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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A23991) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 66019) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 372:2) An Abstract of the proposals for the bank on the tickets of the million-adventure 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n., [London : 1695] Place and date of publication from Wing. eng Bank stocks -- England -- Early works to 1800. Broadsides -- England -- 17th century. eebo An Abstract of the proposals for the bank on the tickets of the million-adventure. [no entry] 1695 1 467 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2005-10 Assigned for keying and markup 2006-01 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2006-06 Sampled and proofread 2006-06 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2006-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
An ABSTRACT of the PROPOSALS for the BANK on the Tickets of the Million-Adventure .

THE Subscription-Book lies open at the Outropers-Office on the West Side of the Royal Exchange , up two Pair of Stairs , from 11 of the Clock in the Forenoon till 6 in the Afternoon .

Any Person may subscribe either in Money or Tickets .

Those that subscribe in Money , may pay in Tickets if they please .

Seven unbenefited Tickets are taken at 50 l. besides 10 s. per Ticket allowed for prompt Paiment : Benefited Tickets are taken at half a Year's Purchase more than unbenefited .

300 l. makes a Vote , and none to have more than one Vote .

500 l. qualifies Persons of any Nation whatsoever to be of the Committee .

10 l. per cent . to be paid at subscribing ; 15 l. per cent . more either at subscribing , or ten Days after the Election of the first Committee ; 25 l. per cent . more at Midsummer ; 25 l. per cent . more at Michaelmass ; 25 l. per cent . in full , at Christmass next , unless any Paiments be deferred by a General Meeting .

A Discount of 3 l. per cent . besides the 10 s. per Ticket , will be allowed on what shall be subscribed and paid by the 30 th of March ; 2 l. per cent . till the 13 th of April ; 1 l. per cent . till the 27 th of April ; and 10 s. per cent . till the 10 th of May next .

A Committee of 24 Managers is to be chosen by the General Meeting within five Days after closing the Books , and then the present Trustees to deliver the Tickets and Money to the said Committee , and to be discharged of their Trust .

The Committee and a General Meeting may inlarge the Fund as they think most advantagious to the Proprietors .

For the Encouragement of the Subscribers , the Proposers are contented to take 10 s. per cent . on what the Fund shall be .

If 100000 l. be not subscribed before , or five Days after the 10 th of May next , the Subscription to be void , and the Money and Tickets to be returned .

Note , The Settlement will be so made , that no Person shall be further answerable than his Stock , and that one shall not be answerable for another .

A Dividend must be made at least once a Year , and yet the Capital may be kept entire to purchase a Fund of a much longer Continuance , as the General Meeting shall think fit .