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AltRefNoCMO/1/324
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TitleMinutes of meeting
Date7 December 1681
DescriptionPresent at a meeting of the Council held at Gresham College: Sir Christopoher Wrent, President; Mr Hill; Sir John Lowther; Mr Henshaw; Mr Packer; Mr Ashton; Dr GRew; Dr Tison; Dr Wood; Mr Aerskin; Mr Pepys; Mr Hooke

Mr Aerskine [Erskine] and Mr Pepys were sworn of the Councill, Mr Aston was sworn Secretary.

The President asked that the Statutes concerning the payment of the members of the Socierty and also concerning the causes of ejection, might be transcribed into a paper for the next Council to consider and debate.

Mr Henshaw reported that he had arranged with Mr Franckling about the arable and meadow ground of Chelsey [Chelsea] College, and that he was to have a lease for it for 21 years to begin from Christmas last at the rate of £32 per annum per acre for the arable.

The order of 23 November where Sir John Hoskins, Mr Henshaw and Mr Hooke are asked to be of the Committee to treat with Mr Francklin about his Lease is revived and they are ased to employ a Scrivener to draw up a book of the said Lease to be offered at the next Council. Mr Henshaw is asked to give such instructions as are necessary according to the agreement he made, and because there are still claims relating to the way. The Council thinks the number of acres be expressed, so that the Society's right is not prejudiced; whereas Mr Henshaw reports that he agreed the rate of 32 shillings the acre, the rent is to be expressed in the gross sum by computation with a reasonable abatement for the prejudice which that abatement may do to the Tenant.

Ordered that the Tenant be summoned to the next meeting of the Council and that Mr Hunt calls on the man of the Pye in Chelsey who has dug gravel out of the College ground, that he is to fill it up and level it.

The papers formerly left in the hands of Mr Lane to consider, digest and make an abstract of the title were brought home and left in the custody of Mr Hooke.

Ordered that Mr Hooke take care that all orders fo the Council should be transcribed into the Journal Book.

The President and Mr Packer undertook to look through the writings of the Society and to make an abstract of them.
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