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- 1662- (Creation)
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Charter Book, 3 Charters and 19 boxes
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GB 0117 DC 1662- Collection (fonds) Charter Book, 3 Charters and 19 boxes Royal Society
An artificial collection created to encompass the legal and constitutional documents of the Royal Society. The most important are the three early charters granted by Charles II (in 1662, 1663 and 1669), incorporating the Society and authorizing its rights and privileges. The Charters, together with the Statutes, were transcribed into the Charter Book. The signatures of Fellows from 1664 (when Charles II was first to sign) have been added to this volume. Also included in this series are the legal documents signed by the Society in the course of its activities, such as Trust Deeds and legal agreements.
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Parchment and paper.
'Record of the Royal Society' Fourth Edition 1940 which includes a transcript of the three charters and the statutes, and a list of the very early deeds.
Copied from the Royal Society catalogue by Sarah Drewery.
General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.
Feb 2009. Associations Societies Societies, scientific Organizations Learned societies Royal Society
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An artificial collection created to encompass the legal and constitutional documents of the Royal Society. The most important are the three early charters granted by Charles II (in 1662, 1663 and 1669), incorporating the Society and authorizing its rights and privileges. The Charters, together with the Statutes, were transcribed into the Charter Book. The signatures of Fellows from 1664 (when Charles II was first to sign) have been added to this volume. Also included in this series are the legal documents signed by the Society in the course of its activities, such as Trust Deeds and legal agreements.
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No publication without written permission. Apply to Archivist in the first instance.
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- English
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- Latin
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English
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'Record of the Royal Society' Fourth Edition 1940 which includes a transcript of the three charters and the statutes, and a list of the very early deeds.
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General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.
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