Description | Present at the Council: Lord Bishop of Exeter, Vice president; Earl of Northampton; Mr Aerskine; Sir Robert Moray; Sir Paul Neile; Sir Anthony Morgan; Dr Christopher Merret; Dr Clark; Mr Henshaw; Mr Colwall; Dr Ball; Dr William Croon; Mr Oldenburg
Sir Anthony Morgan (elected into the place of Mr Palmer deceased) and Mr Henshaw were sworn as Members of the Council.
Sir Anthony Morgan stated that Dr Wilkinson had delivered the Charter of Chelsey College to him, and referred all to the discretion of the Society.
The Council asked Sir Anthony to inform Dr Wilkinson how well they had taken this frankness of his, and how they were ready to show him their respect and kindness as occasion should serve.
Sir Anthony Morgan was also asked to consider whether it would be necessary for Dr Wilkinson to make a formal resignation and surrender of the said Charter.
Sir Anthony Morgan, Mr Aerskine, and Sir Robert Moray were asked to look into the title of Mr Coale to Chelsey College, and if they found it clear, to see a conveyance of it made to the Society, and to conclude with him for one hundred pounds for it.
Sir Andrew King, by a note with his signature, asked to be left out of the List of the Society.
Mr Howard asked that if any papers concerning his family were met with in the Library, he had made a donation of to the Socierty, they might be carefully preserved for him.
The Council licenced Number 23 of the Philosophical Transactions |