The Register of Letters, &c: Of the Governour and Company of Merchants of London Trading Into the East Indies, 1600-1619B. Quaritch, 1893 - 530 pages |
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accompte accordinge Aden Adventure aforesaid appointed aswell Banda Bantam beinge benefitt busines Captaine carefull chardge Cloues Comaund Comission Comitties Comodities Companie of m'chaunte Condicon Court Minutes Coyne deliu'ed desier East Indies endevo England espetiall eu'y ffactors ffor ffraunce fitt freinde gen'all Generall George Waymouth giue Gou'no graunte hath haue Henry Middleton Hippon Iland India Iohn Item kinge lade leaue London trading loueing Lucas Antheumes m'chandize m'chaunte of London Marchaunte matie Molloccos monneth needfull Nutmegge onelie otherwyse passadge pepp pforme porte Portugalls pray principall proffitt prouide psons Purchas Pursar putt Realme receiue requier retourne Richard Rowles saffetie selues sent seu'all shalbe shipps ships Sir Henry Middleton subiecte successo Suratt sylver theare therein thereof thinge Thomas traffique tres twoe tyme tyme to tyme vnder vnderstand vnto voyadge vpon vsed wee haue whatsoeu whome Wittm wthin wthout ymployed
Popular passages
Page xx - Germany during the second half of the sixteenth and the first half of the seventeenth century if she did not actually begin, at any rate she encouraged and actively aided, the religious wars.
Page v - We sail'd wherever ship could sail, We founded many a mighty state ; Pray God our greatness may not fail Through craven fears of being great.
Page 12 - ... necessary ; for the queen, when she first incorporated the East India Company, would not permit them to transport the king of Spain's silver coins to the East Indies, though she was frequently solicited by the merchants. The reason which they assigned to induce her to grant this permission determined her to strike coins for the particular purpose of circulation in Asia. They represented to her majesty that her silver coin and stamp were not known in the East Indies, which they supposed would...
Page lxviii - Female of sex it seems — That so bedecked, ornate, and gay, Comes this way sailing Like a stately ship Of Tarsus, bound for the isles Of Javan or Gadire, With all her bravery on, and tackle trim, Sails filled, and streamers waving...
Page lxvi - For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth.
Page 12 - India money, from the purpose for which it was struck, or portcullis money, from the device impressed upon it. The weight of it was- regulated according to the respective weights of the Spanish piastre, or piece of eight reas, and the half, the quarter, and half-quarter of the same, though they are now usually called the crown, half-crown, shilling, and sixpence. Some coinage of this sort was necessary ; for the queen, when she first incorporated the East India Company, would not permit them to transport...
Page 392 - Bring hether the Pincke and purple Cullambine, With Gelliflowres ; Bring Coronations, and Sops in wine, Worne of Paramoures : Strowe me the ground with Daffadowndillies, And Cowslips, and Kingcups, and loved Lillies : The pretie Pawnee, And the Chevisaunce, Shall match with the fayre flowre Delice.
Page 44 - Charles by the grace of god kinge of England Scotland ffraunce and Ireland Defender of the faith &c...
Page 11 - By virtue of a Commission dated January 11, in the same year, Money was made of a kind unknown to the British Mint either before or since her time, for it was by law exportable, and intended for the use of the East India Company. It bore on one side the Queen's arms, and on the other a portcullis; and was called either Indian Money, from the purpose for which it was struck, or Portcullis Money, from the device impressed upon it.
Page 122 - LORD, we pray thee that thy grace may always prevent and follow us, and make us continually to be given to all good works ; through Jesus Christ our Lord.