And the rayne of there silver to us hath beene in a manner dried upp, to the loss of a Million and a halfe in mony in theese fifteene yeares last past.Footnote 132 This miserable condition had destabilized English trade, with mony transformed into a Smoking weed.Footnote 133 The Commons asked James that the Importation of Tobacko, may be prohibited from all parts save your Majestys Dominions.Footnote 134 Where James had stated in 1604 that idle delights were the first seedes of the subversion of all Monarchies, Members of Parliament now deliberately framed tobacco as a marketable commodity under monarchical control.Footnote 135 The royal proclamation following the decision to grant a monopoly on colonial tobacco announced that banning all tobacco not grown in America served the interest of James loyal subjects in Virginia and the rest of our Empire.Footnote 136 Foreshadowing the Navigation Acts of 1651, this was consistent with an emerging economy of empire determined by reasons of state.Footnote 137 Virginia and Bermuda, James reasoned, are yet but in their infancie, and cannot be brought to maturitie and perfection, unlesse We will bee pleased for a time to tolerate unto them the planting and venting of the Tobacco.Footnote 138 Though James built up a language of clemency towards his loyal subjects in the colonies, his dealings with his Privy Council show how concerned he and other members of the elite were with finding the best means to regulate importations while also securing high financial returns
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