THE
CONSTITVTIONS
OF
THE
MVSAEVM
MINERVAE
.
INPRIMIS
,
It
is
agreed
,
and
constituted
by
the
Regent
and
Professours
of
the
Musaeum
Minervae
,
that
every
man
that
shall
be
admitted
into
the
said
Musaeum
shall
bring
a
testimoniall
of
his
Arms
and
Gentry
,
and
his
Coate
Armour
tricked
on
a
table
to
be
conserved
in
the
Musaeum
.
Provided
,
that
the
sonnes
of
benefactours
such
whom
the
Regent
and
Professours
shall
judge
worthy
to
be
admitted
,
be
not
excluded
.
Item
,
Every
man
to
be
admitted
into
the
Musaeum
shall
be
approved
by
the
Regent
and
Major
part
of
the
Professours
for
the
time
being
,
for
his
civill
conversation
:
yet
after
admittance
if
any
behave
themselves
to
the
disturbance
or
evill
example
of
the
rest
,
and
will
not
in
convenient
time
be
reclaimed
,
by
the
same
power
that
admitted
them
,
they
are
to
be
dismissed
.
Item
,
the
Regent
and
Professours
shall
be
accomptable
for
the
proficiencie
of
the
Gentlemen
admitted
(
according
to
their
capacities
,
diligence
and
time
)
to
those
parents
,
or
friends
that
have
recommended
them
to
their
care
.
Item
,
The
Regent
and
Professours
shall
be
tyed
in
honour
without
respect
of
persons
or
partialitie
,
to
instruct
the
Gentlemen
admitted
with
all
convenient
celeritie
according
to
their
severall
capacities
.
Item
,
the
Gentlemen
admitted
that
by
their
diligence
and
continuance
have
fulfilled
the
term
of
three
yeares
and
an
halfe
,
if
afterwards
they
chance
to
discontinue
,
shall
notwithstanding
have
priviledge
of
accesse
to
the
Musaeum
without
any
further
charge
to
benefit
themselves
by
any
convenient
conference
with
their
former
Professours
,
and
these
shall
have
the
title
of
Triennalls
.
Item
,
the
Gentlemen
who
shall
have
the
aforesaid
priviledges
of
Triennalls
shall
be
such
as
have
studied
or
practised
three
severall
sciences
,
Arts
or
Qualities
,
at
least
for
the
space
of
the
said
three
yeares
and
an
half
under
three
severall
Professours
or
their
Assistants
.
Item
,
the
Gentlemen
that
by
their
diligence
and
continuance
have
fulfilled
the
term
of
seven
yeares
,
if
afterwards
they
chance
to
discontinue
,
shall
have
notwithstanding
priviledges
of
accesse
to
the
house
,
without
any
further
charge
to
benefit
themselves
by
any
convenient
conference
,
and
to
studie
and
practise
what
they
please
:
and
shall
have
libertie
and
licence
to
benefit
themselves
at
times
appointed
,
by
any
books
Charts
,
Experiments
,
Secrets
,
or
Demonstrations
that
shall
be
conserved
in
the
Musaeum
,
and
found
out
while
they
live
fit
for
them
:
according
to
the
judgement
of
the
Regent
and
Professours
.
Item
,
of
such
whose
title
is
Septennalls
and
the
major
part
of
Professours
,
the
Regent
shall
be
chosen
in
vacancy
of
a
Regent
.
Item
,
by
the
Major
part
of
Prof●ssours
and
the
Septennalls
(
as
many
of
them
)
as
shall
be
found
resident
about
the
Citie
the
Professours
hereafter
(
when
●ny
of
their
places
are
vacant
)
shall
be
chosen
.
Item
,
the
Gentlemen
who
intend
to
be
Triennalls
or
Septennalls
,
shall
stay
the
first
foure
vacations
after
their
first
yeares
admittance
to
learn
or
practise
constantly
in
the
Musaeum
:
but
in
case
they
shall
have
urgent
avocation
,
they
shall
stay
other
foure
vacations
,
when
their
businesse
will
permit
them
.
Item
,
no
Gentlemen
admitted
shall
suddenly
leave
one
Science
Art
or
Qualitie
which
he
hath
undertaken
to
learn
or
practise
,
and
goe
to
another
Professour
before
the
Regent
be
made
acquainted
with
it
,
who
shall
make
iudgement
of
his
proficiencie
in
the
former
,
because
the
end
of
the
Musaeum
,
is
to
have
all
that
are
admitted
(
if
possible
)
more
then
vulgarly
instructed
.
