INDEX.] 



France. 



1795 France offended with the United ft.it(fs iv, 3S1 



A French factory in Mad.ig:ifc:ir deftroyed 39S 



179s Britiili goods in France fcizeJ, and neutral veflTels 



carrying Britilh goodsdcclared prizes to the 



captors . - . • 440 



■ Frencli take Malta, invade Epypt - 459 



l8oo Treaty with the Uni'Cil ft.ites of America 519 



• Account of the commerce and (hipping of France 521 



1323 Fraitccnatrs of Flanders — their magiflracy, kc. 



fixed at Bruges - - - i, 494 



73 /"rnn^/iiffn/fmnnopcliicdby tliek.of Sachalitis i,i6!i 

 Fables refpcrting it and other pretious goods 16S ?; 

 1238 Frederic, emperor of Germany, endeavours to 



combine Europe againll the I'atars i, 390 



1249 liis trade to the Eift, and fcience - 39S 



1730 Free l^riiiJI) fijiiery fociely incorporated witli a 



joint (iock, on which government pay an 



interelt, and alfo grant tunnage bounty iii, 275 

 E76j- Interelt and bounty continued . - 414 



Free ports in the Britijh Wrji India. 

 fj66 Regulations enarted for free trade at feveral 



portj in Dominica and Jamaica . iii, 446 

 1773 Free ports continued ... 543 



1787 Further continued— more added — regulations iv,i25 

 1790 Tunnage of foreign velFels not limited - 203 



1792 Free ports made perpetual . . 233 



1793 Two mortr addfd ... 270 



1796 One added in Tobago ... 273 



1797 And another in Trinidad . - 420 



1798 Ne-v regulations for their trade . 443 

 1793 Friendly fivirti:! protected — their utility iv, 279 

 it.78 /'ri/(/(277d' in friendOiip wiili England . i, 6g6 

 •i3i ft^f^crs, rich merchants of Augfturg, lend great 



fums to the cm(:eror, and burn the bonds 



in a fire of cinnamon - - ii, 78 



J546 Aifo lend large fums to the king of England 97 

 They trade to India, &c— great opulence 97 «, 117 

 FundiciLS, foritcdn, alfondnh, a comptoir or gild. 



hall, or relidence of nierclianis - i, 327 w 

 x\Tz\\Fundinfif\J}cm apparently eltablilhed at Venice i, 342 

 Davenant's and Anderfon's apprehenfions of 



the ruinous eftects of national debt ii, 103 n 



See Gcvernmcnt fuurities , Loans, A'ational debt. 



(Q.WIR^See Cadi-. 

 549 C.ctfa protects Kome with its (hipping . 1,254 

 J766 Galam — (?ate of the trade - . iii, 437 



14 Galatia fends vermilion to Rome - i, 125 



i23ili Gj/,Wa)' po'.vcrtu! in (hipping - i, 387 



1300 Su] plies the Englilli army with horfes . 465 

 i4(,6 Cama, Vafco Jc, completes the difcovery of the 



route to India . . ' - iij 14 



1502 Sails to India direct from Mofambique - 21 



i4|i fi'!/;,?/s river vilited by feme traders - i, 139 



t&>5 C-7r,/fnfrs of London incorporated - . ii, 3S1 

 I 273 Gauge, a duty on wine in E,iighmd nnd Scotland i, 425 

 1380 Wine, oil, honey, &;c to be gauged . 590 



1439 Oil and honey to be gauged - • 656 



i450"G.-2'j/ perhaps partly colonized by Phcenicians i, 22 n 



■ 8S 



109 

 129 

 130 

 203 

 228 



130 

 in 



iv,77 

 i, loi 



^23 



J85 



a8o ■ lias fome trade wit li Bntaui 

 i34*Ha5 molt of ihe Britidi trade 

 14 Trade of Gaul — opulent — equal to Syria 



■ Advantageous inh.nd navigation 



1S2 Vines faid to be now pl.i.ued in Gaul 

 53$ Country religned to the Franks 



( For fiibf?qnent events fee France. ) 

 14 G-f/e niarth 1254 miles to Rome 

 17X5 Geneva — a colony from it p.ropofe to fettle 



Ireland— the defign mifcarrics 

 Si8*G-7;rj lint mentioned . . - 



14 Trade with Rome 

 After 828 Genoefe trade to Alexandria 

 lo';^. They have confiderable trade t© the Levant 

 Vol. IV. 



