Marsh's Library Act 1707

said trustees a corparation for purpose of this act, governors and guardians,

to meet and make rules,

to be observed by the librarian, on pain of suspension,

II. And for the better preservation of all the said books, and of the said house and library, with their and every of their appurtenances, and for making the said library more useful to the publick, be it further enacted, That the lord archbishop of Armagh for the time being, the lord chancellor of Ireland for the time being; the lord archbishop of Dublin for the time being, the lord chief justice of her Majesty’s court of Chief-place, in Ireland, for the time being, the lord chief justice of her Majesty’s court of Common-Pleas, in Ireland, for the time being, the lord chief baron of her Majesty’s court of Exchequer, in Ireland, for the time being, the dean of die cathedral church of the Holy Trinity, Dublin, for the time being, the dean of the cathedral church of St. Patrick’s, Dublin, for the time being; and the provost of Trinity-college, near Dublin, for the time being, shall be and are hereby created a corporation or body-politick for the purposes in this act contained only, and appointed governors and guardians of the said house and library, built and erected by Narcissus lord archbishop of Armagh, for ever; and that they the said governors and guardians, or any three or more of them, the archbishop of Dublin being present and of that number, but in case the archbishop of Dublin be out of this kingdom of Ireland, or be sick, or during the vacancy of the said see of Dublin, that then any five or more of the said governors and guardians shall have power and authority, and are hereby authorized to meet together from time to time, and as often as there shall be occasion, to consider of and to make such reasonable rules and orders for the better government and management of the said house and library, as they shall think necessary and convenient: to which rules and orders, by the said governors and guardians made as aforesaid, the library-keeper for the time being shall for ever be subject, and shall from time to time observe, on pain of being suspended from the said office or imployment, and from the income, profits, lodgings, and perquisites thereto belonging, at and during the pleasure of the said governors and guardians.