Third Charter. 93 



aforesaid President is so absent, during the whole time in 

 which the aforesaid President shall continue in the office 

 of President, even though in the meanwhile the Presi- 

 dent of the Royal Society aforesaid for the time being 

 shall have made and appointed one other or several others 

 of the aforesaid Council his Deputy and Deputies ; to 

 which same President for the time being' we give and And it gives him 



. , . , . . express Power to 



grant by these presents tor us, our heirs, and successors appoint two or 

 power and authority to make and appoint two or more of 

 the aforesaid Council his Deputies, at one and the same t 

 time, as often as it shall please him: And that every 

 such Deputy and Deputies of the aforesaid President, so same Acts in hh 

 as it is aforesaid to be made and appointed, may be able himself could do 

 and have power to do and execute all and singular things 

 which pertain or ought to pertain to the office of Presi- 

 dent of the aforesaid Royal Society, or which are limited 

 and appointed to be done and executed by the aforesaid 

 President by virtue of our aforesaid Letters Patent or of 

 these presents, from time to time, as often as it shall 

 happen that the aforesaid President is so absent, during 

 such time as the Deputy and Deputies of the aforesaid 

 President shall continue, by force of these our Letters 

 Patent, as fully, freely, and wholly, and in as ample 

 manner and form, as the President aforesaid, if he were 

 present, would be able and have power to do and execute 

 the same : a corporal oath to be first taken upon the holy But they must 



J first be sworn be- 



Grospels of God, in the form and effect in our same fore the Council, 

 Letters Patent specified, by such Deputy and Deputies, them. 

 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 five 

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

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

 of them for the time being, we 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, and successors : 



And further, that henceforth for ever they and their KSSdffiS!' 

 successors, or anv nine or more of them (of whom we Council, and Fei- 



* . . lows, or any nine 



will the President for the time being, or his Deputy, to of them (of whom 



, j r the President or 



be always one), may be able lawfully to make and nave his Deputy to be 



assemblies or meetings of themselves for the examination 



and investigation of experiments and of natural things, 



and other affairs belonging to the Society aforesaid, as f ENGLAND. 



