Letter 0967

Evelyn returned from the country and received a summons to the Royal Society Council. He believes Mr Hunt has made a mistake, as Evelyn asked to be left out of future meetings. He is nor in town enough and his age prevents him from adequately contributing to the meetings. John Evelyn was a diarist and writer who demonstrated a remarkable knowledge of horticulture. He was one of the founding members of the Royal Society (Douglas D. C. Chambers, Evelyn, John (16201706), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/8996, accessed 9 July 2013]).