In 1645, while living in London, Wilkins had first become associated with a group of men who would eventually form the Royal Society . Wallis writes that the beginnings of that Society were:
Sa 1645, habang nakatira sa London, Wilkins had unang maging kasama sa isang grupo ng mga lalaki na sa huli form sa Royal Society. Wallis magsusulat na ng masimulan na ang Kapisanan ay: