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HISTORY OF THE [book. iii. 
is constituted of the governor and council , where¬ 
as in Jamaica the governor is sole chancellor. On 
the other hand, in Barbadoes, the governor sits in 
council, even when the latter are acting in a legis¬ 
lative capacity. This, in Jamaica, would be con¬ 
sidered improper and unconstitutional. It may also 
be observed, that the courts of grand sessions, 
common pleas, and exchequer, in Barbadoes, are 
distinct from each other, and not, as in Jamaica, 
united and blended in one supreme court of judica¬ 
ture. 
I shall close my account of Barbadoes with the 
following authentic documents: 
