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the council, empowering Sir Henry Morgan to call an assembly, and to 

 endeavour the passing a temporary bill, with their consent, for the reve- 

 nue j and in case of their refusal, to raise the same in such manner as 

 hath been done by former governors. 



Memorandum, At a council on the instant, a draught of the 



aforementioned letter was read. 



And upon reading the petition of the planters, merchants and inhabi- 

 tants of Jamaica, praying to be restored to their ancient method of ma- 

 king laws, the lords of the committee are ordered to meet de die in diem t 

 until they shall have agreed on such a method for the making of laws, 

 and the settlement of the government, as they shall find most convenient 

 for his majesty's service. 



NUMBER XXXVII. 



JAMAICA. 



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

 Whitehall, on Thursday the a8th of October, 1680. 



PRESENT, 



Prince Rupert, Earl of Halifax, 



Lord Privy Seal, Viscount Fauconberg, 



Lord Chamberlain, Bishop of London, 



Earl of Bridgewatev, Mr. Hyde, 



Earl of Sunderland, Lord Chief Justice North, 



Earl of Clarendon, Mr. Sec. Jenkins. 



Earl of Essex, 



THEIR lordships having considered that part of the letter from the 

 council of Jamaica, dated aoth May last, that concerns the laws, and 

 having read the petition of the merchants and planters of Jamaica, pre- 

 sented in council on the as also a paper prepared by Mr. 

 Blackwayt, concerning the manner of making laws in Jamaica, their 

 lordships, upon full consideration and debate of what may best conduce 

 to his majesty's service, agree that the present method of making laws in 

 Barbadoes t as settled by tke commission of Sir Richard Dutton, be proposed 

 unto his majesty in council : and that powers be drawn up fur the earl of 

 Carlisle, with instructions suitable to that scheme, and with respect to 

 the present circumstances of Jamaica, and that the assembly may be the 

 more easily induced to grant a revenue for the support of the government, 

 their lordships are of opinion, that his majesty's quit rents, and the tax 

 pp. the wine-licenses, as well as all other levies which now are or shall be 



