Note 29 — Chapter XVI
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"The Dutch West Indian Company exported1500
The English African Company1200
The Zealand interlopers as much as the Dutch, viz.1500
The English interlopers about 1000 usually, which they have doubted 1000
The Brandenburghers and Danes together, in time of peace1000
The Portuguese and French, together 800
Which makes 7000
"For several years before Bosman's time, the Dutch export had been reduced by one-half (750 marks). Mr. Wilson, however ('Western Africa,' ch. iv.), is evidently in error, when he makes Bosman to estimate the 'amount of gold exported from the Gold Coast at 800 marks per annum.'"