(_Cal._, Sec. 1177.)

_December 19._

Report to the King, presenting draft of commission and instructions for
Sir Jonathan Atkins, governor of Barbadoes. (_Cal._, Sec.Sec. 1182, 1185.)

1674.

_January 7._

Received order from Privy Council committee on grievances regarding the
Rodney petition. (_Cal._, Sec. 1194.)

_January 10_ (committee).

Petition of William Dyer of New York to the King read. (_Cal._, Sec. 1108.)

_January 16._

Report of the Council on this petition. (_Cal._, Sec. 1108.)

_January 23._

Order from the Privy Council instructing the Council to transmit a true
state of the case between Rodney and others. (_Cal._, Sec. 1207.)

_February 10._

"Ordered, That a Copy of M^{r}. Rodneys Peti[~c]on and his Ma^{ties}.
Reference thereupon, and the Report of this Councill should bee
delivered by M^{r}. Lock to M^{r}. Secret^{ry}. Coventry to bee by him
p^{e}sented to his Ma^{ty}.

The Earle of Arlingtons L[~re] to this Councill of the 23^{d}. of
January last signifying his Ma^{ties}. pleasure, That this Councill
should consider of a Com^{n}. & Instru[~cc]ons for the Earle of
Carlisle, appointed to bee Governo^{r}. of Jamaica, and Col: Morgan
appointed to bee Deputy Governo'{r}. was read.

A Draught of Instru[~cc]ons for my Lord Carlisle was read and debated,
and the further debate thereof adjourned till next meeting.

My Lord Culpeper having acquainted this Councill, that my Lord Carlisle
had something to offer to this Councill. The Councill desired my Lord
Culpeper to acquaint his Lord[~sp], That if hee pleased to come to the
Councill on Fryday next in the Afternoone, they shall bee ready to
receive what [~ev] his Lord[~sp] shall bee pleas'd to offer to them.

Ordered that M^{r}. Lock gett some Presses made wherein the papers
belong to this Councill may bee conveniently layd up.

Two Addiconall Instru[~cc]ons for S^{r}. Jonathan Atkins Ordered to bee
drawne, one to p^{e}vent his making of Judges & Justices by Com^{ns}.
limited in tyme, becaus some former Governo^{rs}. by co[~m]issionating
these Officers only for a yeare, kept them at their devo[~c]on for
feare they should bee left out of the next, thereby eluding their
Instru[~cc]ons, which forbid the turning out of any of these Officers,
but for good caus. Another to prevent the perpetuity of Laws in the
Planta[~c]ons w^{th}out his Ma^{ties} confirma[~c]on. Ordered also
that the Addres to his Ma^{ty} ab^{t}. Jonathan Atkins and other