Record

RefNoCMO/3/72
AltRefNoCMO/3/178
LevelFile
TitleMinutes of a meeting of the Council of the Royal Society
Date29 June 1737
DescriptionPresent: The President; Lord Carpenter; Mr Folkes; Mr West; Mr Paul; Mr Theobald; Mr George Graham; Mr Jones; Mr Easmes; Dr Stuart; Dr Mortimer; Mr Machin

' Upon a Motion made it was agreed to and Ordered that George Hadley Esq have Leave to take up his Bond, and be discharged from future Contibutions, upon making up his Payments to the Sum of twenty five Pounds.

Leave was also granted to Andrew Mitchel Esq to take up his Bond, and be discharged from Contributions, upon making up his Payments to twenty five Pounds.

The Treasurer informed the Council, that Mr Tyler had sucured the payment of the Arrears from Mr Staines.

A Bill of Mr Tyler for business done for the Society, amounting to £1.7.8. was put to the Ballot, and ordered to be paid.

Mr Miller's Bill for twenty six Drawings of different Species of Aloes and other Plants in their proper Colours by Mr Van Huysum and Mr Ehret according to an Order of Council amounting to £11.15.0. was agreed to by Ballot, and ordered to be paid : and he was desired not to proceed, except by Order of the Council for particular Non-descript Plants.

The following Bills were also put to the Ballot, and ordered to be paid:
Mr Theobald's Bill for fire-wood .....£2.13.6
The Glazier's Bill for September 1736 ..... £1.6.0.
The Printer's Bill for Lists .....£5.12.4.
The Printer's Bill for taking off Copies of the Frontispiece of Spratt's History, and Wilkins's Cutts of Animals, and cleaning the Plates .....£3.6.0.
Mr Heil's Bill for cleaning and repairing the Skeleton of the Crocodile .....£5.5.0. '
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
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