Record

RefNoCMO/2/63
AltRefNoCMO/2/66
LevelFile
TitleMinutes of a meeting of the Council of the Royal Society
Date2 June 1686
DescriptionPresent at the meeting: Dr Gale Vicepresident; Mr Henshaw; Sir John Hoskins; Mr Perry; Mr Hill

' Ordered that Mr Newtons book be printed, and that E. Halley shall undertake the business of looking after it and printing it at his own charge, which he engaged to do.

Ordered that the business of the Transactions, as to the encouragement heretofore given by the Society to the Publishers thereof, be referred to the consideration of the next Councell.

Ordered that the Consideration of E. Halley's Salary, in relation to a clause in the Orders made January 27th last past, concerning the Society Clerk, be referred to a fuller Councell.

Ordered tht the Committee books be searched as to what has been done about Mr Hooks Salary. '
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
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