Record

RefNoCMO/2/43
AltRefNoCMO/2/44
LevelFile
TitleMinutes of a meeting of the Council of the Royal Society
Date14 January 1685
DescriptionPresent at the meeting: The President; Dr Lister; Mr Hill; Mr hook; Dr Slare; Mr Walter; Mr Hally [Halley]; Mr Aston

' Dr Lister sworn Vice President.

Ordered
That the Treasurer pay the following Sums-
To Dr Papin Eighteen pounds, whereof fifteen pounds is for Sallary, and the other three pounds, for a Pnewmatick Engine he made them.
To Mr Wicks ffifteen pounds for a year and a halfs Sallary
To Mr Hunt twenty pounds, for half a years Sallary
To the Porter two pounds
That the Treasurer send for Mr Foster the Person that Catalogues the Books in the Library, and advise him to be more moderate in his demands, and to attend the next Meeting of the Council. '
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
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