Item
,
no
Gentleman
admitted
,
till
the
afternoon
shall
speak
to
the
Regent
except
it
be
about
necessary
businesse
.
Item
,
noe
Gentleman
shall
speak
in
the
forenoon
to
the
Regent
about
any
businesse
,
but
either
in
Italian
,
French
or
Latine
:
but
if
any
Gentleman
be
deficient
in
all
these
Languages
,
then
shall
he
deale
with
some
Professour
or
other
to
speak
unto
the
Regent
for
him
in
the
morning
,
but
in
the
afternoon
free
accesse
shall
be
granted
to
all
that
have
any
occasions
to
conferre
with
him
.
Item
,
no
Gentleman
admitted
shall
exercise
himself
at
onc●
about
more
then
two
particular
Sciences
Arts
or
Qualities
whereof
one
shall
be
Intellectuall
,
the
other
Corporall
,
to
avoi●
confusion
:
yet
if
the
capacitie
of
the
scholler
be
extraodinary
,
this
may
be
dispensed
withall
,
according
to
the
di●cretion
of
the
Regent
and
maior
part
of
Professours
.
Item
,
no
visits
are
to
be
made
of
any
person
whatsoeve●
either
to
the
Regent
or
any
of
the
Professours
,
or
any
scholler
in
the
forenoon
at
the
Musaeum
.
Item
,
no
Professour
nor
Gentleman
nor
any
other
admitted
,
or
belonging
to
the
Musaeum
Minervae
shall
make
any
comparisons
amongst
themselves
,
but
shall
strive
to
excel
in
humanitie
,
and
in
giving
every
one
his
due
for
the
continuance
of
concord
and
amity
.
Item
,
it
is
agreed
and
constituted
by
the
Regent
and
Professours
of
the
Musaeum
Minervae
,
that
these
things
following
shall
be
read
and
taught
there
severally
by
the
Regent
,
and
Professours
and
their
Assistants
.
The
Regent
shall
see
these
performed
.
-
Heraldrye
.
-
Blazon
of
Coates
and
Arms
-
Practicall
knowledge
of
Deeds
and
-
Evidences
.
-
Principles
and
Processes
-
of
common
Law
.
-
Knowledge
of
Antiquities
▪
-
Coynes
,
Medalls
,
-
Husbandry
,
&c.
The
Doctour
of
Philosophie
and
Physick
shall
reade
and
professe
these
.
-
Physiologie
.
-
Anatomie
,
or
any
other
parts
-
of
Physick
.
The
Professour
of
Astronomie
shall
teach
these
.
-
Astronomie
.
-
Opticks
.
-
Navigation
.
-
Cosmographie
.
The
Professour
of
Geometrie
shall
teach
these
.
-
Arithmetique
.
-
Analyticall
Algebra
.
-
Geometrie
.
-
Fortification
.
-
Architecture
.
The
Professour
of
Musick
shall
teach
these
.
-
Skill
in
singing
and
Musick
to
play
upon
-
Organ
.
-
Lute
.
-
Violl
,
&c.
The
Professour
of
Languages
shall
teach
these
.
-
Hebrew
.
-
Greek
.
-
Latine
.
-
Italian
.
-
French
.
-
Spanish
.
-
High
Dutch.
The
Professour
of
Defence
shall
teach
these
.
-
Skill
at
all
weapons
and
wrestling
.
Also
Riding
shall
be
taught
,
Dancing
and
behaviour
,
Painting
,
Sculpture
,
Writing
.
Lastly
there
shall
be
annexed
a
School
for
the
young
Gentlemen
,
whose
Parents
are
desirous
to
have
them
brought
up
in
the
Musaeum
from
their
first
yeares
Item
,
these
Arts
Sciences
or
Qualities
rehearsed
,
the
Professours
and
their
Assistants
,
shall
teach
by
Demonstration
and
Experiment
as
much
as
the
nature
of
the
Art
and
Science
requireth
,
and
as
much
as
in
them
lyeth
.
Item
,
the
present
Professours
and
successours
of
every
of
them
,
forever
shall
leave
in
writing
some
memoriall
of
the
most
selected
Points
,
Secrets
,
Experiments
,
and
Demonstrations
which
doe
belong
to
every
of
their
Arts
or
Sciences
for
the
greater
advancement
of
learning
and
knowledge
unto
the
worlds
end
.
