5 
of them originals: 46 volumes of Sir Julius 
Caesars papers, all relative to the history of the 
time of Queen Elizabeth and King James I.: 
108 volumes of historical collections of Dr White 
Kennet, Bishop of Peterborough: a consider¬ 
able number of original, royal, and noble letters 
and papers : and a great store of historical, juri¬ 
dical, biographical, heraldical, and miscellaneous 
collections.* 
FOURTH ROOM. 
SLOANEAN AND BIRCH'S COLLECTIONS OF MANUSCRIPTS, 
A collection of MSS. bequeathed by the late 
Dr. Birch, consisting of 33/ volumes, chiefly on 
history, biography, divinity, and literature. 
(Vide Introduction, p. xxii.) 
Sir Hans Sloane’s library of MSS. consisting of 
4100 volumes, principally on physic, natural 
history, and natural philosophy. It also contains 
Kaempfer’s MSS. ; several journals of voyages; 
and some oriental MSS. 
In a recess, within this room, are placed Mr, 
Halhed’s and some other collections of oriental 
MSS. 
* The repertory to this library being, at present, nothing 
more than a sale catalogue, and, of course, very imperfect, will 
require to he newly constructed on the enlarged plan of the other 
catalogues belonging to this Institution. Some progress has heen 
made in this work ; but it must be a considerable time before it 
can be completed. 
ROOM III* 
Lansdown 
MSS, 
ROOM IV. 
Three Presses 
between the 
windows. 
Birch’s MSS. 
Presses III— 
XXX. 
Sloanean MSS. 
