Second Charter. 67 



be able and have power to do and execute those things ; But he must first 

 a corporal oath, first to be taken by such Deputy upon theCouncif, or 6 

 the holy Gospels of God, in the form and effect above r m re f 



specified, well and faithfully to execute all and singular 

 things which pertain to the office of President, before 

 the aforesaid Council of the aforesaid Royal Society, 

 or any seven or more of them ; and so 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 a writ, commission, or 

 further warrant in that behalf from us, our heirs, or 

 successors. 



And further we will, and by these presents for us, The Society may 

 our heirs, and successors do grant to the aforesaid Presi- two Secretaries 6 , ' 

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

 and to their successors, that they and their successors 



henceforth for ever may and shall have one Treasurer, Serjeants-at-Mace 



' to attend upon 



two Secretaries, two or more Curators of Experiments, the President. 



All these are to be 



one Clerk or more, and moreover two berjeants-at-Mace, chosen and 



who may from time to time attend upon the President ; president, Coun- 



and that the aforesaid Treasurer, Secretaries, Curators, or any Thirty-one 



Clerk or Clerks, and Serjeants-at-Mace, to be elected and r f 

 nominated by the President, Council, and Fellows of the 



Royal Society aforesaid, or by any thirty-one or more of one,) or by the 



them (of whom we will the President for the time being, such Thirty-one 



i . -r^ , N iii pjiOr more : and 



or his Deputy, to be one), or by the major part 01 the they must be 



aforesaid thirty-one or more, before they be admitted to 

 execute their special* and respective offices, shall take their 

 corporal oaths in the form and effect above specified, seven or more of 

 before the President, or his Deputy, and the Council of 

 the same Royal Society, or any seven or more of them, 

 rightly, well, and faithfully to execute their several and 

 respective offices in all things touching the same; and 

 that after having so taken such oaths, as it is afore- 

 said, they may exercise and use their respective offices ; 

 to which same President and Council, or to any seven or 

 more of them, we do give and grant by these presents full 

 power and authority to administer the oaths aforesaid from 

 time to time to the aforesaid several and respective officers 

 and their successors : And we have assigned, nominated, The first Trea- 

 chosen, created, appointed, and made, and by these and also the two 

 presents for us, our heirs, and successors do assign, 

 * So in the original ; qu. several. 



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