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whom, after a tedious but partial investigation, 
(considering the colony as wholly at the king’s 
mercy), it was finally ordered, that the lord Wil¬ 
loughby should immediately repair to his govern¬ 
ment, and insist on the grant and establishment 
by the assembly of a permanent and irrevocable 
revenue of four and a half per cent, to be paid in 
specie, on all dead commodities, the growth of 
the island, shipped to any port of the world; 
the money arising therefrom to be applied as fol¬ 
lows: 
First, towards an honourable and immediate 
provision for the earl of Kinnoul, who, it was al¬ 
leged, had sacrificed his fortune in the king’s 
service, and who covenanted, on such provision 
being secured to him, to surrender the Carlisle 
patent to the crown. 
Secondly, towards satisfaction and full discharge 
of the earl of Marlborough’s annuity. 
Thirdly, it was stipulated that the surplus 
should be divided equally between the creditors 
of the earl of Carlisle and the lord Willoughby, du¬ 
ring the term yet unexpired of his lordship’s lease. 
On the expiration thereof, the remainder, after 
providing j£. 1,200 per annum for the King’s go¬ 
vernor for the time being, was ordered to be paid 
among the said creditors till their demands were 
fully satisfied and discharged: 
