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ROOM VII. 
MSS. 
SALOON. 
Iii the press under No. XIX. of the Cottonian 
library are deposited ninety-four volumes of ex¬ 
tracts, transcripts, and notes, chiefly relating to 
the Exchequer, collected by Thomas Maddox, 
Esq. historiographer to Queen Anne and King 
George I. and bequeathed by his widow, as an 
addition to the Cottonian librarv. 
On the table in a glazed frame, is the original 
of the Magna Charta, belonging to the Cottonian 
library ; and on the side of it is a fac-simile engra¬ 
ving of it, by Pine. —Against press XXI. of the 
Cottonian library is the original of the Articles 
preparatory to the signing of the great Charter, 
perfect with the seal; presented Anno 1769 by 
Earl Stanhope. 
THE SALOON. 
The dome of this grand apartment painted by 
the above-mentioned La Fosse represents the birth 
of Minerva. The Landscapes and architectural 
decorations are by the same J. Rousseau who 
painted in the staircase ; and the garlands ot flow¬ 
ers are by John Baptist Monoyer, the most eminent 
flow T er painter of his time. Over the chimney is a 
full length portrait of King George II., by Shac- 
kleton. 
This apartment contains the united collections 
of Minerals of the Museum, a portion of which 
formerly 
siderably enlarged by Mr. Plants, printed by Hre Majesty’s command, in 
the year 1802, folio. 
