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Avrote to the three univerfities to affift them 

 in this great and ufeful undertaking. Aobo 

 fent firfl her fmall contribution, Lund had 

 nothing to fpare, but Upfala made up this 

 deficiency by a liberal contribution. 



Count Piper was intreated to give a fa- 

 mily exhibition to Mr. Kalm, which he 

 readily promifed, but as the Academy had 

 obtained from the convocation of the uni- 

 verfity of Upfala and the magiflrates of 

 Stockholm, another exhibition of the family 

 of Helmsfield for Mr. Kalm, Count Piper 

 refufed to grant his exhibition, as being 

 contrary to the ftatutes of the univerfity and 

 without any precedent, that one peribn 

 mould enjoy two exhibitions. The prefent 

 king of Sweden being then prince royal, 

 fucceffbr to the throne, and chancellor of 

 the univerfity, wrote to the convocation, and 

 expreffed his wifhes to have from the trea- 

 fury of the univerfity fc$r fo ufeful a purpofe, 

 about iooo plates, or about 150I. fterling. 

 The univerfity complied generoufly with 

 the defire of her chancellor, and gave or- 

 ders that the money fhould be paid to the 

 Royal Academy. The board for promoting 

 manufactures gave 300 plates, or about 

 45I. Mr. Kalm fpent in this journey his 

 falary, and befides very near 130I. of his 

 own fortune, fo that at his return he found 



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