Minutes of a meeting of the Council of the Royal Society Present at the meeting: the President in the chair; Lord Charles Cavendish; Dr Brackenridge; Mr Burrow; Dr Ward; Mr White; Colonel Sotheby; Mr Jacobsen; Lord Willoughby; Mr Watson; Mr Short; Dr Birch and Peter Cavall Secretaries Minutes of last Council read Dr Heberden, Dr Nicholls, Mr Reynardseon and Mr Wycke being all members of the new Council took the oath appointed by the Charter and took their places. Dr Ward proposed an alteration in the form of the testimonial for Foreign Members, and this was agreed Nemine Contradicente [Wording listed] 13 December 1753