26 Georgii 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 of 
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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