And
this
shall
be
done
at
their
deaths
,
when
they
dispose
their
estates
,
if
they
shall
be
then
of
abilitie
.
Item
,
because
learned
men
are
many
times
anticipated
by
death
,
and
their
excellencies
die
with
them
,
Every
Professour
shall
also
every
new
yeares
day
every
yeare
,
or
within
the
twelve
daies
of
Christmas
give
some
Raritie
in
writing
or
otherwise
,
to
the
Library
of
the
house
concerning
their
own
Professions
,
And
the
Regent
shall
see
them
have
rewards
out
of
the
Treasurie
according
to
their
severall
deserts
.
Item
,
the
Assistants
to
the
Regent
and
Professours
,
or
to
any
of
them
shall
be
the
most
able
in
their
severall
professions
that
may
be
had
or
chosen
.
Item
,
at
time
of
sicknesse
,
great
imployment
,
or
for
any
reasonable
cause
it
shall
be
permitted
to
the
R●gent
or
any
Professour
to
substitute
a●
d●putie
for
some
daies
at
his
own
procurement
.
P●ovided
alwaies
,
that
the
Deputie
work
according
to
the
Regent
and
Professours
information
and
appointment
,
And
that
his
directions
be
according
to
the
Constitutions
of
the
Musaeum
.
Item
,
the
Professour
of
Philosophie
and
Physick
and
his
Assistant
or
Assistants
shall
from
time
to
time
according
to
their
abilities
and
opportunities
make
experiments
of
naturall
things
,
chiefly
for
medicinall
use
,
and
what
they
finde
certain
shall
be
recorded
,
and
what
they
finde
otherwise
shall
in
a
book
by
it self
be
noted
,
how
and
in
what
manner
experiment
was
made
,
and
how
it
failed
,
that
men
may
not
afterwards
spend
their
pretious
time
and
meanes
in
vain
,
and
that
the
licentious
abuses
of
Impostors
hereafter
may
be
detected
.
Item
,
it
is
agreed
and
constituted
by
the
Regent
and
Professours
of
the
Musaeum
Minervae
:
that
there
shall
be
alwaies
a
Regent
and
six
other
Professours
in
the
said
Musaeum
,
according
as
is
granted
and
expressed
in
the
Letters
patents
belonging
unto
the
said
Musaeum
,
confirmed
by
his
Maiesties
great
Seale
.
Item
,
in
vacancie
of
the
Regent
or
any
of
the
Professours
,
another
shall
be
chosen
within
six
weeks
or
sooner
.
Item
,
the
Regents
after
the
death
of
Sir
Francis
Kinaston
the
first
Regent
shall
be
chosen
out
of
the
Septennalls
,
if
there
shall
be
found
sufficient
choice
,
and
the
most
worthy
shall
be
chosen
by
the
Professours
and
Septennalls
,
who
shall
be
found
resident
about
the
Citie
,
otherwise
by
the
maior
part
of
Professours
onely
.
Item
,
the
Professours
in
vacancie
are
to
be
chosen
by
the
Regent
and
maior
part
of
Professours
,
but
when
there
shall
be
Septennalls
,
the
voices
of
these
also
shall
be
required
as
many
as
shall
be
found
resident
about
the
Citie
,
and
the
most
worthy
shall
be
chosen
.
Item
,
the
Regent
and
Professours
shall
be
chosen
by
〈◊〉
balletting
box
.
Item
,
no
forreigner
or
aliene
born
out
of
his
Maiesties
dominions
shall
at
any
time
for
ever
hereafter
be
elected
or
admitted
to
be
either
Regent
or
Professour
of
any
of
the
aforesaid
Sciences
,
Arts
or
Qualities
,
except
he
be
onely
admitted
as
an
Assistant
by
the
approbation
of
the
Regent
and
maior
part
of
Professours
.
And
in
case
by
any
oversight
or
deceipt
any
such
forreigner
shall
be
admitted
either
Regent
or
Professour
,
upon
better
knowledge
of
him
,
he
is
to
be
dismissed
immediately
ipso
facto
,
and
another
to
be
chosen
according
to
the
true
intents
of
these
Constitutions
.
Item
,
in
elections
and
other
matters
where
voyces
are
necessarie
,
the
Regent
shall
have
two
voyces
,
and
the
rest
of
the
Professours
each
of
them
one
a
piece
.
