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request, made application to the Government of Belgium, must 

 be regarded by him as a personal favour granted to himself, on 

 the part of that distinguished nobleman, still he could not but 

 feel that it was a favour which no private individual, as such, 

 had a right to ask, and which was accorded to him in conse- 

 quence of the official relation in which he had the honour to 

 stand to the Academy. He trusted, therefore, that there 

 would be no impropriety in his moving the Academy, as the 

 body whose especial duty it is to watch over and collect the 

 authentic sources of Irish history, to return public thanks to 

 His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant for his kindness in pro- 

 curing for Ireland the use of these records, and also to the 

 Belgian Government, and the directors of the Burgundian 

 Library at Brussels, for their very great liberality in lending 

 the MSS., and permitting them to be transported to so great 

 a distance for the purpose o£ being transcribed. 



It was Resolved, — That the thanks of the Academy be 

 given to His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant for his kindness 

 in exerting his influence with the Belgian Government to pro- 

 cure the use of these MSS. for Irish scholars, and the permis- 

 sion to have copies of them made. 



Also, — That His Excellency be requested, in returning 

 the MSS., to convey the thanks of the Academy to the Bel- 

 gian Government, for their very great liberality in permitting 

 the MSS. to be transported to so great a distance for the pur- 

 pose of being transcribed. 



By permission of the Academy, Mr. Clibborn, the curator 

 of the museum, read a letter addressed by him to the Secre- 

 tary, containing observations made to him by travellers visit- 

 ing the museum, noticing the similarity of various articles 

 found in Ireland to ornaments actually in use in other 

 countries. 



