The Digital Ark :: Samuel Dale

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Samuel Dale (bap. 1659 - 18 Mar 1739)

English naturalist and physician and John Ray's neighbour in Braintree, Essex (Riley, 95). In the preface to the reader in the 1718 edition of Ray and Willughby's correspondence, Dale is described as "Mr. Ray's Neighbour and industrious friend ... who had taken care to preserve many of Mr. Ray's papers after his Death," contributing them to that edition. Dictionary of National Biography entry: https://doi-org.cyber.usask.ca/10.1093/ref:odnb/7016 Other biography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Dale_(physician)#cite_note-sage-1 Authority - early modern
Botanist
Relevant locations: Birth place in London, England
Lived at or near Braintree, Essex
Relationships: Samuel Dale was a neighbour of John Ray (1627-1705)
Samuel Dale was a member of Temple Coffee House club (-)

Linked print sources: as Author (in assoc. with a ms or print source) - An Account of a very large Eel, lately caught at Maldon in Essex; with some Considerations about the Generation of Eels, by Mr. Dale.
as Author (in assoc. with a ms or print source) - Part of a Letter of Mr. Dale from Braintree, Feb. 1. 1699. to Dr. Martin Lister, Fellow of the College of Physicians and R. S. concerning several Insects.
as Author (in assoc. with a ms or print source) - Pharmacologia.
as Correspondent - Part of a Letter of Mr. Dale from Braintree, Feb. 1. 1699. to Dr. Martin Lister, Fellow of the College of Physicians and R. S. concerning several Insects.
as Mentioned or referenced by - The Club at the Temple Coffee House Revisited.
as Mentions or references - Philosophical letters between the late learned Mr. Ray and several of his ingenious correspondents, natives and foreigners to which are added those of Francis Willughby Esq: the whole consisting of many curious discoveries and improvements in the history of quadrupeds, birds, fishes, insects, plants, fossiles, fountains, &c. .
References in Documents:

Petiver, Musei Petiveriani (1695-1703) Dal. Pharmacologia à D. Sam. Dale. Lond. 1693. 120

Petiver, Musei Petiveriani (1695-1703) A. * 274. Muscus marinus capillaris rubens non ramosus. Received lately from my very kind Friend Mr. Samuel Dale Apothecary, at Braintree in Essex.

Petiver, Gazophylacii Naturæ (1702-1706) A. 10. Papilio minor fuscus, duplici lineâ inferne præditus, The brown double Streak. This and the last are very rare Flies, I first saw them in Mr. Sam. Dales Collection of Insects.

Petiver, Gazophylacii Naturæ (1702-1706) A. 2. Papilio Oculatus è fusco aureo mixtus, umbrâ purpurascente. Mr Dale's Purple Eye. This I observed amongst Mr Dale's Collection of English Butterflies, and is the only one I have yet seen.

Petiver, Gazophylacii Naturæ (1702-1706) A. 5. Planorbis hortensis minima pulchre striata. Cochlea terrestris compressa maculata & leviter striata List. Hist. Conchyl. app. Tab. 4. Our Curious Brother Mr Sam. Dale first discovered this and sent it me. I have since observed it about London.

Petiver, Gazophylacii Naturæ (1702-1706) 9. Curcuma Officinarum Dale Pharm. 362. 5. Kamel Ray H. Pl. Vol. 3. app. 23 xi. The true Turmerick. For its Synonyms I refer you to Mr Dale, and its Native Names and particular Virtues, to F. Kamel, who adds, that tho Matthiolus, Cordus and others, have made them to differ in their Roots, viz. Round and Long, yet they are both the same, the 1st, the Mother or Tuberous Glands, the Long only its offspring.

Petiver, Gazophylacii Naturæ (1702-1706) 10. A Pogge Cat. Class. and Top. 2. It is so call'd by the Fishermen in Durham and Yorkshire. Our curious Brother Mr. Sam. Dale Apothecary at Braintree in Essex, first sent me one of these Fish dryed.

