34? C H 4- P T E R 26. 
<ence. From fuch, let not the pride of 
learning withhold that praife which is fo 
juftly due. One of the moft remarkable 
inftances of this kind^ is well known to 
thole who are converfant with th^ writings 
©f Merret, Ray, and MoRisoN 5 and I 
feel regret at not being able to commemq- 
rate the name of 'Thomas W^llisel, with 
fome of the circumftances of his life ; fince 
I am uninformed of the time, apd place, 
both of his birth, and of his death. This 
induftrious man feems to have devoted 
much of his life to the iriveftigation of 'Eng^ 
^ifi plants^ and, as he lived at a time when 
Britijh botany was yet imperfedt, he added 
largely to the flock of new difcoveries. He 
was employed by Dr. Moris on, foon after 
his eftablifhment at Oxford^ to colledl rare 
EngliJIj plants ; and Dr. Merre'T informs 
us, as hath been noticed, that he travelled 
five fummers at his expence, into the dif-^ 
ferent parts of England, to make collections 
for his Finax which appears to have 
been greatly enriched with many of the moft 
jare fpccies, by the labours of Willisel, 
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