plantations.
(_Cal._, _Dom._, 1672-1673, p. 295.)

_December 21._

"Settled the Consulate of Venice." (Evelyn's _Diary_. II, p. 86.)

_December 29._

Report on petition of the Gambia merchants regarding the use of a wood
called "sanders" for dyeing purposes. (_Cal._, Sec. 973, III; _Cal._,
_Dom._, 1673, pp. 190, 217.)

1673.

_January 7._

Letter of Sir Thomas Lynch; complaint of Gambia Company; Russell's
answer to Rodney's petition; report on laws of Jamaica; articles
relating to the Venetian trade; Ordinance in Sweden against "our
privileges"; St. Christopher business; answer to Col. Stapleton; advice
to the King about planting St. Christopher; regarding the books and
papers of the former councils; Newfoundland trade; acts of Barbadoes.
(_Cal._, _Dom._, 1672-1673, p. 403. This series of subjects is the only
complete list of the heads of a single day's business that we find
anywhere, except in the minutes of two meetings noted below.)

_January 9._

About Johnson "the Pyrat." (_Cal._, Sec.Sec. 938, 1082, Index; _Journal_.)

_January 11._

Order of the Council to the secretary to report on losses and injuries
lately sustained from the Spaniards. (_Cal._, Sec. 1022.)

_February 1._

Similar order regarding the differences with the French at St.
Christopher. (_Cal._, Sec.Sec. 1028, 1033.)

Heads of a letter to Gov. Stapleton of St. Christopher. (_Journal._)

_February 6._

Gambia Adventurers. (_Journal._)

_February 18._

Gambia Adventurers. (_Journal._)

Secretary's report on St. Christopher. (_Cal._, Sec. 1034.) Secretary
ordered to prepare another report for the 25^{th} on same subject.

_February 25._

Secretary's report probably presented on this day.

_March 6._

Letter to Gov. Stapleton written. (_Journal._)

Letter from Lord Willoughby read. (_Cal._, Sec. 1000.)

_March 17._

Petition from Rodney asking that a certain Carpenter, "who has long
lived in Nevis," may be heard. (_Cal._, Sec. 1049.)

Reply of Capt Rodney to the answer of Gov. Russell read. (_Cal._,
Sec. 1050.)

_April 10._

Heads of an address about St. Christopher. (_Journal_; _Cal._, Sec.Sec. 1038,
1069.)

New England. (_Journal._)

_April 14._

Representations on Gambia question drawn up. (_Cal._, _Dom._, 1773,
p. 142.)

_April 22._

Rodney's petition. (_Journal_; _Cal._, Sec.Sec. 958, 1049-1050, 1071, 1074,
1110, 1194, 1225. See Index.)

_June 9._

Address of Council to the king regarding diff