."
(Evelyn's _Diary_, II, p. 85.)

_October 24._

Oaths administered. (_Journal._)

"Met in Council, the Earl of Shaftesbury, now our President, swearing
our Secretary and his clerks, which was Mr. Locke, an excellent learned
gentleman, and student of Christ Church, Mr. Lloyd, and Mr. Frowde [son
of Philip Frowde, clerk of the former Council of 1660]. We dispatched a
letter to Sir Thomas Linch Governor of Jamaica, giving him notice of a
design of the Dutch on that island." (Evelyn's _Diary_, II, p. 86.)

_October 27._

Jamaica laws received and probably considered. (_Cal._, Sec. 829.)

_October 29._

Meeting held at 9. a. m. No statement as to business. (_Cal._, _Dom._,
1672-1673.)

_November 3._

Logwood case; depositions and letters presented. (_Cal._, Sec. 954.)

_November 8._

New England case considered. (_Journal._)

Letter from Sir Thomas Lynch read. (_Cal._, Sec. 855.)

Rodney petition received from the Privy Council and read.
(_Cal._, Sec. 958.)

The petition from the consul of Venice, asking that consulage be levied
on goods not on ships. (_Journal_; _Cal._, _Dom._, 1673, pp. 100, 303.)

"At Council we debated the business of the consulate of Leghorn (?). I
was of the Committee with Sir Humphrey Winch, the Chairman, to examine
the laws of his Majesty's several plantations and colonies in the West
Indies, etc." (Evelyn's _Diary_, II, p. 86.)

_November 13._

Letter from Dep. Gov. Coddrington of Barbadoes read. (_Cal._, Sec.Sec. 872,
901, 902.)

_November 15._

Petition of the consul at Venice considered further. (_Journal._)

"Many merchants were summoned about the consulate of Venice; which
caused great disputes; the most considerable thought it useless."
(Evelyn's _Diary_, II, p. 86.)

_November 20._

Petition of Rabba Couty, whose ship was seized at Port Royal, Jamaica,
on the ground that he was a foreigner. (_Cal._, Sec. 968; _Cal._, _Dom._,
1672-1673, p. 295.)

_November 29._

Order of Council appointing a committee to confer with Sir Charles
Wheeler. (_Cal._, Sec. 974.)

_December 7._

Report of the conferences. (_Cal._, Sec. 977.)

_December 10._

Report of the conferences. (_Cal._, Sec. 977.)

_December 20._

Report on the case of Rabba Couty, recommending the return of the
vessel. (_Cal._, Sec. 968, IV; _Cal._, _Dom._, 1672-1673, p. 295.)

Order issued for a more speedy and orderly despatch of reports to
the King and of letters and orders to the Governors of