CHARTER. 
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Sutherland, Avtluir Blundell Sandys Trumbal Marquess of 
Downsliire, John Charles Earl Spencer, Robert Henry Clive, 
Sir Francis Lawley, Sir Thomas Dyke Achxnd, Sir James 
Robert George Graham, Heury Handley, and Joseph Neeld, 
shall be members of the first council, any three or more of 
^\hom shall hereby be invested with full power, being first 
duly summoned to attend, to appoint, on or within ten days 
preceding or following the twenty-fifth day of the present 
month of March, such persons to be trustees, vice-presidents, 
council, governors, members, honorary members, correspond- 
ing members, and foreign members, as they shall respectively 
think fit. 
9. And we further will, grant, and declare, that the pre- w.magement. 
sident and council shall have the sole management of the 
income and funds of the said body politic and corporate, and 
also the entire management and superintendence of all the 
other afiairs and concerns thereof, and shall, or may, but not 
inconsistently with, or contrary to, the provisions of this our 
Charter or any existing bye-law, or the laws or statutes of 
this our realm, do all such acts and deeds as shall appear to 
them necessary or essential to be done, for the purpose of 
carrying into effect the objects and views of the said Royal 
Agricultural Society of England. 
10. In witness whereof we have caused these om* Letters 
to be made patent. Witness ourself at our palace at West- 
minster this twenty-sixth day of March, in the third year of 
our reign. 
By Writ of Privy Seal. 
(Signed) EDMUNDS. 