Item
,
the
Assistants
shall
be
chosen
by
the
Regent
and
maior
part
of
Professours
.
Item
,
the
Receiver
shall
be
chosen
by
the
Regent
and
maior
part
of
Professours
.
Item
,
all
officers
shall
be
chosen
by
the
Regent
and
maior
part
of
Professours
.
Item
,
if
any
man
make
any
suit
by
power
and
authoritie
for
the
Regents
place
,
or
for
any
place
of
the
Professours
,
or
for
any
place
of
Assistants
,
it
shall
be
denied
him
for
ever
.
Item
,
the
admittance
money
which
Gentlemen
are
to
pay
,
is
five
pound
at
the
least
.
Item
,
the
said
admittance
money
is
to
be
paid
when
the
said
Gentlemen
are
admitted
.
Item
,
The
Professours
are
to
have
a
monthly
Salary
,
as
they
use
ordinarily
to
have
in
other
places
.
Item
,
if
any
complaint
be
made
of
any
Professour
for
asking
too
much
:
the
Regent
and
maior
part
of
Professours
shall
regulate
the
matter
.
Item
,
what
Professour
soever
shall
be
desired
to
teach
out
of
the
Musaeum
,
shall
not
goe
to
teach
any
not
admitted
of
the
Musaeum
,
except
he
first
acquaint
the
Regent
or
his
deputie
with
it
,
and
have
leave
of
one
of
them
.
Item
,
if
any
Professour
finde
any
agreevance
any
way
,
either
in
his
place
,
or
maintenance
:
he
shall
propound
it
to
the
Regent
and
rest
of
the
Professours
,
and
they
shall
redresse
it
as
brotherly
and
charitably
,
as
if
themselves
were
agreeved
according
as
the
nature
of
the
matter
shall
permit
,
being
collated
with
the
state
of
the
Musaeum
.
Item
,
no
Professour
nor
Assistant
shall
teach
any
man
within
the
Musaeum
not
admitted
,
except
he
shall
have
leave
of
the
Regent
,
or
of
his
deputie
in
his
absence
.
Item
,
the
Regent
and
Professours
or
maior
part
of
them
shall
dispose
and
imploy
for
the
good
of
the
Musaeu●
Minervae
all
benefits
,
moneys
,
lands
,
or
whatsoever
shal●
be
given
or
received
by
such
Agreements
,
Orders
or
Rule●
as
they
shall
see
reason
to
make
for
the
said
end
,
from
time
to
time
,
as
occasion
shall
be
offered
.
Item
,
all
admittance
moneys
,
benevolences
of
money
or
lands
,
or
what
gifts
soever
shall
be
paid
and
delivered
into
the
hands
of
the
Receiver
,
to
the
use
of
the
Musaeum
Minervae
.
Item
,
twice
a
yeare
all
receipts
and
expences
shall
be
cast
up
and
examined
by
the
Regent
and
major
part
of
the
Professours
,
after
a
moneths
warning
given
unto
the
Receiver
.
Item
,
what
lands
soever
are
bestowed
upon
the
Musaeum
Minervae
,
shall
revertunto
the
Donours
or
their
Heires
,
if
the
Musaeum
Mineruae
shall
wholly
cease
,
and
finally
be
dissolved
.
Item
,
the
Regent
and
Professours
shall
make
covenants
with
all
Assistants
or
Deputies
of
the
said
Musaeum
from
time
to
time
,
as
they
shall
iudge
it
best
,
for
the
well
governing
,
and
upholding
of
the
said
Musaeum
.
Item
,
it
is
agreed
and
constituted
by
the
Regent
and
Professours
of
the
Musaeum
Minervae
,
that
every
Professour
shall
hold
his
place
during
his
life
,
doing
the
duties
of
it
by
himself
,
while
he
may
without
dammage
or
hurt
to
himself
,
and
by
deputie
at
such
times
as
he
is
reasonably
hindered
.
Item
,
no
Regent
or
Professour
shall
relinquish
his
place
upon
any
reason
,
or
for
any
benefit
,
except
he
first
give
securitie
to
the
Regent
and
the
rest
of
the
Professours
according
to
their
reasons
and
desires
.
