Evelyn to Pepys (op. Cit. vol. II, pp. 327 ff.). As to the origin of the Royal Society see, also, The Progress Of Science, chapter xv of 'The Cambridge History Of English Literature' (1934 Edition) Volume VIII
Note from 'The Essay and Modern English Prose' by A.A. Tilley
Published in 'The Cambridge History Of English Literature' (1934 Edition) Volume VIII 'The Age Of Dryden'.