The Royal Academy of Spain was established in Madrid, Spain, and its purpose was to keep the Castilian language alive: it was built on the model of the French Academy. Its plan was designed by the Duke of Escalona and was approved by the King in 1714, who declared himself its protector. It is composed of 24 academicians, including a Director and a Secretary.

Its emblem is a crucible set on burning logs, and the motto reads: Limpia, fija, y da esplendor . [Cleans, fixes, and casts splendor].

The Academy of Nature's Curiosities [Académie des Curieux de la Nature] is in Germany, and was founded first in 1652 by Dr. Bausch; and Emperor Leopold became its protector in 1670, I do not know if he did anything else for it.

Italy has more Academies by itself than the rest of the world combined. Important cities there have enough intellectuals to form an Academy, and indeed each has done so. Jarckius gave us a brief History of it, printed in Leipzig in 1725.

Jarckius only wrote about the history of the Academies of Piemonte, of Ferrare, and of Milan; he finds that there are twenty-five in Milan alone: he gives us only the list of the others, which total five hundred and fifty. Most of them have very unique, and bizarre names.

The Bolognese academicians, for example, are named Abbandonati, Ansiosi, Ociosi, Arcadi, Confusi, Difettuosi, Dubbiosi, Impatienti, Inabili, Indifferenti, Indomiti, Inquieti, Instabili, Della note piacere, Sitienti, Sonnolenti, Torbidi, Vespertini : those from Genoa, Accordati, Sopiti, Resuegliati : those from Gubbio, Addormentati : those from Venice, Acuti, Allettati, Discordanti, Disjiunti, Disingannati, Dodonei, Filadelfici, Incruscabili, Instaucabili : those from Rimini , Adagiati, Eutrapeli : those from Pavia, Affidati, Della chiave : those from Fermo, Raffrontati : those from Molise, Agitati : those from Florence, Alterati, Humidi, Fursurati, Della Crusca, Del Cimento, Insocati : those from Cremona, Animosi : those from Naples, Arditi, Infernati, Intronati, Lunatici, Secreti, Sirenes, Sicuri, Volanti : those from Ancona, Argonauti, Caliginosi : those from Urbino, Assorditi : those from Perouse, Atomi, Eccentrici, Insensati, Insipidi, Unisoni : those from Tarento, Audaci : those from Macerata, Catenati, Imperfetti ; others Chimarici : those from Siena, Cortesi, Gioviati, Trapassati : those from Rome, Delfici, Humoristi, Lincei, Fantastici, Illuminati, Incitati, Indispositi, Infecondi, Melancholici, Negletti, Notti Vaticane, Notturni, Ombrosi, Pellegrini, Sterili, Vigilanti : those from Padua, Delii, Immaturi, Orditi : those from Drepana, Difficili : those from Brixen, Dispersi, Erranti : those from Modena, Dissonanti : those from Recanati, Disuguali : those from Syracuse, Ebrii : those from Milan, Eliconii, Faticosi, Fenici, Incerti, Nascosti : those from Candie, Extravaganti : those from Pesaro, Eterocliti : those from Comacchio, Fluttuanti : those from Arezzo, Forzati : those from Turin, Fulminales : those from Reggio, Fumosi, Muti : those from Cortona, Humorosi : those from Bari, Incogniti : Those from Rossano, Incuriosi : those from Costa Brada, Innominati, Pigri : those from Acireale, Intricati : those from Mantova, Invaghiti : those from Agrigento, Mutabili, Offuscati : from Verona, Olympici, Unanii : from Viterbo, Ostinati : others, Vagabondi .

In England, an Academy also refers to a type of prestigious institution where young people are taught the Sciences and the Liberal Arts by personal Tutors. Most of the non-conformist Ministers received their education in private Academies , not willing to settle for education provided to young people in universities.