University of London Supplemental Charter
27 August 1867
University of London Supplemental Charter
27 August 1867
Victoria by the Grace of God
Of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen Defender of the Faith. To all whom these presents shall come greeting. Whereas by our Letters Patent under the Great Seal of our said United Kingdom [?] date at Westminster the sixth day of January in the twenty sixth year of our reign We did grant, declare and institute certain persons therein mentioned and all the persons who might thereafter be appointed to be Chancellor or Fellows as thereinafter mentioned and all the persons on whom respectively the University created by our Letters Patent of the fifth day of December in the first year of our reign had conferred any of the degrees of doctor of Laws, doctor of Medicine, Master of Arts, Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Medicine, or Bachelor of Arts and all the persons on whom respectively the University created by our Letters Patent of the ninth day of April in the twenty first year of our reign had confirmed any of the said degrees or the degrees of doctor of Science or Bachelor of Science and all the persons on whom respectively the University created by our said Letters Patent of the sixth day of January in the twenty sixth year of our reign might thereafter confer any of the said degrees or any other degree one Body Politic and Corporate by the name of the University of London. And we did by our said Charter further will and ordain amongst other things that the Chancellor, Vice Chancellor and Fellows should have power to examine for and after examination to confer in such mode and on compliance by the candidates with such conditions as they should from time to time determine the several or such as they should think fit of the degrees of Bachelor and Master of Arts, Bachelor and Doctor in Laws, Science, Medicine and Music, and Master in Surgery and also to confer the several degrees of Bachelor, Master and doctor in any department of knowledge whatever except Theology as the said Chancellor, Vice Chancellor and Fellows by regulations in that behalf should from time to time determine and whether such departments of knowledge should or should not include any portion of the departments of knowledge for which degrees in Arts, Laws, Science, Medicine and Music or any of them where thereby authorized to be conferred and we did thereby amongst other things further will and ordain that the said Chancellor, Vice Chancellor and Fellows should have power to examine for and after examination to grant in such mode and on compliance by the candidate with such conditions as they should from time to time determine certificates of proficiency in such branches of knowledge as the said Chancellor, Vice Chancellor and Fellows should from time to time by regulations made in that behalf determine.
2. And whereas it is expedient to extend the benefits of the said University and for that purpose to enlarge the powers of the said Chancellor, Vice Chancellor and Fellows so as to enable them to examine for and after examination to grant to women certificates in manner thereinafter mentioned.
3. Now know be that we do by virtue our prerogative Royal and of our especial grace certain knowledge and more motion by these presents for us, our heirs and successors will grant and ordain that the said Chancellor, Vice Chancellor and Fellows should have power to cause to be held from time to time as they shall deem expedient a special examination of women being candidates for such certificates of proficiency as hereinafter mentioned and on every such examination such female candidates shall be examined by examiners appointed for the purpose by the Chancellor, Vice Chancellor and Fellows and women shall be admitted as candidates to every such examination on such conditions and shall be examined in such subjects in Literature, Science and Art as the said Chancellor, Vice Chancellor and Fellows shall by regulations made in that behalf from time to determine provided always that no male person shall be admitted as a candidate to any such examination, provided also that no Fellow shall be eligible as an Examiner and that no Examiner shall be eligible for re-election more than four years consecutively.
4. And we further will and ordain that the said Chancellor, Vice Chancellor and Fellows shall have power after every such examination as aforesaid to grant to such female candidates in such mode and on compliance by such candidates with such conditions as the said Chancellor, Vice Chancellor and Fellows may determine such certificates of proficiency as the said Chancellor, Vice Chancellor and Fellows shall from time to time by regulations made in that behalf determine and at the conclusion of every such examination of such candidates the Examiners shall declare the name of every such candidate whom they shall have deemed to be qualified to receive any such certificate together with such particulars as the said Chancellor, Vice Chancellor and Fellows shall from time to time determine and [she?] shall if otherwise approved by the said Chancellor, Vice Chancellor and Fellows and if they shall think fit receive from the said Chancellor a certificate under the seal of the said University of London and signed by the said Chancellor or in his absence or incapacity by the Vice Chancellor which shall contain such particulars as the said Chancellor, Vice Chancellor and Fellows shall deem fitting to be stated therein and such reasonble fees may be charged for and in respect of such examination and certificates of proficiency respectively or either of them as the said Chancellor, Vice Chancellor and Fellows with the approbation of the commissioners of our treasury shall from time to time divert and the provision of our said last mentioned Letters Patent with respect to the fees therein mentioned shall apply to the fees payable under the provisions of this Charter.
5. Provided always that all regulations made from time to time in relation to any of the matters herein before mentioned shall be submitted to one of our principal Secretaries of State and approved of an countersigned by him as by our last mentioned Letters patent provided.
6. And lastly we do hereby for us, our heirs and successors grant and declare that these our Letters Patent or the enrolment or examplification thereof shall be in and by all things valid and effectual in Law according to the true intent and meaning of the same and shall be construed and abridged in the most favorable and beneficial sense for the best advantage of the said University as well in all our Courts as elsewhere notwithstanding any nonwrital [sic], miswrital [sic] uncertainty or imperfection in these our Letters Patent. In witness whereof we have [?] these our Letters to be made Patent. Witness ourself at our Palace of Westminster the twenty seventh day of August in the thirty first year of our Reign.
By Her Majesty's Command.
Cardew