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<HEAD>AT EDINBURGH, <HI>The</HI> 15 <HI>of</HI> June, 1696.</HEAD>
<P>_THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the COMPANY of <HI>SCOTLAND,</HI> Trading to AFRICA and the INDIES, Finding, That the Nature and Cour&s;e of their Trade, in many Places, as well within, as without this KINGDOM; Doth, and will Create, frequent Receipts, and Payments of Great Sums of Money; Which may Occa&s;ion much unnece&s;&s;ary Hazard, Expence and Trouble, and be a great Ob&s;truction and Hindrance, Not only to the Trade and Circulation of this COMPANY, But even to that of the NATION, &s;hould &s;uch Payments be always Tran&s;mitted from one Place or Per&s;on to another, in the real Species of Money. For Remedy, and the greater Ea&s;e, and Convenience of which, The &s;aid COURT of DIRECTORS, Do hereby Appoint and Ordain the Committee of Trea&s;ury of this COMPANY, from Time to Time, By Notes or Bills, Payable upon Demand, Signed by the Ca&s;hier of this COMPANY, and Counter-&s;igned, and entred in their Books by &s;ome or one of his A&s;&s;i&s;tants, To Charge this Joynt|Stock or Capital-Fund with the Payment of &s;uch Sum or Sums of Money as they &s;ee needful: And &s;uch Bills or Notes &s;hall be Accepted, Received, and Taken in Payment, in all the Receipts of this COMPANY within or without this Kingdom.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Publi&s;hed by Order of the &s;aid <HI>COURT,
Rod. Mackenzie.</HI>Sec:^r^y.</SIGNED>
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<HEAD>POST-MERIDIEM.</HEAD>
<P>Read, <HI>Con&s;idered, and Approved of by the</HI> Council-General <HI>of the &s;aid</HI> COMPANY.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>JO. MAXWELL P.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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