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Record of the Royal Society. . 



The Pre.- ident 

 may appoint one 

 out of the Coun- 

 cil to be his 

 Deputy : 



who may act as 

 such during his 

 absence ; unless 

 he appoint some 

 other out of the 

 Council to be so. 



Such Deputy 

 may, in the Pre- 

 sident's absence, 

 do all acts that 

 he himself could 

 do if present. 



But he must first 

 be sworn before 

 the Council, or 

 seven or more of 

 them. 



The T resident, 

 Council, and Fel- 

 lows, may have 

 one Treasurer, 

 two Secretaries, a 



be able to attend to the necessary affairs of the same Royal 

 Society touching the office of President, that then and 

 so often it may and shall be good and lawful to the 

 same President so detained, employed, or occupied, to 

 nominate and appoint one of the Council of the aforesaid 

 Royal Society for the time being to be and become the 

 Deputy of the same President; which same Deputy, so to be 

 made and appointed in the office of Deputy of the President 

 aforesaid, may and shall be the Deputy of the same Presi- 

 dent from time to time, as often as the aforesaid President 

 shall happen to be so absent, during the whole time in 

 which the aforesaid President shall continue in the office 

 of President; unless in the meanwhile the aforesaid Pre- 

 sident of the Koyal Society aforesaid for the time being 

 shall have made and appointed one other of the aforesaid 

 Council his Deputy ; And that every such Deputy of the 

 aforesaid Present so to be made and appointed, as it is 

 aforesaid, may be able and have power to do and 

 execute all and singular things which pertain or ought 

 to pertain to the office of President of the aforesaid Royal 

 Society, or which are limited and appointed to be done 

 and executed by the aforesaid President, by virtue of 

 these our Letters Patent, from time to time, as often as 

 the aforesaid President shall so happen to be absent, 

 during such time as he shall continue the Deputy of the 

 aforesaid President, by force of these our Letters Patent, 

 as fully, freely, and Avholly, and in as ample manner and 

 form, as the aforesaid President, if he were present, would 

 be able and have power and do and execute those things ; 

 a corporal oath first to be taken by such Deputy upon the 

 holy Gospels of God, in the form and effect last specified, 

 well and faithfully to execute all and singular things 

 which pertain to the office of President, before the afore- 

 said Council of the aforesaid Royal Society, or any seven 

 or more of them ; and so as often as the case shall so 

 happen : to which same Council, or to any seven or more 

 of them, for the time being, we do give and grant by these 

 presents power and authority to administer the oath 

 aforesaid as often as the case shall so happen, without 

 procuring or obtaining any writ, commission, or further 

 warrant in that behalf from us, our heirs, or successors. 



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

 heirs, and successors do grant to the aforesaid President, 

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

 their successors, that they and their successors henceforth 



