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ROOM III. 
ROOM IV. 
Three Presses 
between the 
Windows. 
Birch’s MSS. 
Presses III.— 
XXX. 
Sloanean 
MSS. 
Queen Elizabeth and King James I.: 107 vo¬ 
lumes of historical collections of Dr. White 
Kennet, Bishop of Peterborough : a considerable 
number of original royal and noble letters and 
papers : and a great store of historical, juridical, 
biographical, heraldical, and miscellaneous col¬ 
lections *. 
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. 
Sir Hans Sloane’s library of MSS., consisting 
of 1400 volumes, principally on physic, natural 
history, 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.; and a collection of MSS. and Rolls, 
consisting of 62 articles relating to Kent, pur¬ 
chased of Mr. Hasted. 
Over the chimney is a drawing of the palace of 
* A new Catalogue of this Library has been just completed, under 
the direction and at the expense of the Commissioners on the Public 
Records of the Kingdom. 
Colomna, 
