AT EDINBURGH, The 15 of June, 1696.  
THE COUNCIL-GENERAL of the COMPANY of SCOTLAND, Trading to AFRICA and the INDIES: Do Appoint and Ordain, That the manner of Transferring and Aliening the Joint-stock, or Capital-Fund of this COMPANY, shall be by an Entry in some one or other of the Books of the COMPANY, Signed by the Person, or Persons, Bodies-politic or Corporate, Transferring the same, or by some one or other by Him, Her, or Them, thereunto Deputed in Writing. Which Transfers, shall be in the Form, or to the Effect following,  
I Do Transfer of the Capital-Fund of the COMPANY of SCOTLAND Trading to AFRICA and the INDIES, unto Done at this Day of Anno DOM.  
OR if by some Person or Persons Deputed thereunto, than all such Deputations shall be Entered & Recorded apart, in some one or other of the Books of the said COMPANY; And such Transfers, shall be in the Form, or to the Effect following,  
I for Do Transfer of the Capital-Fund of the COMPANY of SCOTLAND, Trading to AFRICA and the INDIES, unto Done at this Day of Anno DOM.  
UNto which respective Transfers, the Person or Persons, Bodies-politic, or Corporate, to whom such Transfers shall be made or some one or other by Him, Her, or Them thereunto Appointed, shall Subscribe; signifying His, Her, or Their Acceptance thereof; And such Transfers and Assignments, shall be good and valid, and convey the Right and Property to the Acceptor, or Acceptors thereof.  
By Order of the said COUNCIL-GENERAL, Rod. Mackenzie, Sec: