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Scottish trade in the seventeenth centurv (almost three out ofevery ten) came from Norway: in some precincts, Exports from the southern Baltic, of flax, hemp, some linseed and miscellaneous goods, like brass, pots, glass and beer (but no longer ofgrain and rye, as in the 1620s, mostly from Danzig and Konigsberg, came largely into east-coast ports. In contrast, about a third ofthe iron and copper, which made up the bulk ofSweden's exports, came to the Clyde. By far the highest proportion ofships arriving from the north Norway 28.6% Percentage of ships arriving in Scotland 1680 to 1686 1500 1000 500 0 >-> :;::;as c o;~'" CDoE Z Ol (!) Total number of ships arriving in Scotland 1680to 1686 like Montrose and Prestonpans, they accounted for as many as 50 to 60% ofall arrivals. After 1660 timber ships became a commoner sight on the Upper and Lower Clyde. Almost all 6f them carried timber, usually in the form ofdeals, which averaged 360,000 pieces a year but attracted a low customs duty; some also had pitch and tar. Imports from Hamburg and Bremen, confined mostly to east-coast ports, were diverse and much slighter, although N.W. Germany did have a Scottish factor in the 1690s.

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