Item
,
no
Regent
or
Professour
shall
be
displaced
for
any
cause
,
except
for
some
enormous
act
against
the
state
and
discipline
of
the
Musaeum
,
such
as
shall
tend
to
the
destruction
thereof
,
or
hath
brought
some
notorious
infamy
upon
it
,
which
shall
be
judged
so
(
according
to
right
iudgement
)
by
the
Regent
and
Professours
,
or
by
the
maior
part
of
them
.
Item
,
for
the
better
continuance
:
the
Regent
and
Professours
shall
by
all
possible
means
preserve
the
bond
of
peace
among
themselves
,
and
without
all
emulation
or
detraction
●very
one
of
them
shall
doe
his
best
endeavour
to
advance
the
estimation
and
credit
of
every
one
of
his
fellow
Professours
for
the
publick
good
of
the
Musaeum
.
Item
,
that
the
bond
of
peace
may
be
more
firm
,
no
man
shall
pertinaciously
dispute
at
meetings
of
Professours
,
but
onely
decently
and
temperately
propound
what
he
iudgeth
best
,
and
shall
no
way
for
any
end
of
his
own
raise
disturbance
,
or
be
troublesome
in
over
many
words
,
or
in
words
uttered
in
any
cholerick
manner
,
especially
if
the
scope
of
the
speech
shall
make
against
the
benefit
,
honour
,
or
end
of
the
Musaeum
,
which
rules
if
any
Professour
shall
break
,
he
shall
be
sentenced
at
twenty
shillings
,
which
shall
be
bestowed
upon
the
Assistants
of
Musick
,
or
other
Officers
of
the
Musaeum
.
Item
,
the
Receiver
shall
hold
his
place
during
his
life
,
except
there
be
found
some
great
cause
to
dismisse
him
,
as
fraud
or
the
like
.
Item
,
the
Schoolmaster
is
to
hold
his
place
during
his
life
except
for
some
insufferable
neglects
of
his
dutie
in
his
place
or
some
enormous
act
against
the
good
of
the
Musaeum
,
〈◊〉
for
some
enormous
scandall
he
deserve
to
be
displaced
.
Item
,
it
is
agreed
and
constituted
by
the
Regent
and
Professours
of
the
Musaeum
Minervae
,
That
every
Professour
shall
keep
such
houres
for
the
instruction
of
Schollers
(
as
shall
be
set
down
by
the
Regent
and
maior
part
of
Professours
)
as
much
as
conveniently
he
may
.
Item
,
the
Astronomicall
Professour
shall
keep
an
exact
Diary
of
every
of
the
Coelestiall
Apparances
and
of
the
weather
,
that
at
last
we
may
finde
the
causes
of
our
insularie
varieties
.
And
every
moneths
observations
shall
be
fairely
written
out
,
and
given
up
to
the
Library
.
Item
,
the
Regent
and
Professours
shall
have
power
to
order
and
regulate
all
other
matters
which
pertain
to
the
discipline
of
the
house
for
the
greater
help
of
Gentlemen
,
and
better
ornament
of
the
Musaeum
,
alwaies
from
time
to
time
,
as
occasion
or
necessity
shall
require
.
Item
,
the
daies
and
houres
of
all
Lectures
and
Exercise●
shall
be
set
down
in
a
Table
to
be
seen
by
all
the
Gentlemen
.
Item
,
the
day
of
publick
Musick
is
Tuesday
,
beginning
at
two
of
the
clock
in
the
afternoon
.
Item
,
to
Publick
shewes
,
Presentations
,
and
Musick
meetings
,
none
shall
be
admitted
but
such
as
shall
bring
with
them
that
character
which
shall
be
given
forth
by
the
Regent
for
that
time
.
Item
,
Private
Lectures
,
Instructions
or
Exercises
shall
be
every
day
read
and
taught
,
the
daies
of
Dispensation
excepted
,
which
the
Regent
and
maior
part
of
Professours
shall
sett
down
,
by
the
Professours
of
Astronomie
,
Geometry
,
Musick
,
Languages
and
Defence
,
in
any
or
all
their
severall
Arts
or
Sciences
undertaken
,
if
their
schollers
come
unto
them
.
Item
,
Private
instructions
of
schollers
by
all
the
Assistants
of
the
Musaeum
shall
be
given
every
day
to
the
Gentlemen
their
schollers
,
the
daies
of
Dispensation
before
mentioned
excepted
in
all
the
several
Arts
and
Qualities
undertaken
by
them
.
