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RdOM in. King James I.: 107 volumes of historical collec- 
tions of Dr. White Kennet, Bishop of Peterborough: 
a considerable number of original royal and noble 
letters and papers: and a great store of historical, 
juridical, biographical, heraldical, and miscellaneous 
collections*. 
FOURTH ROOM. 
SLOANEAN AND BIRCH’S COLLECTIONS OF 
MANUSCRIPTS. 
room iv. A collection of MSS. bequeathed by the late Dr. 
Three Presses Birch, consisting of 337 volumes, chiefly on histo- 
^wTndows 16 r y> biography, divinity, and literature. 
Birch’s mss. Sir Hans Sloane’s library of MSS. consisting of 
xxx. 4100 volumes, principally on physic, natural his¬ 
tory, and natural philosophy. It also contains 
Ksernpfer’s MSS.; several journals of voyages; and 
some Oriental MSS. 
In a recess, within this room, are placed Mr. Hal- 
hed’s and some other collections of Oriental MSS. 
and a collection of MSS* and Rolls, consisting of 
62 articles relating to Kent, purchased of Mr. Ha¬ 
sted. 
Over the chimney is a drawing of the palace of 
Bloanean 
MBS. 
* A new Catalogue of this Library has been just completed under 
the direction and at the expense of the Commissioners on the Public 
Records of the Kingdom. 
Colomna, 
