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sSurn. The collection consists of upwards of 
30,000 articles* bound iri about 2000 volumes; 
most of the tracts being now become uncommon¬ 
ly scarce, and many of them probably unique. 
Jntiquitiesj&c. This establishment is also indebted to the 
* 
munificence of the same gracious Sovereign 
for a considerable collection of antiquities, and 
some natural productions, chiefly Egyptian, and 
among them one of the finest Mummies perhaps 
now in Europe, which were sent to the late Earl 
of Bute by Edward Wortley Montagu, Esq., 
and presented by the former to His Majesty, 
who was pleased to transfer it to the Trustees 
of the Museum. 
Lottery Tickets. His Majesty, likewise, in the year l/6i, 
granted to the said Trust, a number of Lottery 
Tickets which belonged to his Royal Predecessor, 
containing prizes to the amount of <£1,123; 
which sum has since been incorporated with 
Major Edwards’ fund, and thereby applied to 
the further increase of the Repository. 
Journals of In 1773> a complete set of the Journals of 
the Lords and Commons, together with their 
several indexes and reports, was sent to the 
Museum by his Majesty’s command. Several 
other 
