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Contagion Bill Debated as Turkish Merchants Object
Parliament debated a bill to prevent contagion from infected places. Treasury accounts of timber and goods imports were ordered, and a clause allowing the king to fire on ships from infected places was disputed by Turkey merchants who warned against halting all trade. Broderick urged immediate passage citing lives at stake.
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Customs
Sandys
Gilbert Heathcote
Nathaniel Gowd
Chiswell
Turky Company
Yonge
Turky
France
Broderick