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 Books as shall be committed to him by Order of the Society, or Council; and therein he shall observe their Directions, as to the Correction of the Edition, the Number of Copies, the Form, or Volume, &c.

The Operators of the Society, when they have any of their Work under their Hands, shall not undertake the Work of any other Persons, which may hinder the Business of the Society. They shall have Salaries for their Attendance.

The common Seal of the Society shall be kept in a Chestl with three Locks, and three different Keys, by the President, Treasurer, and one of the Secretaries, The Deeds of the Society shall be pass'd in Council, and seal'd by them and the President.

The Books that concern the Affairs of the Society, shall be the Charter Book, Statute Book, Journal Books, Letter Books, and Register Books, for the entring of philosophical Observations, Histories, Discourses, Experiments, Inventions.

The Names of Benefactors shall be honourably mentioned in a Book provided for that purpose.

In case of Death, or Recess of any Fellow, the Secretaries are to note it in the Margin of the Register, over against their Names.

''The Causes of Ejection shall be contemptuous Disobedience to the Statutes and Orders of the Society; defaming or malicious damnifying the same. This shall be declared by the President at one of the Meetings; and the Ejection recorded''.

When these Statutes were presented to his Majesty, he was pleas'd to superscribe himself their Founder and Patron; his Royal Highness, and his Highness Prince Rupert, at the same time, declaring themselves Fellows.