He urged, that the ruin of the silk manufacture would be attended with another disadvantage.

Great quantities of woollen cloths were vended in Italy and Turkey, in consequence of the raw silk which the English merchants bought up in those countries; and, should the silk manufacture at home be lost, those markets for British commodities would fail of course.

Others alleged, that if the articles of commerce had been settled before the English troops separated from those of the confederates, the French king would not have presumed to insist upon such terms, but have been glad to comply with more moderate conditions.

Sir William Wyndham reflected on the late ministry, for having neglected to make an advantageous peace when it was in their power.

He said that Portugal would always have occasion for the woollen manufactures and the corn of England, and be obliged to buy them at all events.