Minutes of a meeting of the Council of the Royal Society Present at the meeting: the President in the chair; Mr Baker; Mr Belchier; Professor Bliss; James Burrow Esq; Mr Peter Collinson; Israel Mauduit Esq.; Samuel Mead Esq; Samuel Wegg Esq; Mr Benjamin Wilson; Dr Birch and Dr Morton, Secretaries Peter Newcome MA, Mr John Smeaton and Mr Joseph Warner ' elected of the Council on St Andrew's Day, took the Oath appointed by the Charter.' Minutes of the last Council read Dr Lobb to be sent all the Transactions he has not yet received The Society's Seal put to the Letter of Attorney, to enable James West Esq Treasurer to sell out £400 BankAnnuities Read applications and interviewed candidates to succeed the late Mr Francis Hauksbee in the service of the Society; 1. Mr James Ferguson of Margaret Street, Cavendish Square 2. Mr James Horsfall 3. Mr Robert Waddington 4. Mr Emmanuel Mendes da Costa 5. Mr Dunn 6. Mr Peter Cosem Dr Morton had gathered together information on all the duties of the various offices of Librarian, Keeper of the Repository, Clerk, Housekeeper. Mace Bearer and Porter from the Minutes, and it was resolved that they were to be transcribed and put together. Council to meet on 1 February 1763 to determine the duties of the person elected to succeed the late Mr Francis Houksbee Some deeds relating to the Acton estate were borrowed by Samuel Wegg, for which he gave a receipt lodged in the chest until the deeds were returned. 27 January 1763