Second Charter. 63 



twenty-one of the Council and Fellows of the Royal 



Society aforesaid; to be continued in their offices of the TO continue tin 



Council aforesaid from the date of these presents until Day, and tm 



the aforesaid feast of St. Andrew the Apostle next follow- elected and 



ing, and thenceforth until other fitting and able and suffi- amo've 

 cient persons shall have been elected, appointed, and sworn 



into the offices aforesaid (if they shall live so long, or * or n 3 t th ^ f ~ 



shall not have been amoved for any just and reasonable Oath as he took, 



cause) ; first taking corporal oaths before the President tandis. 



for the time being of the aforesaid Royal Society, well 



and faithfully to execute their offices in and by all 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 aforesaid by our 



Chancellor of England; (to which same President for the 



time being, for us, our heirs, and successors, we give 



and grant by these presents full power and authority to 



administer the oaths aforesaid to the aforesaid persons, 



and to any others whomsoever hereafter from time to 



time to be elected into the Council aforesaid) ; And that 



the same persons, so as it is aforesaid elected, appointed, 



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



sworn from time to time, to the Council of the aforesaid 



Royal Society, shall be and become aiding, counselling, 



and assistant in all matters, business, and affairs touch- 



ing or concerning the better regulation, government, 



and direction of the aforesaid Royal Society, and of 



every Member of the same. 



We also grant to the President, Council, and Fellows The President, 



., P i c< j_ JJ.J.L' Council, and Fel- 



of the aforesaid Society, and to their successors tor ever, lows, or any nine 



that they and their successors, or any nine or more of 

 them (of whom we will the President for the time being, 

 or his Deputy, to be always one), may be able lawfully to 

 make and hold assemblies or meetings of themselves miles of it. 

 for the examination and investigation of experiments and 

 of natural things, and for other affairs belonging to the 

 Society aforesaid, as often as and whenever it shall be 

 needful, in a College or Hall or other convenient place 

 within our City of London, or in any other convenient 

 place within ten miles of our same City. 



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



., ,. .- -[- .- , Council, and Fel- 



heirs, and successors, do grant to tlie aioresaid President, i ow s, or any 

 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, or any 



