JMann. 



i;(56 Kingdom fold to the king of Scotland . i, 416 

 i656 Cattle from Mann admitted at Chcfter ii, 523 



1764 Criiifersfiationed round Mann to prevent fmug'- 



gling .... iii,405 



1765 Sovereignty bought for tlie crown — revenue 



received by the duke of Atliol 1754-1763 415 



' < The tr.ide fnbjeiled to reveiuie laws, &c. 417 



PofTefTion taken for the king — ftrangers depart 418 



1766 Aft for importing bugles from Mann - 446 



1767 Premiums on fiflicry and linen - - 462 



1771 Funds provided for repairing harbours 513 



1772 Aft for admitting herrings from Mann ' 522 

 17S0 Several regulations for the trade enafled 659 

 1786 New regulations — bounty on herrings, S;c iv, 102 109 

 1798 Many new regulations for the trade - 44; 

 1800 Boat bounty for herrings allowed - 500 



Manvfatliircs in general, being articles which 

 cannot be brought under any one particu. 

 lar head. 

 13S2, 1393, 1423 Specimens of EnglilTi manufaftures 



i. 593. 606. 643 

 1463, 1484 Lifls of articles made in England, and 



therefore proliibited to be imported 676,703,706 

 1549 Manufaftures improved by foreign proteftants ii, 104 

 XJ64 Many foreign goods prohibited, as being made 



at home . - - - 138 



>j^7) ijSj Many new manufaftures introduced 



'45. 175. TS 

 1648 England has almofl; the whole manufaftures of 



Europe (qu.) 471 



1685 Many manufaftures acquired by France 6i6 



1722 Manufaftures, with fome exceptions, may be 



exported, and dye-ftuft's may be imported, 



without duty . - . iii, 122 



1726 Eflimated confumption of manufaftures in Engl. 134 

 1783 Eftimatcd amount of manuf. of Great Britain iv, 15 

 1799 Account of raw materials imported 1772-1799 



. 469. 470 



jSoi Eftunate of Britifh manufaftures 

 Maps — See Geography, 

 1790 A/fir/./f brought from the Weftern iflands 

 1794 Exempted Ironidiuy in coafting carriage 

 1647II Marie^'^alantc colonized by the French 

 1701 Kas only 3 or 4 fugar plantalions 

 1763 Taken in the war — reilored at the peace 

 1794 Taken bv the Britidi forces 



Marine police — See Thames police. 

 iJ'iS Marine focicty — benevolent purpofe of the infli- 

 lution — noble bequeft of Mr. Hickfs — the 

 focicty put about 300 youths a fecond time 

 in the way of being ufcful - iii, 3S0 



1772 Society iiicorj'orated — pi ivilcges to their boys 523 

 ^* Marj'toif /ffS'j of the Rhodians ' . i> 25 



i6i|lEntorced by the emperor M. .Antoninus 192 



§ Laws, or table, of Amalfi - - 320 



§ Laws of Oleron - . - 358 



1250 Laws of Barcelona, now confirmed by theking 410 

 1361 (1 Laws afcribcd to Wilbuy - - 5^4 



Before 1066 Afcrr/a^; taxed in England - i, 295 



1695 Again taxed, together with births, &c 674 



e>(jQ or ^I'i' Marfeille ( MaJfUia) iownitd - 1,47 



§* Voyages of difcovery from Manilla - 79 



i-34*Mai}ilian- trade with Britain - - 309 



14 Trade declining - - - 130 



■590 Marfeillc has fome trade with the Eaft 237 | 



813 Marfeille joins Lyons and Avignon in trade to [ 



Alexandria - . - 250 



1641 Shipping and trade faid to decline - ii, 416 



1669 Tlie king advances money to the merchants 537 

 J701 The trade of Marfeille . » 7'3. 7'4i 



1753 Ships arrived this year . - iii, 303 . 



J635 /Wcr.'/n^^sf occupied by the French - 11,390, 



1701 Js tktir griacipaL colony — produce, population 712 



549 



Marl'wique. [GENERAL 



1762 Is takeft by the Britifli forces - - iii, 352 

 17O3 And reftored at the peace . . 366 



1777 Planters are much diftreffed by ants - 610 



1794 Is taken by the Britifli forces— ftate of it iv, 294 

 1794 Sugar and rum exported from M. to Gr. Britain 464 

 Maryland — See America, United Slates. 



