1 EXHIBIT 23.7 CONSENT OF THE ROBINSON-HUMPHREY COMPANY, INC. We consent to the inclusion in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida of the form of our letter to the Board of Directors of Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida, included as Appendix to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus that is part of the Registration Statement, and to the references to such letter and to our firm in such Proxy Statement/Prospectus. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933 or the Rules and Regulations of the Securities Exchange Commission thereunder. THE ROBINSON-HUMPHREY COMPANY, INC. By: /s/ GERARD J. O'MEARA, JR. ------------------------------------- Gerard J. O'Meara, Jr. Managing Director March 26, 1997