First Charter. 35 



Professor of Astronomy in our University of Oxford ; 

 William Balle, Esquire; Matthew Wren, Esquire; John 

 Evelyn, Esquire; Thomas Henshawe, Esquire; Dudley 

 Palmer, of Grrey's Inn, in our County of Middlesex, 

 Esquire ; and Henry Oldenburg, Esquire, together with 

 the President aforesaid, to be and become the first and 

 present twenty-one of the Council of the Royal Society 

 aforesaid; to be continued in the same offices from th,e to continue as 

 date of these presents until the aforesaid feast of Saint above ' u ' lless 



1 m amoved for just 



Andrew the Apostle next following, and thenceforth until cause; 

 other fitting and able and sufficient persons shall have 

 been elected, appointed, and sworn into the offices aforesaid 

 (if they shall live so long, or shall not have been amoved but first to take, 

 for any just and reasonable cause) ; first taking corporal ^ntteiS**~ 

 oaths before the President of the aforesaid Royal Society, *^as his, 

 well and faithfully to execute their offices in and by all mutandis, 

 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 afore- 

 said by our Chancellor of England ; (to which same 

 President for the time being, for us, our heirs, and suc- 

 cessors, we give and grant by these presents full power 

 and authority to administer the oaths aforesaid ;) And 

 that the same persons, so as it is aforesaid elected, ap- 

 pointed, and sworn, and hereafter to be elected, appointed, 

 and sworn from time to time, to the Council of the afore- 

 said Royal Society, shall be and become aiding, coun- 

 selling, and assistant in all matters, business, and affairs 

 touching or concerning the better regulation, government, 

 and direction of the aforesaid Royal Society, and of every 

 Member of the same. 



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

 heirs, and successors do grant to the aforesaid President, The President. 

 Council, and Fellows of the Royal Society aforesaid, 

 and to their successors, that the President, Council, and 

 Fellows of the Royal Society aforesaid for the time being: annually, on st. 



J J 3 Andrew's Day, 



(of whom we will the President for the time being 1 to one out of the 



....... Council to be Pro- 

 be one) may and shall have from time to time in all sideut: who is to 



(.,,. f TJI-J_J_ j j hold, if not dead 



iuture times for ever power and authority to nominate and no v amoved, tin 

 elect, and that they may be able and have power to elect SSifS^vI and 

 and nominate, every year, on the aforesaid feast of St. jJSJjSfT' 111 " 11 

 Andrew, one of the Council of the aforesaid Roval Society h^'ina- first 



*'.:';, . taken che Oath 



for the time being, who may and shall be President of the before the Coun- 

 Royal Society aforesaid until the feast of St. Andrew the more uf them. 

 Apostle thereafter next following (if he shall live so long, 



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