70 CHAPTER 32. 
1694. In the preceding year, he had been 
eleded fecretary to the Royal Society, and 
had revived the publication of the Fhilojo" 
fhical TranfaBionSy which had been inter- 
rupted from the year 1687. This office he 
held till 171 2, and w^as then fucceeded by 
Dr. HAiLEY. 
In 1695, Dr. Sloane minitdi Elizabeth ^ 
daughter of Alderman Langley^ of London. 
She died in 1724. She brought him, be- 
fides a fon, and daughter, who died young, 
two other daughters, who furvived, and 
were advantageoufly married ; the eldeft to 
George Stanley, Efq^ of the county of Hants ; 
and the younger to Lord Cadogan, 
It was about this time that he became 
an active member of the college, in pro- 
moting the plan of a difpenfary for the 
poor 5 w^hich was at length carried into 
efFed:. The feuds excited on this occafion 
gave rife to the celebrated fatire from Dr. 
Garth. 
It was not till the year 1696 that Dr. 
Sloane publillied the Prodromus to his 
Hiftory of Jamaica Plants, under the title 
of** Catalogus P^antarum qv.m in 
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