A Glimpse of Grievances and Trade Talk in 17th Century Britain
A reader submits questions about redress of grievances before taxes, comparing historic parliaments with current times. The piece explores wool exports, taxation, monopolies, and France as a potential bellwether, followed by local notices of deaths, a privateer capture, robberies, imports and exports, and financial market quotes from London.
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England
France
Dunkirk
W. L
Port News Update from March 3
Deal reports the Spence and the Hannah from Bremen remain anchored by royal orders. Beverley from Hull to Liverpool arrives, wind north northwest. Shoreham notes the Young Watty from Lisbon also arrives.
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Port News
Deal
Spence
Hannah
Tibier
Bremen
Arriv
Beverley
Cobb
Hull
Liverpool
Wind N. N. W
Shoreham
Watty
Mitchell
Lisbon
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