218 RECORD OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY 



1761. Charles Morton. (?) 



Annual Accounts. 



1762 to 1774. Not recorded. 



1775 and 1776. John Hunter. 



Minutes of Council, vol. vi, pp. 283, 335. 



1777 to 1781. John Hunter. 



' On the Construction and Application of Muscles and the Power by which 

 they are actuated.' 



Journal Book, vol. xxxi, p. 194 : and Annual Accounts, 1781. 



1782. John Hunter. 



' On the Density and Firmness of a Muscle as contributing to its Strength 

 and Agility.' Journal Book, vol. xxxi, p. 194. 



1783. Not recorded. 



1784. Foart Simmons. 



' On the Irritability of the Muscular Fibres.' 



Journal Book, vol. xxxi, p. 642. 



1785. Edward Whittaker Grey. 



' An Examination into Haller's Theory of Muscular Motion.' 



Journal Book, vol. xxxii, p. 259. 



1786. Edward Whittaker Grey. 



'On the Effects of different kinds of Salts applied as Stimulants on the 

 Muscles.' Journal Book, vol. xxxii, p. 468. 



1787. George Fordyce. 



' On Muscular Motion.' Phil. Trans., vol. 78, p. 23. 



1788. Sir Gilbert Blane, Bart. 



' On the Nature of the Muscles, and on the Theory of Muscular Motion.' 



Journal Book, vol. xxxiii, p. 268. 



1789. Sir William Blizard. 



' On the Theory of Muscular Motion.' Journal Book, vol. xxxiv, p. 9. 



1790. Sir Everard Home, Bart. 



* On the Mechanism employed in producing Muscular Motion.' 



Journal Book, vol. xxxiv, p. 200. 



1791. Matthew Baillie. 



'A general view of the Nature of the Muscles, and an enumeration of the 

 most striking facts connected with the Theory of their Motion.' 



Journal Book, vol. xxxiv, p. 419. 



1792. Not recorded. 



1793. Sir Everard Home, Bart. 1 



' On Mr. Hunter's Experiments to ascertain whether the Crystalline Humour 

 of the Eye be muscular.' Journal Book, vol. xxxv, p. 166. 



1794. Sir Everard Home, Bart. 



' On the Crystalline Humour of the Eye.' Phil. Trans., 1795. 



1 The decease of Mr. Hunter took place before the Lecture, on which he was engaged by 

 appointment of the Council, was completed. 



