an Assembly held the third day of May Anno Dnj 1716

"The Petition of ye Clergy about ye Books in ye Library is now agreed
to, so as such care be taken by ye Library-keeper yt there be no loss
of ye Books.

P Cur: Chappell.

"The Articles or Conditions of borrowing any book out of ye Library
are order'd to be written in ye first leave of a Register to be
provided for ye use of ye Society."

"These Articles or Conditions are fortunately written at the end of
the Minute Book, and are as follows:

"First, That every Person taking out any Book, shall enter ye same
into a Book to be provided for yt purpose.

"2dly: That He shall be obliged to return ye same Book or Books wthin
one month from ye time of borrowing, & enter ye return of ye sd Book
in a Column of ye Register opposite to that wherein ye borrowing of
ye sd Book is mention'd.

"3dly: That No Person shall have above ye Number of three Books (from
this Library) at one time, unless ye leave of ye Society be first
Ask'd & obtain'd.

"4thly: That if any damage be done to any Book, He in whose hands it
is shall make it good, & to prevent disputes, if ye Book be damag'd
before taken out of ye Library it shall be shown to ye
Under=library=Keeper.

"5thly: That there be some Persons appointed to assist ye Upper
Library Keeper in calling over ye sd Books ye first Monday of January
next, & so yearly & every year, & yt ye Library Keeper shall have
power to send for & call in such Books as are ytt abroad, & every
person in whose hands any Books have been above ye limited time of
one Month at such days of calling over ye sd Books shall forfeit two
shillings & six pence to be applied to such use as ye Society shall
adjudge proper.

"6thly: That No Person shall be admitted to ye use of this Library,
(Those of this Court excepted) Nor have ye liberty of borrowing any
Book from ye sd Library who are not already, or shall not hereafter
be admitted to ye use of ye sd Library according to ye usages &
Customs of the Society Now in great measure entrusted wth ye Care &
Charge of ye Books of ye sd Library, except such Person shall first
give unto ye sd Library ye sum of fourty shillings or Books to yt
value.

"7thly: Tis agreed yt there be two fair Catalouges made, One