Minutes of a meeting of the Council of the Royal Society Present at the meeting: the President; Mr Hill; Dr Woodward; Mr Herbert; Mr Pittfield; Dr Grew; Dr Sloane; Mr Bemde; Mr Petiver ' Dr Grew Dr Woodward and Mr Laney were sworne of the Councell. It was desired that Mr Isted should proceed in taking care to recover the fee farm rents in Sussex, and getting a deputation accordingly. Mr Laney told the Councell that the Committees of the Mercers Company had come to a resolution not to grant the Society any room at all. ' 13 December 1704