First Charter. 37 



dent and of the rest of the Council aforesaid surviving the major part of 



and remaining in that office, or of the major part of the 



same, of whom we will the President for the time being S 



to be one), that then and so often it may and shall be 



good and lawful to the aforesaid President, Council, and hold ^ ein s first 



T.I ii f ,-, TI n sworn) till the 



r allows ot the Jttoyal bociety atoresaid, or to the major next st. Andrew's 

 part of the same (of whom we will the President of the other Election! 111 

 Hoyal Society aforesaid for the time being to be one), to 

 nominate, elect, and appoint one other or several others 

 of the Fellows of the Eoyal Society aforesaid, in the place 

 or places of him or them so dead, retired, or amoved, to 

 fill up the aforesaid number of twenty-one persons of the 

 Council of the Royal Society aforesaid ; and that he or 

 they so elected and appointed in that office may have the 

 same office until the feast of St. Andrew the Apostle 

 then next following, and thenceforth until one other or 

 several others shall have been elected, appointed, and 

 nominated ; first taking a corporal oath before the Pre- 

 sident and Council of the Royal Society aforesaid, or any 

 seven or more of them for the time being, well and faith- 

 fully to execute that office in and by all things touching 

 that office, according to the true intention of these 

 presents. 



And further we will, and by these presents for us, our on every St. An- 

 heirs, and successors do grant to the aforesaid Presi- 

 dent, Council, and Fellows of the aforesaid Royal Society, 

 and to their successors, that they and their successors, 

 every year, on the aforesaid feast of St. Andrew the 

 Apostle, may and shall have full power and authority to 

 elect, nominate, appoint, and change ten of the Fellows of 

 the Royal Society aforesaid, to fill up the places and 

 offices of ten of the aforesaid number of twenty-one of 

 the Council of the Royal Society aforesaid ; for we do 

 declare it to be our roval pleasure, arid by these presents 

 for us, our heirs, and successors we do grant, that ten of 

 the aforesaid Council, and no more, shall be annually 

 changed and amoved by the President, Council, and 

 Fellows of the Royal Society aforesaid. 



We will also, and for us, our heirs, and successors do 

 grant to the aforesaid President, Council, and Fellows of 

 the aforesaid Royal Society, and to their successors, that 

 if it shall happen that the President of the same Royal 

 Society for the time being is detained by sickness or in- 

 firmity, or is employed in the service of us, our heirs, or 

 successors, or is otherwise occupied, so that he shall not 



