| Description | Present at the meeting: Sir Cyrill Wyche Vicepresident; Lord Vaughan; Dr Gale; Mr Haines; Mr Hill; Mr Henshaw; Mr Perry; Mr Colwell; Dr Robinson; Mr Aston
' Two reports were read from the Committee of the Society, concerning the state of the Account of the Book of Fishes, the substance whereof was;
That there hath been paid for the Plates, Gravings etc. £232..11..7
By an account allowed Dr Plott £003..7..8
By an account allowed Mr Aston £011..0..0
More to Mr Hills £003..0..0
More to Mr Pawlett £051..16..6
More to Mr Clerk £006..6..6
Remains to be paid to Mr Mills, Stationer £042..15..0
To Mr Hunt for Graving and dessigning, if the Councell shall think fit £007..10..0
To Severall incident charges £001..12..9
Totall of the Charge £360..00..00
And supposing the number of Books dessigned 500, to be but 480 compleat, they will stand the Society in just 15 each Book, which they propose as a price for all such persons as have given a plate to the Book.
All other persons who are, or are not of the Society who gave no Plate to the Book, to pay 20 shillings.
Besides which,
The printing a Sett of Figures, upon paper of 15 shillilngs per Reame amounts to £00..05..08
Upon a better sort of 22 shillings per Reame £00..08..00
So that to a Benefactor the whole Book will be,
in Worst paper £01..00..08
in Best paper £01..03..00
Likewise that Mr Hunt for his Encouragement to look after the Printing the Figures, may be allowed to take 6 pence more for each book, of the Buyer; provided there be nothing demanded of the Treasury.
The Councell then agreed with the Committee as to the price; and ordered that Mr Hunt should deliver the Books at the rates above written viz. to Benefactors at 15 shillilngs per Book, and to all others at 20 shillings per book and besides to take 6 pence more of the Buyer upon each book for himself.
Ordered that Mr Mills the Stationers bill, be examined by the Committee, and that the Treasurer pay what they shall report due to him.
Ordered that Mr Ray be presented with twenty Copies of the Book of Fishes unbound, and that Dr Gale be desired to signifie the same to him, and to return him the thanks of the Society for his Trouble and Care.
Ordered that Dr Lister, Dr Robinson, and Mr Aston who have been principally concerned in the affair of printing the Book of Fishes, have the thanks of the Society for their paines and Trouble in that matter.
Ordered that Dr Papin be paid the summe of seaven pounds ten shillings, being for his Salary due at our Lady Day last past. ' |