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Foreign traffic and bullion exports 1331 to 1333 Double duty was levied at most Scottish ports between 1331 and 1333 on wool, hides and woolfells exported by aliens (although, sadly, not at Berwick). At burghs other than Berwick, foreign merchants accounted for only about 15% of wool exported and 14% of wool fells and hides. As the maps indicate, the spread of alien activity was very uneven. Aberdeen, Dundee and lnverkeithing were 30 Wi~ (~;rltrll; o ~ ~dbri9h • Burghs for which values are known o Burghs for which values are not known the main centres of alien merchants' activity. For some reason, Inverkeithing seems 10 have been a focal point for English trade and an amazing 93 % of its customs receipts came from the new duties (the double duty on aliens' exports and the duties on English-owned goods and bullion exports). kms o I 25 , 50 ,, 75, , 100 ,, milesPercentage of commodities Commodities exported by foreigners 1331 to 1333 ASt exported by foreigners (to nearest whole number) 249

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