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must not omit to mention a large set of Icelandic 
books, both printed and in manuscript, which he 
collected in a voyage he made in the year 1/7^5 
i to that island. Nor can the public be uninformed 
of the indefatigable zeal he has ever displayed in 
his endeavours, as a Trustee, to advance the ho¬ 
nour and advantage of this Institution, which, 
together with his many other exertions for the 
benefit of science, must ever rank him among 
her best friends and strenuous promoters. 
4 .-BENEFACTORS, NOT TRUSTEES. 
Before we proceed to the names of private be¬ 
nefactors not Trustees, we must here gratefully 
acknowledge the liberality of several Crowned 
Heads on the Continent, and many political 
as well as literary bodies, who have from time 
to time been pleased to contribute to the 
increase of this Institution. As to the former, 
the Museum may boast of various benefactions, 
chiefly in books, from the Emperors Francis I. 
and II. and the Empress Maria Theresa, from 
Catherine II. Empress of Russia, and their 
Majesties Charles III. King of Spain, and Frede¬ 
rick V. King of Denmark. Among our own public 
| offices, it has repeatedly received additions from 
the Admiralty, the Board of Longitude, and the 
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