Record

RefNoCMO/2/75
AltRefNoCMO/2/75
LevelFile
TitleMinutes of a meeting of the Council of the Royal Society
Date29 November 1687
DescriptionPresent at the meeting: Sir John Hoskins Vicepresident; Mr Evelyn; Mr Lodwick; Mr Creed; Mr Hill; Mr Pitfield; Mr Hook; Mr Waller

' Ordered that Mr Hook be paid twenty two pounds and ten shillings for three quarters of a years Salary due to him at Christmass last.

A Committee for Auditing the Treasurers accounts was ballotted and Chosen, viz Mr Lodwick, Mr Pitfield, and Mr Waller : They to meet the next morning at 8 o clock.

Mr Hautefuille, Mr Middleton, Mr Wooton, were proposed to the Councell, and upon balloting were approved to be propounded to the Societie for Election.

The Vicepresident was pleased to sign an order for the Payment of twenty pounds to Mr Hunt the Operator, for half a Years Salary due the 14th of July last.

The same signed a Note of the Stationers for £17..5..8d being for Paper Blank-Books, pens Inck etc delivered for the Societies use.

The same gave an order for the payment of the Summe of twelve pounds, being in full for 60 Transactions of a Sort from No. 184 to No. 188 inclusive. '
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