▁later ▁visited ▁the ▁West ▁Country ▁together ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 7 , ▁returning ▁via ▁Dor set , ▁Ham pshire ▁and ▁London . ▁ ▁Europe ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 6 6 2 ▁Ray ▁res igned ▁his ▁Fellow ship ▁at ▁Cambridge , ▁being ▁unw illing ▁to ▁sub scribe ▁to ▁the ▁requirements ▁of ▁the ▁Act ▁of ▁Un iform ity ▁im posed ▁on ▁Church ▁of ▁England ▁cler ics . ▁Un emp loy ed ▁and ▁without ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁income , ▁his ▁position ▁might ▁have ▁been ▁difficult , ▁but ▁Will ugh by ▁offered ▁him ▁accommod ation ▁and ▁work ▁at ▁Middle ton , ▁writing ▁" I ▁am ▁likely ▁to ▁spend ▁much ▁of ▁my ▁life ▁afterwards ▁in ▁wand ring ▁or ▁else ▁in ▁Private ▁St udi ing ▁at ▁Oxford . ▁having ▁but ▁little ▁heart ▁to ▁thin ke ▁of ▁sett ling , ▁or ▁ing aging ▁in ▁a ▁family . ▁I ▁shall ▁be e ▁Ver ie ▁glad ▁of ▁your ▁constant ▁company ▁and ▁assistance ▁in ▁my ▁studies ". ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 6 6 3 , ▁Will ugh by , ▁Ray , ▁Ski pp on ▁and ▁Nathan iel ▁Ba con ▁( another ▁friend ▁from ▁Tr inity ) ▁depart ed ▁for ▁contin ental ▁Europe ▁on ▁a ▁pre - pl anned ▁it iner ary ▁armed ▁with ▁the ▁requ is ite ▁pass ports ▁and ▁letters ▁of ▁introduction ▁to ▁notable ▁person ages , ▁with ▁Will ugh by ' s ▁wealth ▁making ▁the ▁trip ▁finan cially ▁vi able . ▁They ▁intended ▁to ▁visit ▁museum s , ▁libraries ▁and ▁private ▁collections , ▁and ▁also ▁study ▁local ▁animals