ABSTRACT
This is in accordance with dignity and public opinion so tI13t, being accustomed to these things from times gone by, they may not now suffer the sense of having lost them, the more so being men who deem themselves to be unrespected and unequal, and not only with regard to their former status but also in the eyes of others. And considering that maUers relating to commerce are of so much importance at this time (we're all aware that ScotIand tIlese days isn't like Sparta), 1 this means of facilitating commerce ought to be at hand - not something to be sought from too far away.
