| Description | Headed 'A list of the Royal Society. MDCCLII', with the Royal Patron appearing as 'His Sacred Majesty King George II. Patron': together with 'His Sacred Majesty Francis Emperor of Germany', 'His most Serene Highness Charles Margrave of Baaden Dourlach', 'His most Serene Highness Francis Duke of Modena', 'The most Serene Peter Grimani Duke of Venice', and 'His Highness Ferdinand Prince of Lobkowitz'. Consisting of an alphabetical record of all Fellows, in columns, with members of the aristocracy in upper case. The left hand column contains 'The Present Council', headed by the President, Martin Folkes. The list of 'Persons of Other Nations' [Foreign Members] with brief notes on their locations, appears at the bottom of the sheet. With notes on the continuation of Council until St Andrew's Day and the election of ten new Council Members on 30 November 1752 to serve in the ensuing year.
Inscribed verso: 'Phil Transact. No. 143...10
149...11
150...9'.
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