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Capacity, to instruct them in History, Geography, Chronology, Logick, and Oratory; and Sixty Scholars more for every Tutor provided for him.

The Tutors for the Latin and Greek School, shall be admitted, and at Pleasure removed, by the Trustees and the Rector, or a majority of them.

The Tutors for the English School, shall be admitted, and at Pleasure removed, by the Trustees and the English Master, or a majority of them.

The Trustees shall contract with each Tutor, to pay him what they shall judge proportionable to his Capacity and Merit.

Neither the Rector, nor English Master shall be removed, unless disabled by sickness, or other natural Infirmity, or for gross voluntary Neglect of Duty, continued after two Admonitions from the Trustees, or for committing infamous Crimes; and such Removal be voted by three Fourths of the Trustees; after which their Salaries respectively shall cease.

The Trustees shall, with all convenient speed, endeavour to engage Persons capable of teaching the French, Spanish, and German Languages, Writing, Arithmetick, the several Branches of the Mathematicks, Natural and Mechanic Philosophy, and Drawing; who shall give their Attendance, as soon as a sufficient Number of Scholars shall offer to be instructed in those Parts of Learning; and be paid such Salaries and Rewards, as the Trustees shall from Time to Time be able to allow.

Each Scholar shall pay such Sum or Sums, quarterly, according to the particular Branches of Learning they shall desire to be taught, as the Trustees shall from Time to Time settle and appoint.

No Scholar shall be admitted, or taught within the Academy, without the Consent of the major Part of the Trustees in Writing, signed with their Names.

In Case of the Disability of the Rector, or any Master established on the Foundation, by receiving a certain Salary, through sickness, or any other natural Infirmity, whereby he may be reduced to Poverty, the Trustees shall have Power to contribute to his Support, in Proportion to his Distress and Merit, and the Stock in their Hands.

For the Security of the Trustees, in contracting with the Rector, Masters and Tutors; to enable them to provide and fit up Convenient Schools; furnish them with Books of general Use, that may be too expensive for each Scholar; Maps, Draughts, and other Things, generally necessary, for the Improvement of the Youth; and to bear the incumbent Charges that will unavoidably attend this Undertaking, especially in the Beginning; the Donations of all Persons inclined to encourage it, are to be chearfully and thankfully accepted.

The Academy shall be open'd with all convenient speed, by Accepting the first good Master that offers, either for teaching the Latin and Greek; or English, under the Terms above proposed.