A REPORT OF THE SPANISH GRIEVANCES. 2 I I 



never did : contrary not only to their own direction, 

 but likewise to our conceit, who pre-supposed, as it 

 should seem by some speech that passed from us at 

 a former conference, that they had offered several 

 petitions of like tenor to both houses. So have you 

 now those eight observations, part general, part 

 special, which his lordship made touching the persons 

 of those which exhibited the petition, and the circum 

 stances of the same. 



For the matter of the petition itself, his lordship 

 made this division, that it consisteth of three parts. 



First, Of the complaints of wrongs in fact. 



Secondly, Of the complaints of wrongs in law, as 

 they may be truly termed, that is, of the inequality 

 of laws which do regulate the trade. 



And thirdly, The remedy desired by letters of mart. 



The wrongs in fact receive a local distribution of 

 three. In the trade to Spain, in the trade to the 

 West-Indies, and in the trade to the Levant. 



Concerning the trade to Spain ; although his 

 lordship did use much signification of compassion of 

 the injuries which the merchants received ; and at 

 tributed so much to their profession and estate, as 

 from such a mouth in such a presence they ought to 

 receive for a great deal of honour and comfort, 

 which kind of demonstration he did interlace through 

 out his whole speech, as proceeding &quot; ex abundantia 

 &quot; cordis,&quot; yet nevertheless he did remember four 

 excusations, or rather extenuations of those wrongs. 



The first was, that the injustices complained of 

 were not in the highest degree,, because they were 



