The Trade with France Act 1688 (1 Will. & Mar. c. 34) was an Act passed by the

Parliament of England The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England from the 13th century until 1707 when it was replaced by the Parliament of Great Britain. Parliament evolved from the great council of bishops and peers that advised t ...

which prohibited all trade and commerce with France, effective 24 August 1689 and in force for three years. Passage had followed the accession of William III and

Mary II Mary II (30 April 166228 December 1694) was Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland, co-reigning with her husband, William III & II, from 1689 until her death in 1694. Mary was the eldest daughter of James, Duke of York, and his first wife ...

, and after their declaration of war against France on 17 May 1689 (O.S.). The act expired in 1692 with the

Nine Years' War The Nine Years' War (1688–1697), often called the War of the Grand Alliance or the War of the League of Augsburg, was a conflict between France and a European coalition which mainly included the Holy Roman Empire (led by the Habsburg monarch ...

still raging, and it was renewed.W. J. Ashley, ''Surveys: Historic and Economic'' (New York: Augustus M. Kelley, 1966), p. 283.

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