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new taxes], even queen Katharine herfelf could not, at this time, have 

 a fallad for dinner, until the king fent over to the Netherlands for a 

 gardener, to cultivate thofe herbs and roots here, where we are now 

 better fupplied therewith than perhaps any other part of Europe. 



1510. — In this year we find, by Meurfius's Hiftorica Danica [L. ii, 

 part 3,] that the Baltic fea was much frequented by fliips from France, 

 England, and Scotland ; for king John of Denmark's dominions being, 

 at this time, invaded by a fquadron of Ihips from Lubeck, which burnt 

 -feveral towns on his coafls, he, in his urgent neceflity for gettmg ready 

 the bed fleet he could, prefTed all the (hips of thofe three nations into 

 his fervice. But the Swedes joining the Lubeckers, and king John 

 thereby finding himfelf ftill inferior at fea to the Hanfeatics, purchafed 

 fhips of England, France, and Scotland, his allies, at a great expcnfe ; 

 lb that, in the year following, his fleet, now fuperior to that of the Lu- 

 beckers and Swedes, ranged over the Baltic, took all the Hanfeatic 

 fliips they could meet with, burnt the fuburbs of Travemund (the port 

 of Lnbeck), and would have deflroyed all the fliips there, had not the 

 Lubeckers, in good time, drawn them farther up into the town. 

 Next, the Danifla fleet boldly invaded the haven of Wilmar, burnt its 

 fuburbs, and carried off fourteen of their fliips. After this they de- 

 ftroyed Warnemund, and burnt many villages belonging to Roftock 

 and Straelfund, &c. So great was the lofs of the Hanfe towns in the 

 fpace of one year, by this great diligence of the Danifli king. The 

 Hollanders alio are (by other accounts) faid to have fent fliips to the 

 afliftance of the king of Denmark againft the Lubeckers, who had 

 taken eight of their fliips ; and, in this war, the province of Hol- 

 land lofl: fifty fliips, according to Penfionary De Witt's Intereft of 

 Holland. 



So great a plenty or cheapnefs of provifions was there in this year, 

 1 510, in the province of Zealand, ' That the eighth part of a mealure 

 ' of wheat, a fat goofe, a pound of butter, and a pot of Poidou wine, 

 ' were altogether fold for fix ftivers.' {Meterani HiJI. Belg. L. i, p. 8, 

 ed. 1597.] '^'^ inftance of plenty of provifions, or of fcarcity of money, 

 fcarcely to be paralleled in hiflory in fo late an age. 



A new treaty of peace and friendlhip was concluded between Henry 

 VIII and Louis XII of France. All that relates to commerce therein is, 



I) That all imports or tolls hid on merchants or others, in either 

 country, within the lafl; 47 years, fliould be utterly aboliflied. 



IT) That all merchants, even Venetians, Florentines, and Genoefe, 

 might freely navigate the feas, armed or unarmed, either with their 

 own fliips, carracks, and gallies, or with thofe of other nations ; and 

 that the Venetians might freely and fafely refort to England, and de- 

 part thence at pleafure, during the term of this treaty, which was for 

 the lives of both kings, and one year afi:cr him who fliall firfl: deceafe ; 



