[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.