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lince I am unacquainted with any further 
circumftances relating to him, than that he 
was educated a phyfician, and lived at North 
Bierfyy in Torkjhire, There he relided upon 
his own eftate, which was ample enough to 
render the pradice of phyfic totally unne-« 
cefTary to his well-being, from any lucra- 
tive views. He had travelled into various 
parts of 'Englandy for the inveftigation of 
plants, and had been fuccefsful in his tour 
into Wales, having more efpecially made 
difcoveries in the Cryptagamia clafs. His 
garden was well ftored with exotics, and 
with a curious coUediion of E?2gHjh plants. 
He was happily fituated to favour his pof- 
feffion of the latter, with which his.ftore 
was repleniihed from time to time by the 
affiftance of Samuel Brewer, and Thomas 
Knowlton, both inftances of ftrong at- 
tachment to botanical purfuits, and both 
refident in the fame county. 
Dr. Richardson lived in intimacy and 
correfpondence with Sir ife^/i" Sloan e. Dr. 
DiLLENius, and other celebrated botanifts 
of his time. I do not find that he pub- 
lifhed on his favourite amufement 5 but his 
name 
