| Reference number | MS/390/36 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Bonds of John Wallis and Edward Bernard to the Treasurer of the Royal Society |
| Date | 30 November 1674 and 22 February 1675 |
| Description | Form of bond for the payment of fifty-two shillings annually to the Royal Society in four quarterly instalments, as a Fellowship subscription. Commencing: 'I, John Wallis of the University of Oxford Doctor in Divinity and Professor of Geometry there...' Signed by John Wallis. Sealed and delivered in the presence of Michael Wicks and Richard Shortgrave. Endorsed verso.
With a second manuscript bond beneath the standard document: 'London. February 22 1675. At Mr Oldenburg's. I Edward Bernard Professor of Astronomy in the University of Oxon doe request to worthy Dr Wallis my good Colleague & Deputy to pay for me in like manner as he does for himself my duty to the Royall Society & it shall be humbly acknowldg'd allow'd & repay'd by me upon my return to England, if God wills.' |
| Extent | 2p. |
| Format | Manuscript and printed |
| Physical description | On paper |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA7472 | Wallis; John (1616 - 1703); mathematician and cryptographer | 1616 - 1703 |
| NA5898 | Bernard; Edward (1638 - 1697); mathematician and scholar | 1638 - 1697 |