The Dutch prospered from the Domestic industries of fishing, boat building, textiles and banking. ... The Republic could not access the open ocean without passing England, who therefore could block all trading routes cutting off the majority of the Dutch economy and leaving them vulnerable to attack. ... Because of the size of their navy and the number of boats they cannot compete with England, France and China in the overseas markets and British competitors wipe out their domestic industries. ...

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A majority of the sailors on board the twelve boats were dead, and the individuals who were still alive were gravely ill. ... People gathering at the docks prepared to welcome the sailors, yet what they saw on the boats was not what they were anticipating. ... Medical information was restricted and, in spite of the efforts of medicinal experts and open and religious foundations to organize regulations, medieval Europe did not have an adequate health care system. ...

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