THE COURT OF DIRECTORS of The Company of SCOTLAND Trading to AFRICA and the INDIES , Finding that the nature and course of their Trade , will always Require considerable Sums of Money to be in their Demand ; And considering how profitable , easie and convenient it will be to the Proprietors of the Joynt-Stock , as well as beneficial to the Trade , Credit and Improvements of the said COMPANY , to have the greatest part of the Money Advanced by the Proprietors thereof , to be unto them a quick and living Stock , and always at Command ; The said COURT OF DIRECTORS do hereby Resolve , Agree and Declare , That the several Proprietors of the said Joynt-Stock , upon their Respective Bills or other Obligations payable in Three Months , shall always have Credit upon their respective Stocks in the said COMPANY , for any Sum not exceeding Two third Parts of the Money severally pay'd in by them , paying only for the same an Interest at the rate of Four per Cent. per Annum : And such Sums may be Repay'd to the COMPANY , in part , or in whole ; and the Interest thereof , shall only be reckon'd for the Days that such Sums , or Parts thereof shall happen to remain Unpay'd , and for no longer time .