Item
,
Publick
Lectures
which
are
to
be
read
by
the
Regent
and
Professours
of
Philosophie
and
Physick
,
Astronomie
,
Geometry
,
Musick
,
and
Languages
,
shall
be
made
in
daies
of
full
term
onely
,
except
for
some
reasons
the
Regent
and
Professours
shall
willingly
at
other
times
reade
publickly
.
Item
,
the
Qualities
of
Riding
,
Dancing
,
Painting
,
Sculpture
,
Writing
,
and
the
rest
shall
be
taught
every
day
in
like
manner
as
before
.
Item
,
although
there
be
publick
Lectures
as
aforesaid
:
yet
that
onely
shall
be
accounted
and
received
for
the
doctrine
and
learning
of
the
Musaeum
Minervae
,
which
shall
be
found
true
,
after
sufficient
experiment
,
or
demonstration
,
and
no
other
.
Item
,
it
is
agreed
and
constituted
by
the
Regent
and
Professours
of
the
said
Musaeum
Minervae
,
that
no
Constitution
Order
or
Rule
made
by
any
man
shall
be
valid
for
the
government
of
the
said
Musaeum
,
or
any
particular
man
,
Professour
,
Officer
or
office
of
it
,
except
it
be
first
confirmed
by
the
Regent
and
Professours
.
Item
,
the
orders
and
Constitutions
of
the
Musaeum
,
sha●●
at
any
time
receive
,
increase
,
diminution
,
or
alteration
,
sufficient
cause
be
found
by
the
Regent
and
Professours
,
before
the
death
of
Sir
Francis
Kinnaston
.
Provided
that
no
new
Change
or
addition
,
hurt
,
but
rather
helpe
the
Continuance
of
all
things
at
first
established
,
As
also
the
honour
and
Estimation
of
the
Musaeum
,
and
such
things
which
are
for
the
bettering
of
such
as
shall
be
admitted
.
Item
,
after
the
death
of
Sir
Francis
Kinnaston
,
the
Fundamentall
orders
and
Constitutions
agreed
upon
by
him
the
first
Regent
and
Professours
shall
never
after
be
abolished
or
changed
.
Item
,
the
Regent
is
to
remember
as
he
shall
see
opportunitie
from
time
to
time
both
publickly
and
privately
,
to
excite
the
Noblemen
and
Gentlemen
to
vertuous
and
heroick
mindes
by
the
example
of
the
most
renowned
,
but
especially
to
set
before
their
eyes
,
the
Images
of
the
Worthies
of
our
own
Nation
,
and
of
their
own
Ancestours
,
in
their
severall
families
:
so
that
having
taken
impression
in
the
Musaeum
from
the
best
Id'as
,
the
whole
kingdome
of
inferiour
people
,
in
those
severall
Counties
,
where
they
shall
be
distributed
to
live
,
and
shine
,
may
finde
example
,
help
,
reason
,
and
happinesse
in
and
being
under
them
.
Item
,
the
Noblemen
and
Gentlemen
at
their
first
admittance
shall
have
this
Constitution
immediately
going
before
,
read
unto
them
after
their
admittance
,
that
themselves
may
know
,
that
one
of
the
principallends
of
their
admittance
into
the
Societie
of
the
Musaeum
,
is
the
happinesse
of
his
Majesties
kingdomes
,
as
well
as
their
own
good
.
Item
,
neither
the
Regent
nor
any
Professour
shall
doe
any
Act
or
Acts
of
consequence
,
which
shall
concern
the
state
of
the
Musaeum
,
of
himself
,
without
first
acquainting
all
the
rest
of
the
Professours
with
it
,
and
shall
have
it
assented
unto
by
all
,
or
the
maior
part
of
them
,
except
he
be
both
cl●er
in
his
iudgement
that
he
shall
doe
a
good
benefit
for
the
Musaeum
,
and
also
that
the
omission
of
it
till
the
Regent
and
Professours
be
acquainted
with
it
,
may
prove
a
prejudice
to
the
Musaeum
.
Item
,
the
Regent
and
Professours
shall
keep
secret
whatsoever
they
agree
upon
to
be
kept
secret
,
and
that
without
generall
leave
,
and
consent
of
the
Regent
and
maior
part
of
Professours
,
it
shall
not
any
way
be
divulged
:
Provided
their
Consultations
be
onely
for
the
good
of
the
Musaeum
.
Item
,
all
the
Consultations
of
the
Regent
and
Professours
shall
be
in
private
.
