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The Most Serene
KING CHARLES
The Most Powerful
Monarch of Great Britain, a most wise
PRINCE, understanding
to what utilities and
emoluments a more intimate
Knowledge of natural things
would enrich, second, and
promote the Lives, Fortunes,
Affairs, and the public
Salvation of subjects,
His most sacred Majesty, by mature
Counsel, prudently
instituted, founded,
confirmed, and sanctioned
Your Royal Society, for
the promotion of Natural
knowledge.