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                                                                Exhibit (a)(6)


                            ROYCE VALUE TRUST, INC.


                           CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION

     Royce Value Trust. Inc., a Maryland corporation (the "Corporation"),
hereby certifies that:

     FIRST:  The title of the document being corrected is "Articles of
             Amendment".

     SECOND: The only party to the document being corrected is Royce Value
             Trust, Inc.

     THIRD:  The Articles of Amendment were filed on March 23, 1998.

     FOURTH: The execution of the document was defective in that the signatory
             was incorrectly designated as President rather than as Vice
             President.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Royce Value Trust, Inc. has caused these presents to
be signed in its name and on its behalf, as of May 11, 1998, by its duly
authorized officers who acknowledge that this Certificate of Correction is the
act of the Corporation, that to the best of their knowledge, information and
belief, all matters and facts set forth, herein that are required to be
executed under oath are true in all material respects, and that this statement
is made under the penalties of perjury.


WITNESS:                                       ROYCE VALUE TRUST, INC.


/s/ John E. Denneen                            /s/  John D. Diederich
---------------------------------------        -------------------------------
Name:   John E. Denneen                        Name:   John D. Diederich
Title:  Secretary                              Title:  Vice President

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