| Description | Headed 'A list of the Royal Society'. 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, Sir Isaac Newton. The right hand column contains a list of 'Persons of Other Nations' [Foreign Members], and brief notes on their locations. With notes on the continuation of Council until 1721 and the election of ten new Council Members on 30 November 1721 to serve in the ensuing year. |