APPENDIX.] OF JAMAICA. ' 327 



PRESENT. 



Lord President, Marquis of Worcester, Mr. Sec. Jenkins. 

 Mr. Secretary Jenkins acquaints the committee, that col. Long, of Ja- 

 maica, had some days before surrendered himself to him, upon a bond 

 of ten thousand pounds given to the earl of Carlisle to that purpose j and 

 that he had taken his security for the like sunn, that he would attend the 

 first council, on Friday next, being the loth instant. 



- NUMBER XXX. 



Copy of an order in Council. 

 JAMAICA. 



At the committee of Trade and Plantations, in the council chamber at 



Whitehall. 

 PRESENT. 



Prince Rupert, Marquis of Worcester, Earl of Bath, 

 Lord President, Earl of Clarendon, Mr. Sec. Jenkins. 



The earl of Carlisle is called in, and delivers a paper containing a 

 charge against col. Long, which is read, consisting chiefly in three points, 

 viz. That he had razed the king's name out of the act for raising a public 

 revenuej that he had granted an habeas corpus, being judge, for a person 

 condemned by law; and had opposed the settlement of the country pur- 

 suant to the king's orders. 



And his lordship declaring, that he had nothing more to say against 

 colonel Long than was contained in that paper, only reserving to himself 

 the liberty of explaining what he had therein mentioned, colonel Long is 

 called in, and the p.iper read to him ; whereupon he positively denies that 

 he had done any thing to the bill without the directions of the assembly j 

 and that he believes the razure happened, inasmuch as the clerk of the 

 assembly had transcribed the bill passed in sir Thomas Lynch's time, 

 which was now blotted out by the agreement of the governor, council 

 and assembly, and the words written in his hand were only added to 

 make up the sense, which otherwise would have been wanting, which he 

 did as speaker of that assembly from whom he had directions j which is 

 confirmed by the letters of Major Molesworth, Mr. Bernard, Mr. 

 Ashurst, Mr. Burton, and of the clerk of the assembly. 



As to the granting an habeas corpus^ he declares he did not know the 

 person was condemned ; and that it is usual for the judges to sign blsrk 

 habeas corpus, which the clerk gives out in course, 



