| Description | Present; Sir John Hoskins President; Sir William Petty; Mr Parker; Mr Hill; Dr King Dr Plot; Mr Perry; Mr Aston
' The speedy gathering in Arrears being considered of it was Orderd that the Bonds of Dr Thomas Cox Senior, Dr James Ardern, Dr John Allein and the Lord Shaftesbury be put into the hands of Mr Oliver Salisbury an Attorney who is desired to speak to My Lord Shaftesburys Executors and the other three persons and upon their refusal to pay him, immediately to desire an Appearance of the three persons and put their bonds in Suit the most expeditious way that may be.
It being mentioned that the Society wanted Experiments at their Ordinary meetings, Dr Tison and Dr Slare were proposed as persons very fitt to assist the Society in that work and unanimously accepted. Whereupon it was Orderd that Dr Tison assisting the Society this year in making Anatomical dissertations and Observations and Dr Slare in making Chymicall or other Experiments shall be rewarded each of them at the end of a year with a piece of Plate to the Value of £20 And that the Expences they are at in makiing Experiments shall be allowed them, as is usual to other Curators.
It was mentioned that Dr Tison and Dr Slare would so continue it among themselves that the Society at every meeting should never be without an Experiment from one of them.
A proposal being made that the Mathematicall Instruments or engines which have at any time been made by the Society, or given to them as also the Apparatus made use of in the making Experiments might be taken an Account of, brought together and carefully presented it was Orderd accordingly and that Mr Hooke be spoken to that he gives the best Account he can of them the next councill, there being many of them said (by the President) to be layd together in an Upper Room.
Mr Aston having proposed that he might have Authority to buy up any small new books for the Society or other necessaries for the Execution of his Office , or small present for his Correspondents it was Orderd accordingly, and that he should be repaid such his Expences by the Treasurer. ' |