si- UKCOK1) OF TIIK HOVAL SOCIETY 



with a crown studded with florets, surmounted by an eagle of proper 

 colour holding in one foot a sliield charged with our lions : Supporters, 

 two white hounds gorged with crowns; to be borne, exhibited, and 

 possessed tor ever bv the aforesaid President, Council, and Fellows, and 

 their successors, as occasion shall serve. 



And that our royal intention may obtain the better effect, and for 

 the good rule and government of the aforesaid Royal Society from 

 ,t ul ii time to time, we will, and by these presents for us, our heirs, and 

 T'piv-l stiecessors do grant to the same President, Council, and Fellows of the 





i ; ' v Koyal Society aforesaid, and to their successors, that henceforth for 



ever the Council aforesaid shall be and consist of twenty-one persons 

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

 rbo be always one); And that all and singular other persons who 

 Smittod^iiemb^rs, within two months next following after the date of these presents shall 

 , received and admitted into the same Society as Members of the 

 11 oval Society aforesaid, by the President and Council, or by any 

 eleven or more of them (of whom we will the President for the time 

 fn two months ; ' being, or his Deputy, to be always one), or by two third parts or more 



of the aforesaid eleven or more, and in all time following by the 

 <sident, Conn- President, Council, and Fellows, or by any twenty-one or more of 



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

 |' s ' m Deputy, to be always one), or by two third parts or more of the 



aforesaid twenty-one or more, and shall have been noted in the 



Register by them to be kept, shall be, be called, and be named Fellows 



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and shall be regis- of the Roval Society aforesaid, as long; as they shall live, unless it 



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..< of the said wall happen that any one of them be amoved for any reasonable 



, according to the Statutes of the Royal Society aforesaid, which 



axe to be drawn up ; whom, the more eminently they are distinguished 



tor the study of every kind of learning and good letters, the more 



utly they desire to promote the honour, studies, and advantage of 



this Society, the more they are noted for integrity of life, uprightness 



of character, and piety, and excel in fidelity and affection of mind to- 



dfl us, our Crown, and dignity, the more we wish them to be 



iidlv deemed fitting and worthy of being admitted into the 



number of the Fellows of the same Society. 



And for the better execution of our will and grant in this behalf, 



uiied, nominated, constituted, and made, and by these 



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



id make, our very well-beloved and trusty William, 



m viscount "'"t Brouncker, Chancellor of our very dear consort Queen 



Catharine, to be the first and present President of the Royal Society 



siid; willing that the aforesaid William, Viscount Brouncker, 



Day, and till anoti,. , shall continue in the office of President of the Royal Society aforesaid 



