An Historical and Chronological Deduction of the Origin of Commerce, From the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time, Vol. 2 of 2

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Excerpt from An Historical and Chronological Deduction of the Origin of Commerce, From the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time, Vol. 2 of 2: Containing an History of the Great Commercial Interests of the British Empire, to Which Is Prefixed, an Introduction, Exhibiting a View of the Ancient and Modern State of EuropeThe Englijb Ea/l India Company now a¿ii'ted solook-abbas, King of Feij'o, in the taking of Ora/a, taken fioni the once famous Town and Ille of Ormnr from the Portngnefi'. For Which great Service. Our faid the P¿f'f'g¿efe 5? Company had half the Bootyg Granted them, and had certain Immunities alfo granted to them, as Zmfied bf particularly, to keep the Caftle of Ormnr (foon after broken through), and to enjoy half the e 8 7171 cu'l'coms of Gombroon, whither the Commerce of Ormns was removed (thou'gh till then only an iii-confiderable Village), which Benefits, fome fay, that Company enjoyed for fifty Years followi ing, being valued at yearly: But which the Com any afterward relinyquifhed, upon the Commencement 'of War between Perf a and the Megal, or a certain Allowance of yearly, long fince, probably, in difufe. The Portugaeye removed thereupon to Mdcloaz, in the Perfian G'ulph, on the Eaft Coafi of Ardle'd, which they fortified, and foon brought to be a Place of great Trafiic'k, till they were driven thence by the Princes of that Country. So that Mofcbat. IS n0w a decayed Place.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.