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underftanding that an Herbal of Medicinal 
Plants was greatly wanted, fhe exhibited 
to Sir Hans Sloane, Dr. Mead, and 
other phyficians, feme fpecimens of her 
art in painting plants, who approved fo 
highly of them, as to encourage her to pro- 
fecute a work, by the profits of which fhe 
is fa id to have procured her hufoand's li- 
berty, after a confinement of two years. 
Mr. Rand, an eminent apothecary, was 
at that time Demonftrator to the Company 
of Apothecaries, in the Garden at Chelfea, 
By his advice fhe took up her refidence op- 
pofite the Phyfic Garden, in order to faci- 
litate her defign, by receiving the plants as 
frefh as pofiible. He not only promoted 
her work with the public, but, together 
with Mr. Philip Miller, afforded her all 
poffible diredlion and ailiflance in the exe- 
cution of it. After fhe had completed the 
drawings, fhe engraved them on copper, 
and coloured the prints with her own 
hands. 
During her abode at Chelfeay fhe was fre- 
quently vifited by perfons of quality, and 
many fcientific people, who admired her 
performances. 
