The of Mr. RAY. 47 
although Mr. Willughby had done a 
great deal, yet Mr. Ray was at no 
fmall Labour to finifh the Book, by 
reviling the whole, digefting it into 
Order, and fupplying from Authors, 
and his own Obfervations, what was 
wanting therein, Mr. Willughby not 
having had Time to do it. For 
although he was a moll; indefatiga-' 
ble Man, and had done more for his 
Ihort Time than could be expedted, 
and carried his Obfervations to a great 
Degree of Perfedtion, yet they re- 
quired more polifhing than it was 
poflible for him to give them, by 
realbn of his being fnatched away 
(as I have laid before) at a Time of 
Life the moll proper for the finilhing 
that Part of the noble and ufeful 
Defign, which, by Agreement bcr 
tween him and Mr. Ray., fell to his 
Share; which was difpatching the 
Hiflory of Animals. Of which De- 