Item
,
at
times
of
Consultations
of
the
Regent
and
Professours
,
the
Regent
is
first
to
speak
or
propound
,
Then
secondly
the
Professour
of
Philosophie
and
Physick
,
and
so
every
one
in
that
order
and
rank
as
they
are
set
down
and
named
in
the
former
Constitutions
.
Item
,
if
any
two
or
more
differ
in
their
Consultations
,
they
are
to
be
heard
by
the
rest
to
dispute
it
briefly
and
temperately
,
and
one
after
another
in
order
:
and
then
the
Regent
and
maior
part
of
Professours
agreeing
,
shall
make
decision
.
Item
,
no
man
shall
interrupt
the
Regent
in
his
discourses
,
nor
any
of
the
Professours
one
another
,
but
they
shall
have
libertie
to
speak
what
they
please
for
the
good
of
the
Mus●●um
,
or
themselves
,
Provided
they
be
not
over
tedious
〈◊〉
their
discourses
,
which
thing
the
Regent
shall
moderate
.
Item
,
all
matters
taken
in
Consultation
shall
not
be
affectionately
,
nor
hastily
decreed
,
but
seriously
weighed
and
if
more
matters
are
propounded
,
that
shall
first
be
decreed
,
which
is
of
most
and
present
necessitie
:
otherwise
what
is
first
propounded
,
shall
be
concluded
before
other
matters
come
into
deliberation
.
Item
,
once
every
week
shall
be
a
meeting
of
the
Regent
and
Professours
to
consult
for
the
good
of
the
Musaeum
,
which
shall
be
on
Saturday
in
the
afternoon
,
between
two
or
three
of
the
clock
,
under
a
pen●ltie
of
tenne
shillings
,
to
the
stock
of
the
house
,
except
it
be
dispensed
withall
upon
notice
given
before
hand
,
or
afterwards
sufficiently
proved
,
that
notice
could
not
be
given
in
time
.
Item
,
the
Regent
in
his
absence
from
the
Musaeum
,
shall
appoint
one
of
the
Professours
to
supply
his
place
,
whom
he
shall
iudge
most
able
to
discharge
it
,
who
shall
doe
generally
and
in
particulars
,
as
may
be
according
to
the
Regents
directions
.
Item
,
it
is
agreed
and
constituted
by
the
Regent
and
Professours
of
the
Musaeum
Minervae
,
that
all
summes
of
money
shall
be
taken
by
the
Receiver
,
and
delivered
unto
him
.
Item
,
the
Receiver
shall
give
sufficient
securitie
to
the
Regent
and
Professours
.
Item
,
the
Receiver
shall
distribute
all
such
summes
of
money
as
he
receiveth
,
according
to
the
appointment
of
the
Regent
and
maior
part
of
Professours
for
the
occasions
of
the
Musaeum
,
and
not
otherwise
.
Item
,
the
Receiver
shall
keep
a
book
of
all
admittances
which
shall
be
very
fairely
written
.
Item
,
the
Receiver
shall
keep
a
book
of
all
Receipts
and
disbursements
.
Item
,
the
Regent
and
Professours
shall
from
time
to
time
and
at
all
times
use
and
imploy
the
best
of
their
endeavours
to
the
●nlargement
and
building
or
adorning
of
the
Musaeum
,
or
to
any
other
thing
which
shall
by
the
Regent
and
maior
part
of
Professours
be
iudged
to
conduce
to
the
honour
and
advancement
of
the
same
,
out
of
such
moneys
and
revenues
of
lands
as
shall
come
to
their
Receivers
hands
by
the
bounty
or
benevolence
of
Benefactours
or
friends
given
to
the
said
Musaeum
Minervae
,
the
Pensions
of
Regent
,
Professours
,
Schoolmasters
,
Assistants
and
Officers
being
first
paid
.
Item
,
it
is
agreed
and
Constituted
by
the
Regent
and
Professours
of
the
Musaeum
Minervae
,
That
the
Bookes
of
Secrets
,
Experiments
,
and
Demonstrations
shall
be
communicated
to
none
but
to
the
Professours
,
Septennalls
and
Receiver
,
or
such
other
,
as
the
Regent
and
Professours
shall
upon
a
very
great
reason
see
cause
to
yeeld
unto
.
Item
,
if
any
Gentleman
shall
have
any
naturall
Experiment
or
Secret
,
and
shall
communicate
it
to
the
Musaeum
,
and
upon
tryall
it
be
found
true
and
good
,
his
name
and
Experiment
shall
be
recorded
in
Libro
Nobilium
,
for
a
perpetuall
honour
unto
him
.
