nd Plantations, 1660 64
Membership of these Councils 67
Comparison of Povey's "Overtures" with the Instructions for
Council for Foreign Plantations 68
Comparison of Povey's "First Draft" with Instructions for
Council of Trade 71
Work of Council for Foreign Plantations, 1660-1665 74
Control of Plantation Affairs, 1665-1670 79
Work of Council of Trade, 1660-1664 80
Parliamentary Committee of Trade, 1664 85
Commission for English-Scottish Trade, 1667-1668 86
Reorganization of Committees of the Privy Council, 1668 87
Work of Privy Council Committee for Foreign Plantations, 1668-1670 90
New Select Council of Trade, 1668-1672 91

CHAPTER V.

THE PLANTATION COUNCILS OF 1670 AND 1672.

Influence of Ashley and Locke 96
Revival of Council for Foreign Plantations, 1670-1672 97
Membership 97
Commission and Instructions 99
Meetings and Work 101
Select Council of Trade and Foreign Plantations, 1672-1674 106
Membership 106
Commission and Instructions 107
Meetings and Work 109
Causes of the Revocation of the Commission of Select Council, 1674 111
Later History of Plantation Control, 1675-1782 112

APPENDICES.

I. Instructions, Board of Trade, 1650 115
II. Instructions, Council for Foreign Plantations, 1670-1672 117
Additional Instructions for the Same 124
III. Draft of Instructions, Council of Trade and Foreign
Plantations, 1672-1674 127
IV. Heads of Business; Councils of 1670 and 1672 133

BRITISH COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS, AND COUNCILS OF TRADE AND PLANTATIONS,
1622-1675.

CHAPTER I.

Control of Trade and Plantations U