2o Gecrgii II. 



jects, and' all learned Foreigners, had given 

 Directions for treating with the said Sir John 

 Cotton, for the Purchase of the said Cotton 

 House and Garden ; and that an Agreement 

 had been made for the purchasing the In- 

 heritance thereof for the Sum of four Thou- 

 sand and five Hundred Pounds, which Her 

 Majesty had directed to be paid on the in- 

 vesting the Inheritance of the Premises in 

 Her Majesty, Her Heirs and Successors, 

 which could not be done but by Act cf 

 Parliament, the said recited Act having 

 directed it might not be sold or aliened ; 

 it was therefore enacted, That the said Capital 

 Messuage called Cotton House, and the Garden 

 and Buildings used and enjoyed with the same, 

 with the Appurtenances, should be vested in 

 Her Majesty, Her Heirs, and Successors: And 

 it was thereby further enacted and declared, 

 That a convenient Room should be built in 

 or near Part of the said Ground thereby in- 

 tended to be vested in Her Majesty, as 

 Her Majesty, Her Heirs and Successors, 

 should, by Writing, under the Sign Manual, 

 appoint ; in which Room when built, all the 

 said Manuscripts, written Books, Papers, 

 Parchments, Records, and other Memorials, 



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