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  <dc:title>Minutes of a meeting</dc:title>
  <dc:description>Present at the meeting:  James Burrow Esq, Vice President, in the chair

The following had leave to be present;
Adlard Stukeley Esq and Mr William Stukely by Dr Stukeley
Mr Empson by Mr Collinson
Mr Dunn and Mr Van D'Ohren by Dr Birch

Communications;
1.   Read a letter addressed to Mr Henry Baker FRS dated at Turin on 29 April 1762, and signed, L Dutens; as was a second letter, addressed also to Mr Baker, in  French , dated at Turin on 28 April 1762 and signed D Saluces FRS, both letters relating to Mr Needham's late dissertation concerning the Egyptian characters upon the bust, supposed to be of Isis kept at Turin. [Account in detail]

2.   Dr Stukeley read a paper 'purporting an answer of an attestation sent from Rome, by Mr Needham; 'concerning the controversy about the pretended Bust of Isis at Turin; with characters cut upon it.'  [Account in detail, including comparison of Chinese and Egyptian sumbols]
3.   Read letter addressed to Dr Baker FRS dated at Wattisham, 16 May 1762 and signed J Bones concerning a bushel of wheat sent by Mr Bones to Dr Baker.  [Brief account]
4.   Read a paper by Dr Baker additional to the one previously concerning what he found in the sid bushel of wheat.

 ' The Society adjourned upon account of the ensuing holidays, till Thursday the 10th of June. '
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  <dc:date>27 May 1762</dc:date>
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