"The L I F E Mr. RAY. 73 
Ravinus his Method, and fhewed the 
Deficiencies of it. Which Rivinus 
foon anfwered in November follow- 
ing, in a printed Letter to Mr. Ray ; 
wherein he ufeth great Complailance 
and Civility to Mr. Ray in Appear- 
ance, but could not forbear giving 
him now and then fome angry Strokes, 
and too fupercilioufly and contemp- 
tuoufly runs down Mr. Ray 5^ and 
endeavours to eftablifii his own Me- 
thod. Which Ufage Mr. Ray fire wed 
fome gentle Refentment of, in a 
Reply he made to Rivinus his Letter ; 
which was printed in 1696, together 
with a Diflertation concerning Me- 
thod, in which he examines Monfieur 
‘Tournefort’ as well as Rivinus his 
Method ; who, in his Elements of 
Botany, took frequent Occafion to 
carp at and run down Mr. Ray\ 
Method. But, in the Opinion of 
better Judges than myfelf, Mr. Ray 
8 hath 
