A catalogue of the Portland Museum . it any Difpute ftiall arlfe between two or more Bidders, the Lot in Difpute to be put up again. II. No Perfon to advance lefs than Six-pence under a Pound ; above a Pound One Shilling; above Five Pounds Two Shillings and Six-pence j and foin Proportion. III. Each Buyer to pay Five Shillings in the Pound as Earneft, in Part of Pay- ment for each Lot; and to give in their Names and Places of Abode, ifrequired. IV. The Lots to be taken away, with all Faults, at the Expence of the Pur- chafers, within Six Days after the Sale is ended, or any Day during theSale,
A catalogue of the Portland Museum . it any Difpute ftiall arlfe between two or more Bidders, the Lot in Difpute to be put up again. II. No Perfon to advance lefs than Six-pence under a Pound ; above a Pound One Shilling; above Five Pounds Two Shillings and Six-pence j and foin Proportion. III. Each Buyer to pay Five Shillings in the Pound as Earneft, in Part of Pay- ment for each Lot; and to give in their Names and Places of Abode, ifrequired. IV. The Lots to be taken away, with all Faults, at the Expence of the Pur- chafers, within Six Days after the Sale is ended, or any Day during theSale, between the Hours of Nine and Eleven in the Morning, and Fiveand Seven in the Afternoon; and the Remainder of the Purchafe-Moneyto be paid before the Delivery. Lastly. Upon Failure of complying with the above Conditions, the DepoCit-Money to be forfeited, the Lots (hall be re-fold, and the Deficiency (ifany) by fuch fecond Sale, together with the Expences attending the fame,fhall be made good by the Defaulter at this prefent PREFACE. TT may be proper to inform the Purchafers of the Catalogue, and the Public ingeneral. That there is no one Article contained in it but was a Part ofthe Genuine Collection of the late Noble PoffelTor, Margaret CayendiJ!?^ ifl-^-^l ^Duchefs Dowager Portland. Nothing is foifted into it from the Cabinets ofothers ; but every Subject here recorded came into her Pofleffion, either by In- [ heritance, the Affiftance of thofe who were honored with hCr Friendfhip, or byher own Purchafe and Induftry. And how diligent have been her Enquiriesinto Natural Knowledge and the Polite Arts, as well as fuccefsful her En-deavours to encreafe the Stores of them, the following- Catalogue will, in agreat Meafure, demonftrate. In the Articles of Virtu it contains no inconfider-able Part of her moft Valuable Colle£lion ; but in Natural Hljlory every Sub-je£l is inferted flie had with fo much Pains and Treafure accumulated. Andhere it will appear, that all the Thr
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