Bntai?i. 



of marie, and how to build bridges, and 

 have corn to fpare . i, 134, 136, 152 n 



4.3 Britain invaded by the Romans 151 



52 Colonized and cultivated by them 152 



Four orniore Roman legions in Britain 135 



64 Aliuoft delivered from the Romans by Boadicla 154 



72 Ronnin conquefts extended to Severn and Nen 155 



79-S4 And now to the Tay - - 18S 



121 The RonKins build a wall from Solway to Tine 190 



140 They build a wall between Forth and Clyde, 



and extend their dominion to the Moray 



firth 



— — They furvcy the north part of the ifland 

 170 Lift of the principal Roman towns 

 183 The Caledonians, having expelled the Romans, 



break down their wall 

 .198 And receive tribute from tliem 

 ,2oS Caledonia invaded by Severus 



•; Britain now lefs known in Roine than formerly 199 



211 The abundance of fidi, and alfo the neglect of 



them, noted by Dion Caffius 

 2S2 Vines faid to be now planted in Britain 

 286 Britain tlourifhes under Caraufiiis, and has the 



dominion of the fea - . . 



296 Abundance of corn, ale, milk, and wool— the 



artificers flcilful ... 



3°fi) 337 Roman Britain divided into provinces 

 359 Corn exported to Germany 

 360-449 Roman Britain invaded by Scots, Pichts, 



190 

 J91 



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198 

 199 

 199 



200 

 203 



204 



205 

 207 



210 



&c. 



217 



212 

 212 



And plundered by Roinan foldiers 

 383 Drained of men by Maximus 

 409 The provincials airume independence 

 422 They return to their allegiance, but 

 426 Are abandoned by the Romans 

 449 Are aliilled by the Yutes, who, with the 

 Saxons, Sec. afterwaids oblige them to re- 

 tire to the weft ... 

 Before 500 A colony of Britons fettled in Gaul 

 ^oo|| A kingdom of Britons in Clydefdale, &c. 



Manufactures, &c. of the unconquered Britons 



565II Strange notions of Britain in Conftantinople 

 564 Names of fome of the kings and cities 



(The Britons are afterwards called Wellh. — 



See England, Scotland, IValrs. ) 

 Brili/k linen company at Edinburgh 

 1746 Incorporated — capital 100,000/ . iii, 



1751 They aftift the linen manufafturers 

 '753 ^'rilifi mnfeum eftabliftied— Sir H Sloane's eol- 

 leilion. Sir R. Cotton's library, Harlcian 

 library, &c. depofited for the ufe of the 

 public - . . . iii, 



1762 Sum granted by parliament 



(Tiiere is an annual grant.) 

 1786 Briti/h fociciy for extending the Jijkeries and im- 

 proving 'the coajis of this kingdom incorporated 

 with a joint (lock . - iv, no 



1795 Their villages may be made burghs of barony 349 

 1797 Account of three villages fettled by them 434 



1.799 Premiums to be given by them . - 477 



^oi' Brokm' and clerks' fees, the only charges on 

 the Carthaginian trade, and the public 

 faith engaged for their tranfaiitions i, 61 



12S3 Brokers in Berwick regiftered, and pay a tun 



of wine annually for their licence 

 1433 Their conimillion on infurance in Barcelona 

 147 1 CommilTion 10 be moder.ite in Bruges 

 1697 Brokers in London licenced by the lord mayor, 

 and tiieir number limited to 100 — not to 

 deal in goods or ftock for their own ac- 

 count - - - - ii, 689 

 170S To pay 40/" yearly to the city - iii, i 

 1766 Brokers to make good the quantities ofgoodsfold 450 



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222 

 223 



^33 

 235 



^5' 

 289 



296 

 360 



440 

 648 

 687 



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960II Bruges has regular fairs . . j^ 2^^ 



