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To all to whom these Presents shall come EETING : WnniiEAS the Establishment of a College thin our Province of New-*-runswick, in rth America, for the Education of Youth the principles of the Christian Religion d for their instruction in the various ianches of Science and Literature which e taught at our Universities in tins King- ►m, would greatly conduce to the welfare our said Province. And whereas hum- e application ha*h been made to us by any of our loving subjects in our said Pri- nce, that we "ould be pleased to grant u' Royal Charter for the more perfect Es- blishment of a College therein, and for corporating the Members thereof for the irposes aforesaid : j.now know ye that we, IV ing taken the premises into our Royal (4 ) consideration* and duly \veighii\c; the grej utility and importance of'such an Institiitioj ^ luve of'oui- special grace, certain knowledgj and mere motion, ordained and granted at ' do by these Presents, for Us, our Heirs ai fSiicccssors, ordain and grant tiiat there shal fsSVrT,,!;' ^^ established at, or near our lown of F;j i. the ^^evv-BrunMoHege on our behalf and during our plea- ^""""""^• ge with tlijjrc. And We do hereby grant and ordain at the Hcverend George Best, Master of^"^"''^"* rts. Archdeacon of our said Province of _, . , , cw-13runswiCK, shall be the first President of the pmv.rce iversity, ucation an jnts in Ar ever, to I e do hereb ty and wc our said CoHege and the Archdeacon of '^^^^ri^Z U' said Province, for tlie time being, sludl, nme being. virtue of sucli, his office, be at all times flier inGocfte Presidoit of the College. And We do »J^ova Jjcotiiereby for Us, our Heirs and Successors, Mug of tliy ill. Ordain anil (irant that the said Chan- n of l^YeCvmllor and President and the said Professors ■r*i«^^f'»"«!ior, ruture (Wvmour said ( olkf/e, and a 1 persons who shall Vss, r,, 8,,^ •0 ent Dioie duiy martriculattd into and admitted as l^hect^poTauali! and on oujcholars of our said College, and their Sue- id Collegelessors forever, shall be one distinct and )eloved Siiftparate Body politic and corporate, in deed ^ieutenantlfid in name, by the name and style of •' The or the GoKChanckllor, Pki:sidei«.t, and Scholars Name and «;tvie other per-jOF Kings College, at Jmikdericton, in lent of ourlTHE Province of New-Bhunswick," and shall be themat by the same name they shall have perpe- to have p«r- And Welual succession and a common seal, and that p^'"'' ^~ ' sion ai._ „ grant, thatfiey and their Successors shall from time to moi. seal. isiDENT, otime have full power to alter, renew or Jlergymanihange such common seal at their will and (ucces- sion and a cum- (6) Cimmnn irnl may brcliatiijcii t ! |! Si I Empowrctl to lo acq'iir'! irri inte 81,(1 Here- tliii. So as the same flo not i-xtri'd ill \ early val.ic ^'15 000, Also to acqiiiri' ai '.i hold i)ti. luiidl csuie \\\ be V ion u ( tuime will a nsist gt time * 2/t A Corporati'in eniptiwrtfti to sue aii(] be »jeil pleasure, and as s]?all be found convenietiAge subj and that by tlie same name the^' the saiap \n law Chancellor, President and Scholars, aiAer, or their Succesriors, from time to time, and Ay man all times htMcafter, shall be able and cap:w dcclai ble to have, take, receive, purchase, acquire* hold, possess, and enjoy and maintain, toaii for the use of the said College, any JMcssuai ges, Lands, Tenements and Heieditunient ot what kind, natuie or quality soever (situate and being- within our said Provinc of New-Brunswi-k) so as that the same d not exceed in yearly value thesuir. of fifLeiiiA^, and tiiousaud pounds above all charges, (iiit|| Meml mv)iecvor to take, purchase, acquire, InivoAud am hold, enjoy, receive, possess and retain amir adn or any goods, chattels, cliaritable or othcul, scvei j contributions, gifts or benefactions whatso-i|pe arti( ever. And we do hereby declare and grariliit forth that the said Chancellor, l*resident andipl in ca Scholars, and their Successors, by the samelithin 01 name, shall and may be able and rapable iiA'ts and law to sue, and be sued, implead and bo iml^tabhsl: j)leaded, answer and be answered in all oiwd pleas any Court or Courts of Record