The end then of these Bodies of Merchants, being not a Common benefit to the whole Body, (which have in this case no common stock, but what is deducted out of the particular adventures, for building, buying, victualling and manning of Ships,) but the particular gaine of every adventurer, it is reason that every one be acquainted with the employment of his own; that is, that every one be of the Assembly, that shall have the power to order the same;
Hortaz, gorputz osoaren irabazia barik, enpresari bakoitzaren irabazi partikularra delarik merkatal korporazio hauen helburua (ez daukate kasu honetan fondo komunik ere, enpresari partikularrengandik jasotakoa salbu untziak egiteko, erosteko, hornitzeko eta mantentzeko), arrazoizkoa da bakoitzak berak jakitea berarena nola dabilen, hau da, bakoitza izatea fondo horiek administratzeko ahalmena duen biltzarraren kide, eta kontuen jakinaren gainean egotea.