chap. iv. inspecting or transcribing charters, legal 



ReadingRoom. . - . & . & 



instruments and other manuscripts. 

 Special Rules n. Persons engaged in works of learning or 



forusingthe . 1 . & g r i i • , . . 



Collections, in the prosecution 01 useiul designs, desiring to 

 examine any part of the Collections with more 

 attention than can be done in the ordinary 

 way of viewing the Museum or using the 

 Reading Room, are to apply in writing to the 

 Principal Librarian or, as regards the Museum 

 (Natural History), to the Director, who may 

 grant permission, or refer the application to the 

 Standing Committee at their next Meeting. 



12. No part of the Collections shall be 

 carried out of the precincts of the Museum, 

 documents or other things required to be pro- 

 duced in evidence only excepted ; for which 

 purpose application shall be made to the 

 Standing Committee at their next meeting, or, 

 in urgent cases, to the Principal Librarian, or 

 to the Director. If the application be granted, 

 one of the Keepers or Assistant Keepers, or 

 one of the Assistants, shall carry out such 

 document or other thing and keep it con- 

 stantly in his custody, allowing it to be 

 inspected only in his presence, unless by com- 

 mand of superior authority. 



13. Members of the Royal Academy, 

 Artists and Students, may be admitted into the 

 Museum for the purpose of copying sculptures 

 or other objects of art, from Monday to 

 Friday (except on the Holidays above men- 

 tioned) from nine till four during January, 



