[266] Who preached the celebrated sermon that lasted three-and-a-half hours, and then said he felt tired from standing so long.

[267] Sprat’s History of the Royal Society of London, 1667.

[268] Evelyn’s Diary, May 1661.

[269] Dr. Wilkins and Oldenburg were Joint-Secretaries, but Oldenburg did all the work.

[270] Still in constant use.

[271] By which the Society is still governed.

[272] Evelyn’s Diary, November 30, 1663.

[273] Pepys’s Diary, November 30, 1668.

[274] Record of the Royal Society of London, 1912.

[275] London, 1661.