[924]. Cf. W. T. Root, “Lords of Trade and Plantations, 1675-1696,” in American Historical Review, vol. XXIII, pp. 21 ff. Also, Andrews, British Committees, pp. 111 ff.
[925]. Cal. State Pap., Col., 1675-76, pp. 306 ff.; Beer, Old Colonial System, vol. II, pp. 257 f.
[926]. Cal. State Pap., Col., 1675-76, p. 337. The complaint is given in full in Randolph Papers, vol. I, pp. 49 n. The latter gives 25 signers, while the Calendar gives 28.
[927]. Cf. Beer, Old Colonial System, vol. II, pp. 256 f., 308 f.
[928]. Cal. State Pap., Col., 1675-76, p. 308.
[929]. Ibid., pp. 322, 358, 362.
[930]. Randolph Papers, vol. IV, p. 69.
[931]. Randolph Papers, vol. II, pp. 216 f.
[932]. Ibid., pp. 218 f. While our account is derived from Randolph, there is no reason to doubt its accuracy, for the statement contained nothing contrary to the frequently avowed policy of the colony, as we have already found.
[933]. Randolph Papers, vol. II, pp. 220, 224 f., 203 ff.