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KOOTOII. tions of Dr. miteKennet, Bishop of Peterborough: 
a considerable number of original royal and noble 
letters and papers : and a great store of historical, 
juridicd, biographical, heraldical, and miscellaneous 
cpllections 
IX)URTH ROOM. 
SLOANEAN AND BIRCH’S COLLECTIONS OF 
MANUSCRIPTS. 
ROOM IV. 
*rhree Presses 
between the 
Windows. 
Birch’s MSS. 
Presses III.— 
XXX. 
Sloanean 
MSS. 
A collection of MSS. bequeathed by the late 
Dr. Birch, consisting of 337 volumes, chiefly on 
history, biography, dmnity, and literature. 
Sir Hans Sloane’s library of MSS. consisting of 
4100 volumes, principally on physic, natural his¬ 
tory, and natural philosophy. It also contains 
Kcsmpfer’s JMSS.; 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. 
A collection of MSS. and Rolls, consisting of 62 
articles relating to Kent, purchased of Mr. Hasted: 
and some select MSS. out of the other libraries in 
the Museum. 
* The repertory to this library being at present nothing more than 
a sale catalogue, and of course veiy imperfect, will require to be 
newly constructed on the enlarged plan of the other catalogues be¬ 
longing to this Institution. Considerable progress has been made in 
this work 3 but it must be some time before it can be completed. 
Over 
