To the most Honorable the Earl of Oxford & Mortimer Lord High Treasu[re]r of Great Britain the memorial of Charles D'Avenant, L. L. D. Insp[ecto]r General of Exports & Imports relating to trade : August 20, 1713.

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To the most Honorable the Earl of Oxford & Mortimer Lord High Treasu[re]r of Great Britain the memorial of Charles D'Avenant, L. L. D. Insp[ecto]r General of Exports & Imports relating to trade : August 20, 1713.

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The Earl of Oxford asked Davenant for information and recommendations regarding the treaty of commerce between Great Britain and France. This is a manuscript copy of Davenant's reply to Harley. In it Davenant urges an impartial examination of statistics of Anglo-French commerce for the years 1686-1688, during which time English exports were at a high level, to determine just what the trade relationship between the two countries was. He also urges consideration of new factors in English commerce, such as the increased trade with Portugal, Italy, Germany, and the Netherlands.

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Davenant, Charles, 1656-1714

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Charles Davenant was born in London in 1656. Educated at the grammar school, Cheam, Surrey and Balliol College, Oxford University, he became MP for St Ives, Cornwall, in 1685, and for Great Bedwin, 1690 and 1700. He was Commissioner of the Excise, 1678-1689, and Inspector General of Exports and Imports from 1705 until his death in Nov 1714. Davenant also wrote widely on politics and economics. Publications: Reflections upon the Constitution and Management of the Trade to...

Oxford, Robert Harley, earl of, 1661-1724

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British statesman. Robert Harley was born in London, England. He became a lawyer, and a Whig MP in 1689. In 1701 he was elected Speaker, and in 1704 became secretary of state. Shortly after, he became sympathetic to the Tories, and from 1708 worked to undermine the power of the Whigs. In 1710 Godolphin was dismissed, and Harley made Chancellor of the Exchequer, head of the government, and in 1711 Earl of Oxford and Lord High Treasurer. The principal act of his administra...