| Description | Present: The President; Lord Cadogan; Lord Charles Cavendish; Mr Gale; Mr Papillon; Mr Hadley; Mr Wollaston; Mr West; Mr Hodgson; Dr Mortimer; Mr Machin
' Lord Charles Cavendish and Mr Hodgson were sworn of the Council.
The following Bills were severally put to the Ballot, agreed to, and ordered to be paid.
Mr Phillips's Bill for Carpenter's Work done in the Repository from November 28, 1730 to June 18, 1733 amounting to £46:3:9
John Legg's Bill for Bricklayer's Workd from September 4, 1734 to Octopber 21 following, being £1:18:2
Mr Hauksbee's Bill for copying the Duplicate of the 15th Volume of Minutes from October 28, 1731 to June 27, 1734; for Paper etc, amounting to £12:19:6
The Bookbinder's Bill for binding the Register Books from Vol. ...to Vol 20 being £4:7:0
Dr Stack's Bill for copying Papers from June 10, 1735 to January 12, 1735 being £9:18:2.
Dr Mortimer produced a large Volume of Minutes relating to the affairs of the Repository, with a considerable part of the Catalogue compleated. Whereupon Mr Hadley took occasion to speak concerning the good State and Condition, wherein the Repository is at length brought by the great care and application of the Gentlemen of the Committee heretofore appointed for inspecting of the Library and Repository : and observed that whereas Dr Mortimer had the sole care of keeping the Minutes during the time that Committee sate ; and since the dissolution of it, had undertaken the whole burthen of the Work, in ranging the particulars in order, in forming the Plan for digesting them under proper heads, and in drawing out the Catalogue, a great part of which, as appeared by the Papers on the Table, was now compleated : he therefore moved that the Council would be pleased to think of some suitable Reward to be made to Dr Mortimer for these considerable Services to the Society.
Which being taken into consideration, a gratuity of forty Pounds was proposed and put to the Ballot, and being agreed to was ordered to be paid to Dr Mortimer for his care and application in digesting the Curiosities in the Repository : and he was desired to proceed till such time as he had made the Catalogue compleat.
A Letter from Mr Beighton to Doctor Desaguliers, in excuse of his not paying his Arrears in compliance with the demand made in the last circulatory Letter, was read.
That he had formerly received assurances of being excused, upon condition he would make amends for his payments by suitable Communications. That he had accordingly soon afterwards in some measure complied with this condition. That he had further matters which he intends to lay before the Society. That he has by accident come to a knowledge of some Rarities which were stolen out of the Repository, and which he will take care shall be soon restored. And that his circumstances are very streight through considerable Losses in Mine-Adventures.
Ordered that the be acquainted that the Society will deal favourably with him, on condition he communicates the matters he mentions : and especially if he takes care that the things belongong to the Society be quickly restored. ' |