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AltRefNoCMO/1/302
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TitleMinutes of meeting
Date10 December 1679
DescriptionPresent at a Council at the President's house: Sir Joseph Williamson, President; Mr Henshaw Vice President; Sir Robert Southwell; Mr John Evelyn; Sir John Hoskins; Dr Holder; Dr Gale; Mr Robert Hooke; Dr Croone; Mr Abraham Hill

Ordered that Monsieur Pappin be discharged, but that he should be allowed for the time till he be discharged and paid accordingly.

Mr Evelyn reported on his discussion with Lord Sunderland about sending the Society's letters in the Secretary's pacquet, which had been agreed. Council thanked Mr Evelyn, and asked him to thank Lord Sunderland.

Mr Hooke was asked to prepare several experiments before the next meeting as strangers would be present. Mr Hunt to summon several of the members to be present.

Dr Gale was asked to send a letter to several overseas persons who had previously corresponded with the Society, especially to Mr Pullein concerning Signor Malpighi, and to assure them of constant correspondence in the future.

Dr Gale, Dr Croone, Dr Allin, Mr Hill and Mr Hooke were appointed a Committee for putting up a partition in the long gallery of Gresham College.

Dr Grew mentioned that Mr Mannering was going to the Indies and undertook to have barometers sent to the Indies and the Barbados with full directions for the use of them and to procure from there of what observations shoudl be made.

Dr Gale promised to give to the Society's library all the works of Scotus.

Sir Robert Southwell promised to give 'Weckerus Discretis'.

Ordered a book to be provided in which all the transactions of the Council will be entered.

Ordered that a particular book be provided for intering all such letters as are written by the Secretaries to the several correspondents at home and abroad, and another for copying all such answers and returns as come to the Society or Secretaries from abroad or from any part of England, Scotland or Ireland.

Ordered that a Committee be appointed to view the former letter books to see how perfect the entries are, and to take an accountof all loose letters recovered from the Administratix of Mr Oldenburg and of those that have come to the Secretary since, andto take casre that those that are not yet entered, be entered immediately amnd the originals to be with all care put together in order to their being preserved in such as way as the Society shall direct. Mr Hill, Sir John Hoskins Dr Gale Dr Croone or any two are asked to take this care as a Committee for that purpose.

Ordered that a particular press be provided to set in the Gallery appointed for the Library for keeping all the leters, papers and books of entries, journal, registers and all other written books of the Society under the custody of the Secretaries. A note or list to be made of all that are now or will be in the future in their keeping to be interchangeably signed between the President and the Secretaries.. Those lists or catalogues to be examined once a year at St Andrew's Day.

Ordered that some of the best and most entertaining experiments produced before the Society to be set apart and a list taken of them, to be at hand for the entertainment of any person of quality who visits the Society.

Ordered that a Committee of Experiments be appointed every year, to make a list of what authors have written of Physico Mathematical matter; that they and other members fo the Society to read such authors and esdtract the principal experiments mentioned; and that all such extracted experiments be brought into the Committee for Experiments to be considerd by them as suitable for presenting to the Society.
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