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arranging of their affairs and other matters concerning 

 the same Royal Society. 

 if any abuses And farther we will, and by these presents for us, 



shall happen, or * 



differences arise, our heirs, and successors do ordain, constitute, and ap- 

 formed and set,- point, that if any abuses or differences hereafter shall 

 of 6 ciarend 6 on ar arise and happen concerning the government or other 

 matters or affairs of the aforesaid Royal Society, whereby 



death a !> d the erhis an y i n j ur y or hindrance may be done to the constitu- 

 Archbishop f tion, stability, and progress of the studies, or to the 



Canterbury, the . 



Chancellor or matters and affairs, of the same; that then and so oiten, 



Keeper of the .1 , 



Great Seal, the by these presents, lor us, our heirs, and successors, we 

 do authorise, nominate, assign, and appoint our afore- 

 said very well-beloved and very trusty Cousin and 



taries for the Councillor Edward, Earl of Clarendon, our Chancel- 



time being, or 



any four or more ] or o f O ur Realm of England, by himself during his 



life, andy^fter his death, then the Archbishop of Canter- 

 bury, the Chancellor or Keeper of the Great Seal of 

 England, the Treasurer of England, the Keeper of the 

 Privy Seal, the Bishop of London, and the two Principal 

 Secretaries for the time being, or any four or more of 

 them, to reconcile, compose, and adjust the same differ- 

 ences and abuses. 



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

 heirs, and successors, firmly enjoining, do order and com- 

 mand all and singular the Justices, Mayors, Aldermen, 

 Sheriffs, Bailiffs, Constables, and other officers, ministers, 

 and subjects whomsoever of us, our heirs, and successors, 

 that they be from time to time aiding and assistant to 

 the aforesaid President, Council, and Fellows of the Royal 

 Society aforesaid, and to their successors for ever, in 

 and by all things, according to the true intention of these 

 our Letters Patent. 



Although express mention of the true yearly value or 

 of the certainty of the premises, or of any of them, 

 or of other gifts or grants before these times made by 

 us or by any of our progenitors or predecessors to the 

 aforesaid President, Council, and Fellows of the Royal 

 Society aforesaid, is not made in these presents; or 

 any statute, act, ordinance, provision, proclamation, 

 or restriction to the contrary thereof heretofore had, 

 made, enacted, ordained, or provided, or any other 

 thing, cause, or matter whatsoever, in any wise notwith- 

 standing. 



In witness whereof we have caused these our Letters 

 to be made Patent. Witness Ourself, at Westminster, 



