2. Some Remarks on the Roman Edition of the Vatican Manuscript

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Dr Lee commenced with a general account of the existing MSS. of the Greek Scriptures, and particularly of the Uncial MSS. These, though few in number in comparison of the Cursive MSS., are of peculiar value, on account of their greater antiquity and the superior purity of their text. Fac-similes of several of the most important of these interesting documents were exhibited. After making some remarks upon the Alexandrian, the Ephraem, the Beza, and Clermont MSS., Dr Lee remarked that all of these were now, and most of them had long been, available to Biblical scholars by means of the excellent copies which had been issued, the possessors of the documents having afforded every facility and encouragement. The only exception was the Vatican MS., of which he had now to speak, and which had hitherto been withheld from inspection, for reasons which might be guessed but could not be justified.