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At the Committee of Trade and Plantations
Munday the 10th of Aprill 1676.
At the Robes Chamber in White Hall
Present
Lord Privy Seale Earle of Craven
Duke of Ormond Mr Secry Williamson
Earle of Carlisle
There was also prepared the draft of a letter to the Lords
Proprietors of Carolina, the Lord Baltimore Proprietor of Mary-
land, Sir Georg Carteret Proprietor of New Jersey, and to the
Bermudos Company, setting forth, how that the plantation
busines (managed lately by a particular Councill) was now
referred by his Majesty to a Committee of his Privy Councill,
and that their Lordships might be enabled to inform his
Majesty touching the condition of those Colonies, Their Lord-
ships do send them some heads of Enquiry, upon which they
are to return an accompt.
The Generall Heads of Enquiry were as follow
A Draft of Generall Enquirys to be sent to the
Governors of his Maty's Plantations.
1. What Councills, Assemblies and Courts of Judicature are
within your Government, and of what nature and kind.
2. What Courts of Judicature relating to the Admiralty.
3. Where the legislative and executive powers of your
Government are seated.
4. What statutes, laws and ordonances are now made and
in force.
5. What number of horse or foot are within your Govern-
ment, whether they be trained Bands, or standing forces, how
they are armed, divided, and exercised.
6. What Castles and Forts are within your Government, and
how situated, as also what stores and Provisions they are
furnished with all.
7. What number of Privateers or Pyrats do frequent your
Coast, what their burthens are, the number of their men and
Guns, and the names of the Comanders.
8. What is the strength of your bordring neighbours,
whether Indians or of any other Nation by sea, and land, and
what is the state and condition of their trade and commerce.
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P. R. O.
Colonial
Entry Book,
No. 104.
p. 104.
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