1632 M. granted to Lord Baltimore — conliitution ii,374 



1633 Is fettled, and foon comes to maturity . 376 

 ■634-35 Colonifts fentto M. by Lord Baltimore 383 

 1731 Produce and trade - . 111,163,164 

 1740 Trade, quantity of tobacco, <S:c - 224 

 177? Produce, trade, fliipping, &c . 569-573 

 1786 A colony from Baltimore fettled in Madagafcar 



— ruined by the French . iv, 117 



1796 The trade of Baltimore advancing rapidly 394 



947 A/^i^i/rf!^- defcription of India, &c 1,268,460 



14 Mauritania produces fine timber . i, 12-7 



1189 Mayor — the chief magiftrate of London, now fo 



called (See London, Magijlrates.) '.349 



The title has (Ince been extended to the chief 

 magiftrate of every corporate town in Engl. 

 Mtaftircs — See Weights and meafures. 

 1292IJ Affc/fiZKjc ^'otueri underftood by R. Bacon 1, 452 



14 Media fends pretious (iones to Rome i, 138 



Median drapery, anameforfilk - 177,23178 

 1464 Medici, CoJ'mo de, an illuftrious merchant of Flor- 

 ence, trades in all parts of Europe, patron, 

 izcs fcience and literature — lends great fums 

 to Edward IV king of England . 1,677 



1475 Medici, Lorenzo de, called the Magnificent, 

 grandfon of Cofmo, alfo patronizes fcience 

 and literature, and lends money to K. Edw. 692 

 1479 The bank of Medici engaged as fecurity for a 

 penfi.on payable by France to the king of 

 England — a branch of this bank eftabliflied 

 in Naples .... 69$ 



14S7 An enibalTy with prefents fent to Lorenzo by 



the fultan of Egypt - . 70S 



1765 Mediterranean pajfes altered . - iii, 412 



1776 The form again altered - . . 593 



iooe^\ MckUnburg, a great market for (laves - 1,279 



MdaJfe_s—%-ie Dijiilkry. 

 1-96 May be imported in any veilVls . 1^,37^ 



Melville, General, difcovers the true arrange- 

 ment of the tires of oars- in the antiejit war 

 gatlies . . . i. 31 '-2 



1768 Makes a botanic garden in St. Vincent's iii, 479 

 17S3 Obtains from the kingof France an abolition of 



the droit d'aubaine for Tobago - iv, 2 n 



1377 Mercer, John, an opulent Scottilh merchant, is 



imprifoned at Sc.irburgh . - i, 58'6 



1378 His fon takes Englifh velFcIs, is taken himfelf 5S6 

 i8j9*,'W, rc/;a;;/s. a didinft profeflion . - ', 5 

 1 72a*They trade in caravans . - 7 



14 Dcfpifed by the Romans . - 142,179 



Merchant-adventurers — See Governor of merchants. 

 1353 Said to be amply privileged by the earl of 



Flanders . - . i, 560 



1444 Said to fettle in Antwerp . - 663 n 



1493 Before the interruption of the Netherland trade, 



much of it in their hands - ii, 6 



1496 They ftill continue to purchafe Englifh goods 8 



1457 Being complained of by other Engl, merchants, 



their admilfion fine is lowered by parliament 15 

 J ?05 The company now eftablifhcd by charter 27 



1513 Their privilegesconfirmed - - ^ 46 



ijjo Said to employ 50,000 people in the Nether- 

 lands, and to iave Antwerp from the in. 

 qnifition .... 106 



1552 Complain of the Hanfards to the privy council 109 



They (hip 40,000 cloths for Flanders - i m 



1558 Arc exempted from the navigation aft 125 



156a Their privileges. coofirmed - - 134. 



