British Committees, Commissions, and Councils of Trade and Plantations, 1622-1675 by Charles McLean Andrews

Author:Charles McLean Andrews [Andrews, Charles McLean]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Nonfiction, History
ISBN: 4057664580399
Google: 3DnVwAEACAAJ
Goodreads: 15236085
Publisher: Good Press
Published: 2019-12-03T05:00:00+00:00

2. Such matters as concerne the Admiralty & Navy as also all Military matters, Fortifications &c, so far as they are fit to be brought to the Councill Board, without intermedling in what concernes the proper officers (unlesse it shall by them be desired). If his Matie is pleased to appoint that they be undr the consideracon of this following Committee, vizt, Prince Rupert, Ld General [Duke of Albemarle], E. of Anglesy, Ea. of Carlisle, Ea. of Craven, Lord Arlington, Lord Berkeley, Mr Comptroller [Sir Thomas Clifford], Mr Secry Morice, Sr Wm Coventry & Sr John Duncombe. The usuall day of meeting to be Wensdays, & oftner, as he that presides shall direct, & the place to be the Councill Chamber, and hereof Three or more of them to be a Quorum.

3. Another Committee his Matie is pleased to constitute for the Business of Trade under whose consideration is to come whatsoever concernes his Mats: Forraine Plantations, as also what relates to his Kingdomes of Ireland or Scotland, the Isles of Jersey & Guernsey, which is to consist of the Lord Privy Scale [Lord Robartes], Duke of Buckingham, Earle of Ossory, Ea. of Bridgewater, Ea: of Lauderdail, Ld: Arlington, Ld: Holles, Ld: Ashley, Mr. Comptroller [Sir Thomas Clifford], Mr Vice Chamberlain [Sir George Carteret], Mr Secry. Morice, & Sr Wm Coventry. The usuall day of meeting to be every Thursday in the Councill Chamber, or oftner as he that presides shall direct, and hereof 3 or more of them to be a Quorum.

4. His Matie is pleased to appoint one other Committee to whom all Petitions of Complaint & Greivance are to be referred in which His Matie hath thought fit hereby particularly to prescribe not to meddle wth Property or what relates to Meum & Tuum. And to this Committee his Matie is pleased that all matters which concerne Acts of State or of the Councill be referred. The persons to be the Arch. Bp: of Canterbury, Lord Keeper [Sir Orlando Bridgeman], Ld: Privy Seale [Lord Robartes], Ld: Great Chamberlain [?], Ld Chamberlain [Edward, Earl of Manchester], Ea: of Bridgewater, Ea: of Anglesey, Ea: of Bathe, Ea: of Carbery, Viscount Fitzharding, Ld: Arlington, Ld: Holles, Ld: Ashley, Mr Secry: Morice, Mr: Chancellor of the Dutchy [of Lancaster, Sir Thomas Ingram], and Sr: John Duncombe. The constant day of meeting to be Friday in the Councill Chamber. And his Mats further meaning is, that to these two last committees, any of the Councill may have Liberty to come & vote and that his two principall Secries: of State [at this time Lord Arlington and Sir William Morrice] be ever understood to be of all Comtees:, And hereof 3 or more of them to be a Quorum.

And for the better carrying on of Business at those severall Comittees, his Matie: thinks fit, and accordingly is pleased to appoint, That each of these Committees be assigned to the particular care of some one person, who is constantly to attend it. In that

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