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Logwood Cutting Dispute Between Britain and Spain in 1670s
The excerpt discusses Spanish acts restricting logwood cutting and British responses. It notes a 1672 royal cedula penalizing unauthorized invasion or trade in Indies ports as piracy, and how British ships with logwood faced confiscation. Arlington urges liberty to cut logwood in remote areas, and Sir Lionel Jenkins critiques treaty interpretation affecting privateering and prize status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Indies
Cuttin
Earl of Arlington
William Godolphin
Madrid
Lionel Jenkins
Admiralty
Charles IV
Campencay