KEC'OKI) OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY 



siid Royal Society, well and faithfully to execute their offices in 

 and by all things touching those offices, according to the form and 

 of tlu- aforesaid oath, mutatis mutandis, to be administered to 

 the President of the Royal Society aforesaid by our Chancellor of 

 Kngland ; (to which same President for the time being, for us, our 

 i, and successors, we give and grant by these presents full power 

 and authority to administer the oaths aforesaid to the aforesaid 

 persons, and to any others whomsoever hereafter from time to time to 

 he elected into the Council 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 

 tin aforesaid Royal Society, shall be and become aiding, counselling, 

 and assistant in all matters, business, and affairs touching or concern- 

 ing the better regulation, government, and direction of the aforesaid 

 Roval Society, and of every Member of the same. 



\\V also grant to the President, Council, and Fellows of the aforesaid 



^ociety, and to their successors for ever, that they and their successors, 



>m *?0, or anv nine or more of them (of whom we will the President for the 



m Ay bold assemLl: 



Rt any time or place in time being, or his Deputy, to be always one), may be able lawfully to 



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miles' make and hold assemblies or meetings ot themselves tor the exami- 



nation and investigation of experiments and of natural things, and 

 for other affairs belonging to the Society aforesaid, as often as and 

 whenever it shall be needful, in a College or Hall or other convenient 

 place within our City of London, or in any other convenient place 

 within ten miles of our same City. 



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



sors. do grant to the aforesaid President, Council, and Fellows 



of the Royal Society aforesaid, and to their successors, that the 



lent, Council, and Fellows of the Royal Society aforesaid for the 



me being, or any thirty-one or more of them (of whom we will 



i. thin.*- I he President for the time being, or his Deputy, to be one), or the 



major part of the aforesaid thirty-one or more, may and shall have 



'_ from time to time in all future times for ever power and authority to 



ominate and elect, and that they may be able and have power to 



ect and nominate, every year, on the aforesaid feast of St. Andrew, 



one of the Council of the aforesaid Royal Society for the time being, 



' who may and shall be President of the Royal Society aforesaid until 



of St. Andrew the Apostle- thereafter next following (if he 



-hall not be amoved meanwhile for any just and 



'. and thenceforth until another shall have been 



I 'pointed, and nominated to the office of President of the 



I Society aforesaid ; and that he, after that he shall so have been 



elected and nominated, as if is aforesaid, to the office of President of 



