▁Society ▁of ▁Anti qu aries ▁of ▁London . ▁With ▁influ ential ▁friends ▁including ▁John ▁Ward , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁trust ees , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁assistant ▁li br arian ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Museum ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 7 . ▁He ▁held ▁this ▁office ▁till ▁his ▁death ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁June ▁ 1 7 8 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁Bun hill ▁Field s ▁bur ial ▁ground . ▁ ▁Works ▁and ▁legacy ▁Two ▁of ▁G iff ord ' s ▁ser m ons ▁were ▁published , ▁one ▁on ▁The ▁Great ▁Storm ▁in ▁ 1 7 0 3 ,’ ▁ 1 7 3 4 , ▁and ▁the ▁other , ▁pre ached ▁ten ▁days ▁before ▁his ▁death , ▁To ▁the ▁Friend ly ▁Society , ▁ 1 7 8 4 . ▁He ▁edited ▁for ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Anti qu aries ▁Fol kes ' ▁T ables ▁of ▁English ▁Silver ▁and ▁Gold ▁Co ins , ▁which ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 ▁vol s . ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 3 . ▁ ▁G iff ord ' s ▁collection ▁of ▁co ins ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁George ▁II ▁for ▁his ▁private ▁cabinet , ▁but ▁he ▁left ▁a ▁ ▁collection ▁of ▁books , ▁manuscript s , ▁pictures , ▁and ▁curios ities ▁to ▁the ▁Bapt ist ▁a cademy ▁at ▁Br istol . ▁Past or ▁of ▁the ▁E agle ▁Street ▁meeting ▁till ▁his ▁death , ▁he ▁be que athed ▁£ 4 0 0 ▁to ▁it , ▁making ▁the ▁six ▁de a cons ▁his ▁execut ors . ▁ ▁Family ▁G iff ord '