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An Account of fome Booty lately publifloed. 
T. PIN AX Rsrum, Naturalinm BRIT'TANIARVM continens 
VEGETABILIA, ANIMALXA & FOSS' ILIA , in hoc infill a refer - 
ta, Inchoaius^Auth. Chriftoplioro Merret ,Med.D.& utritifqnc So- 
cietatis Regime fiocio. 
The Learned and Inquifitive Author of this Book, hath by 
his laudable example of collecting together, what Natural 
things are to be found here in England y of all forts (f which he 
has done upon his own expencesj given an invitation to the 
curious in all parts of the world to attempt the like, thereby 
to eftablifh the much defired and highly ufcful commerce 
among Naturalifts , and to contribute every where tothe.com- 
pofing of a genuin and full Hifiory of Nature. 
In the Preface he intimates, that his (lock does hill encreafe 
dayly $ and that therefore the Reader may expe& an Appendix 
to this collection. Utr- 
In the Body of the Book, he enumerates all the Species, Al- 
phabetically: And, as to Vegetables , he reckons up about 410. 
forts 5 and gives their Latins and Englifi) : Names, and th^F laces 
and Rimes of their growth: reducing them afterwards to cer- 
tain Clajfes , hitherto ufed by Botanicty W riters in their Hifio - 
rks of ''plants : Adding the Etymology of their Generick 
Names, and a compendious Regijler of the Time, when and how 
tong the Englifi) Plants do (hoot and iiouriih. ^ 
As to Animals, he finds of them about 340. kinds in England, 
whereof the four-footed are about 50*- Pirus 170, and Yifnc.s 
1=20. Infects are innumerable, which yet he endeavours to enu- 
merate, and to reduce to certain Clafies 5 into which he alio 
brings the three former kinds. 
Concerning fojfils, hefirfi takes notice of the Metals found 
In Englijh Mines .5 ' ds Silver, Tin , Copper y Iron , Lead, Antimony, 
and fome Gold extradted out of TVv. Next of the Stones, of 
which he finds about 70 forts amongft them, Brifiol- Diamonds, 
Agates , Hyacinths , Emerods , Load-Jtones , loadfiones (\v hich 
hit yet he affirms to be nothing but the grinding-teeth of the 
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