DEPARTMENT OF MSS. 2T 



Department of Manuscripts. 



1. Catalogue of Additions. — The preparation of the new 

 sexennial Catalogue of Additions for the years 1894-1899 is- 

 in progress. Proof sheets B-P and revises F-0 have been 

 corrected. 



Short descriptions of Additional Charters and Rolls 

 39,996-44,890 (in all 4,895 documents) have been prepared 

 for this Catalogue. 



The Catalogue of Additions for 1897 has been copied 

 six-fold, bound, and distributed. 



The Additional MSS. 35,252-35,348, and the Egerton MSS. 

 2818-2826, acquired during the past year, have been described 

 and indexed. 



2. Catalogue of the Royal and King's 3I8S. — The prepara- 

 tion of the new Catalogue is in progress, thirty-six Royal 

 MSS. having been described. 



3. Catalogue of the Sloane MSS. — The Index has been 

 revised from St- to Wh-, and also slips of " Countries/" 

 "London," and " Reme," and of subject-headings under A. 



4. Catalogue of Seals. — The Sixth Volume, containing 

 descriptions and illustrations of the Seals of Foreign 

 Countries, has been completed. The Index is at the printer's. 



Two hundred and sixty-two new casts and electrotypes 

 have been arranged and registered. 



5. Catalogue of Music. — Articles contained in forty-nine 

 MSS. have been described. 



A list of letters of musicians in Egerton MSS. 15-27 has 

 been made. 



6. Catalogue of the Spanish MSS. — An Index to the 

 Catalogue of Spanish MSS. is in progress. 



7. Catalogue of Charters and Rolls. — The final revision 

 for the press of the Index of Topography to the several 

 collections of Charters and Rolls acquired before the year 

 1882 has been completed, and sheets 2 1-3 B, comprising 

 letters L-T, have been revised. A County Index of cross- 

 references has been made, and slips have been written for 

 Addenda, &c. 



Additional Charters 35,159-35,185 acquired in 1889, 

 38,913-39,038 acquired in 1893, 40,224-40,615 acquired in 1894, 

 and 44,285-44.448 acquired in 1896, have been described. 



One hundred and eighty-three charters and rolls acquired 

 during 1899 (44,708-44,890) have been arranged. 



