534 -A. D. 1668. 



in which cafe they fliall be prefently taken out, that the fliip may pur- 

 fue her voyage. 



XV, XVI, XVII) The king promifes to do all poffible right and 

 juftice in the cafe of prizes, and, in cafe of the ftates' minifters com- 

 plaining of any injuflice in the fentences pafled, the fame fhall be re- 

 viewed by his council in three months fpace. Neither fhall the con- 

 troverted goods be fold nor difpofed of in the meantime, unlefs perifla- 

 able, but by the confent of the parties complaining, who, if they get 

 a fentence in their favour, either in the firfl or fecond inflance, fuch 

 fentence, upon giving fecurity, fhall be put in execution, although the 

 other appeal to a higher court : but not againfl the opponents, if the 

 fentence fhould be pronounced in their favour. And finally, all the 

 foregoing ftipulations fliall be equally obferved by the ftates in refped: 

 to the fuits of the king's fubjeds. [^Colleclion of treaties, V. i, p. 136, 

 ed. 1732.] 



The ingenious author of a treatife, entitled the Britifli merchant, 

 and many other writers, loudly and juftly complain of the too much 

 encouragement given to the confumption of French wines and brandies, 

 filks, linens, hats, &c. He obferves, that, though a duty of 4^ a quart 

 was this year laid upon French wines, which raifed their retail price 

 from "^d to \f, we ftill took off prodigious quantities of them,' and of 

 almoft every other fpecies of French merchandize, while the French 

 were continually diminifhing their confumption of Englifh manufac- 

 tures and merchandize by new and high impofitions, obflrudions, and 

 at length prohibitions : infomuch that the general balance of the trade 

 of England for this fame year was moft grievoufly to our lofs, viz. 



Imported into England from all the world - L4, 196,139 17 o 

 Exported _____ 2,063,274 19 o 



The imports exceed the exports, the fum of L2, 132,864 18 o 



This great national lofs was owing to our having a full trade with 

 France. That full trade being afterwards prohibited, the general ba- 

 lance in 1699, was got to be fo far in our favour as Lr, 147, 660 : 10 : 9. 

 Total gained by us, from having no trade with France in the year 1 699, 

 L3, 280, 525 : 8 : 9, which balance, in the year 1703, was increafed to 

 L2,ii7,523 : 3 : 10^. Total gained by us, from our having no trade 

 with France in the year 1703, L4, 250, 388: 1 : 10^. A moft intereft- 

 ing conlideration. 



At this time alfo the laudable Englifh fafhions of former times began 

 to alter in favour of France. The women's hats were turned into hoods 

 made of French filk, whereby every maid-fervant in England became a 

 ftanding revenue to the French king of the half of her wages. Many 

 liats for men were likewife brought from France, which alfo fupplied 



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