| Description | Present at the meeting: The President; My Lord Foley; Mr Bellers; Mr Cadogan; Mr Machin; Sir Hans Sloane; Dr Tailor; Dr sherard; Mr Buissiere
' Upon reading the Minutes of the Late Council it was ordered that a Copy of the Orders for recovering the rents and arrears due to the Society by making distress be Signed by one of the Secretarys, to be delivered to the Sollicitor that he may make a proper demand of the rent due to the Society from my Lord Abergavenny; and that he have free Liberty to put the Said order for distress in execution, unless the rent due at Lady day be paid before the middle of July next.
Mr Sloane and Mr Samuel Moreland were Separately balloted for Candidates and approved.
The Council being informed by a Message from Mr Savile the Society's Tenant in Coleman Street that upon examination of the particulars of the Schedule to his Lease, there appears to be no Cistern belonging to the house, tho' there seems to be a recital of one in the Said Schedule, It was ordered that for Mr Savile's Satisfaction a memorandum be indorsed upon the Lease and Signed by two witnesses Signifying that the Society do acquit Mr Savile of the Charge of any such Cistern as belonging to that house.
The President informed the Council that the Legacy lately received from the Executors of the late Mr Keck not being as yet put out to any use or profit it would be to the Society's Advantage that Speedy care be taken to make enquiry after a purchase of Ground rent to the vallue of about £530 or £540 that the said Legacy may turn to Interest. ' |