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Security of the Museum. 
chap. iv. the Principal Librarian, frequently visit the 
agaf n TtFire,&c. hall, passages, (especially those on the base 
story,) and other places from whence danger 
may be apprehended j they shall examine whe- 
ther 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 Por- 
ter 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 happening 
in the night, it will or may be necessary that 
lighted candles should be brought into the Mu- 
seum, or body of the House, such lighted can- 
dles for those uses shall be carried in lanthorns 
to be provided for that purpose : but lighted 
candles are never to be brought into the Mu- 
seum on any other occasion or in any other 
manner. 
4. But if, notwithstanding all these precau- 
tions, a fire should unfortunately break out in 
the Museum itself, or in any of the buildings 
thereto belonging, or even in the neighbourhood 
thereof, or if any other accident should happen 
whereby the Museum or collection should be in 
danger, every officer or servant discovering it, 
or being apprised thereof, shall immediately 
give notice of it to all the other officers and 
