J4 ACCOUNTS, &C., OK THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



The Eclogues, Georgics, and ^iieid, of Virgil, Avitli copious sctolia and glosses. 

 Vellum. Late 12th century. 



Portion of a work on Latin Gi-ammar, in Latin, with glossaries in Latin and Anglo- 

 Saxon entered in the margins^ the latter known as " yElfric's Vocabulary." Vellum. 

 11th century. 



Treatise on Latin Grammar, in Latin, many of the examples having English equivalents. 

 Velluui. 15th century. 



The Treatise of Henry de Bracton " de lei^ibus et consuetudinibus Anglicanis." 

 Vellum. Early 14th century. 



Speculum Humanas Salvationis, in Latin verse ; illustrated with numerous drawings 

 by German artists. Vellum. 15th century. 



Charters reiatiuo- to the northern counties of Eugland : with fine seals. Vellum. 

 12th — 14th centuries. 



Church-wardens' accounts of the parish of Stratton, co. Cornwall; 1512-1577. Two 

 volumes. Paper. 



Valuation return of all religious foundations in the diocese of Exeter, with names of 

 incumbents; 1536. Vellum. 



Copy-book of letters of the Privy Council, with other documents on State affairs ; 

 1571-1581. Paper. 



Historical letters and papers, 1556-1753; including correspondence of Thomas, Lord 

 Fairfax, and of General Monck, during the Civil war and at the period of the Resto- 

 ration. 



'I'welve letters of Queen Henrietta Maria to Charles I., partly in cipher; with de- 

 cipherings and endorsements by the King; 1642-1645. 



Six letters of Oliver Cromwell to his wife. Lord Fairfax, Rushworth, and others ; 

 1648-1654. 



Drafts, ciphers and deciphers, and cipher-keys, of diplomatic papers, English and 

 foreign, of the 17th — 19th centuries. Fifty-seven volumes. Presented hy William 

 Alexander Machinnon, F^.q., F.R.S. 



The Bible which belonged to John Milton, and in which he has entered memoranda of 

 the births, etc., of himself and members of his family. 



The Eikon Basilike : probably transcribed from the first printed edition immediately 

 after its publication in 164|. On the blank pages has been written, in a modern hand 

 imitating writing of the 17th century, a collection of ballads, some genuine and some 

 spurious, and including among the latter two which are descrii^tive of the same tales as 

 Shakspeare's " Othello "' and " Tempest." From Mr. John Payne Collier's Library, 



Autobiography of Anne, Lady Halkett, wife of Sir James Halkett, of Pitferran; to the 

 year 1656. Pi eseiited hy William Johnston Sluait, Esq. 



Correspondence and papers of the family of Seymoiir, Barons Seymour of Trowbridge, 

 and chiefly of Charles Seymoui', of Marlborough, who succeeded to the title in 1664. 



Literary correspondence of Edward Lye, the author of the " Dictionarium Saxonico et 

 Gothico-Latinum"; 1729-1767. 



Literary and domestic correspondence, and genealogical and other collections, of Thomas 

 Percy, Bishop of Dromore, the author of " Reliques of Ancient English Poetry." Twelve 

 volumes. 18th century. 



Correspondence of Robert Brown, Keeper of the Department of Botany in the British 

 Museum, including letters written during his scientific expedition to New Holland, with 

 letters and papers relating to the discoveries of Captain Matthew Flinders and his deten- 

 tion by the French ; 1760-1858. Three volumes. Presented by Mrs. Bennett. 



Architectural drawings, plans, elevations, etc., by George Gwilt and others, of the old 

 church of St- Mary Overy, or St. Saviour's, South wark, with designs for restoration. Two 

 volumes. 19th century. 



Collection of drawings and water-colour sketches, with prints and engravings, illustrat- 

 ing the topography of co. Herts. Five volumes. 



A similar collection for co. Kent. Twenty-three volumes. 



Play bills of London Theatres, copied and compiled by Frederick Latreille ; 1 702-1746. 

 Four volumes. Beqtteathed by the Compiler, 



The musical collections of Johann Nepomuc Hummel, chiefly consisting of his own 

 compositions and adaptations of the works of others, and including original pieces by 

 Haydn and others. Seventy-one volumes. 18th and 19th centuries. 



Oi-atorios and other works of Sir Michael Costa. Five volumes. Bequeathed by the 

 Composer^ 



E. Maunde Thompson. 



