Excerpt from The Scottish Staple in the Netherlands: An Account of the Trade Relations Between Scotland and the Low Countries From 1292 Till 1676, With a Calendar of Illustrative Documents
In the present volume I have endeavoured to give, in so far as possible, a consecutive history of the development of the trade relations between Scotland and the Netherlands from their earliest beginnings until the year 1676.
The many and varied relations between these two countries in former times, interesting in no small degree to the general student of history, are still more so to one who was born and brought up in Holland and received part of his education at the University of Edinburgh. My acquaintance with both countries, my knowledge of their languages, and my sympathy with their respective national characters combined to inspire me with a wish to study these relations.
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