within ouiyain,tl United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire-Jed up land, and our said Province of New-Brunsl|clusiv( wick, and other our Dominions in all anavo id retain ai e or othe :)ns whatso Insist of the LiutnccUor and PrvMihnt tor rn'^thicTundi time being, and of seven of the l-rofes- "s in Arts and Faculties of our said Col- )ej and that such seven Professors shall Members of the United Church of En- J^^^ MemllT. of nid and Ireland, and shall previously to u.e council. >ir admission into the said Collej^e Cuun- , severally si^n and subscribe the thirty- e articles o1 Religion, as declared and e andgraiiliit forth in the IJook of Comm m Prayer; iident andiad in case at any time there sh ».dd not be )y the samciithin our said C'ollege seven Professors of i capable iAts and Faculties, being Members of the and bo imJfctabhshed Church aforesaid, then our will d in all owd pleasure is. and We do hereby grant and within ou Aain, that tiie said College Council shall be lin and Ire-(ed up to the requisite number of seven, •^ew-Brunsl|clusiveof the Chancellor and President in all andir the time being, by such persons being its, mattersdfeduates of our said College, and being hat natur<3!^mbers of the Established Church atore- )le and be-<|d, as shall for that puipose be appointed other Bodyithe Chancellor, for the time, being of our other ourfid College, and which Members of Coun- (8) in 1 t II Prnvi»ion for cil shall in like manner subscribe the thirtAl Colic nine articles atbresaiii, previously to tli»ir scat admission into the said Colle<^e Coiuicftooii a.s And whereas it is necessary to make provl of Pre sion for the completion aiul filling up of tinihers said Council at the first Institution oi'o«, toii said College, and previously to the appoiAnumb nient of any Professors or tlie conferring' M hcreb .h- for^ari Jaf *'^"y dcgrccs therein. Now We do f'urtlijancellc the formation ot • • i i i i i /•,( n ^L the first Cn,,n. ordam and declare that the LliancelIor|pic<»e, t oi^of the Col. Qj,^ g^i^i College for tiie time being. 5 upon, or immediately after the first Instit^such tion thereof, by warrant under his iiand, i» in the rrinate and appoint seven discreet and piAny nei per persons, resident within our said Pr#h ofh'c vince of New Brunswick, to constitute jouH grant ly with him the said Chancellor, and tiiio, of i I'resident of our said College, lor the tinS Meeti being, the first or original Council ofoi^pchhe said College, which fiist or original Meiiinttcnd, bers of the said Council shall in like ma Ant of ( nei respectively subscribe the thirty-niAuch ]V articles aforesaid, previously to their aAhe sa mission into the said Council. And ^whe sai do further declare and grant, that the MeiiBetmg, Mfmbersnrthe bers of thc Said College Council hoIdinBiority Officer,' orihe witliin our said College the Offices of Chaijother f College, to hold cellor. President or I'rofessor in any Art their !e?ts 'n _^ , in • i i i i i • thefounr ior>iv Faculty, sluul respectively hold their scan mimVir o7 "' the said Councd, so long as they and ea( fices.nthc Cou of them shall retain sucii their offices afort **' said, and no longer, and that the Members Member* of ^j^g ^j^jj CoUUcU, IlOt holdiug officCS lo 01 [1 be n Ir resp rs, thai ig pro the sai be CO (0) p the tliirtt sly to tiki Lie C()unc( make |)ro\( iig up o^ tl It ion ofo^ the appoiiij ;onfVrrinj^ c do Rirtli^ 'hancellor being, shaj first Instit^ lis hand, ii^ eet and prij >ur said Pru stitute joni( or, and tli (or the tini uncil of 01 ginal Meiii in Hke niai I thirty-niil their a| And \^| at the Med icil holdinl ces of Chai 1 any Art their seat] ley and eaa officer afon i Members iffices in oi I College, shall from time to time vacate Co"n ^i not ir seats n the said Council, when and i.. .he curRr, oon as there shall be an adequate iium- I^T ''"^". *'"• , . •Ill lobe vicatrd. oj' Protessors in our said College, being nibers of the Established Church at'ore- 1, to fill up the said Council to the rcqui- iiumber before mentioned. And We hereby aiitlu)rize and empower the rhvceior to incellor, for the time being, of our said lleriu-lhcmimK lege, to decide in each case what