- 
feller, to fupply the deficiencies of Howe's 
Phytologia,'' after that work was aut of 
print ; and that it was intended to have 
been done jointly with Dr. Dale, whofe 
death, foon after the defign was formed, 
U 2 threw 
