86 RECORD OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY 



aforesaid Royal Society, well and faithfully to execute their offices in 

 and by all things touching those offices, according to the form and 

 effect of the aforesaid oath, mutatis mutandis, to be administered to 

 the President of the Royal Society aforesaid by our Chancellor of 

 England; (to which same President for the time being, for us, our 

 heirs, and successors, we give and grant by these presents full power 

 and authority to administer the oaths aforesaid to the aforesaid 

 persons, and to any others whomsoever hereafter from time to time to 

 be elected into the Council aforesaid) ; And that the same persons, so 

 as it is aforesaid elected, appointed, and sworn, and hereafter to 

 be elected, appointed, and sworn from time to time, to the Council of 

 the aforesaid Royal Society, shall be and become aiding, counselling, 

 and assistant in all matters, business, and affairs touching or concern- 

 ing the better regulation, government, and direction of the aforesaid 

 Royal Society, and of every Member of the same. 



The President, Coun- We also grant to the President, Council, and Fellows of the aforesaid 

 any 'nine or moreof Society, and to their successors for ever, that they and their successors, 

 them (of whom, &C.), or an y n j ne or more o f them (of whom we will the President for the 



may hold assemblies * 



at any time or place in time being, or his Deputy, to be always one), may be able lawfully to 



London, or within ten f , T * ' i 



miles of it. make and hold assemblies or meetings of themselves for the exami- 



nation and investigation of experiments and of natural things, and 

 for other affairs belonging to the Society aforesaid, as often as and 

 whenever it shall be needful, in a College or Hall or other convenient 

 place within our City of London, or in any other convenient place 

 within ten miles of our same City. 



And further we will, and by these presents for us, our heirs, and 

 The President, Coun- successors, do grant to the aforesaid President, Council, and Fellows 

 any thirty-one or of the Royal Society aforesaid, and to their successors, that the 

 whomthe Resident President, Council, and Fellows of the Royal Society aforesaid for the 

 or his Deputy to be time being, or any thirty-one or more of them (of whom we will 



one), or the major . * J 



part of such thirty- the President for the time being, or his Deputy, to be one), or the 

 major part of the aforesaid thirty-one or more, may and shall have 



l from time to time in a11 future times for ever P ower and authority to 

 oil to be their Presi- nominate and elect, and that they may be able and have power to 



dent, who shall con- . 



tinue so, (if not dead elect and nominate, every year, on the aforesaid feast of St. Andrew, 

 one of the Council of the aforesaid Royal Society for the time being, 

 who ma J and sha11 be President of the Royal Society aforesaid until 



having first been the feast of St. Andrew the Apostle thereafter next following (if he 



sworn m before the A 



Council, or any seven shall live so long, or shall not be amoved meanwhile for any just and 

 reasonable cause), and thenceforth until another shall have been 

 elected, appointed, and nominated to the office of President of the 

 Royal Society aforesaid ; and that he, after that he shall so have been 

 elected and nominated, as it is aforesaid, to the office of President of 



