eceive any rents, profits,
annuities, gifts, legacies, donations or bequests of any kind
whatsoever for the use aforesaid: so nevertheless, that the yearly
value of the premises do not exceed the sum of six thousand pounds
sterling. And therewith or otherwise to support and pay, as the said
trustees, or the major part of such of them as are regularly convened
for that purpose, shall agree; the president, tutors, and other
officers and ministers of said Dartmouth College, and also to pay all
such missionaries and school masters as shall be authorized, appointed
and employed by them for civilizing, Christianizing, and instructing
the Indian natives of this land, their several allowances, and also
their respective annual salaries or allowances, and also such
necessary and contingent charges, as from time to time shall arise and
accrue, relating to said Dartmouth College. And also to bargain, sell,
let or assign lands, tenements, hereditaments, goods or chattels, and
all other things whatsoever, by the name aforesaid, in as full and
ample a manner, to all intents and purposes as a natural person or
other body corporate or politic, is able to do by the laws of our
realm of Great Britain, or of said province of New Hampshire.

And further, of our special grace, certain knowledge and mere motion,
to the intent that our said corporation and body politic may answer
the end of their erection and constitution, and may have perpetual
succession and continuance forever, We do for us, our heirs and
successors, will, give and grant unto the said trustees of Dartmouth
College, and to their successors forever, that there shall be once a
year, and every year, a meeting of said trustees, held at said
Dartmouth College, at such time as by said trustees, or the major part
of them, at any legal meeting of said trustees shall be agreed on. The
first meeting to be called by the said Eleazar Wheelock, as soon as
conveniently may be, within one year next after the enrolment of these
our letters patent, at such time and place as he shall judge proper.
And the said trustees, or the major part of any seven or more of them,
shall then determine on the time for holding the annual meeting,
aforesaid, which may be altered as they shall hereafter find most
convenient.

And We do further ordain and direct, that the said Eleazar Wheelock
shall notify the time for holding the first meeting to be called as
aforesaid, by sending a letter to each of said tr