APPENDIX.] OF JAMAICA. J3i 



Whether any act of the assembly of Jamaica, or any act of his majes- 

 ty or ' ;S governors, have totally repealed %he acts made by col. D'Oyiey 

 and S r Chailes Lyttlecon, for raising a public revenue, or whether they 

 are now in force ? 



NUMBER XXXIV. 



JAMAICA. 



At the comm.ttee of Trade and Plantations, in the council-chamber at 

 Whitehall, on Wednesday the aoth of October, 1680, 



PRESENT. 

 Lord President, Earl of EbSex, Lord Bishop of London, 



Eari .,f Sjnderland, Earl of Halifax, Mr. Secretary Jenkins, 



Earl of B.idgewater, Lord Chief Justice North, Mi . Seymour. 



JV'v lord chief justice No: th, having delivered his opinion in writing up- 

 on the question recommended to him at the last meeting, col. Long, Mr. 

 Beesion, Mr. Ashurst, and other planters and merchants of Jamaica, to- 

 gether with the earl of Carlisle, are called in, and his lordship's opinion 

 is read to them ; wheieby his lordship concludes, that the act of revenue 

 made in 1663 by Sir Charles Lyttleton, is yet in force, as being not re- 

 pealed by any subsequent acts, which were limited to the term of two 

 years by his majesty's commands. But col. Long objects, that there wa, 

 a law made by Sii Thomas Modyford, which declares all laws passed at 

 Sir Charles Lyttlrton's assemblies void, for want of due form in the 

 writs, and other particulars: whereupon they are bid to withdraw} and 

 whereas my lord chief justice North was not present when this objection 

 was made, their lordships think fit that he be acquainted therewith, and 

 desired to renew his opinion j and the gentlemen of Jamaica are also de- 

 sired to be ready with the objections they have to make to his lordship'a 

 report, at the next meeting, which is appointed for to-morrow at three in 

 the afternoon. 



NUMBER XXXV. 



JAMAICA. 



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

 Whitehall, Thursday zist of October, 1680. 



PRESENT, 



Prince Rupert, Earl of Bridgevvater, Mr. Hyd, 



Lord President, Earl of Clarendon, Lord Chief justice North* 



Marquis of Worcester, Viscount Fauconberg, Mr. Secretary Jenkins, 



