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Wars and Trade News From 16th Century Letters in August
Reports from August describe ships sailing for Cadiz to join Count o Estrees, troops moving from the Rhine to the Spanish Netherlands, and expectant chatter on Saxon Swedish battles shaping peace in the North. Ports at Falmouth Plymouth Harwich Deal carry news of ships, storms, and cargoes with banking and insurance notices amid market quotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis
Bref
Cadiz
o’Estrees
Rhine
Spanish Netherlands
Hague
Lorttain
Loo
Zell
Hannover
Praia
Lewis
Baden
Cologn
Italy
Eoin
Falmouth
Swanzy
Daniel
Guernsey
Cork
Plymouth
Lonedon
Bofon
Simball Passage
Wes Indies
Whitstone
Harwich
Bar
Laaen
Benjamin
Alberson
Deal
Downs
Barbadoes
India
Million Bank
George Rook
Spithead
Guilford
Surry
Hole
Justice Gold
Knaggs
Lord Brook
Friendly Society
Zom’s
St Martins-lane
Caaring Croft
Tom’s
Ludgate
Bullard