Methuen Treaty ensure full allied commitment to the war in Spain. The second treaty, signed 27 December 1703 (popularly known as the "Port Wine Treaty") helped to establish trading relations between England and Portugal. The terms of it allowed English woollen cloth to be admitted into Portugal free of duty; in return, Portuguese wines imported into England would be subject to a third less duty than wines imported from France. This was particularly important in helping the development of the port industry. As England was at war with France, it became increasingly difficult to acquire wine, and so port started to become
Treaty Between Great Britain and Lagos, 1 January 1852 Majesty and the King of the French for their suppression of the Traffic In Slaves, signed at London, May 22, 1845. "In faith of which we have hereunto set our hands and seals, at Lagos, on board Her Britannic Majesty’s ship Penelope, 1st January, 1852. (L.S. ) H. W. BRUCE (L.S. ) JOHN BEECROFT (L.S. ) KING AKITOYE (L.S. ) ATCHOBOO (L.S. ) KOSAE Treaty Between Great Britain and Lagos, 1 January 1852 The Treaty Between Great Britain and Lagos, 1 January 1852 was an agreement between the United Kingdom (represented by Commodore Henry William Bruce, Commander of the British