[1] Although the Island of St. Christophers, occupied by both the
French and the English, was given to England in 1667 according to the
seventh article of the Treaty of Breda, the next few years were filled
with constant controversies in the effort to compose the differences
between the two nations (see the _Calendar of State Papers, Colonial,
1669-1674_, and the _Acts of the Privy Council_, vol. 2). The above
proclamation was reported as advisable by the Council for Plantations
on December 7, 1671 (_Cal. State Papers_, p. 285).
1674, March 11.
[Recalling Dispensations of Navigation Act.]