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Record of the Royal Society. 



William, Vis- 

 oountBrouneker, 

 to be the first 

 President ; 



to hold till St. 

 Andrew's Day 

 next (if he shall 

 so long live), and 

 till another out of 

 the Council be 

 I'hosen and 

 sworn; 



but first to be 

 sworn before 

 the Lord Chan- 

 cellor. 



The President's 



Oath. 



''V first Council 

 named; 



in this behalf, we have assigned, nominated, constituted, 

 and made, and by these presents for us, our heirs, and 

 successors do assign, nominate, constitute, and make, our 

 very well-beloved and trusty William, Viscount Brouncker, 

 Chancellor to our very dear consort, Queen Catherine, to 

 be and become the first and present President of the 

 Royal Society aforesaid ; willing that the aforesaid Wil- 

 liam, Viscount Brouncker, shall continue in the office of 

 President of the Royal Society aforesaid from the date 

 of these presents until the feast of St. Andrew next 

 following after the date of these presents, and until one 

 other of the Council of the Royal Society aforesaid for 

 the time being shall have been elected, appointed, and 

 sworn to that office in due manner, according to the ordi- 

 nance and provision below in these presents expressed and 

 declared (if the aforesaid William, Viscount Brouncker, 

 shall live so lorn*) ; having first taken a corporal oath 

 well and faithfully to execute his office in and by all 

 things touching that office, according to the true intention 

 of these presents, before our very well- beloved and very 

 trusty Cousin and Councillor Edward, Earl of Clarendon, 

 our Chancellor of England: to which same Edward, 

 Earl of Clarendon, our Chancellor aforesaid, we give and 

 grant full power and authority, to administer the oath 

 aforesaid in these words following, that is to say : 



I, William, Viscount Brouncker, do promise to deal 

 faithfully and honestly in all things belonging to the 

 trust committed to me as President of this Royal Society, 

 during niy employment in that capacity. So help me God ! 



We have also assigned, constituted, arid made, and by 

 these presents for us, our heirs, and successors do make, our 

 beloved and trusty Robert Moray, Knight, one of our Privy 

 Council in our Realm of Scotland ; Robert Boyle, Esquire ; 

 William Brereton, Esquire, eldest son of the Baron, de 

 Brereton ; Kenelin Digby, Knight, Chancellor to our 

 very dear mother, Queen Maria ; Paul Neile, Knight, 

 one of tbe Gentlemen of our Privy Chamber; Henry 

 Slingesby, Esquire, another of the Gentlemen of our 

 aforesaid Privy Chamber ; William Petty, Knight ; John 

 Wallis, Doctor in Divinity ; Timothy Clarke, Doctor in 

 Medicine and one of our Physicians ; John Wilkins, 

 Doctor in Divinity ; George Ent, Doctor in Medicine ; 

 William Aerskine, one of our Cup-bearers ; Jonathan 

 Goddard, Doctor in Medicine and Professor of Gresharn 

 College ; Christopher Wren, Doctor in Medicine, Saville 