parti- a-yoifie^hosc ^r Member of tho said Council not holding [ZW ' such office as aforesaid, shall vacate his in the said Council uiion the admission '^p"" ^^\ ■''- * . mi.vsion of any iiy new Member or Council holding any rtw immber h office. And We do hereby declare J; j|;';;'s '""'^ grant that the Chancellor, for the time g, of our said College, shall preside at who fhaii mt- Meetings of the said College Council •n'^^j'JiJeCo'unl Ichhe may deem it proper or convenient <^'i ittend, and that in his absence the Pre- int of our said CoU'^ge shall preside at Inch Meetings, and tiiat in the absence the said President the Senior Member [he said Council present at any .such 5ting, shall preside thereat ; and tliat the liority of the Members of the said Coun- [other than the Chancellor and President, „f tL II be regulated according to the date of "*, '^^ counc.i [ » , i^ , tobs regulated. ^r respective appointments : Provided ai- rs, that the Members of the said Council, ig professors in our said College, shall ^he said Council take piecedence over, be considered as Seniors to the Mem- seniority mrinbera ( 10) bers thereof not beinc: Professors in Q".orMm Cl*u:iciI. ^ lion Q said College. And We do ordain and ijkjpat'il; "^ clare thai no Meeting of the said Cou i|(U'C«-'Ks shall be or be held to be a lawful Mecioniiiillic'i thereof, unless five Members at t!}e leas* A be c( present during the whole of every siwfor tit Meeting, and tliat all questions and resjj^-ci.d 1 tions pro])Osed for the decision oftiie s«| Mem College C'ouncil, shall bo determined bv ijable ci V .r» of ii,e majority or the votes or tr.e Member, Members prr- CouMcil prcscut, incMuling the vote of m\ .'ais| 1US| e.l at a .qjesiK.ns prcsiduig Mcmoer, and that ni the evciitl Mfmhfr nrcsici- i'" ecjual dlvlsiou of .lUcli votos, the MemBBcoLi in... t. Kivc an prefjidiug at auv sucli Mcctinir, shall ffiveJHliim. rfistioj; voe in additional or casting vote. And WcBltlieM cans oi eq.ai j,„'ther (Icclare that if any Member of Ssaid C cl. vision, I 1 1 1 1 ^m. said Council, shall die or resign his scatljestore jir.w V3c,-.pr,ps the said Council, or shall be suspendoJ^lHtatioi bc'wcir"^"" I'enioveJ fi'o n the same, or shall by roaflhe i)rt of ^ny bodily or mental inffirinity, or T our ba reason of his absence from the said Proviili '" pi become incapable for three calendar i^noiAi us : or upwards, of attendinuj tlie Meetings jw Mem the said Council, then and in every siBsumc case, a fit and proper person shall be B ^'1'*^ j)ointed by the said Chancellor to act Rjoseo and be a Member of the said Council in ••"'^''^ ^'' place and stead of the Member so dyinaw he I resigning, or so suspended or removed.'wliU' m incapacitated as aforesaid, and such iii4«i-iil ii Member succeeding to any Member so s^''^' p'l pended or incapacitated, shall vacate su|P> >^ ' his office on the removal of any such sSfuncil ( n ) ssors in (lain and said Coir ,viul Meet it tl^e least f every si ft' IS and resii 1 oftiie s mined bv jM embers le vote of n the event! S the Mem ;, shall give And We rnber of :>7i his scat snspendcd hall hy rea lirmity, or 1^ .^ said Proviil ilendar moii Meet in ITS n every s 1 shall be llcr to act Council in er so dyini' )r removed, nd such ii*i 1 ember so ^ I vacate sii my such s sion or at the tenvilnation of any snch j)aeily, as aforesaid, ot hi.s inniiediate |d('C«'sM)r in tliesaid Council; And We [lulhtr ordain and grant, that it shall and be conipc'teiit, to and lor the Chancel- for the time being, of our said College, to A'lid from his seat in the said Council, Member thereof for any just and rea- [ihk* cause to (he said Chancellor apjiear- provided that tlie grounds of every !i .siispcn.sioii shall be entered and ve- led at length, by the said Chancellor in Bcobsof the said Council, and signed [him. And every person so sus])ended, II the»'eiipon cease to be a ^leniber of said Council, unless, and urtil be shall lestored to, and re-established in such., itation therein by any order to be made ihe ])remises by us, or by the said visitor our said College, acting in our be'.jalf, in puiNuance of any special reference I us : And We do further declare, that Member of the said Council, who