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IV. J Letter from Dr William Oliver to the ^uh^ 
lijher^ giying his ^marks in a late Journey into Den- 
mark Holland. 
^T*^H^ Colleges and Schools in Copenhagen^ both as to their 
Strufture and Foundations, are very ordinary : The 
belt I faw there was the Gift of the Learned Eorichius^ and 
i'onfi&ts of twelve Apartments for as many Students, which 
ar<^ conveniently provided with Stoves for their manner of 
living in that cold Country. There is in it a (mall School - 
tor pubiick Exercifes, and a little Library belonging to their 
Colledge ^ the reft of the . Students, except one hundred 
maintained by the Ring in fmall Colleges, live at Lodgings 
in the City, as at Leyden and other Univerfities abroad, 
who when the Swedes threatened them with a Bombard- 
ment in the year 170©, formed themfelves into a Batallion, * 
and did Duty there, all the while the Enemy was on the 
iQand of Zealand. There are in this. UniverGty, erefted 
about two hundred years ago, about a thoufand Students, - 
and fometimes they have had near fifteen hundred* 
The Univerfity Library, over one of their Churches, in 
one large Room, confifts of feveral Libraries, the Gift of 
particular men which are kept apart, with the Benefaftors 
names over them in Capital Letters. The Royal Library, 
belonging to the King, confifts of a great variety of Books, 
well- conditioned and well chofen, of all Languages 3 the 
Books of each Country being placed by themfelves : The 
Room is large and v/ell built,' and has a large Gallery fup- 
ported by Pillars on each fide. If Gudius's Library at Gluckr 
jiadt be added to this, as I was told it wou d, this Librar3r 
f - may 
