14
Subcommittees for Plantations, 1632-1639 17
Privy Council in control, 1640-1642 21
Parliamentary Commission for Plantations, 1643-1648 21

CHAPTER II.

CONTROL OF TRADE AND PLANTATIONS DURING THE INTERREGNUM.

The Council of Trade, 1650-1653 24
Plantation Affairs controlled by the Council of State, 1649-1651 30
Standing Committee of the Council for Plantations,
1651-April, 1653 33
Plantation Affairs controlled by the Council of State,
April-Dec., 1653 35
Trade controlled by Council of State and Parliamentary Committees,
Dec., 1653-June, 1655 36
Importance of the years 1654-1655 36
The great Trade Committee, 1655-1657 38
Parliamentary Committees of Trade, 1656-1658 43
Plantation Affairs controlled by Protector's Council and Council
of the State, 1653-1660 43
Special Council Committees for Plantations, 1653-1659 44
Council Committee for Jamaica and Foreign Plantations, 1655-1660 44
Select Committee for Jamaica, known later as Committee
for America, 1655-1660 45
Inadequacy of Control during the Interregnum 47

CHAPTER III.

THE PROPOSALS OF THE MERCHANTS: NOELL AND POVEY.

Career of Martin Noell 49
Career of Thomas Povey 51
Enterprises of the Merchants, 1657-1659 53
Proposals of Noell and Povey 55
"Overtures" of 1654 55
"Queries" of 1656 58
Additional Proposals, 1656, 1657 58

CHAPTER IV.

COMMITTEES AND COUNCILS UNDER THE RESTORATION.

Plantation Committee of Privy Council, June 4, 1660 61
Work of Privy Council Committee 63
Appointment of Select Councils of Trade a