64. TOBACCO TAXED. 
our said plantations, and to sell the same again for his benefit.” 
Again in 1630 King Charles issued another proclamation, 
GROWING TOBACCO IN THE STREETS. 
and among other restrictions limited the importation of it 
from the colony. Quickly following this the King issued in 
1632 another proclamation regulating the retailing of tobacco. 
In 1634 he also prohibited the landing of tobacco any where 
except at the quay near the custom house in London. 
In 1636 Charles appoined Sir John Harvey to be continued 
governor of the Plantation. In 1643 parliament laid a tax 
for the year 1644, calling it Excise, and also laid a duty of 
four shillings per pound on foreign, and two shillings per 
pound on English tobacco. From what has already been 
written, it will be seen that both King James and his son 
