( 5 ) 
time of Queen Elizabeth and King James I.: R0( ^_ 1 
108 volumes of historical collections of Dr. White La ^iss Wa 
Kennet, Bishop of Peterborough : a consider¬ 
able number of original royal and noble letters 
and papers: some Chinese drawings : and a great 
store of historical^ juridical, biographical, heral- 
dical, and miscellaneous collections.* 
FOURTH ROOM. 
SLOANEAN AND BIRCH’S COLLECTIONS OF MANUSCRIPTS- 
A collection of MSS. bequeathed by the late 
Dr. Birch, consisting of 337 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 
Ksempfer’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 : 
ROOM IV. 
Three Presses 
between the 
windows. 
Birch’s MSS. 
Presses III—■ 
XXX. 
Sloanean MSS. 
* The repertory to this library being, at present, nothing 
more than a sale catalogue, and of course very imperfect, will re¬ 
quire to be newly constructed on the enlarged plan of the other ca¬ 
talogues belonging to this Institution. Some progress has been 
made in this work ; but it must be a considerable time before it can 
be completed. 