witli- suliieient cause to be allowed by the C'hancello;', l)y an order entered for that K)seon the saiilCouMcillJookSjshall absent self Irom nil the Meetings thereof, which be held witiiin any six successive ca- ilar months, shal! theieon, vacate such. Neat in the said Council : And We by Ise presents for Us, our Heirs and Succes- i. Will, Oidain, and Grant, that the said ncilof our said College, shall have poWf Cliaii(ill(.r eiK- )n>iil luiiii Ids se;it iinv mcin- iier »it Cou.itil Causi- < f sucli !i .S.ltUSiOTl to Ij'' u(uui>i! and fc'jliicri l)y i(,c i luiicti (C3t. ( 1^^^ ) I ; kiic ColU OtllCi We statu.ei to be q^ and aiitlioritv to frame and make 8 made by the t> i *^i ^-w t Council lutes, lliilcs, aiul Oidinaiices, touching i concerning the good Government of said College, the peiformance of Di\ Service therein, the Studies, Lectures, I erciscs, Decrees in Arts, and Faculties, ii all matters regarding the same, the residei and duties of the President of our s^id C|j^od; t lege, the number, residence and dutie q go dis the Professors thereof, tiie management-^, the the Revenues, and Property of the said CI lege, the Sahiries, Stipends, Provision, ii Emoluments of, and for the Preside Professors, Scholars, Officers, and Servai thereof, the number and duties of such cers and Servants, and also touching rjifyc to i conceriiingany other matter or thing v;Il^er of to them shall seem good, fit and useful tiie well-being and advancement of our ^j College, and agreeable to this our Chart. and also from time to time by any new St tutes, Rules, or Ordinances, to revoke, ii new, augment, or alter, all, every or any the said Statutes, P^ules, and Ordinanccj as to them, shall seem meet and expcdier^ Provided always, that the said Statuttj Pro-iso that Rulcs, aud Ordinauccs, or any of them, shi it3tMte»,&c. not p^^i^ Yi{i repuunant to the Laws and Statute tr» the lav^s a..d of the United Kmgdom of ureat hritm ":;:;'r'or "' i^^l Ireland, or of our said Province of Nev, this Charter Bruuswlck, or to tliis our Charter. Pm vided also, that the said Statutes, Rultj AJI^irbe'sub- and Ordinances, shall be subject to the a; ^ny or le, in |iy of be n IS an( Stati len. lare t! bef Micil, of tl iropo^ Incil I of 01 l*e an( bonsu ( 13 ) nd make , touch in fr a| 'nment of ice of Di\ Lectures, Faculties, ;i , the 1 esiijei four said t and duiiei ianap;emcnt •f the said C Provision, ;i he Piesidci and Serva ?s of such touchino: ii )r thing wlii ind useful i ent of our sf } our Ciiart my new vStj o revoke, i ery or any Ordinance id expedie jaid Statute of them, sh and Statut jreat Brita nnce of Nev harter. Pi :utes, Rultj ct to the ail jfcation of the said Visitor of the said J"V '''^**" lege, for the tune beuig, ar. shall be visuor. iwith transmitted to the sait visitor for purpose, and that in case the. said visit- lall for us and on our behalf, in writing, ^.^.^^^ ^^ .^ . ify his disapprobation thereof within two fy hsdvippro- sof the time of their bein^^somade, and ^'' '" ''' ''^"^ edj the same or such part thereof as shall disapproved by the said visitor, shall 1 the time of such disapprobation being e known to the said Chancellor of our College, be utterly void and of no effect, otherwise shall be and remain m full e and virtue. Provided nevertheless, We do hereby expressly save and re- ^ »/ ivcscrvDtion to e to us, our Heirs and Successors the HisWr.j.sty, m er of reviewing, confirming or revising ^."r^e'^jV^^orde' ny order or orders to be by us or them srid dcci :on of e, in our, or their Privy Council, all '^' ^''^""^' y of the deciNions, senteriCes, or orders be made as aibresaid, by the said visitor s and on our behalf, in reference to the Statutes, Rules, and Ordinances, or any evA. And Wc do further Ordain and are that no Statute, Rule, or Ordinance J;"j;';f "^^^l be framed or matle by the said College made c^ept ncil, touching the matters aforesaid, or p;',';.rcd'ilyti' of them, excepting only such as shall eiiuLce.ior, proposed for the consideration of the said ncil by the Chancellor, for the time be- of our said Collei>'e : And We do re- re and enjoin the said Chancellor thereof -j-j^^ riianceiior onsult with the President of our said required to con. ( w ) titlt widi the Colli id til Mcnilj ouiir Si:'tillcr, &i: 'II. r.r. Sciio rsons Faci s ad I ' dc; I tlic inaii(l,tluit tlic statutes, JtUlcs,an(lUrdin;ia§d tak v.i.nt i.'