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by arclibirtiop Latkl^ there are books in the library written in the 
Samaritan^ AIend<fnfu Coptic or Egyptian^ Siamefe^ ^eguan. In- 
doftan^ Sarifcreet^ Tylingan^ Ceylonian, T'artariafi, Spanipy Tor- 
tugue-ze^ Sritip, Francic^Frtfian^ Gothic, and IJlandic ; after thele 
follow the manufcripts o^ Sir Kenelm 2>/^/{)', chiefly mathematical, 
tho' there be many other valuable books among them on other Tub- 
jects; then comes a great number of other manufcripts, given by 
many particular perfons, and now inlcribed to Sir no. Scdleyj as 
alfo the manufcripts of Mr. ^ohn Selden in the Greek and oriental 
languagevS, with fome others of his ancient books ; next to thele 
come in order the books which are fa id to be in Hyperoo 'Bodkin- 
?;o, the chief parcels whereof are, i. Thofe given by Dr. Hunting- 
ton. 2. Thofe bought by the univerfity of Mr. Greaves. 5. The 
colleflions of Dr. Rich. James., bought by the univerlity, which 
are more particularly accounted for afterwards. 4. Thofe given 
by the Lord Fairfax., amongft which are the collections of 
Mr. X'odpworth. 5. Thofe bought by the univerfity out of the 
Lord Hattons library, amongft all which are many books of 
very great yalue^ Mr. _£>oS/i£;orr//s colleiflions make 160 
volumes, written with his own hand, and they contain a vail: 
treafure of antiquities of all forts relating to our Englip hiftory^ 
next to thefe, in the catalogue, follows an exa^t account of the 
collections of Mr. John Leland, written all with his own hand, 
in which his defign was to let forth England in its true light - 
the next parcel of books are thofe of the late learned Mr. Francis 
Junius^ which he bequeathed to the univerfity, all of them re- 
lating to the northern languages; fome of thefe are the old 
manufcripts themielves, others are copies of the moft conliderable 
Sa^on manulcripts in the Cotton library, ^c. accuratelv tranfcribed 
by himlelf, or elle his own w^orks, almoft ready for the prels; 
or laftly, fome curious printed books with his written notes and 
amendments ^ then follow the papers of Ifaac Cafaubon, and the 
Adverfaria of Dr. Langhain^ both in their own hands, and 
afterwards a catalogue of part of the manulcripts bequeathed to 
the univerlity by Dr. Marefchalj next comes the titles of the 
oriental manufcripts of the learned Dr. Tocock^ which the uni- 
verfity bought of his widow j and a catalogue of the manulcripts 
o£T)y. Huntington^ the univerfity bought of him fince his return 
from the eaft^ as alfo thofe books bought by Dr. Hydcy which 
three parcels containing in them many books of an extraordinary 
price and value, joined to what was in the library before, and 
has come in fince, furnifh any Icholar with iufficient helps to 
purfue his ftudies in moil of the languages; After thefe there is 
an 
