At a General Meeting of the Company of Scotland, Trading to Africa, and the Indies.
THE Minutes of the 24th. March last, being Read, and it being moved, whither the making, and Laying down the needfull Rules, and Constitutions, for the Direction, and Government of this Company, with the Times, Wayes, and Manner of the Choice of the Directors mentioned in the first Paragraph, of the said Minutes, is so to be understood, As if the Rules and Constitutions to be made by the Committee be unalterable, or are to be Subjected to, and Alterable by the General meeting.
Resolved, That the Rules and Constitutions. To be made by them, be proposed to the first General meeting, to be approven, or altered as they shall think fit.
Conform to the last days Minutes, A Report being made that the Lists were given in by the several Subscribers, and thereafter a Scrutiny made, the following Twenty Persons were found to be Chosen for a Committee, who with the Nominees mentioned in the Act of Parliament, are to Concert the Rules and Constitutions conform to the first Article of the last days Minutes, which Election after Reading over the Persons chosen were Unanimously approven of by the Meeting.
- James Earl of Panmure
- John Lord Hay of Yester
- Lord Basil Hamiltoun
- George Viscount of Tarbat
- David Lord Ruthven
- William Hay of Drumeliar
- Mr. Hugh Dalrymple Advocat
- Sir Archibald Hope of Rankillor
- Lieut. Collonel John Ereskine
- Sir Iohn Shaw of Greenock
- Sir Francis Scot of Thirleston
- Sir Robert Dickson of Sornbegg
- Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun
- John Haldan of Gleneagles
- Sir Archibald Mure of Thorntoun
- George Baillie of Jerveswood.
- James Pringle of Torwoodlie
- John Drummond of Newton
- Mr, William Dunlop Principal of the Colledge of Glasgow
- Robert Watson Merchant in Edinburgh.
Resolved that the said Committee do meet upon Tuesday next, the 7th Instant, for the first time, At 3 in the Afternoon at the Laigh Council House of Edinburgh: And thereafter to Adjourn themselves to such Times and Places as they shall judge convenient.
A Report being made that there is already upwards of 300000 Pound Sterling Subscribed for, and that there was still several Noblemen, Gentlemen, and Royal Burghs, who live at a distance from this Place not yet come in, occasioned partly for want of Timeous Advertisement, and through the badness of the Weather.
Therefore, a Motion was made for enlarging the Subscriptions to four Hundered Thousand Pound Sterling.
Resolved, that the same be done accordingly, and that the Books continue Open, for receiving Subscriptions, until the sum of Three Hundered, and fifty Thousand Pound Sterling thereof be Subscribed for, and thereafter that the Books shall be closed for such time as the Committee shall think fit, That the Remotest Places of this Kingdom may have due Notice, before the other fifty Thousand Pound be Subscribed for▪
The times appointed for Receiving Subscriptions hereafter, is to be upon every Tuesday, and Thursday, in the week in the former place from 10. in the Morning to 12 And from 2 in the Afternoon till 4 until the said sum be compleated.
The Minutes above are ordered to be forthwith Printed and Published