1262 Said to be eftabliflicd as the entrepot of tiie 



Hanfe alTociation 



412 



1301 The fplenduur of the ladies offends the queen 



of France - - . . 468 



13 14 Propoled by the earl of Flanders for the ftaple 4S0 

 1323 Made the emporium of Flanders - 494 



1325 Enters into a league \>ifh England . ^t^.y 



1341 Appointed the ftaple for Eiiglilh goods - 52J 

 143 1 Appointed the ft.inle for ScottiOi trade for 100 



years .... c^^ 



1437PS the great entrepot of the trade of Europe 6ji 

 1471 Is made the fole ftaple of tlie llanfe trade 6S7, 694. 

 1516 Moft of the trade now moved to Aiitvverp ii, 51 

 1558 The Englilh ftaple fixed at Brugei> after the 



capture of Calais by the French . 123 



1230 B unfwick invited to trade with Esgland i, 387 

 1257 Privileges granted to B. merchants in England 408 

 1476 The chief city or a region of the Hanfe 694. 



14 Brutiuni abounds in fir wood, pitch, and tar 1,98,123 

 1539 Buctanfers begin to infeft the Weft Indies ii, 85 



1544 Plunder fcveral Spanilh fettlements - 91 



1670 Are deprived of the protetlion of England 543 

 16S5 Thofe of Jamaica infeft the Spaniards till now 625 

 1792 Bulama on the coaft of Africa — a colony at. 



tempted at it, but fails - - iv, 239 



1762 Bum-hoat-men regulated by afl of parliament iii, 356 

 1798 Act dormant 14 years, and afterwards eluded iv,455 



Burgejfis or Burghers — See Cities, iSc. Parliament, 

 1370 The praftice of becoming burgelies of foreign 



towns, to avoid the evils of war, as old as 



now . . . . i, 577 



1783 Common in RulTia, for evading heavy duties 



iv, 38, 330 



Burghs — See Cities, &c. Convtntion of royal burghs. 



ii^i\\Burning-glaJfes conftrufted by R. Bacon i, 452 



i897»i};///tr ufed by Abraham in Canaan - >, 6 



14 Made in Spain .... 129 



1721 Buttons, iSc. made of cloth, &c. prohibited iii, 118 



1796 Manufacf. of gilt buttons regulated by pari, iv, 373 



1329 Byerjlite has privileges in Engl confirmed i, 502 



1474 /ivra'/c/i, a ftaple for northern Englilh wool i, 6S9 



Bvfus, bylJinus, the names of a very fine material 



and tile ftuff made from it i, 143, 176 n 



1265 Imported from Alia to England - 415 



1380 Carried from Genoa to Flanders - - ^^)(> 



2\i)* Byzantium — commerce, fiMieries, &c. — lays a 



toll on the paffage into the Euxine fea i, 97 

 196 Deftroyed by Severus . - - 199 



334 Becomes the capital of the Roman empire, and 



is thenceforth called Conftantinople - 207 



(See Conjlantinopk) 



1497 (U ABOT, Join, ofVenice, with liis fons, fails 



from Briftol, and dii'covers North Amer. ii, 11 

 152J Cabot, Sebajlian, (foil of John) fails in the fer. 



vice of Spain — - — ii, 64 



1549 Edward VI. k. of Engl, grants him a penfion 103 

 '553 Is the firft governor of the Ruftia company 114,117 



Cacao, or chucolate nuts 

 1783 Drawback allowed on exportation - iv, 14 



Duty reduced - - . .22 



17S4 Duty altered .... 



1795 Additional duty - ... 



Regulations for ftoring, 6lc. 



1796 Additional duty - - - - 

 179S May be moved from port to port 

 iioo'Cadiz (originally called Ga</!r^ founded i 



§ * Navigators of Gadir difcover Britain 



100* Fifhery of Gadir, and trade with Fortunate 



illands . . - - 112 



14 Flourilhing condition of Gadir - - 12S 



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