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ty of the island, by obliging planters to reside in bo- 

 dies together, and in contiguous buildings. 



The seventeenth directs, that as an encouragement 

 to men of ability to go to the island, no offices shall be 

 held by deputy ; and gives a power to the governor 

 of suspension or removal, in case of bad behaviour. 



The nineteenth empowers the governor to grant 

 royalties and manors, or lordships, to contain less 

 than five hundred acres. 



The twentieth empowers the governor, with ad- 

 vice of the council, to call assemblies, to make laws, 

 and, upon imminent necessity, to levy money ; such 

 laws to be in force two years, and no longer, unless 

 approved of^by the crown. 



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See the Proclamation of the \^th of December, 



1661, upon which the people of Jamaica have upon 

 any occasion laid so much stress. 



This proclamation was published by Lord Windsor 

 upon his arrival; but nothing else material arises out 

 of his short administration worth notice, for he staid 

 but two months, and left the island, and the executi- 

 on of his commission, to Sir Charles Lyttleton, who 

 had been appointed lieutenant-governor; and who go- 

 verned with the advice of a council of twelve, ap- 

 pointed by himself, and called an assembly that made 

 a body of Iaws 5 amongst which was one for raising a 

 revenue. 



