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400 INTRODUCTION.
The board consisted of these officers, each of whom had a
vote. The session of the College usually commenced in the
month of September, and was continued uninterruptedly till
the middle of July. During the summer months generally
some of the assessors were engaged in an inspecting tour
among the mines. At Christmas also there was usually a
recess of from one to two weeks.
The meetings of the College were daily, Sunday of course
excepted; and the proceedings were commenced by the Secre
tary calling the roll. If any one of the members was absent,
the reason of his absence was recorded ; if he was unwell, it
was so stated. It appears, therefore, that by examining the
muster-roll of the College of Mines during the whole time
Swedenborg was connected with it, an exact knowledge of his
whereabouts and of the condition of his health during that
time would be obtained. For this purpose mainly, the editor
went through the laborious process of turning over the
voluminous proceedings of the College of Mines, from the
year 1717 to 1747. The result of his work is given in the
following pages. Besides noting the times when Swedenborg
was absent and when he was present, the editor took a note
of all proceedings in which Swedenborg took a particular
part, or which had any special reference to him . All these
particulars are stated in the order and in the language in
which they are recorded in the numerous volumes, in which
these proceedings are contained .
In conclusion the editor must state that the assessors and
councillors of mines are ranged according to seniority by the
date of commission, and that the oldest assessor was entitled
to a councillorship, when one became vacant.
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