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And methods of government ought to take place in Jamaica j and it is 

 tbe<e alleged, " that the la-ivs of England cannot be in force in another 

 '* country , 'where the constitution of the place is different Jrom that of 

 " England" 



Upon the whole matter, the committee desire my lord chief justice 

 North to report his opinion in writing, on Monday next, upon the ques 

 tions following, viz. 



j st. Whether the king, by his proclamation published during my lord 

 Windsor's government, his majesty's letter dated i $tb of January 1671-3, 

 or any other act, appearing by the laws of England or any laws of Ja- 

 maica, or by his majesty's commissions or instructions to his governors, 

 has divested himself of the power he formerly bad to alter the forms of 

 government in Jamaica? 



zd. Whether any act of the assembly of Jamaica, or any other act of 

 his majesty or his governors, have totally repealed the acts made by col. 

 D'Oyley, and Sir Charles Lyttleton, for raising a public revenue, or 

 whether they are now in force ? 



Memorandum. His majesty being present, my lord chief justice North 

 was added to the committee. 



Memorandum. Colonel Long having mentioned some transactions of 

 my lord Vaughan's during his government, his lordship is to be 

 summoned for the next meeting. 



NUMBER XXXIII. 



JAMAICA. 



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

 Whitehall, on Monday the i8th of October 1680. 



PRESENT, 



Lord President, Earl of Clarendon, Lord Chief Justice North, 



Lord Privy-Seal, Earl of Halifax, Mr. Secretary Jenkins, 



Lord Chamberlain, Lord Vise. Fauconberg, Mr. Seymour. 

 Earl of Essex, 



My lord chief justice North having acquainted the committee, that he 

 had considered of the two questions proposed by their lordships j and 

 that, although some further time would be requisite for him to give in his an- 

 swer, yet, in respect of the haste that was necessary for settling the re- 

 venue, his lordship undertakes to return his answer at the next meeting 

 upon the second question j wherein his lordship is desired to take to hi* 

 Assistance some other of his majesty's judges; viz. 



