Record

RefNoCMO/2/222
AltRefNoCMO/2/194
LevelFile
TitleMinutes of a meeting of the Council of the Royal Society
Date16 October 1711
DescriptionPresent at the meeting: The President; Dr Harwood; Dr Sloane; Mr Isted; Mr Balle; Dr Plumptree; Mr Pitfield; Mr Foley

' Dr Sloane gave the Treeasurer Twenty Pounds from Mr Worsley, who made a Present of it to the Society, and was ordered their Thanks.

Dr Harwood promised to take care to inform himself of the way of getting Twenty Pounds which Mr Vryberg was engaged to pay after his death to the Society.

The President appoiinted a Council to be called on friday come Sevennignt, when Mr Hunt is ordered to desire Mr Flamsted to meet the Council on that day at Eleven a' clock at their House in Crane - Court in Fleet street, to know of him if his Instruments be in order and fit to carry on the necesary Celestial Observations,

Mr Hauksbee was Ordered Forty Pounds for his last Years trouble and expences in trying Experiments before the Society.

Dt Thorpe was Ordered Twenty Pounds for his half Years Salary due last Midsummer.

Mr Isted was desired to take further care of the Suite about the Fee- farm Rents. '
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
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