The Preface. 

found the matter otherwife; and that the Society were 
pleafed to engage me to proceed. Whercof entry was 
made by the Secretary in their Journal Book, at one 
of their Meetings, Apri/, 18. 1672; in thefe words: 
The Society was made acquainted with one 
particular lately paffed in the Council ; {c. T hat 
the Bifbop of Chefter bad there propofed Dr. 
Grew to be a Curator to the Royal Society 
for the Anatomy of Plants: and that the 
Council bad approved of tbat Propofal. Upon 
which, it was Ordered, That the T hanks of 
the Society be returned to the Lord Bifbop of 
Chefter, for this Propofal, and to the Coun- 
cil for them Approbation of the fame. 
This they might be induced to do; upon confidering; 
that it would be no difadvantage to the credit of thofe 
matters, which were fo new and ftrange, to be offered 
to the World from a double Authority. For one, al- 
though he may have no mind to deceive ; yet isit more 
likely for one, than for two, to be deceived. Likewife; 
that the fame Subject, being profecuted by two Hands, 
would be the more illuftrated by the different Examples 
produced by both. And that, as in other matters, fo 
here, the defects of both, would mutually be fup- 
plyed. 
Whether for thefe, or other Reafons alfo; they were 
pleafed_to pafs the forementioned Order; that being 
done, ithad been very ill mannets in me, not to have 
anfwered theit expectation therein, And therefore re- 
affuming the Defign Ihad laid by, and having reduced 
it to fome intelligible Idea, it was fubmitted to the Cen- 
fure of the Royal Society: and it was thereupon ordered 
it fhould be printed. 
Not 

