lle'Lwv. of Mr. RAY. 57 
18th 1684. Where he tells him, 
that he had extraEled' out of Mr, 
Willughby’j 'Papersy revifedy fup~ 
pliedy methodizedy and fitted for, the 
Prefsy the Ichthyology ; and promiled 
to fend it to the Dodlor. And it 
being accordingly foon after fent, it 
was by him communicated to the 
Royal Society ; who thinking lb good 
a Work worthy to be publifhed, did, 
by the Help of Bilhop Felly get it 
printed at the Theatre in Oxfordy the 
Royal Society bearing the Charge, and ■ 
the Cuts being engraved at the Coft 
of divers worthy Members of that 
illuftrious Body. 
In fuly 1685 this Book was put 
to the Prefs, and in April following 
it was finifhed and came abroad. 
This Hijlory of Fijhesy as well as 
that of Birds (although the com- 
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