The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell Macmillan, 1929 - Great Britain |
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... English ships to be brought only from the place of origin , as above defined ; salt fish , fish oil and whalebone to be brought in solely in English ships ; the above fish , etc. , to be exported from English territory solely in ...
... English ships to be brought only from the place of origin , as above defined ; salt fish , fish oil and whalebone to be brought in solely in English ships ; the above fish , etc. , to be exported from English territory solely in ...
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... English claim to trade in West Africa in the early part of Elizabeth's reign . Since 1576 there had been considerable English trade on the Guinea coast with the sanction of successive Govern- ments , a complete disregard of the ...
... English claim to trade in West Africa in the early part of Elizabeth's reign . Since 1576 there had been considerable English trade on the Guinea coast with the sanction of successive Govern- ments , a complete disregard of the ...
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... English coast . He met Admiral Blake with his fleet , and the latter fired a gun across Tromp's bows to make him ... English Parliament meantime reasserted and popularised the claim to the sovereignty of the seas by publishing an ...
... English coast . He met Admiral Blake with his fleet , and the latter fired a gun across Tromp's bows to make him ... English Parliament meantime reasserted and popularised the claim to the sovereignty of the seas by publishing an ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 9 |
ENGLAND AND THE OPENING OF THE ATLANTIC | 22 |
The Newfoundland Fishery | 29 |
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