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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<ITEM>Proofed and reviewed as part of batch B071012.apex.</ITEM>
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<DIV1 TYPE="notice">
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<HEAD>The COMPANY of SCOTLAND, Trading to <HI>Africa</HI> and the <HI>Indies,</HI> Do hereby give Notice.</HEAD>
<P>THAT their Bookes of Sub&s;cription, will be opened at <HI>Edinburgh</HI> on <HI>Wedne&s;day</HI> the 26 of this In&s;tant <HI>February</HI> at the Hou&s;e of Mrs. <HI>Purdie</HI> in the North &s;ide of the High-&s;treet over again&s;t the Cro&s;s, and will &s;o continue every day of the Week, <HI>Lord's Days</HI> only excepted, from Ten in the Clock in the Morning till Twelve, and from Two in the Afternoon till four, untill the  <GAP DESC="blank">  day of <HI>March</HI> next, or untill the Compleat Sum of Three Hundred Thou&s;and Pounds <HI>Sterling</HI> &s;hall be Sub&s;cribed; One Quarter part whereof &s;hall be payed to Two, or more of the Per&s;ons Named in the Act of Parliament, upon or before the fir&s;t day of <HI>June</HI> now next en&s;uing: But in Regard of the occa&s;ion the Com|pany may have for pre&s;ent Money, &s;uch as pay in the &s;ame &s;ooner, will be allowed a Di&s;compt, at the Rate of Twelve <HI>per Cent&punc; per Annum,</HI> or Eight pence <HI>per Diem</HI> upon each Hundred Pound <HI>Sterling,</HI> from the time of their payment to the &s;aid fir&s;t of <HI>June.</HI></P>
<P>And for the greater Ea&s;e and Conveniency of &s;uch as are willing to be Concerned: The Company do further Declare, That for &s;uch as live at a di&s;tance, or cannot come in per&s;on to Sub&s;cribe; A Deputation in Writ|ing to any other to Sub&s;cribe for him her, or them, together with one Fourth par of the Money to be Sub&s;cribed, or Bond for the &s;ame pay|able the fir&s;t of <HI>June</HI> next will be accepted by the Company, and be as &s;ufficient, as if the parties were per&s;onally pre&s;ent them&s;elves to Sub|&s;cribe.</P>
<P>And as to the Remaining Three fourth parts of Every Man's Sub&s;crip|tion to be payed to the Company when&s;oever the &s;ame &s;hall be called in; it &s;hall be in Three equal parts or payments. The fir&s;t whereof will not be called for in le&s;s than a Year to come. And for the Two la&s;t payments, The Company Re&s;olve to let them Remain as a Fund of Security to the Company, and not to call for the &s;ame or any part thereof, unle&s;s upon &s;ome pre&s;&s;ing occa&s;ion; And further that no Advantage or Forfalture will be taken by the Company for the Non&punc;payment of the Remaining parts of any ones Sub&s;cription; But the Company will only Sell or Di&s;|po&s;e of &s;uch a &s;hare of Stock in the Company to pay the Money to be advanced, And the Remainder thereof &s;hall be returned to the Owners thereof.</P>
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<HEAD>Here followeth a Copy of the Preamble for Sub&s;cription.</HEAD>
<OPENER><DATELINE><HI>Edinburgh,</HI>  <DATE><GAP DESC="blank" EXTENT="1 span">  1696</DATE></DATELINE></OPENER>
<P>PUr&s;uant to an Act of Parliament, Entituled, <HI>Act for a Company Trad|ing to</HI> Africa <HI>and the</HI> Indies, We under-&s;ub&s;cribers, do each of us for him&s;elf, become obliged for the payment of the Re&s;pective Sums &s;e|verally Sub&s;cribed by us &s;ubject to the Rules, Conditions, and Con&s;tituti|ons of the &s;aid Company.</P>
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<DIV1 TYPE="form for absentee subscription">
<HEAD>Form of a Deputation to be &s;ub&s;cribed by &s;uch as cannot be pre&s;ent to Sub&s;cribe in the Book.</HEAD>
<P>I  <GAP DESC="blank" EXTENT="1 span">  Do hereby Depute  <GAP DESC="blank" EXTENT="1 span">  To Sub&s;cribe for me in the Books of the Company of <HI>Scotland,</HI> Trading to <HI>Africa</HI> and the <HI>Indies</HI> the Sum of  <GAP DESC="blank" EXTENT="1 span"> pound <HI>Sterling.</HI></P>
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<DIV1 TYPE="form of receipt">
<HEAD>Form of a Receipt to be given upon the fir&s;t Payment.</HEAD>
<OPENER><DATELINE><HI>Edinburgh</HI>  <DATE><GAP DESC="blank">  1696</DATE></DATELINE></OPENER>
<P>REceived then of  <GAP DESC="blank" EXTENT="1 span">  The Sum of  <GAP DESC="blank" EXTENT="1 span">  Being the Fir&s;t Fourth part of his Sub&s;cription in the Capital Fund of the Company of <HI>Scotland,</HI> Trading to <HI>Africa</HI> and the <HI>Indies,</HI> We &s;ay Received for the u&s;e of the &s;aid Company.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>By Us.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<DIV1 TYPE="form for bond">
<HEAD>The Form of the Bond, to be Sub&s;cribed by &s;uch as do not pay in their Fourth Parts.</HEAD>
<P>I  <GAP DESC="blank" EXTENT="1 span">  Oblige me my Heirs and Execu<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ors to pay to the Company of <HI>Scotland,</HI> Trading to <HI>Africa</HI> and the <HI>Inlies,</HI> or to whom they &s;hall appoint the Sum of  <GAP DESC="blank" EXTENT="1 span">  As the Fourth part of t<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">e Sum S<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">b&s;cribed for by me, in the Capital Stock or Fund of the &s;aid Comp<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ny, and that betwixt and the fir&s;t day of <HI>June</HI> Next, with the Sum of  <GAP DESC="blank" EXTENT="1 span">  Money fore&s;aid of Liquidate Expe<GAP DESC="blank" EXTENT="1 letter">ces in ca&s;e of Fail&yogh;ie by and attour the &s;aid principal Sum with the due, and ordinary Annualrent of the &s;aid Principal Sum after the &s;aid day of Payment, Yearly, Monthly, and proportionally, during the not pay|ment And for the more Security I am content and Con&s;ent, That thi<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1+ letters"> Pre&s;ets be Regi&s;trate in the Books of Council and Se&s;&s;ion, or in any other Judges Books competent, to have the Strength of a Decreet of any of th<GAP DESC="illegible" REASON="missing" EXTENT="1 letter"> Judges thereof Interponed hereto, That Letters and Executorials of H<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">ning and poinding on a Charge of &s;ix Days, and all others needful may a&s;s hereupon in Form as Affairs; And for that Effect con&s;titute  <GAP DESC="blank" EXTENT="1 span">  My Procurators In W<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">tne&s;s whereof I have Sub&s;cribed the&s;e Pre&s;ents at  <GAP DESC="blank" EXTENT="1 span">  The  <GAP DESC="blank" EXTENT="1 span">  Day of  <GAP DESC="blank" EXTENT="1 span">  One Thou&s;and &s;ix Hundred and  <GAP DESC="blank" EXTENT="1 span"> Years</P>
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