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... West Indies and merica through Ireland into Great Britain . Second , A mutual exchange between the two countries of their respective pro- ductions and manufactures , upon equal terms . With regard to the first , he allow- ed it had the ...
... West Indies and merica through Ireland into Great Britain . Second , A mutual exchange between the two countries of their respective pro- ductions and manufactures , upon equal terms . With regard to the first , he allow- ed it had the ...
Page 17
... West India merchandizes than fuch as were the produce of our own colonies ; -and 3dly , That Ireland should debar itself from trading to any IV . That it is highly important to the general interefts of the British empire , that the laws ...
... West India merchandizes than fuch as were the produce of our own colonies ; -and 3dly , That Ireland should debar itself from trading to any IV . That it is highly important to the general interefts of the British empire , that the laws ...
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... West India iflands to draw in new ftates to interfere in that commerce of which they are fo ex- tremely jealous ; and it feems ftill more unaccountable to make dona- tions of fmall unproductive islands or rocks , which are debarred by ...
... West India iflands to draw in new ftates to interfere in that commerce of which they are fo ex- tremely jealous ; and it feems ftill more unaccountable to make dona- tions of fmall unproductive islands or rocks , which are debarred by ...
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... western coast of South America , by the confti- tuting of three free ports in the lat- ter ; and that this defign had been fo far advanced , that the ports of Baldivia in Chili , of Bonaventura in New Granada , and of Cinalea in New ...
... western coast of South America , by the confti- tuting of three free ports in the lat- ter ; and that this defign had been fo far advanced , that the ports of Baldivia in Chili , of Bonaventura in New Granada , and of Cinalea in New ...
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... western emperors , had already failed in the attempt ; which had accord- ingly been long confidered as hope- leis . The pope has been engaged for fome years , with unwearicd perfe- verance , and at an immenfe ex- pence , in the ...
... western emperors , had already failed in the attempt ; which had accord- ingly been long confidered as hope- leis . The pope has been engaged for fome years , with unwearicd perfe- verance , and at an immenfe ex- pence , in the ...
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