60 THE COLONIES ADMONISHED. 
rest ot the Council of State in which the colony 8 inten 
ished to pay more attention to “Staple Commodities.” That 
part relating to it reads: 
“The carefull and diligent prosecution of Staple Commo- 
dities which we promist; we above all things pray you to 
performe so as we may have speedily the real proof of your 
cares and endeavors therein, especially in that of Iron, of 
Vines and Silk the neglect and delay whereof so long is to us 
here cause of infinit grief and discontent, especially in 
regard of his Majesties just resentment therein that his Royall 
grace and love to the Plantation, which after so long a time 
and long a supply of his Majesties favor hath brought forth 
no better fruit than Tobacco. — 
“Yett by the goodness of God inclyning his princely heart, 
we have received not only from the Lords of his Privy 
Counsell, but from his Royal mouth such assurance not only 
of his tender love and care but also of his Royal intentions 
for the advancement of the Plantation; that we cannot 
but exceedingly rejoice therein and persuade you with much 
more comfort and encouragement to go on in the building up 
of his Royal worke with all sincerity, care and diligence, and 
that with that perfect love and union amongst yourselves as 
may really demonstrate that your intentions are all one, the 
advancement of God’s glorie and the service of his Royall 
Majestie: for the particularities of his Majesties gratious 
intentions for the future good, you may in part understand 
them by the courses appointed by the Lords, whereof we 
here inclosed send the orders. 
“And we are further to signifie unto you that the Lords 
of his Majesties Privy Counsell, having by his Majesties order 
taken into their considerations the contract made last Som- 
mer by the Company have dissolved the same; and signified 
that his Majestie out of his gracious and Royall intention 
and princely favor to the Plantation hath resolved to grant a 
sole Importion of Tobacco to the two Plantations, with an 
exception only of 40,000 weight of ye best Spanish Tobacco 
to be yearly brought in. 
“And it hath also pleased his Majesty in favor of the 
Plantation to reduce ye custom and importing of tobacco to 
9d. per pound: And’ last of all We are to signifie unto you 
that their Lordships have ordered that all the Tobacco shall 
be brought in from both Plantations as by their Lordship 
order whereof we send you & copy, you may perceive.” 
