Second Charter. 61 



Council and Fellows, and their successors, as occasion 

 shall serve. 



And that our royal intention may obtain the better 

 effect, and for the good rule and government of the 

 aforesaid Royal Society from time to time, we will, and 

 by these presents for us, our heirs, and successors do The Council shall 

 grant to the same President, Council, and Fellows of the one1ofwhom nty " 

 Royal Society aforesaid, and to their successors, that Ss Deputy ^11 

 henceforth for ever the Council aforesaid shall be and be alwa>s one)< 

 consist of twenty-one persons (of whom we will the 

 President for the time being, or his Deputy, to be always 

 one) ; And that all and singular other persons who within AH other persons 

 two months next following after the date of these presents 

 shall be received and admitted into the same Society as 

 Members of the Royal Society aforesaid, by the President 

 and Council, or by any eleven or more of them fof more of them (of 



J J . . v whom, &c.) or by 



whom we will the President lor the time being, or his two-thirds or 



, , , . - more of those 



Deputy, to be always one), or by two third parts or more Eleven or more, 

 of the aforesaid eleven or more, and in all time following months^and at 



by the President, Council, and Fellows, or by any 

 twenty-one or more of them (of whom we will the 

 President for the time being, or his Deputy, to be always 

 one), or by two third parts or more of the aforesaid twentv- Twenty-one or 



i in i i > i Ji T* , more of them (of 



one or more, and shall have been noted in the rxegister whom the Presi- 

 by them to be kept, shall be, be called, and be named pu ?y to be 3 one), 

 Fellows of the Royal Society aforesaid, as long as they paS or more of 



shall live, unless it shall happen that any one of them be 

 amoved for any reasonable cause, according to the Statutes 

 of the Royal Society aforesaid, which are to be drawn up : called Fellows of 



J \ ,. . . _ . ' the said Royal 



whom, the more eminently they are distinguished for the Society, tor life, 



study of every kind of learning and good letters, the 



more ardently they desire to promote the honour, studies, 



and advantage of this Society, the more they are noted 



for integrity of life, uprightness of character, and piety, 



and excel in fidelity and affection of mind towards us, 



our Crown, and dignity, the more we wish them to be 



especially deemed fitting and worthy of being admitted 



into the number of the Fellows of the same Society. 



And for the better execution of our will and grant 

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

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

 cessors do assign, nominate, constitute, and make, our very 

 well-beloved and trusty William, Viscount Brouncker t 

 Chancellor of our very dear consort Queen Catharine, to W niiam 

 be the first and present President of the Royal Society 