Geyioa. 



1120 War with Pifa begins . . 'i 3'7 



1139 They accept a charter from the Gcr. emperor 



and extend thcirdominion,ino(ilybypurchafe 310 

 1 147 They fend a great fleet againft Almeria . 32J 



ii5i Citynotncar (0 large as afterwards — they dread 

 the emperor of the Welt, arc courted \ y 

 tlie emperor of the Eaft and the king of Si- 

 cily, and make treaties with Spain, &c 3I7 

 1 162 Tliey receive a diploma froin the emperor 336 



The. claim the dominion of the feu - 337 



I206 War with X'enice — trade declines . 373 



1261 Genoefe rcftore the Greek empire, get pofTef- 



(ionofPera, the conuiiand of the Black fea, 

 and the over-land trade with India . 4ir 



1270II They occupy Carta in the Black fea . ^;0 



12S4 Tliey conquer Pifa ... 441 



1291 They fend two gallies on difcovery . 4ja 



1304 Pera is fully ceded to them - . 471 



1316 A Genoefe dromund taken in the Downs by 



the French - ... 4X4 



— — Genoefe l'u'-ni(h gallies to Robert k. of Scotland 484 



Ulually hire vctfels to foreign princes, and K. 



Edward applies to tlieni for fome . 48J 



1330'J Ruined by Guelfs and Gibellines — lomeoflheir 



fliips very valuable ... ^aj 



1336 Their frienddiip courted by the king of Eng. 



they burn fome gallies dcllined againft him 51 j 

 1338 Some commanders, apparently Genoefe, in the 



fervice of England ... 519" 



Forty gallies fitted out ngainft England 



1341 The king of England offers/io, 000 as compenf- 



ation for Genoefe vertels taken, if they will 

 not alTift France ... 



1342 The king of England again courts the Genoefe 

 1347 He hires gallics, and gives compenfation for 



captures ...... 



1352 After defeatingthe fleets of the Greek emperor 



and his allies, they oblige him to give them 

 lands and privileges - . i 



1353 Their fleet defeated, their independence loit', 

 and commercial Cplendour obfcured - 552 



52a 



5^9 

 5J< 



.J4i 



1367 

 I37I 

 137 



" ^'^ I 



Dilplay of lilk drelFcs by 1,000 citizens noted 57^ 

 Some Genoefe veflels reftorcd by England 



SI* 



396 

 1407 



141 



1421 

 1421 



'5'9 



58- 



559 



'» 



,j,_ Genoefe gallies, ofiicers, and men, hired by Eng. jSa 

 137S They have free trade in England, and are al- 

 lowed to ctport (taplc goods 



1379 A Genoefe merchant otVers to eflabiini a great 



trade in fpiccries &c at Suutliamptun— is 

 inurdered ..... j„, 



1380 Cargo of a velFel from Genoa bound to Bruges 590 

 13S5 Genoefe vrfTels (eizcd by England, and redored 598 

 1396 Submit to France— lecurity for him to IS.ijazet 60S 



The various funds of the creditors of the ftale 



confolid.itcd into the capital of a bank 

 The Genoefe Ceize fome veli'els of I.Oiidon in the 

 Mediterranean — K .Henry interdict sail trade 

 with then), anil gives letters of marque to 

 the London merchant,^, whoinaliewar upon 

 the republic .... 



Peaccand free iradewith England — Genoa gives 



compenfation for th' (hip; feized 

 Genoefe have a mine of alum at New Phocie.t 

 1437?; Imports anil exports witli Engl. — veiTels large 



— Fianders the chief itaple ofiheir trade _,, 

 1450 G. fell alum to K.licnry.lo be paid tromcullcims 667 

 1453 G. loCe Pcra, lirc their uricnt.<l trad; declines 56g 

 145S .W\ the Genoefe in London Ceiz-d and fined 

 1460 Thty liave free trade with England 

 147 1 And are exempted from additional duties 

 1475 They lofe Cafta— declining f.tpidly 

 1488 Tliev obtain abatement ot duties in England , 

 Privileges granted to a company of GenocJc 

 rr.erchaiiti in Enjisnd . • ii.^i 



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