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note + to make a yearly fund of £140,000. /note + were granted to their M. their Heirs & Successors for raising in ye. 1st place £1,200,000. by note + part of £1,500,000. ye. sum to be borrow'd by these Contributions & by Annuities for 1, 2, or 3, lives; ye. Annuities to raise £300,000. & these contributions £1,200,000. & ye. fund to be divided into 5/7 & 2/7. respectively See S. S. Account Long Annuities art. 2d. also Exchequer Annuities art. 2d. also Account of ye. Bank art. 1st. /note contributions to be receiv'd by any persons appointed under ye. Great Seal, & such contributors, their Heirs, Successors, & assigns were to be entitl'd to an Annuity of £100,000. being 5.7 of ye. £140,000. in ye. margin, & for ye. payment of this annuity 5/7 of ye. same duties were set apart in ye. Exchequer.

Their M. were impower'd in ye. said Act by letters Patent under ye. Great Seal to limit, direct, & appoint how & in what manner, under what rules & directions ye. said sum of £1,200,000. & ye. said yearly Sum of £100,000. may be assignable or transferable, assign'd or transfer'd to such person or persons as shall freely & voluntarily accept of ye. same, & not otherwise, & to incorporate all such contributors, their Heirs & c. into one body corporate & politick by ye. name of ye. Governor, & Company of ye. Bank of England, & by yt. name to have perpetual succession & a common Seal, & yt. they, their Successors & c. should be able & capable in Law to have purchase, receive, possess, enjoy, & retain to them, & their Successors, lands, rents, tenements, & the reditiments of what kind nature or quality whatsoever, & to do & execute, all & singular others matters & things by ye. name aforesaid yt. to them should