British Committees, Commissions, and Councils of Trade and Plantations, 1622-1675

by Charles McLean Andrews

Arlington.

APPENDIX III.

Draft of Instructions for the Council of Trade and Foreign Plantations, 1672–1674.

The Commission and Instructions Were Issued on September 27, 1672.

To consider the Improvem^t of the Commodityes of these Kingdomes.

1. You are to consider how all Goods and Commodityes of the Production or Growth of these Our Kingdomes may be best Improoved. What other usefull Commodityes or Materialls for Manufactures there are which the Nature of Our Sayle with good Husbandry will beare, or that tyme and Industry can make Native.

To consider the Setting up of Manufactures.

2. You are likewise to consider the setting up and Improoving of Manufactures within Our said Kingdomes, especially of shipping. And such others as are most for the Employment of Our people of best use, and greatest Proffit to our Kingdomes. The Establishing of Such Manufactures in Townes and places most convenient for them. And to provide that all such Manufactures (especially our Old and new Draperyas) be truely made and fully manufactured at home.

The improoving of the Fishing Trade at home & abroad.