FRANCIS WILLUGHBY. 
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approbation, his particular directions as to the 
management and carrying on.” 
After reminding Mr Willughby that they had 
“lately, out of Gerard, Parkinson, and Phytologia 
Britannica, made a collection of rare plants, 
whose places are mentioned therein, and ranked 
them under their several counties,” he proceeds 
to state his intention to carry on and perfect the 
designator which purpose he was “ writing to all 
his friends and acquaintance who were skilful in 
herbary, requesting them the next summer each 
to search diligently his country for plants, and 
to send him a catalogue of such as they might 
find, together with the places wherein they grow. 
In divers counties I have such as are skilful 
and industrious. For Warwickshire and Not- 
tinghamshire I must beg your assistance, which I 
hope, and am confident, you will be willing to 
communicate.” He then proceeds to state the 
plan of his work, which, he adds, “ it will require 
some years to compleat.” 
Mr Ray published this work a.d. 1677, under 
the name of Historia Plantarum, and inscribed it 
to his friend and patron, Mr Willughby. 
There are no means of ascertaining positively 
how far Mr Willughby assisted him agreeably to 
his request. 
In the month of May, 1662, Mr Raj' and Mr 
Willughby set out from Cambridge on another 
itinerary, passing through Northamptonshire, 
Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Cheshire, several 
counties of Wales, returning by Gloucestershire, 
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