January 23.
Order from the Privy Council instructing the Council to transmit a true state of the case between Rodney and others. (Cal., § 1207.)
February 10.
"Ordered, That a Copy of Mr. Rodneys Petic̃on and his Maties. Reference thereupon, and the Report of this Councill should bee delivered by Mr. Lock to Mr. Secretry. Coventry to bee by him pesented to his Maty.
The Earle of Arlingtons Lr︢e︣ to this Councill of the 23d. of January last signifying his Maties. pleasure, That this Councill should consider of a Comn. & Instruc︢c︣ons for the Earle of Carlisle, appointed to bee Governor. of Jamaica, and Col: Morgan appointed to bee Deputy Governor. was read.
A Draught of Instruc︢c︣ons for my Lord Carlisle was read and debated, and the further debate thereof adjourned till next meeting.
My Lord Culpeper having acquainted this Councill, that my Lord Carlisle had something to offer to this Councill. The Councill desired my Lord Culpeper to acquaint his Lords︢p︣, That if hee pleased to come to the Councill on Fryday next in the Afternoone, they shall bee ready to receive what e︢v︣ his Lords︢p︣ shall bee pleas'd to offer to them.
Ordered that Mr. Lock gett some Presses made wherein the papers belong to this Councill may bee conveniently layd up.
Two Addiconall Instruc︢c︣ons for Sr. Jonathan Atkins Ordered to bee drawne, one to pevent his making of Judges & Justices by Comns. limited in tyme, becaus some former Governors. by com̃issionating these Officers only for a yeare, kept them at their devoc̃on for feare they should bee left out of the next, thereby eluding their Instruc︢c︣ons, which forbid the turning out of any of these Officers, but for good caus. Another to prevent the perpetuity of Laws in the Plantac̃ons wthout his Maties confirmac̃on. Ordered also that the Addres to his Maty abt. Jonathan Atkins and others Governors. taking the Oath's here, to be drawne wthout Preamble." (Shaftesbury Papers, Div. X, 8 (8).)