60 RECORD OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY 



to sue and be sued ; same, by the name aforesaid ; And that by the name of The President, 

 Council, and Fellows of the Royal Society aforesaid they may hence- 

 forth for ever be able and have power to plead and be impleaded, to 

 answer and be answered, to defend and be defended, in whatsoever 

 Courts and places, and before whatsoever Judges and Justices and 

 other persons and officers of us, our heirs, and successors, in all and 

 singular actions, pleas, suits, plaints, causes, matters, things, and 

 demands whatsoever, of whatsoever kind, nature, or sort they may or 

 shall be, in the same manner and form as any of our lieges within 

 this our Realm of England, being persons able and capable in law, or 

 as any body corporate or politic within this our Realm of England, 

 may be able and have power to have, acquire, receive, possess, give, 

 and grant, to plead and be impleaded, to answer and be answered, 

 to defend or be defended ; And that the same President, Council, and 

 Fellows of the Royal Society aforesaid, and their successors, may 

 and to have a Common have for ever a Common Seal, to serve for transacting the causes and 

 pleasure 6 affairs whatsoever of them and their successors ; and that it may and 



shall be good and lawful to the same President, Council, and Fellows 

 of the Royal Society aforesaid, and to their successors for the time 

 being, to break, change, and make anew that Seal from time to time, 

 according as it shall seem most expedient to them. 



And that our royal intention may obtain the better effect, and for 



the good rule and government of the aforesaid Royal Society from 



time to time, we will, and by these presents for us, our heirs, and 



successors do grant to the same President, Council, and Fellows of 



the Royal Society aforesaid, and to their successors, that henceforth 



The Council to consist for ever the Council aforesaid shall be and consist of twenty-one 



who^thePresident to persons (of whom we will the President to be always one) ; And that 



be always one). a j] an{ j singular other persons who within one month next following 



The Fellows to be after the date of these presents shall be received and admitted by the 



chosen in the first * 



month, by the Presi- President and Council, and in all time following by the President, 

 after that month,'b.v Council, and Fellows, into the same Society, as Members of the Royal 

 Society aforesaid, and shall have been noted in the Register by them 

 to be kept, shall be and shall be called and named Fellows of the 

 Royal Society aforesaid : whom, the more eminently they are distin- 

 guished for the study of every kind of learning and good letters, the 

 more ardently they desire to promote the honour, studies, and 

 advantage of this Society, the more they are noted for integrity of 

 life, uprightness of character, and piety, and excel in fidelity and 

 affection of mind towards us, our Crown, and dignity, the more we 

 wish them to be especially deemed fitting and worthy of being 

 admitted into the number of the Fellows of the same Society. 



And for the better execution of our will and grant in this behalf, 