.,.,ic to CCS afbrcfaid, subject to tlic .said Pnwisio; U' M.,.;iy oi.. j^ij.jji |j^, strictly 'and invioIal;!y obscr^ licptand perlonncd iVom time to time ii: li: vi'>()iir and cifocl, uiu'cr the pcnnlties to I l!iei'e!)y or tlieioin iiHj)o;;cd or contaiiici And \Vc do iiirther Will, Ordain and Cm; '' tlii'.t tiic said Coi!ei>-o diall be deemed a U.I vci.av .rri taken to be an University Jind siiall lia\ Pul.'.'I-i ';.!; 'i»il enjoy all such, and the lil-.e_ privilc'.:, as arc cninyed by our Universities oi' (la^nual;; Uintcd Kinufdom of (jreat I'ritain and hi^y for; land as far as the same arc ca])ablc of bcii Iiad, or enjoyed by virtue (>f'tlu',so our l.c tcr?^ Patent, and thai the Students in the hi\ .. , Collc/.^^ siiall have liberty and faculty I.H.- i„:<;.y .f taldn;»; the Degrees of Bachelor, Mastccjrt:on,s ':''""s •'';••• ami Doctor in the several Arts and Faciiiil the ix i .;uic>' tics at the appointed tlnich, and shall hiiv liberty within themselves of'[)crfbrniini^ ai »Schi;lastic exercises for the conferring si;ci degrees in such manner as shall be direct! by the Statutes, Uules, and Ordinances n the said College : And We do further \Vi No rciij;ioji. Ordain and Ai)point, tJiat no religious Test uiree Divi d W t the rs of nittc( ts, or dicir ir ad; ance 'ined, s of' ', and ivc 'UM4or c)ia!.. (Qualification si.all be rcciuircd of, or appoint r»q urcc!, clI for any persons adniittcil or niatriculatt] mbei ofO being Lett visioi se Pri sors, ( fters ficatic C 15 ) I CSC our iM Scliolars witiiln our said College, or of Irsons admitted to any dopjrcc in any Art Faculty tlierein, save only tliat all per- is admitted within our saiil College, to ^.p^'^'li^.e';! degree in Divinity, shall make such •" ^ivimty''. tl the same declarations and subscription |lI take such and the same oaths a.^ are uiired of persons admitted to any degree Divinity in our University of Oxtbrd. id We do lurther Will, Direct and Ordain It the Chancellor, President and Frofes- who ri,?'i be fs of our said (Jolle^e and all persons ?'",*""'*^'^ ""'^ r , ~, /• ^ - ^ taken to he nittcd thcreni to the degree ot iViasterot rrm.ho.sotthc ts, or to any degree in Divinity, Lav/, or ''-'■"=''"''■ ^dicine, and who, from the time of such, ?ir ai!m!s;jion to such degree, shall pay the iuMl:;um of twenty shilling sterling mo- forand towards the support and main- lance oi't'iesaid College, shall he, and be iiued, taken and reputed to be Mem- rs of the convocation of the said Univer- y, and as such Members of the said convo- jon, shall have, exercise, and enjoy ail sucli \\ the like privileges as are enjoyed by the ?mbers of the convocation of our Univcr- of Oxford, soflir as the same are capable [being had, and enjoyed by virtue of these Letters Patent, and consistently w ith the )visions thereoi. And We Will, and by ?se Presents, for Us. our Heirs and Sue- tivis rh, rfrr or 5sors, do a'rant and declare that these our '*''' <'«'roimr.,t i'fters Patent, or the enrolment or exem- lion thereoi lo fication thereof; shall and maybe good, begood.m.w. ( IG) firm, valitl, sufficient and effectual in the according to the true, intent and meanij of the same, and shall be taken, constriil and adjudged in the most flivourable aj beneficial sense for the best advantage of ti said Chancellor, President, and Scholars! our said College, as well in our Courts Record as elsewhere, and by all and sinj lar. Judges, Justices, Officers, Ministers al other subjects whatsoever, of us our Heij and Successors, any misrecital, non-recitj omission, imperfection, defect, matter, can or thing whatsoever to the contrary theni in any wise notwithstanding. Witness oi self, at Westminster, the fifteenth day December, in the eighth year of our Reii;j By Writ of Privy Seal. (Signed) BATHURST.I f^'V,- unkt m iijl:! ;tual in the ] : and meani ien, const! Ill iivourable J vantage of 1 nd Scholarsi our Coujta all and singj Ministers 11! us our Heii il, non-recitj , matter, caij tntrarv then Witness oil fteenth dav • of our Held THURST.