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Calendar of State Papers Relating to English Affairs in the Archives of Venice
… A more pressing matter for your Serenity is that of the currants, which are bought by English merchants at the Levant … they are meditating, which is to get their supplies of currants from the Morea. I consider every way to prevent such …
Calendar of State Papers Relating to English Affairs in the Archives of Venice
… by the order of the Senate that the merchants who lade currants for those parts shall be relieved of the increased charge put upon every thousand of currants, which was imposed contrary to the intention of the … With regard to the trade with that country and that in currants he is to assure the merchants that the orders issued …
Calendar of State Papers Relating to English Affairs in the Archives of Venice
… a deposit causes the vendor to establish the price of the currants without such a charge, although the obligation is … seeing that they are to be used solely for the lading of currants and the request seems to me to be not unreasonable. …
Calendar of State Papers Relating to English Affairs in the Archives of Venice
… have not yet arrived at the islands for the purchase of currants as they used to do in other years. It may be that by …
Calendar of State Papers Relating to English Affairs in the Archives of Venice
… in England. Commendation of his operations. With regard to currants, there is no doubt but that ships at Zante and …
Calendar of State Papers Relating to English Affairs in the Archives of Venice
… vessel out of the money gained in Tunis and Algiers, with currants from Zante, or with cotton and gall nuts in Tripoli. …
Calendar of State Papers Relating to English Affairs in the Archives of Venice
… have been here I am convinced that the larger part of the currants imported into England come from Zante; and this … I could not advance a similar claim in the case of the currants shipped at Zante. London, 26th September, 1607. [ …
Calendar of State Papers Relating to English Affairs in the Archives of Venice
… pointed out that it would be well to diminish the duty on currants imported from your Serenity's dominions. Although … the same on your side by diminishing the duty on export of currants, and thus by a reciprocal relief, the business of … been doubled at a single stroke. But as I wrote the tax on currants has been reduced. They used to pay twelve ducats, …
Calendar of State Papers Relating to English Affairs in the Archives of Venice
… ready. A ship of 400 tons has arrived. She has a cargo of currants and oil smuggled at Zante by night. In London a few …
Calendar of State Papers Relating to English Affairs in the Archives of Venice
… was a merchantman, nor had he contraband on board, for the currants were shipped in a Turkish port. However, as I …