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fome inftances he had done m the Synop^ 
Jk^ for the plants of Mendip and Chedder 
Rocks. 
He was originally of Trowbridge ^ in 
WiltSy in which county he had a fmail 
cftate. He was engaged at one time in the 
woollen manufactory of that place ; but, I 
believe, proved unfuccefsful in bufmefs. 
He attended Dillenius into Wales ^ An- 
glefey, and the IJle of Man, in the fummer 
of 17265 and afterwards remained the win- 
ter, and the greater part of the next year, 
in that country ; making his refidence at 
Bangor y and taking his excurlions to Snow- 
don and elfewhere, often accompanied by 
the Rev. Mr. Green, and Mr. William 
Jones. While in Wales , it was intended 
that he fliould have gone over to Ireland^ 
to make a botanical tour through that 
kingdom ; but that expedition never took 
place. So long a refidence gave him an op- 
portunity not only of feeing the beauties of 
fummer plants, but of coUefting the Cryp- 
togamia in winter, when they flourilh moft. 
Here he received inftruftions from the Pro- 
felTor, coUedted fpecimens of every thing 
rare. 
