ON MK. DU PONCEAU'S HISTOKY. 71 



agreeable as possible to the ancient Rules and By- 

 Laws." These Rules immediately follow this note, 

 and form the first record, occurring in the minutes, 

 of the Laws by which the Junto was governed. 

 Here the four remakable qualifications of members 

 are first given. 



From the 7th of August, the Society-Junto con- 

 tinue to meet regularly until the 16th of October, 

 after which no minutes are recorded until September 

 3rd, 1762. In this interval of eleven months, no 

 meetings took place, as is shown by a remark en- 

 tered on the minutes on the 10th of September, 

 1762, to the following effect: "As Charles Moore 

 was formerly ballotted for and approved, and E. 

 Physick, who was appointed to speak to him, informs 

 that the only reason for not introducing him, was 

 that Mr. Moore was about taking a journey to Mary- 

 land, soon after which the Society was discontinued; 

 now we are met again and he is returned, E. Physick 

 is desired to speak to him, and if he is willing to 

 become a member, to introduce him next evening. " 



Now Charles Moore was elected on the 2nd of 







October 1761, and two meetings are recorded subse- 

 quently, before the suspension of the meetings above 

 referred to. The meetings having been thus resumed 

 on the 3rd of September, 1762, as above stated, six 

 meetings, and two attempts at meetings took place, 

 up to the 22nd of October following, being the only 

 meetings recorded this year. The minutes of the 



