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& Upon recital of ye. Exchequer Annuities created in ye. 9th & 11th of G. II. Amounting to £900, 000. for which 3 per Cent Annuities had been granted, & yt. ye. proprietors of such Annuities might be desirous of subscribing ye. same into ye. Aforesaid Joint stock of Annuities, liberty is given to such proprietors, to subscribe within ye. time above limited.

& ye. Same liberty was given to ye. proprietors of ye. 3. per Cent Exchequer Annuities, granted by ye. 8th of G. I. in lieu of debentures to ye. Sufferers of Nevis & H. Christophers of which there remain'd ye. principal Sum of 37,821,,5,,1 1/4.

N. B. as these Exchequer Annuities were one per Cent inferior in vallue at market tho' with a like rate of interest, & on a fund equally good, while payable at ye. Exchequer (probably from ye. greater trouble & difficulty attending Exchequer payments than those at ye. Bank) there could be no doubt, but all these Exchequer Annuities would be subscrib'd.