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The eleventh and twelfth direct all encouragements 

 to be given to such negroes and others as shall submit 

 to the government, and to merchants and such as 

 shall bring any trade there, and forbid monopolizing. 



The thirteenth directs, that any vessel which can 

 be spared from the defence of the island, shall be em- 

 ployed in fetching settlers from any other colonies, 

 and that no soldiers be allowed to depart without li- 

 cense. 



The fourteenth relates to the keeping of the stores 

 and provisions sent to the island: and the fifteenth di- 

 rects the governor to transmit, from time to time, a 

 state of the island and all his proceedings. 



In 1662, Lord Windsor was appointed governor of 

 Jamaica, by commission under the great seal; which 

 besides containing the same powers as those contain- 

 ed in Col. D'Oyley's commission, directs that in case 

 of Lord Windsor's dying or leaving the island, the 

 government shall devolve on the council, or any seven 

 of them, and appoints a salary of two thousand pounds 

 per annum, payable out of the exchequer. 



His instructions consist of twenty-two articles. The 

 first directs the publication of his commission: and the 

 second, the appointment of the council, according to 

 his commission and the instructions. But it must be 

 observed upon this article, that no directions whate- 

 ver are given, either in the commission, which refers 

 to the instructions, or the instructions themselves, as 



