THE ORIGINAL CHARTER. 



be sued, plea and be impleaded, answer and be answered unto, defend and be 

 defended in all Courts and places whatsoever, of Us, our Heirs, and Suc- 

 cessors, in all Actions, Suits, Causes, and Things whatsoeyer ; and to act and 

 do in all Things relating to the said Corporation in as ample manner and 

 form as any other Liege Subjects, being Persons able and capable in the 

 Law, or any other Body Politic or Corjjorate, in our said United Kingdom 

 of Great Britain and Ireland, may or can act or do : and also to have and to To use a 



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use a Common Seal, and the same to change and alter fi-om tune to tmie as seal, 

 they shall think fit. 



And We do hereby declare and grant that there shall bo an indefinite Number of 

 number of Fellows of the said Society ; and that they the said George Earl definite, 

 of Dartmouth, Edward Earl Powis, Brownlow Lord Bishop of Winchester, First For ^ 

 John Lord Selsey, Charles Greville, Sir Joseph Banks, William Townsend 

 Alton, John Elliot, Thomas Andrew Knight, Charles Miller, Richard 

 Anthony Salisbury, John Trevelyan, James Dickson, Thomas Hoy, and 

 AVilliam Smith, shall be the first Fellows of the said Society, and that any five 

 or more of them, all having been first duly summoned to attend the Meetings 

 of the said Fellows, shall and may, on or before the First day of May next 

 ensuing the date of those presents, under their respective hands, in writing, 

 appoint such other persons to be Fellows, Honorary Members, and Foreign 

 Members of the said Society, as they may respectively think fit. 



And We do further declare and grant, that, for the better Rule and CoimcUaiid 



Omcere. 



Government of the said Society, and for the better du-ection, management, 

 and execution of the Business and Concerns thereof, there shall be thenceforth 

 for ever a Council, President, Treasurer, and Secretary of the said Society, to 

 be elected in manner hereinafter mentioned ; and that such Council shall 

 consist of fifteen Members to be elected from among the Fellows as herein- 

 after directed, whereof any five shall be a quorum ; and We do hereby First Comi- 

 nominate and appoint the said George Earl of Dartmouth, Edward Earl cers named. 

 Powis, Brownlow Lord Bishop of Winchester, John Lord Selsey, Charles 

 Greville, Sir Joseph Banks, William ToTOsend Alton, John Elliot, Thomas 

 Andrew Knight, Charles Miller, Richard Anthony Salisbury, John Trevelyan, 

 James Dickson, Thomas Hoy, and William Smith, to be the first Council ; 

 the said George Earl of Dartmouth to be the fii'st President ; the said Charles 

 Greville to be the first Treasurer ; and the said Richard Anthony Salisbury to 

 be the first Secretary to the said Society : all and each of the aforesaid 

 Officers and Coimsellors to continue in such their respective Ofifices until the 

 First day of May One Thousand Eight Hundred and Ten : and that the said 

 George Earl of Dartmouth shall have power to appoint such four Persons 

 from and amongst the Members of the said Council, to be Vice-Presidents of 

 the said Society, as he shall think fit, until some other Persons shall be chosen 

 in their respective rooms, in the manner heremafter mentioned. 



And it is Our fui'ther Will and Pleasure that the Fellows of the said Annual Re- 



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Society, or any eleven or more of them, shall and may, on the First day of three Mem- 



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