Minutes of a meeting of the Council of the Royal Society Present at the meeting: The President; Mr Pitfeild; Mr Balle; Mr Pound; Mr Rawlinson; Mr Sherlock; Dr Mead; Mr Keck; Mr Jones; Dr Halley; Sir Hans Sloane ' The Marquis D'Orci, Mr Symmonds and Mr Robert Paul were proposed Candidates to the Council and Ballotted and approven. ' 30 November 1716