The History of Scotland, Vol. 3 (Classic Reprint)
Author | : Thomas Wright |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 2017-12-18 |
ISBN-10 | : 048404088X |
ISBN-13 | : 9780484040884 |
Rating | : 4/5 (884 Downloads) |
Download or read book The History of Scotland, Vol. 3 (Classic Reprint) written by Thomas Wright and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-18 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History of Scotland, Vol. 3 Several other meetings and conferences were held on the question of trade, which was so difficult Of adjustment, until, on the 27th of January, 1703, the Scots added to their other proposals a demand for the ac knowledgmcnt and support of the Indian and African company. Next day the lord president, on the part of the commissioners for England, offered the following paper, as their lordships' sense of the conference at the preceding meeting The lords com missioners for England agree, that neither kingdom shall be burdened with the debts of the other contracted before the union, and that no duties on home consumption, or taxes to be levied from Scotland, shall be applied for payment of the English debts; and whatever time may be fit to be allowed to Scotland to reap the benefit Of the com munication of trade, and enable them the better to pay duties on home consumption equal to England, is most proper to be de termined in the respective parliaments of both kingdoms. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.