The Scottish Staple At Veere; a Study in the Economic History of Scotland
The Scottish Staple At Veere; a Study in the Economic History of Scotland
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The islanders found a fierce pleasure in these acts of cruelty. A Spaniard had ceased to be human in their eyes. On one occasion, a surgeon at Veer cut the heart from a Spanish prisoner, nailed it on a vessel's prow, and invited the townsmen to oome and fasten their teeth in it, which many did with savage satisfaction " (Motley, Rise of the Dutch Republic, part iii., chap. viL). The incident is related less graphically in Wagenaar, vi., p. 356.
1 Motley, part iv., ohap. iii.
12 178 THE SCOTTISH... STAPLE AT VEEEE that when the Prince of Orange came into full possession of Walcheren there was a complete breach in the relations of the Scottish merchants to their old Staple town. 1 Even in Flanders, however, the Scottish Staple did not long find a safe resting-place. Although its comparative tranquillity had induced Hacket to move thither, at a time when the Island of Walcheren was the chief scene of warfare, Bruges did not, when compared with Zealand, long offer any advantages in this respect.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The islanders found a fierce pleasure in these acts of cruelty. A Spaniard had ceased to be human in their eyes. On one occasion, a surgeon at Veer cut the heart from a Spanish prisoner, nailed it on a vessel's prow, and invited the townsmen to oome and fasten their teeth in it, which many did with savage satisfaction " (Motley, Rise of the Dutch Republic, part iii., chap. viL). The incident is related less graphically in Wagenaar, vi., p. 356.
1 Motley, part iv., ohap. iii.
12 178 THE SCOTTISH... STAPLE AT VEEEE that when the Prince of Orange came into full possession of Walcheren there was a complete breach in the relations of the Scottish merchants to their old Staple town. 1 Even in Flanders, however, the Scottish Staple did not long find a safe resting-place. Although its comparative tranquillity had induced Hacket to move thither, at a time when the Island of Walcheren was the chief scene of warfare, Bruges did not, when compared with Zealand, long offer any advantages in this respect.
What to read after The Scottish Staple At Veere; a Study in the Economic History of Scotland?
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