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deletion unclear of /deletion ^ addition as they now are of strongest power in /addition ye. Caspian Sea; deletion & being unclear too powerful unclear at Sea for ye. united force of unclear & unclear /deletion nothing can ^ addition now /addition prevent their passing ye. Sound, but a British or Dutch fleet as they are too powerful for unclear force of unclear & Sweden yet then they can go though ye. White Sea, & if it is not likely yt. A British fleet will be ventur'd within ye. Polar Circle; deletion nothing then but /deletion addition therefore it is only /addition their great mismanagements can deletion unclear /deletion addition prevent /addition their deletion force /deletion engrossing deletion most all ye. /deletion ^ ^ addition ye. greatest Space & at all sorts of /addition trade deletion of ye. World. /deletion

^ addition From hence ye. Britons get ye. greatest quantity of their Pitch, Tar, Hemp, Planks, & for timber for Masts & c. & now yt. deletion there /deletion a passage is open'd between ye. Wolga & ye. Baltick, deletion they took /deletion addition ye. Russians /addition deletion be able to /deletion ^ addition may /addition furnish ye. Dutch & other nations, ^ addition underline with corn /underline /addition cheaper than they can have it from Dantezick; it also affords Pot-ashes, Leather, furrs, Linnen, Iron, Copper, Seal Skins, fallow, Tainglass of two Sorts, with ye. one Windows of Ships are made, & with ye. other Glue

their Woollen & Linen Manufactures are as yet but in a poor way; ye. former they us'd to get from Britain, but now from Prussia; ye. latter will undoubtedly encrease, as they have great quantities of flax. They ^ addition now /addition make their own Gun Powder, & deletion may /deletion in time ^ addition may /addition supply other Nations with it; & as they are well provided with Iron & Steel, it is not improbable they may furnish foreigners with fire Arms.

As we have nam'd their advantages in Trade, we must also mention their disadvantages; addition foreign:Latin viz. /foreign if ye. government monopolizes all home grown Commodities, buy great quantities of them, & then set a high price on them & forbid deletion their /deletion addition ye. /addition Subjects to sell it when foreign merchandizes are brought no Subject dare's buy, till ye. Czarina ha first serv'd; by this merchants are after forc'd to sell their commodities at ye. price ye. Officers of ye. Crown name.