205 CHAPTER 43, 
RisoN. After his time, to the efiabliih- 
inent of DiLLENius, it languiflied^ no pub- 
lication marked its progrefs and its hiftory 
at Oxford is void of interefting fads. Nearly 
the fame languor prevailed after the tim.e of 
Mr. Ray zX. Cambridge , and botany attained 
no ftrength till the time of Dr. Martyn, 
who, under the patronage of the iiniverfity, 
gave the firfl public ledlure in that depart- 
ment, in the year 1727, 
Of this learned botanifl, I a'm Viow^ in 
the order of time, to prefent the reader with 
fome account : and here I find myfelf agree- 
ably anticipated by the relation of his life 
and writings, prefixed to his Differtations 
on the.^neids of Virgil,'' printed in 1770, 
12% and drawn up by his moll: refpecTtable 
fon, and fucceffor in the profciTorfliip y with 
whofe friendihip and correfpondence, 1 have 
on this occaiion a fincere pleafure in ac- 
knowledging, I have long been honoured. 
Hence I fliall briefly recite from thefe anec- 
dotes, only the leading circum.ftances in the 
life of Dr. Mart YN, as connefted with his 
profelTorial character ; and conclude with a 
fhort account of his botanical v/ritings. 
'John 