Item
,
if
any
Gentleman
shall
be
come
any
waies
a
Benefactour
to
the
Musaeum
,
he
shall
ever
be
honourably
remembred
in
Libro
Nobilium
.
Item
,
there
shall
be
Liber
Nobilium
alwaies
kept
,
in
which
Benefactours
and
their
benefits
are
to
be
recorded
,
beginning
with
King
Charles
our
first
and
royall
Benefactour
.
Item
,
if
any
accidentall
masters
in
any
facultie
,
shall
come
to
conferre
with
any
Professour
of
the
Musaeum
,
and
shall
impart
any
singular
demonstration
in
Science
,
or
Secret
in
nature
profitable
,
they
shall
receive
an
Honorarium
of
the
Musaeum
,
and
be
also
honoured
in
Libro
Nobilium
totie●
quoties
,
but
the
quantity
and
quality
of
the
Honorarium
shall
be
agreed
upon
by
the
Regent
and
maior
part
of
the
Professours
.
Item
,
no
book
shall
be
noted
or
blotted
with
ink
,
lead
,
or
other
matter
.
Item
,
no
book
shall
be
lent
out
of
the
Musaeum
but
to
the
Professours
onely
,
and
no
Professour
shall
take
any
book
out
of
the
Librarie
,
or
ordinary
place
where
it
standeth
,
except
he
leave
in
a
paper
book
there
being
for
the
purpose
,
his
name
,
and
the
name
of
the
book
,
and
the
time
when
he
took
it
,
and
also
except
he
acquaint
the
Library
keeper
with
it
.
Item
,
every
book
lent
,
when
it
is
to
be
restored
to
the
Library
again
,
is
to
be
viewed
by
the
Library
keeper
or
some
of
the
Professours
which
are
most
likely
to
know
it
best
.
Item
,
in
the
minor
Libraries
every
Professour
shall
be
●●●rged
with
the
books
of
his
owne
Library
,
and
no
Profes●●r
shall
take
out
any
book
out
of
one
anothers
Library
with
〈◊〉
the
knowledge
of
the
Professour
of
that
Art
or
Science
.
Item
,
no
Book
,
Charte
,
Instrument
or
Raritie
whatsoever
be●●●ging
to
the
Musaeum
,
shall
be
any
waies
alienated
,
altered
〈◊〉
changed
,
except
for
the
greater
good
and
benefit
of
the
●usaeum
,
neither
shall
any
alienation
,
alteration
or
change
〈◊〉
made
of
any
Book
,
Charte
,
or
Instrument
,
or
any
other
●●●ng
belonging
to
the
Musaeum
,
but
by
consent
of
the
Re●●nt
and
maior
part
of
the
Professours
of
the
Musaeum
.
Item
,
if
any
Regent
or
Professour
hereafter
of
the
Musae●●
shall
make
away
,
or
endeavour
to
destroy
,
or
open
his
●outh
to
destroy
any
books
of
what
Art
or
Science
soever
,
〈◊〉
any
Antiquitie
or
other
matter
which
hath
been
once
re●●ved
into
the
Musaeum
by
the
Regent
and
Professours
,
●●d
laied
up
there
for
the
benefit
of
the
Noblemen
and
Gen●●●men
,
or
for
their
delight
,
or
for
any
other
reason
,
for
which
it
was
by
the
Regent
and
Professours
at
the
first
re●●ived
,
and
there
conserved
:
He
shall
ipso
facto
be
dismis●●d
,
without
any
after
restitution
to
his
place
again
,
or
any
other
office
in
the
Musaeum
Mineruae
for
ever
.
Item
,
the
Regent
and
Professours
from
time
to
time
shall
take
care
that
such
of
themselves
as
doe
survive
,
shall
honourably
interre
and
solempnize
the
Funeralls
of
the
Regent
〈◊〉
any
of
the
Professours
deceased
according
to
their
places
,
●●d
as
they
have
deserved
in
the
Musaeum
or
otherwise
,
for
●●e
good
of
the
kingdome
:
and
also
that
there
be
Funerall
●●ations
made
,
such
as
may
be
to
the
honour
of
the
deceased
,
for
the
reasons
before
mentioned
,
and
for
incitement
of
the
living
unto
the
best
deserts
.