Petiver, Gazophylacii Naturæ (1702-1706) English Butterflies, Moths, &c. 82 27 Tunbridge Grayling 14. 9. 28 Dales Purple Eye 24. 2. 29 Enfeild Eye 24. 3. 30 Leghorn white Admiral 15. 12. 31 Gawse Moth 44. 8. 32 Glanvile's Grayling 7. 8. 33 Glanvile's small Magpye 25. 1. 34 Shining mottled Moth 32. 4. 35 Mottled Nettle Moth 32. 8. 36 Cambridge Royal Leopard 33. 10. 37 London Royal Leopard 33. 12. 38 Hamstead small Leopard 16. xi. 39 Ragwort Moth 33. 6. 40 Glanvile’s green streakt Moth 7. xi. 41 Dandridge’s small greenish Moth 42. x. A. 42 Our small greenish Moth 42. xi. 43 Its Coffin and Caterpillar 42. 12. 13. 44 Hackney Broom Moth 14. 3. 45 Tilman Bobarts Straw Moth . 28. 2. 46 Glanviles Orange girdled Moth 19. 3. 47 Glanviles Copper spotted Moth 7. 7. 48 Our ragged Furbelow 19 4. 49 Glanvile's tipt Furbelow 25. 12. 50 Period Moth 45. 13. 51 Semicolon Moth 45. 5. 52 Great reddish Moth Drone 36. 10. 53 Great brown Moth Drone 36. 10. a 54 Small Saffron-rumpt Moth Drone 42. 6. 55 Large Hawk Drone 36. 5. 56 Small Hawk Drone 42. 9. 57 Small brown girdled Wasp 25. 2. 58 Small, black, yellow girdled Wasp 25. 3. 59 Small, Saffron yellow girdled Wasp 25. 10. 60 Black Hedge Fly 14. 4. 61 Narrow Water Spider 9. 12. 62 Golden Water Spider 9. 13. 63 Magpye Bugg 14. 7. 64 Greenish Bugg Kin 50. 10, &c. 65 Marbled Bug Kin 50. xi. 66 Amber Froghopper 49. 1. 67 Brown Froghopper 47. 6 and 7. 68 Brown marbled Froghopper 49. 2. 69 Dandridges red spotted Froghopper 47. 4. 5. 70 Greenish Froghopper 47. 6. 71 Greenish broad Froghopper 49. 3. 72 Horned Froghopper 47. 2. 3. 73 Bright geen Piper 50. 6. 74 Bright Verdigrease Piper 50. 7. 75 Brown

Petiver, Gazophylacii Naturæ (1702-1706) English Beetles, Shells, &c. 83 75 Brown Piper 50. 8. 76 Dandridges Hart Piper 50. 9. 77 Dandridges large waved Piper 24. 4. 78 Scarlet small Piper 22. 5. 79 Blackheaded red Piperkin 31. 3. 80 Black horned Comb clock 23. 3. 81 Black pounct Comb clock 23. xi. 82 Black ribb’d Comb clock 23. 10. 83 Bracken Comb clock 22. 4. 84 Common Comb clock 19. 1: 85 Hoary Comb clock 22. 9. 86 Green Comb clock 23. 12. 87 Orange girdled Comb clock 13. 6. 88 Slug Beetle 24. 7. 89 Steel Beetle 22. 6. 90 Common Cow Lady 21. 3. 91 Small Cow Lady 21. 4. 92 Glanviles Cow Lady 21. 5. 93 Glanviles long spotted Cow Lady 21. 5. 94 Cow Lady with 13 Specks 29. 9. 95 Hamstead Turtle Lady 12. 2. 96 Spotted Meadow Turtle Lady 29. 8. 97 Water Flea Beetle 13. 9. 98 Black lined golden Beetlin 31. 4. 99 Yellow tipt black Beetlin 31. 7. 100 Russia Capricorn 8. 8. 101 Wasp Capricorn 30. 4. 102 Black tipt small Capricorn 30. 5. 103 Small Azure Capricorn 31. 2. 104 Norway Box Capricorn 23. 7. 105 Orange Feather Beetle 23. 4. 106 Brown Garden Snail 50. 14. 107 New Market Heath Shell 17. 6. 108 Dales Spangle Shell 31. 5. 109 Thick Oat Shell 35. 6. 110 Slender Oat Shell 30. 7. 111 Edg'd Saucer Shell 10. xi. 112 Mitsham Wrymouth 10. 8. 113 Common small River Shell 18. 8. 114 Tower ditch Gig Shell 18. 2. 115 Double girdled Covin 34. 4. 116 Single girdled Covin 34. 5. 117 Hairy girdled Covin 34. 6. 118 Great Orcade Covin 36. xi. 119 Dell's girdled Winkle 18. 5. 120 Wrack Spangle 35. 8. 121 Small Silver Muscle 17. 9. 122 Golden Peak Sattin 15. 3. F 2 123 Nor

Selections from Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (1665-1669) VII. An Account of a very large Eel, lately caught at Maldon in Essex; with some Considerations about the Generation of Eels, by Mr. Dale.

Selections from Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (1665-1669) VII. Part of a Letter of Mr. Dale from Braintree, Feb. 1. 1699. to Dr. Martin Lister, Fellow of the College of Physicians and R. S. concerning several Insects.