A provision written into the bride's dowry granted special favors to British settlers on Madeira; had Charles been more aggressive still, perhaps the Portuguese would have agreed to hand over the island to Britain in its entirety.
A provision gave Italians special favors.
mnli hypothesis: A provision gave Italians special favors. premise: A provision written into the bride's dowry granted special favors to British settlers on Madeira; had Charles been more aggressive still, perhaps the Portuguese would have agreed to hand over the island to Britain in its entirety.