Know all men by these presents that [blank] do hereby authorize and impower [blank] to sell assigne and transfer unto any person or persons whatsoever and for any consideration sum or sums of money whatsoever [blank] stock of and in the capital or principal stock of the governor and Company of Merchants of Great Britain trading to the South Seas and Other Parts of America and for Encouraging the Fishery ... in the [blank] year of the reign of our sovereign lord George ... Seal'd and deliver'd three six penny stamps plainly appearing in the presence of [blank]