Il natural desiderio di sapere - Pontifical Academy of Sciences

CONDENSED LYNCEAN CONSTITUTIONS 95If in the region where they find themselves something new happenswith regard to literary questions or matters close to the Lynceans, theyshall immediately inform the Prince; if a Lyncean should request a reporton some fact that happens in the same region, with serenity and quicknessthey shall expound the propitious and adverse cases and render themknown to the Prince, so that he shall be able to give them support withadvice and assistance in accordance with his possibilities.At the moment of death they shall leave their ring to a Lyncean of theirchoice, so that it may be conserved and protected in their perpetual memory;and they shall do the same if it should happen to them to enter aregion where it is not permitted to wear the ring.All benefactors of the Lynceans shall be paid homage with honor, love,and praise.They shall spend the day of 17 August in gladness; it was on that dayin fact that the Lyncean College and Order was founded.They shall never enrol in another Academy or similar College of scholarsnor shall they even assume the name. Nevertheless, it shall be licit forthem to intervene and exercise themselves in such institutions; it shall bepermitted that in the lyceums, from time to time, meetings may be heldon initiative of the Lynceans themselves for research activities, admittingexternal scholars and upright friends, without the Lynceans ever assuminga name other than their Lyncean one, nor under any circumstancesshall they communicate it to others or permit others to assume it; but ifin such meetings they encounter some upright and studious man, suitableto the Lyncean life, they shall inform the Prince so that, if he should judgeit opportune, he can enrol him as a member of the Lynceans.They shall know that they have the right not only to express their ownopinion or vote in the election of the Prince upon his death, and to frequentthe lyceums whenever they are constituted and to study in theirlibraries, but also to choose their own successor who shall remain in theOrder with their same functions, and be welcomed in the lyceums to partakeof the provisions; they have the further right to receive necessarygoods, which they shall use, however, according to the modalitiesexpounded in the Lynceographum; the Lynceans shall attend the publicationof the such modalities in a volume on the part of the Prince, whoshall be the drafter; if they should have need of them beforehand theyshall ask for news from the Chancellor and from the Counsellor.