Law
Laws began to change to deal with commerce, both internationally, and locally within individual countries.
In France, for example, the Ordinance of Marine of Louis XIV was published under the auspices of Colbert in 1691, and was the first complete code of maritime and commercial law; and "when we consider the originality and extent of the design and the ability with which it is executed, we shall not hesitate to admit that it deserves to be ranked among the noblest works that legislative genius and learning have ever accomplished."
In England, the Navigation Acts were among the British effort to regulate trade.
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