'2S ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Sir Hans Sloane's own Correspondence, in 35 volumes 

 ((Sloane 4036-4069), has been re- arranged in strict chrono- 

 logical order. 



5. Catalogue of Pa'pyri. — One hundred and seventeen 

 Papyri have been transcribed, and one hundred and nine 

 descriptions of Papyri have been revised, for a second volume 

 of the Catalogue. 



6. Catalogue of Seals. — The Third Volume, containing the 

 completion of the Heraldic Seals of England and Wales, has 

 been issued. 



Of the fourth volume, containing descriptions and plates of 

 Scottish Seals, sheets B — Z have been sent to the printer, 

 and ten plates have been revised for press. 



Three hundred and ninety-five detached seals and casts 

 liave been arranged and registered. 



7. Catalogue of Romances. — Descriptions of Exempla and 

 Moralised Tales belonging to the first section of the third 

 T-olume, in nine MSS., have been drawn up. 



8. Catalogue of Music. — Articles contained in forty-three 

 MSS. have been described. The Index of the MS. Catalogues 

 of Music has been arranged. 



9. Catalogue 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 

 Ijefore the year 1882, is in progress. 



The slips relating to places are being separated from those 

 relating to persons and subjects, with a view to their being 

 printed in a volume by themselves. 



1894 Additional Charters and Rolls (39,996-41,889) and 

 Egerton Charter 619 acquired during the year 1894 have 

 heen docketed, numbered and arranged in boxes. 



Additional Charters and Rolls 34,279-34,993, acquired in 

 1888, and 38,483-38,912, 39,039-39,044, and 39,942-39,995, 

 acquired in 1893, and 39,996-40,223, acquired in 1894, have 

 been described ; and Egerton Ch. 590-618, acquired in 1893, 

 .and Egerton Ch. 619, acquired in 1894, have been described. 



10. Classed Catalogue. — The descriptions of the acquisi- 

 tions in the six years 1888-1893 have been incorporated. 



11. Arrangement of Papers. — Additional MSS. 34,567- 

 :34,582 ; 34,583-34,598; 34,599-34,601 ; 34,611-34,631 ; 34,634- 

 34,647 ; 34,703-34,708, acquired during the year, have been 

 .arranged. 



12. Exhibitions. — A new edition of the Departmental 

 Ouide has been published, opportunity being taken to re- 

 arrange 



