| Description | Present at a Council: The President; Mr Hill; Mr Colwall; Mr Packer; Mr Pepys; Mr Hooke; Mr Aston; Dr Grew
The opinon of Sir William Jones concerning the way of recovering the Society's arrears was again read.
Mr Houghton reported the answers received from Mr Hoar, Dr Mills Mr Stanhope, Sir Nicholas Slanning, Mr Le Hunt, Sir James Shaw, Dr Thomas Cox, Captain Wind, Dr Clench, Dr Dr Chamberlain, Dr Allen, and Dr King concerning arrears, and the matter of arrears was discussed in detail.
Mr Packer's account of collecting the Fee Farm Rents was discussed and he was asked to pursue it further.
Mr Aston read letters from;
Dr Babhurst with expressions of respect to the Society, he would be sending a gift of £10, and that he had bequeathed more in his will.
Dr Plot who stated that Dr Clark was dangerously sick, that Dr Bathurst and Mr Smith hoped they would not be obliged to pay the weekly contributions; however Dr Bathurst would speedily present the Society with ten pounds and that Mr Smith would also present them with something.
Ordered Mr Thurston be left out of the Treasurers book and out of the List of the Society for the future.
There was a debate on the way of cancelling the names of those who should be left out of the Society's Lists for the future. Agreed it should be done by placing a cross before the name with the time when it was cancelled.
Mr Hill read a letter form Sir Robert Southwell asking to borrow some of the things in the Repository of which there are duplicates. Ordered his request to be granted. Dr Grew to examine the particular items, list them and ensure they were delivered to whoever Sir Robert sent for them.
Mr Haughton brought in a written reply form Mr Moxon which was read but ordered to be debated at the next meeting. |