...advanced by them for the ufe of the publick, or otherwife, or to the annuities payable to the faid company of merchants of Great Britain trading to the South Seas and other parts of America, or to the united company of merchants trading to the Eafl Indies, or to the feveral and refpeclive...

...carrying on a trade to the South Sea ; and they were accordingly incorporated under the title of " the Governor and Company of Merchants of Great Britain...and other parts of America, and for encouraging the Fiihery," &c. Though this company feem formed for the fake of commerce, the miniftry never thought...

...governor and company of the bank of Ef¡¡and called Bank Stock, or to the governor and company « merchants of Great Britain trading to the South Seas...and other parts of America, and for encouraging the fifbery as afordaid, or under their care or management, or of or in the capita] ita'i belonging, or...

...and thirtyfix pounds feven (hillings of a certain ftock belonging to the governor and company of the merchants of Great Britain trading to the South Seas and other parts of America, and for encouraging thefiûiery, called the joint (lock of South Sea annuities, and alio commonly called New South Sea...

...of the bank of England, or the united company of merchants of England trading to the Eajl Indies, or the governor and company of merchants of Great Britain trading to the South Seas or other parts of America, party thereto. Cap. 37. For defraying the charge of the pay and cloathing...

...and The famous act of parliament, which incorporated the fubfcribers of the debts, under the name ,of the governor and company of merchants of Great Britain...trading to the South Seas and other parts of America, was called the earl of Oxford's mafter piece, and confidered by his panegyrifts as the lure means of...

...HEREAS 12986!. as. 2¿ ** capital ftock of the Govern or and Company of Merchants of Great-Britain trading to the South Seas and other parts of America, and for encouraging the fifljery, commonly called South Sea ftock, was, by virtue of his rnajefty's warrant under his-royal...

...twenty-ninth day of September> one thoufand eight hundred and one. » • trading to the Eafl Indies, or the Governor and Company of Merchants of Great Britain, trading to the South Seai t or other parts Of America, party thereto. An aft for dividing, allotting, incloting, draining,...

...was dated the eighth of September 1711, incorporating the fubfcribers of thofe debts by the name of The Governor and Company of Merchants of Great Britain...and other parts of America, and for encouraging the fiih;ry. It recites the before-named aft of Parliament, and grants that the company flia.ll have a...

...relief of the public credit and the enlarging of British commerce. There first resulted from it the ' company of merchants of Great ' Britain trading to the South Seas and the other parts of ' America,' of which Harley became governor, and St. John and Benson, the Chancellor...