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arranged in classes, and the Collection has been re-numbered 

 accordingly. 



6. Catalogue of the Sloane MSS.— S\oa.ne MSS. 478-648 

 (in all 171 MSS.), have been indexed from the MSS. them- 

 selves, completing the numbers hitherto wanting to the whole 

 set 1-4100. 



The Index of the entire series has been arranged in strict 

 alphabetical order, the subject headings separated from the 

 bulk, and the bulk revised from A to Be. 



7. Catalogue of Seals. — The third volume, containing the 

 continuation of Heraldic Seals, G — Z, and Colonial Seals, has 

 been printed. Plates of illustrative examples among the 

 original seals in the Department are being prepared, and the 

 volume will be issued at an early date. Descriptions of the 

 Seals of Scotland — viz., Koyal ; Official ; and Episcopal (in 

 progress) — have been prepared for the fourth volume. 



One hundred and ninety-two detached Seals and casts have 

 been arranged and registered. 



Short descriptions of Seals, Bullae, and Casts, acquired 

 from 1888 to 1893 have been written for the new sexennial 

 Catalogue. 



8. Catalogues of Charters and Rolls. — The final revision 

 for the press of the General Index of names and subjects 

 in the several collections of Charters and Rolls, acquired 

 before the yeai 1882, is in progress. 



Additional Charters and Rolls 31,673-32,739, acquired in 

 1887, and 34,270-34,278, acquired in 1888, have been described. 



Brief descriptions of the Additional and Egerton Charters 

 acquired in 1888-1893 have been written and indexed for the 

 new sexennial Catalogue. 



Slip-descriptions of Additional Charters and Rolls 30,001- 

 32,806, forming Vol. XI., and 32,807-34,269, forming Vol. XII., 

 of the Catalogue of Additional Charters, have been bound 

 and placed in the Students' Room in continuation of the 

 series. 



9. Catalogue of Papyri. — The Catalogue of non-classical 

 Papyri has been issued, accompanied by an atlas oi facsi'niiles. 



Papyrus CXXXVII. (medical) has been edited by Prof. 

 H. Diels from a transcript prepared and partly revised in the 

 Department. 



Three hundred and thirty-eight Papyri, recently acquired, 

 have been arranged, numbered, and glazed ; and forty-seven 

 transcribed with a view to a second volume of the Catalogue. 



The Papyri acquired between the years 1888 and 1893 have 

 been described and indexed for the new sexennial volume. 



10. Arrangement of Papers. — Additional MSS. 34,287, 

 34,386-34,392, 34,399-34,401, 34,485, acquired during 1893, 

 have been arranged. 



0.107. 11. Binding.— 



