| Description | Present at the Council; Lord Brouncker, Mr Boyle, Sir Robert Morary, Sir Paul Neile, Sir Anthony Morgan, Mr AErskine, Mr Balle, Mr Palmer, Dr Wilkiins, Dr Goddard, Dr Merrett, Dr Whiltler, Mr Hill, Mr Colwall, Mr Hoskins, Mr Oldenburg
Voted that the Council of the Society meet on Wednesday week on 30 December, and so forward, at 12 noon in Gresham College utnil further notice.
Ordered that Dr Goddard and Mr Palmer be added to the Committee for reviewing the Statutes, and that it lists where alterations.are needed
Mr Palmer reported Mr Ellis's opinion that the Society's Charter does authorize the Council for granting Licences to their Printers, to print such books as shall be committed to them by the Society concerning their business.
Ordered that Mr Martin and Mr Allestree be summoned by the Operator to attend the Cou ncil next Wednesday at one o' clock, to to receive their sealed commission.
Ordered that Mr Evelyn has permission to print both the five discourses concerning Cider, formerly brought in and read at several meetings of the Society, written by Sir Paul Neile, Dr Smith, Mr Beale, Mr Newburg, and Captain Taylor, and Dr Goddards discourse concerning the Textures of Trees.
Resolved that no book be printed by order of the Council, which has not been looked at and considered by two of the Council, who shall report that such books contain nothing but what is suitable to the design and works of the Society.
Ordered that Dr Goddard and Dr Merrett look through Mr Evelyn's book called 'Sylva', together with the 'Appendix of Fruit-Trees' and the 'Calendarium Hortnnse ' and make their report to the Council.
Resolved that the form of the 'imprimatur' given by the Council of the Society to their printer be as follows;
'By the Council fo the Royal societey of London for improving Natural Knowledge, Ordered, that --------- Book, be printed by John Martin and James Allestree, Printers to the said Society . Dat:---dis----------mensae------------Anno
Signed by the President'
Ordered that Dr Merrett and Dr Whistler consult the College of Physicians concernign the form of the Warrant for Bodies to be demanded of the Sheriffs of London for dissection, and make report at the next meeting of the Council.
Ordered that Dr Wren try the Timbrell of his Weather clock, before the whole engine is made.
Mr Hook reported that he had spoken with a good workman about the compressing engine, who thought that because it was the first workmanship of this kind, it might deserve 40 shillings more than what had been already paid for it by the Council.
e that the Treasurer pay forty shillings more to the Founder, for the compressing engine. |