Minutes of a meeting of the Council of the Royal Society Present: The President; Mr Folkes; Dr Pound; Mr Machin; Mr Pitfeild; Dr Sherard; Dr Jurin; E Malley ' Ordered that each of the Secretarys be allowed fiftly pounds for their Service during the year last past. Mr Western and Mr Brown the Chymist were ballotted and approved for Election. The Committee of the Council for Auditinig the Treasurers Accounts reported that the Ballance remaining in the Treasurers hands was £463-8-00d Ordered that Dr Desaguliers be allowed £40 in considertaion of the Severall experiments, made by him before the Society during the last year. ' 30 November 1721