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.
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