SIR HANS SLOANE. 
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Besides these, there are many papers on 
botanical and medical subjects, contained in the 
17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 40, 41, and 44th volumes, 
and, in the 49th, a very curious account of the 
introduction of Innoculation for Small Pox into 
England. 
Sir Hans Sloane was also the cause of Dr 
Leonhart Rauwolf’s “ Journey into the Eastern 
Countries" being translated into English, of which 
he writes thus to Ray : “ I have perused most 
part of Rauwolf’s Voyage ; which, being only 
extant in high Dutch, and that understood by 
very few, I thought would do very well in 
English, and so borrowed it from the Royal 
Society ; and Captain Hatton, being desirous of 
it likewise, we put it into the hands of Mr Stap- 
horst, who has done it, as you see, I think, pretty 
clear — though the making it good language and 
the notes are left wholly to you. Some passages 
are not to be well translated, because of different 
customs and proverbs ; but I think, so far as the 
Natural History is concerned, it may be under- 
stood.” * Accordingly, the book translated by 
Nicholas Staphorst, and improved by Ray, was 
published in the second volume of the work 
known by the title of “ Ray’s Travels,” and 
reached a second edition in 1738. 
* February, 16, 1693. Ray’s Philosophical Letters, 
page 271. 
