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ter bears date in 1684 ; and Der hair's col- 
leftion contains thirteen, Moft of them have 
reference to botanical fubjefts, while they 
evidence the mutual friendfliip of the wvU 
ters ; a cirumftance indeed very pathetically 
exprefled by Mr. Ray, in the laft letter he 
cVer v^rotej which was but a few days be- 
fore his death, being dated Jan. 7, 1704. 
In 1708, he was elefted a foreign mem- 
ber of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Pa^ 
ris ; a diftinftion of the higheft eftimation 
in fcience ; and the greater at that time, as 
the French nation was at ^ar- with Eng-^ 
land^ and the queen's content was necelTary 
to the acceptance of it. tie was frequently 
confulted by Queen Ann^ who, in her laft 
illnefs, was blooded by him. On the ac- 
ceflion of George L he was created a baro- 
net ; being the firft Englijh phyfician on 
w^hom an hereditary title of honour had 
been conferred* He was appointed Phyfi- 
cian General to the Army, which office he 
enjoyed till 1727, when he was made Phy- 
fician to King George II. He gained the 
confidence of Queen Caroline, and pre- 
fcribed for the royal family till his death. 
In 
