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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 337 volumes, chiefly on 
history, biography, divinity, and literature. (Vide 
Introduction, p. xxv.) 
Sir Hans Sloane’s library of MSS. consisting of 
4100 volumes, principally on physic, natural his¬ 
tory, 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 be newly constructed on the enlarged plan of the other 
catalogues belonging to this Institution. Some progress has been 
made in this work $ but it must be some 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, 
