A. D. 1713. ^^ 



moft profitable trade in woollen goods, &c. with Portugal, would have 

 been utterly loft. 



During the two laft wars with France the manufaclurers of England 

 did irreparable damage to the French, by imitating them in, and even 

 out-doing them in, many of their beft manufactures, wherewith they 

 had before fupplied almoft all the reft of Europe. Neceflity, indeed, 

 firft prompted our people thereunto, in which they were much alFifted 

 by the French refugees, as we have obferved more at large under the 

 years 1685 and 1692. 



By the treaty of Utrecht, between France and Portugal, the former 

 yields up all pretenfions to the lands of Cape-Nord, fituated between the 

 river of Amazons and that of Japoc or Vincent Pinfon. And the 

 French king thereby declares, that both fides of the river Amazons, as 

 well Ibuth as north, belong to Portugal ; and he defifts trom any claim 

 to navigation on the river Amazons, and from all right to any other 

 domain of his Portuguefe majefty, as well in America as in all other 

 parts of the world. Neither ihali the French of Cayenne pafs the river 

 of Vincent Pinion for traflfic, nor fliall buy flaves in the territories of 

 Cape-Nord. Nor, on the other hand, fhall any Portuguefe go to trade 

 at Cayenne. Of all which, the queen of Great Britain is hereby confl:i- 

 tuted guarantee. As this Ihort treaty fhews that France, at that time, 

 made pretenfions to fome part of that continent, fo it may hereafter be 

 ufefiil to illuftrate fame commercial point or concern in that part of the 

 world. 



By the treaty between France and the king of Pruflia at Utrecht, 

 Louis recognil'es the kmg of Pruffia's title and dignity as a king, and 

 acknowleges him fovereign lord of the principality of Neufchatel and 

 Valengin, to which Louis grants the fame commercial privileges as are 

 enjoyed by the reft of the Helvetic nation ; and, m his grandfon's name, 

 he confirms to him the upper quarter of Gelderland ; which cellion, 

 however, at firft alarmed the Dutcli not a httle, on account of their trade 

 on the Meufe, and their communication with Maeftrecht, Liege, Huy, 

 and Namur. But there was no remedy. 



On the other hand, the king of Pruflia thereby renounced all right to 

 the principality of Orange. 



By the loth article of Louis's treaty with the duke of Savoy, it was 

 ftipulated, that the ordinary commeice of Italy, between France and 

 that duke, be managed by the way of Suza, Savoy, and Pont de beau 

 Voifin, and Villa-Franca ; each paying the duties and cuftoms on both 

 fides, and the French fliips paying the antient duty, called the duty of 

 Villa Franca. 



In the French king's treaty with the ftates-general of the United 

 Netherlands, at Utrecht, he engages, by the 32d artick-. not to claim 



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