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under Dr. Lanigan's superintendence, had compiled 

 a general alphabetical catalogue of all the books. The 

 nummarium, which was under the direction of the 

 librarian, was found to contain 23 gold coins, 14 gilt; 

 427 silver, 88 Roman, 2 Cufic ; copper coins (Roman), 

 274 ; Moorish, 4 ; ditto, various, 253 ; of mixed metal, 

 124: 1 brass ring: 19 Egyptian coins : medals (lead), 

 24. The collection was directed to be deposited in the 

 library, and the librarian was to arrange the coins and 

 medals, supplying a catalogue. 



It was arranged in March 18 12 that there was to 

 be a select standing committee in charge of the library 

 and nummarium, when the Hon. George Knox, Rev. 

 Henry Moore, Henry Adair, Robert B. Bryan, Richard 

 Fox, Henry Arabin, Archibald St. George, Isaac M. 

 D'Olier, Hugh Hamill, Isaac Weld, Nicholas P. Leader, 

 Wm. Farren, and Thomas Wallace were nominated to 

 serve on it. 



Marsh's Library being considered as situated in 

 a remote and inconvenient place, it was referred to 

 the library committee to look into the Act which 

 established it, and to confer with the trustees of that 

 library as to the best means of making it accessible. 

 Nothing further, however, appears to have been done, 

 though in the year 18 14, when the Society contem- 

 plated building a library, they thought the trustees 

 might approve of obtaining an Act of Parliament, 

 authorising the removal of their collection, in which 

 case the Society would have granted them ground for 

 a suitable building. 



Mr. Thomas Pleasants presented to the Society 

 books valued at ,£191, 9/., — including Hakluyfs 

 Voyages (5 vols.), £34, 2s. 6d. (only 75 printed); 

 Fabian's Chronicles ; Monstrelet's Chronicles — trans- 

 lated by T. Johnes (12 vols.), £9, 8/. 6d.; Burney's 



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