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, ''Franchises, Jurisdictions, for Perpetuity, or Terms of Lives, or Years, or any other Way: as also Goods, Chattels, and all other Things of what Nature or Kind soever. And also by the Name aforesaid to give, grant, demise, or assign the said Lands, Goods, &c. and to do all Things necessary thereabout. And the said Persons by the Name aforesaid are enabled to implead, be impleaded, sue, defend, &c. in any Courts, and before any Judges, Officers, &c. whatsoever of the King, his Heirs, and Successors, in all and singular Actions real and personal: Pleas, Causes, &c. of what kind soever, as any of his Subjects within his Kingdom of England, or Corporations, are by Law capable and enabled to do.''

And the said President, Council, and Fellows are impower'd to have a Common Seal for their Use in their Affairs; and from time to time to break, change, and make anew the same, as shall seem expedient unto them.

And his Majesty, in Testimony of his Royal Favour towards the said President, Council, and Fellows, and of his especial Esteem of them, doth grant a Coat of Arms to them and their Successors, viz''. On a Field Argent a Canton of the three Lions of England: For a Crest, an Eagle proper on a Ducal Coronet supporting a Shield charged with the Lions aforesaid; and for Supporters, two Talbots with Coronets on their Necks. The said Arms to be born, &c. by the said Society upon all Occasions.''

''And that his Majesty's Royal Intention may take the better Effect far the good Government of the said Society from time to time. it is establish'd, that the Council aforesaid shall consist of twenty one Persons; (whereof the President for the time being always to be one.) And that all Persons, which within two Months next ensuing the Date of the said Charter shall be chosen by the''