194 RECORD OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY 



QUEEN VICTORIA. 

 1838. July 5. The grant of two Royal Medals continued. 



KING EDWARD VII. 

 1901. May 22. The grant of two Royal Medals continued. 



KINO GEORGE V. 

 1910. July 7. The grant of two Royal Medals continued. 



1663. December 14. W. Balle. Gift of .100 and ' an iron Chest having 

 three Locks and Keyes \ This chest is still in use. 



1664. June 22. Sir John Cutler. Settled an annual stipend of oQ a year 

 upon Robert Hooke, for a Lectureship, empowering the President, Council, 

 and Fellows of the Society to appoint the subjects and number of lectures. 



1665-6. February 21. Daniel Colwall. Gift of ^100. ' Voted, that the 

 Fifty pounds in cash ; that were formerly presented by Mr. Colwall, be 

 delivered out, to be added to another Fifty pounds presented by the 

 same, to pay for the Collection of Rarities, formerly belonging to 

 Mr. Hubbard.' 



1666-7. January 2. Henry Howard (afterwards sixth Duke of Norfolk). 

 Gift to the Society of ' the Library of Arundel House, to dispose thereof 

 as their property ' (see p. 233). The Society ' ordered that Mr. Howard 

 should be registered as a benefactor '. 



1673. November 27. Dr. Wilkins, Bishop of Chester. Bequest of ^400. 

 invested January 21, 1674-5, in a Fee Farm Rent at Lewes. 



1685. November 11. Samuel Pepys. A gift of 50, 'to be laid out as the 

 Council shall judge most convenient.' The money was used to pay for 

 50 Plates to Willughby's ' Historia Piscium \ 



17081718. Sir Isaac Newton. ^190. At the Meeting of the Council on 

 January 21, 1707, the President, Sir Isaac Newton, 'proposed to the 

 Councill of the Society that if they would please to accept of free Gifts, 

 of about 10 or 20 pounds, from any of their members, English or 

 Foreigners, to be paid after the death of the Donors, for promoting 

 Natural Philosophy, he had a prospect of obtaining some such Gifts ; and 

 the Councill agreed to accept of them with thanks.' At the meeting on 

 January 12, 1708-9, 'the President gave the Society twenty pounds 

 instead of the like sume he intended after his death ; which was order'd 

 to be put up by itself, and to be subject to such End or Benefaction as 

 the President shall direct.' On December 14, 1710, 'the President 

 acquainted the Councill that he would give towards the easing of the 

 Debt of y e Society for y e House [in Crane Court], besides the twenty 

 pounds he had reserved, One Hundred Pounds. 1 On November 6, 1718, 

 ' the Treasurer acquainted the Council that Sir Isaac Newton had lately 

 paid him as a Gift to the Society seventy pounds.' 



