time of Queen Elizabeth and King James I.: room hi. 
108 volumes of historical collections of Dr. White LansdTwn 
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 i 
collections.* ^ J 
ij 
FOURTH ROOM. 
0LOANEAN ASD BIRCH’S COLLECTIONS OF MANUSCRIPTS. 
A collection of MSS. bequeathed by the late 
Dr. Birch, consisting of 33/ volumes, chiefly on 
history, biography, divinity, and literature. 
(Vide Introduction, p. xxiii.) 
Sir Hans Sloane’s library of MSS. consisting of 
4100 volumes, principally on physic, natural 
history, and natural philosophy. It also contains 
Kaernpfer’s MSS.; several journals of voyages; 
and some oriental MSS. 
In a recess, within this room, are placed Mr. 
ROOM If. t 
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Three Presses 3 
between the J 
windows. 
Birch’s MSS, 
Presses III. — — ; 
XXX. ; 
Sloanean MSS, i 
) 
Halhed’s and some other collections of oriental 
G MSS. ; 
* The repertory lo this library being, at present, no-lhing | 
more than a sale catalogue, and, of course, very imperfect, will j[ 
require to be newly constructed on the enlarged plan of the other 
catalogues belonging to this Institution. Some progress has beeh 
made in this work; but it must be some time before it can be 
♦onapleted. 
