| Description | The Council of the Royal Society met for the first time May 13 1663: there being present these person that Follow; lists The Lord Brouncker, Sir Robert Moray, Mr Robert Boyle, Sir Gilbert Talbot, Mr William Aerskine, Mr Henry Slingsby, Dr John Wilkins, Dr George Ent, Dr Jonathan Goddard, Dr Timothy Clark, Mr William Balle, Mr John Evelyn, Mr Dudley Palmer, Mr Abraham Hill, Mr Henry Oldenburg.
The new Charter of the Society was read before them, wherein the members of the Councill were nominated as follows;
Lord Brouncker President
Sir Robert Moray
Robert Boyle Esq
William Brereton Esq.
Sir Kenelme Digby
Sir Paul Neile
Sir Gilbret Talbot
Henry Slingsby Esq
Sir William Petty
Dr Timothy Clark
William Aerskine Esq
Dr John Wilkins, Secretary
Dr George Ent
Dr Jonathan Goddard
William Balle Esq Treasurer
Matthew Wren Esq
John Evelyn Esq
Thomas Henshaw Esq
Dudley Palmer Esq
Abraham Hill Esq
Henry Oldenburg Secretary
Members of the Council were sworn by the President, as were Mr Balle as Treasurer, and Dr Wilkins and Mr Oldenburg as Secretaries, and Mr Wicks as Clerk.
Ordered that the debate concerning those that are to be received and admitted into the Society be kept under secrecy.
Ordered that all those that have met hitherto as Fellows of the Royal Society on Wednesday in the afternoon shall be admitted to sit with the present Fellows of the Same, till further order.
The collecting of arrears being thought necessary an order was drawn up concerning it, which ordered that all persons that have been elected or admitted into the Royal Society, do pay their whole arrears until 13 May 1663 according to their subscription and that the Treasurer or Collector by him appointed do repair to every such person and demand the said arrears showing to him the order, together with the form of the subscription hereunto annexed. Signed by the President.
The form of the subscription states; 'Wee whose names are underwiritten, do consent and agreee, that we will meet together weekly (if not hindred by necessary Occasions) to consult and debate concerning the promoting of Experimental Learning. And that each of us will allow one shilling weekly, towards the defraying of occasional Charges: Provided that is any one or more of us, shall think fit at any time to withdraw, he or they shall, after notice thereof given to the Company at a Meeting, be freed from the Obligation for the future. '
Ordered that a short extract be made by Dr Goddard of the Heads of the Charter, for the use of the Councill. |