s
and severall Governments and Adventures will have all due and
continuall care and Inspection taken of them, w^{th}out divertion
to the nearest Affairs of this Nation, w^{ch} being of so much of a
greater and a closer consequence, the Superior Council can seldome
bee at leisure to descend any further than to breife and imperfect
considerations and provisions, w^{ch} is the sad Estate of fforeigne
Dominions, and distant Colonies and Expeditions from whence usually
the most strict, or servile duty and obedience is exacted, but very
seldome any Indulgencie or paternall care is allowed to them.

"These therefore are to indeavour and contrive all possible
Encouragem^{ts} and Advantages for the Adventurer, Planter, and
English Merchants, in order also to the shutting out all Straingers
from that Trade, by making them not necessary to it, and by drawing
it wholly and with satisfaction to all parties into our Ports here,
that it may bee afterward instead of Bullion to trade with other
Nations, it being the Traffick of our own proper and native
Commodities. That our Shipping may be increased, our poore here
employed, and our Manufactures encouraged: And by the generall
consequencies hereof, a considerable Revenue may be raised to
his Highness.

"to debate among themselves, and satisfy themselves from others;
and to present their Results to his Highness in all matters
reserved and proper for his Highness Judgment and last
Impressions.

"to bee a readie and perfect Register both to his Highness and
all other persons, as far as they may be concerned, of all
particulars relating to those Affaires.

"The Secretarie may be the person to represent things from time
to time between his Highness and this Councill. To make and receive
dispatches. To make readie papers for his Highness signature.
And generally his Office wilbee to render the Supreame Management
& comp^{r}hension of this Affaire less cumbersome and difficult to
his Highness, hee being allwaies ready to give his Highness a full
and a digested consideration, if any particular relating to those
Affaires and w^{th}in the cognizance of that Council."[6]

That these recommendations had any influence in determining the
character of the Trade Committee of 1655 is doubtful, but the next
effort of the merchants was probably more successfu