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Books coUeded in the Reigns of Henry 

 VII. Henry ^'YH. Edward VI. Queen Ma- 

 ry^ and Queen EVzaheth. Here are alfo 

 feveral other Colle6lions, as the Libraries 

 of Archbilhop Cranmer^ More^ Arundel, 

 and Lumley, Many of the Books are 

 very valuable : among others are the firft 

 printed Copies of the Bible, and other fa- 

 cred and hiftorical Writings j fome Books 

 on the Subjedl of Religion, l^c. pub- 

 lilhed before, and in the Infancy of the 

 Reformation, when Printing was firft in- 

 vented, and fome other Works, treating 

 of the Sciences, Hiftory, i^c. In this 

 Place are preferved the firft Books printed 

 in England ^and France fome are upon 

 Vellum, others on Paper ; they bear a 

 great Refemblance to the fineft Manu- 

 fcripts, having, like them the Titles and 

 initial Letters curioufly illuminated. 



BiBLIOTHECA ReGIaIL 



In this laft Room of the Library is de- 

 pofited the remaining Part of the Books 



given 



