Cromwell, with wisdom and liberality rare in his age, had established the most complete freedom of trade between the dominant and the subject country.
While he governed, no prohibition, no duty, impeded the transit of commodities from any part of the island to any other.

His navigation laws imposed no restraint on the trade of Scotland.

A Scotch vessel was at liberty to carry a Scotch cargo to Barbadoes, and to bring the sugars of Barbadoes into the port of London, [272] The rule of the Protector therefore had been propitious to the industry and to the physical wellbeing of the Scottish people.

Hating him and cursing him, they could not help thriving under him, and often, during the administration of their legitimate princes, looked back with regret to the golden days of the usurper, [273] The Restoration came, and changed every thing.

The Scots regained their independence, and soon began to find that independence had its discomfort as well as its dignity.