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ROOM VI. 
MSS. 
the whole ordered by the House of Lords to be 
deposited in the Museum. 
A collection in forty-seven volumes, relating 
to the History of Ireland : presented by the 
Rev. Jeremiah Milles, Dean of Exeter. 
Forty-three volumes of Icelandic Manuscripts; 
presented, with a much more numerous collection 
of printed books, by the Right Hon. Sir Joseph 
Banks, Bart. K. B. 
Forty-one volumes, containing the decisions of 
the Commissioners for settling the City estates 
after the fire of London : presented by Thomas 
Cowper, Esq. 
Twenty-four volumes relating to the history of 
Music, which, together w 7 ith a considerable 
collection of printed books on the same subject, 
were bequeathed by Sir John Hawkins. 
Twenty-seven volumes of music, chiefly mot- 
tets, and other church music, by old composers 
(Prenestini, Palestrina, Pergolese, Steffani, Han¬ 
del, &c.) bequeathed by James Mathias, Esq. 
Thirty-eight volumes of manuscripts, and nine 
of drawings, being a copious collection towards a 
topography and history of the county of Sussex ; 
bequeathed by Sir William Burrel. To these have 
recently been added, by the donation of John 
Fuller, Esq. of Rose Hill, the collections for the 
same county, made in concurrence with Sir Wm. 
Burrell, by the late Rev. William Hayley of 
Brightiing. 
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