10 ACCOUNTS, &C., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Sir George Buck's History of Richard the Third ; a MS. of the middle of the 

 17th century ; with collections for an edition of the work by Charles Yarnold, ia three 

 volumes. 



Original Minutes of the General Assembly of the Chapter of the [Roman] Catholic 

 English Church, held in May 1667; signed by Dr. Humphry EUice, Dean, and 

 other Members; with Rules for the offices of Dean, Treasurer, Secretary, and 

 Archdeacon. 



Correspondence and Papers of the Earl of Leicester, commanding in the Low 

 Countries, 1587. 



Official Letters from the Council of State and Committee of the Parliament, the 

 Earl of Essex, and others, to Colonel Sydenham, Governor successively of Wey- 

 mouth and the Isle of Wight, from 1644 to 1659. Many are signed by J'ohn Brad- 

 shaw. President of the Council. 



A volume of Original Letters of Caspar Peucer, m.d., to Christian, Prince of 

 Anhalt, on subjects of science and politics, in the years 1587 to 1600; in Latin and 

 German. 



One hundred and thirty-six Original Letters of Lord Nelson to Alexander Davison, 

 on public and private affairs; dated from 1797 to 1805. The greater number are 

 printed in Sir Harris Nicolas's Despatches and Letters of Nelson. 



A series of Accounts of the Public Revenue and Expenditure, the Civil List, the 

 Public Debt, Sinking Fund, etc., from 1688 to 1796 ; with Accounts of Pensions and 

 Bounties, and of the Royal Household, from 1761 to 1781. In twenty-seven volumes. 



Thirteen volumes of official Accounts of the Theatres of Lincoln's Inn Fields, 

 Drury Lane, and Covent Garden, from 1724 to 1822 ; with notices of performances 

 from the year 1710. 



Numerous volumes of old English and Foreign music. 



Autograph notes by Beethoven for arrangements of English, Welsh, Scottish, and 

 Irish airs. 



A collection of 2,826 Charters, principally formed by Christopher Lord Hatton, 

 including fifteen of dates before the Conquest. A large proportion are of early 

 dates, and have seals of Ecclesiastics and others iu fine preservation, and many of 

 them of great rarity and beauty. Many of the charters are connected with the 

 estates of the Monasteries of Serapringham and Sulby, in Lincolnshire. Amongst 

 the Charters with Seals, are those of the Empress Matilda ; David, Earl of Hunting- 

 don ; the Master of the Hospitalers, of the 12th century ; Richard, Earl of Warwick, 

 1123-1153; Arnoul, Bishop of Lisieux, 1141-1182 ; Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln, 1186- 

 1200; Robert, Bishop of Salisbury, 1230; Edmund, son of Henry the Third; 

 Hubert de Burgh, Earl of Kent ; Richard Clare, Earl of Gloucester, etc. ; and there 

 are fine impressions of the Great Seals of Henry HI. 



One hundred and fifty-three Byzantine Bullae. 



Fifty-nine Charters of Abingdon, of early dates, including grants from the 

 Empress Matilda, and Roger, Earl of Salisbury. Presented hy the Duke of West- 

 minster. 



The scores of the Operas composed by M. W. Balfe, in his autograph. In 40 

 volumes. Presented by Mrs. Balfe. 



Note-books and collections of the late Mr. Grote, connected with his History of 

 Greece ; with Political and other Essays. In twenty volumes. Presented by Mrs. 

 Grote. 



A Register of Commoners of Winchester College, from 1668 to 1855, with biogra- 

 phical notes ; and two original Muster-rolls. Presented by the Rev. Mackenzie E. C. 

 Walcott, Precentor of Chichester. 



Original Letters of Naturalists, addressed to D. Solander, J. L. Phillips, J. E. 

 Gray and others. Presented by Dr. J. E. Gray. 



Edward A. Bond. 



Oriental Manusceipts. 

 I. — Arrangement and Cataloguing. 



The Manuscripts acquired during the year 1873 have been labelled and entered into 

 the Oriental Register, and into the classed Oriental Inventory. 



A Descriptive List of the same Manuscripts has been drawn up to be transcribed for 

 the use of the Reading; Room. 



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