CHARTER 
LINNEAN SOCIETY OF LONDON. 
GEORGE THE THIRD, by the Grace of God, of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland King, Defender of the 
Faith, To all to whom these Presents shall come, greeting. 
Wh£beas severer! of Out loving Subjects are desirous of forming object of the 
a Society for the Cultivation of the Science of Natural History Soc,et y* 
in all its Branches, and more especially of the Natural History 
of Great Britain and Ireland, and, having subscribed considerable 
Sums of Money for that Purpose, have humbly besought Us 
to grant unto them, and such other Persons as shall be ap- 
proved and elected, as hereinafter is mentioned, Our Royal 
Charter of Incorporation for the Purposes aforesaid; Know ye, 
that We, being desirous to promote every Kind of Improve- 
ment in the Arts and Sciences, have, of Our especial Grace, 
certain Knowledge, and mere Motion, given and granted, and bcerpom- 
We do hereby give and grant, that Our right trusty and right well 
beloved Cousin and Counsellor George Earl of Dartmouth, Our 
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