to follow such other Instructions concerning the
Praemises, as shall be sent to you from time to time by us under our
Signe Manuall.

And in all cases wherein you shall judge that further Powers and
Assistance shall be necessary for you, You are to addresse Your selves
to us, for our further pleasure Resolution and Direction therein.

Given at our Court at Whitehall the 30^{th}. day of July 1670,
in the two and twentieth yeare of our Reigne.

By his Ma^{ties} Command

ARLINGTON.

Additional Instructions for the Council for Foreign Plantations, 1670-1672.

Given at Our Court at Whitehall the First Day of August, 1670.

[Sidenote: To inquire concerning the Strength Fortifications and
Military discipline of the Plantations.]

1. You are also particularly to inquire and informe your selves of the
strength of all and every of our Colonies, how they are respectively
fortifyed, what the said Fortifications are, and how conveniently
situated; as also to inquire how the Inhabitants of the said Colonies
are respectively trained or disciplined.

And in what Posture they are to make a resistance upon occasion, against
any sudden attempt or Assault, if it should be offred them either by the
Indians, or by the forces of any other Prince or State that are their
Neighbours:

[Sidenote: Concerning the Stores of their Ball, Powder, and other
Ammunition and the securing and praeserving of them.]

And what Stores they have of Armes, Ball, Powder or any other Ammunition
respectively, and what care is further necessary to be employed, for the
better Securing and praeserving each of them, and to give an account from
time to time of the whole to us.

[Sidenote: To recommend to the Governours, the breeding and producing
of Salt Petre.]

2. And forasmuch as we are informed, that there are among severall of
our Plantations, Grounds very proper for the Breeding and producing of
Salt Petre.

And those so rich also that if they were improoved to the utmost, great
quantities of that Commodity might be easily had from those parts,
without sending into the Indies for it:

You are therefore very specially to Recommend this affaire to the
Governours of such Plantations, where you shall be informed the Grounds
are fittest for this purpose. And not only to require their care for the
Improovement of it; but to send your Advice to them, and to receive
their respective answer and opinion, how and in what manner they