92 RECORD OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY 



and authorize them, twenty-one or more. lull power and authority from time to time to 



I;);*;;.' lect, nominate, and appoint one or more Typographers or Printers, 



and Chalcographers or Engravers, and to grant to him or them, by a 



things (touching or writing sealed with the Common Seal of the aforesaid Royal Society, 



,,! signed by the- hand of the President for the time being, faculty 



-; to print such tilings, matters, and affairs touching or concerning the 



itoresaid Koval Society, as shall have been committed to the aforesaid 



ormor- , , , m i 



Typographer or Printer, Chalcographer or Engraver, or lypograpners 



>r Printers, Chaleographers or Engravers, from time to time, by the 



President and Council of the aforesaid Royal Society, or any seven 



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



in- v - . 



or his Deputy, to be one), or by the major part of the aforesaid seven 



or more ; their corporal oaths first to be taken, before they be 



admitted to exercise their offices, before the President and Council 



for the time being, or any seven or more of them, in the form and 



(fleet last specified ; to which same President and Council, or to any 



seven or more of them, we do give and grant by these presents full 



power and authority to administer the oaths aforesaid. 



n- And further, in order that the aforesaid President, Council, and 



M't'h'm" Fellows of the aforesaid Royal Society may obtain the better success 



>f whom, &cO. oM in- m ti u .j r philosophical studies, of our more ample special grace and of 



nine*.; i our certain knowledge and mere motion, we have given and granted, 



have the same right i i . i f i i i 



t,> dem ive and by these presents torus, our heirs, and successors do give ana 



4 rant, to the aforesaid President, Council, and Fellows of the afore- 



iid Royal Society, and to their successors for ever, that they and 



their successors, or any nine or more of them (of whom we will the 



of Physicians and the ,,.,.,. .,..,. , . ^ , , ., 



IDM I resident tor the time being, or his Deputy, to be one), or the major 

 part of the aforesaid nine or more, may and shall have from time to 

 time full power and authority to require, take, and receive from time 

 to time, and at such seasonable times, according to their discretion, 

 by their assign or assigns the bodies of such persons as have suffered 

 death by the hand of the executioner, and to anatomize them, in as 

 ample manner and form, and to all intents and purposes, as the 

 President of the College of Physicians and the Company of Surgeons 

 of our City of London (by whatsoever names the two aforesaid 

 eorporations shall have been distinguished) have used or enjoyed, or 

 may he able and have power to use and enjoy, the same bodies. 



And further, for the improvement of the experiments, arts, and 



y nino Crs L 



Uatai. m the aforesaid Royal Society, of our more abundant special 



maj' i i- i i " i i i 



and ol our certain knowledge and mere motion, we have given 



md -ranted, and by these presents for us, our heirs, and successors do 



give and - ran t, to the aforesaid President, Council, and Fellows of 



aid Royal Society, and to their successors forever, that they 



