Record

RefNoCMO/2/127
AltRefNoCMO/2/102
LevelFile
TitleMinutes of a meeting of the Council of the Royal Society
Date18 January 1699
DescriptionPresent at the meeting: Sir John Hoskins Vice President; Mr Bridgman; Mr Byrd; Dr Hook; Dr Sloan

' It was desired tht the Vice President should speak to Mr Lilly that he would take care about the Fee farme Rents, and that he should be paid for his pains and to have it settled with all speed.

It was ordered that Dr Hook should returne the books of the Society now in his hands to Mr Hunt and should have them again on doeing what is required on borrowing books out of the Society's Library.

It was balloted and voted that the Order of Councell October 15, 1674 which repeals the second Statute Chapter 4 : concerning the presence of Strangers being thought very inconvenient shall be void and that that Statute should be of full force as formerly.

The Statutes being read relating to Experiments it was moved that they should be thought of more deliberately against next meeting. '
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
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