<;-j RECORD OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY 



first and present twenty-one of the Council of the Royal Society 

 toeont , ;l jd ; to be continued in the same offices from the date of these 



its until the aforesaid least of Saint Andrew the Apostle next 

 following, and thenceforth until other fitting and able and sufficient 

 HI Nlmll have been elected, appointed, and sworn into the offices 

 aforesaid (if they shall live so long, or shall not have been amoved for 

 bat first to take, before "v just and reasonable cause) ; first taking corporal oaths before the 

 i 1 : Widen t 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 

 rrant by these presents full power and authority to administer the 

 oaths 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 touching or concerning the better 

 regulation, government, and direction of the aforesaid Royal Society, 

 and of every Member of the same. 



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



:.- successors do grant to the aforesaid President, 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 



nnnally. < i_ 



"ut time being (of whom we will the President for the time being to be 

 no) may and shall have from time to time in all future times for ever 

 <>uer and authority to nominate and elect, and that they may be able 

 .nd have power to elect and nominate, every year, on the aforesaid 

 east of St. Andrew, one of the Council of the aforesaid Royal Society 



i, tor the time being, who may and shall be President of the Royal 

 Society aforesaid until the feast of St. Andrew the Apostle there- 

 next, following (if he shall live so long, or shall not be amoved 

 meanwhile for any just and reasonable cause), and thenceforth until 

 another shall have been elected, appointed, and nominated to the 

 office of President, of the Royal Society aforesaid ; and that he, after 

 that he shall so have been elected and nominated, as it is aforesaid, 

 to the office of President of the Royal Society aforesaid, before he 

 be admitted to that office, shall take a corporal oath before the 

 Council of tin- same Royal Society, or any seven or more of them, 

 rightly, uell. and faithfully to execute that office in all things touching 

 that office, according to the form and effect of the aforesaid oath, 

 mutatis mutnndix (to which same Council, or to any seven or more of 



