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History of the Society of Dilettanti 6s
additional income to the Genu Fund, but that every member
upon paymt. of £10 shall be released from such obligation.5
[Strafford, Presid*.]
This enactment, known as Rule Jnn. Soc. TJndec, and
still solemnly recited at every meeting of the Society,
seems to have been first received in a rather ribald
spirit, for on April 7,174/, it was
* Resolv'd that the Committee have leave to sett again and that it
be an Instruction to the said Committee to Consider and explain the
word Preferment in the order dated Ann: Soc: Undec: Feby. 5th.'
In May, 1745-, it was resolved
' To agree with the Comittee in their first Resolution That all
Titles and Honours are deem'd Preferment. Also in their
Comittee's second Resolution viz: That all Preferment shall be
valued according to the subsequent rates viz:
An Arch Bishop
his Blessing
A Duke.....
his Grace
A Marquiss . .
his Honour
An Earl ....
nothing
A Viscount
something
A Bishop
11 ... .
A Baron
6 pence
A Judge ....
. 6s. id.
A Knight of the Garter .
. 13*. $d.
A Knight of the Thistle .
10 pounds Scotch
A King at arms
? pounds English
His Majesty's Ratcatcher.
8 pounds
A Knight of the Bath
9 pounds
A Trumpeter .
10 pounds.1
On May 7, 1769, it was resolv
ed
c That it is the opinion of this Socii
:ty that the word Inheritance
means any encrease of income by th
e death of another person j
but that this be not meant to extend
to the falling in of Leases
for Lives or Lands and Tenements.3
The payments on this account also produced
annually a fairly large sum, and as it is one of
the few orders dating from the early years of the
Society's existence which remain in force at the
present day, the full list of such payments gives
additional income to the Genu Fund, but that every member
upon paymt. of £10 shall be released from such obligation.5
[Strafford, Presid*.]
This enactment, known as Rule Jnn. Soc. TJndec, and
still solemnly recited at every meeting of the Society,
seems to have been first received in a rather ribald
spirit, for on April 7,174/, it was
* Resolv'd that the Committee have leave to sett again and that it
be an Instruction to the said Committee to Consider and explain the
word Preferment in the order dated Ann: Soc: Undec: Feby. 5th.'
In May, 1745-, it was resolved
' To agree with the Comittee in their first Resolution That all
Titles and Honours are deem'd Preferment. Also in their
Comittee's second Resolution viz: That all Preferment shall be
valued according to the subsequent rates viz:
An Arch Bishop
his Blessing
A Duke.....
his Grace
A Marquiss . .
his Honour
An Earl ....
nothing
A Viscount
something
A Bishop
11 ... .
A Baron
6 pence
A Judge ....
. 6s. id.
A Knight of the Garter .
. 13*. $d.
A Knight of the Thistle .
10 pounds Scotch
A King at arms
? pounds English
His Majesty's Ratcatcher.
8 pounds
A Knight of the Bath
9 pounds
A Trumpeter .
10 pounds.1
On May 7, 1769, it was resolv
ed
c That it is the opinion of this Socii
:ty that the word Inheritance
means any encrease of income by th
e death of another person j
but that this be not meant to extend
to the falling in of Leases
for Lives or Lands and Tenements.3
The payments on this account also produced
annually a fairly large sum, and as it is one of
the few orders dating from the early years of the
Society's existence which remain in force at the
present day, the full list of such payments gives