...certain merchants of the city of London to trade to the East Indies, with certain exclusive privileges, under the title of " The Governor and Company of Merchants of London, trading to the East Indies," which has continued ever since. The enormous wealth brought into England by this carrak was deemed...

...Company, their first Charter having been granted by Queen Elizabeth on the 31st of December, 1 600, under the title of " The Governor and Company of Merchants of London, trading to the East Indies." It would be somewhat difficult to decide what reasons should have induced the selection of the site...

...the charter of privileges was granted, constituting the adventurers a body politic and corporate, by the title of " The Governor and Company of Merchants of London, trading to the East Indies." It was limited to a period of fifteen years ; but if not found advantageous to the country, it might...

...advancement of lawful traffic," constituted the petitioners a body corporate and politic, by the name of The Governor and Company of Merchants of London, trading to the East Indies, and vested them with the usual privileges and powers. The management of their concerns was placed under...

...was given to Captain Lancaster. The charter now granted constituted the adventurers a body politic, under the title of " The Governor and Company of Merchants of London .trading to the East Indies." Their plan of management was by a chairman, and a committee of twenty-four, to be annually chosen....

...upon trading associations. It constituted the adventurers a body politic and corporate, by the name of ' the Governor and Company of Merchants of London trading to the East Indies,' and vested them with the usual privileges and powers. According to the principle of the times, the...

...under which they enjoyed certain privileges, and were formed into a corporation for fifteen years, with the title of "The Governor and Company of Merchants...management of the company's affairs was intrusted to twenty-four members of a committee chosen by the proprietors from among their own body, and this committee...

...year the adventurers ohtained a charter from the crown, hy which they were formed into a corporation under the title of " The Governor and Company of Merchants of London trading to the East Indies." The first adventure of the association was commenced in 1601. In 1652, through the influence of a medical...

...In the following year they obtained a charter from queen Elizabeth, incorporating them by the name of the governor, and company of merchants of London, trading to the East Indies, and granting* them the exclusive right of trading to all countries eastward of the cape of Good Hope,...

...under which they enjoyed certain privileges, and were formed into a corporation for fifteen years, with the title of " The Governor and Company of Merchants of London Trading to the East Indies.* Under tills charter, the management nf the company's affairs was entrusted to twenty-four members of a committee,...