^47^ -A- ^' 1659. 



tation of Englifli cloth, calling their cloth by the name of drap de 

 Londres. 



By the Pyrenean treaty Spain yielded to France fo much territory 

 and fo many ftrong fortrefles in the Netherlands, and on the fide of Ca- 

 talonia, Burgundy, and Lorrain, as made the fcale of France flill much 

 more preponderate ; the enumeration of which countries and fortrefles 

 -may be feen in all the accounts of that peace ; which was indeed a very 

 unfortunate one for Spain, and much altered the balance of power in 

 refpedt of thofe two nations, and in iome mealure therefor affefted the 

 fafety of the reft of Europe. 



The ifland of Barbados was by this time become rich and populous ; 

 for, in a pamphlet, entitled Trade revived, printed this year, the au- 

 thor, treating of the value of our American plantations, defcribes ' Bar- 

 ' bados as having given to many men of low degree exceeding vaft for- 

 ' tunes, equal to noblemen. He fays, that upwards of 100 fail of fliips 

 ' there yearly find employment, by carrying goods and paflengers thi- 

 ' ther, and bringing thence other commodities : whereby feamen are 

 ' bred and cuflom increafed, our commodities vended, and many thou- 



* fands employed therein, and in refining fugar at home, which we for- 



* merly had from other countries. And all this out of that very fmall, 

 ^ dry, and rocky ifland.' By this account it fliould feem, that our other 

 Caribbee ifles had fcarcely begun to cultivate fugar. This alfo feems 

 to be the firft account of fugar-refining in England, though probably 

 earlier in fome other countries, (for which fee the year 1503.) 



According to Dodor D'Avenant, who was infpedor-general of the 

 cuftoms of England, the entire coinage of England for a complete cen- 

 tury of years, taken from the regifters of ihe royal mint, viz. from 1558 

 to 1659, was as follows. 



Gold coined in Queen Elizabeth's reign - Li ,200,000 



In King James I's reign, about - - 800,000 



In King Charles I's reign - - 1,723,000 



Total gold, - L3,723,ooo 

 Silver in Oiieen Elizabeth's reign - L4,632,932 



In King James I's reign - 1,700,000 



In King Charles I's reign - - 8,776,544 



By the parliament and Cromwell - 1,000,000 



Total filver, 16,109,476 



Total gold and fllve-r, - Li 9,832,476 



' Yet,' adds the dodtor very properly, ' all this money was not co- 

 e;i:ifting in this year 1659. For Queen Elizabeth not only called in 



