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Security of the Museum. 



CHAP. IV. the direction of the Principal Librarian, fre- 

 a P s Wfirc, S &c. quently visit the hall, passages, (especially 

 those on the base story,) and other places 

 from whence danger may be apprehended ; 

 they shall examine whether every part of 

 them is safe from accidents of any kind; and 

 see that.no person is lurking therein ; and in 

 the performance of this duty they shall, if 

 requisite, be assisted by the Porter and the 

 two Watchmen, or any of them. 



3. And since for this service, and for light- 

 ing the fires, or in case of accidents happen- 

 ing in the night, it will or may be necessary 

 that lighted candles should be brought into 

 the Museum, or body of the House, such 

 lighted candles for those uses shall be carried 

 in lanthorns to be provided for that purpose : 

 but lighted candles are never to be brought 

 into the Museum on any other occasion or 

 in any other manner. 



4. But if, notwithstanding all these pre- 

 cautions, a fire should unfortunately break 

 out in the Museum itself, or any of the 

 buildings thereto belonging, or even in the 

 neighbourhood thereof, or if any other ac- 

 cident should happen whereby the Museum 

 or collection should be in danger, every 



