\ HISTORICAL ACCOUNT [BOOK. n. 



Upon lord Carlisle's arrival in his government, he 

 found the people very much dissatisfied with, and 

 averse to this new form of government, as will better 

 appear by his letters, vide No. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. 



These letters and papers being taken into consider- 

 ation by the council, as also a report thereon by the 

 committee, the council, on the 4th of April, 1679, 

 made the order No. 1 1 ; and on the 28th of May fol- 

 lowing, the annexed report, No. 12, was presented 

 to his majesty, and being approved, was transmitted 

 to the earl of Carlisle, with the annexe^ letter 

 No. 13. 



Upon receipt of these papers, the lord Carlisle 

 communicated them to the assembly, who presented 

 an address in answer to the report of the 28th of May; 

 which address was transmitted to the council by lord 

 Carlisle. Fide No. 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. 



On the 5th of March 1679-80, the council took 

 into consideration the letters received from the earl of 

 Carlisle; and the annexed extracts (No. 21 to 38 in- 

 clusive) of their proceedings, will shew their several 

 resolutions and directions in consequence thereof. 



It is impossible, at this distance of time, to judge 

 what motives could have induced the council, after 

 they had shewn so much firmness and resolution to 

 support the rights of the crown, by establishing in 

 Jamaica the Irish constitution, to give the point up> 

 as it appears they did by the annexed explanatory 



