| Description | Present at the Council; Lord Brouncker, Mr Boyle, Sir Robert Moray, Mr Aerskine, Mr Balle, Dr Wilkins, Dr Goddard, Dr Clark, Mr Palmer, Mr Hill, Mr Oldenburg
Voted the second time, that in the Statute for the Obligation to be subscribed, these words 'Or to be elected' be, in both the places, where they occur in this statute, repealed.
The whole body of the Statutes were read, and ordered to be written fair by the Anamuensis.
Ordered that Mr Hook have the keeping of the Repository of the Society, for which the West Gallery of Gresham College was appointed.
Ordered that one of the new Instruments for Sounding without a Line, be made ready by Mr Hook amongst the other matters designed for his Majesty's reception.
Upon a proposal by Mr Boyle concerning some overture made by another person, of considerable advantage to the Society, which in the nature of it, requires secrecy, it was ordered that the Lord Brouncker, Sir Robert Moray, Mr Boyle, and Mr Oldenburg have full power to treat and agree with the said person, upon such terms as they shall think reasonable, for the good of the Society.
Ordered that the Common Seal of the Society be produced and shown to the Society at their meeting, |