The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 4John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Great Britain |
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Page 89
... results in the East , had in England the unexpected result of arousing a dangerous competition . Financially the success of the Company had by no means answered expectations . The earliest voyages , it is true , had proved very ...
... results in the East , had in England the unexpected result of arousing a dangerous competition . Financially the success of the Company had by no means answered expectations . The earliest voyages , it is true , had proved very ...
Page 90
... result of the Convention of Goa , and the apparent inability of the existing Company to take full advantage of this opportunity , provided a plausible excuse for those who were eager to engage in the trade on their own lines ; and by ...
... result of the Convention of Goa , and the apparent inability of the existing Company to take full advantage of this opportunity , provided a plausible excuse for those who were eager to engage in the trade on their own lines ; and by ...
Page 100
... result was to confirm the monopoly of the trade to a chartered joint - stock company , though on an improved basis . The right of parliament to control the conditions of this concession had , however , been established ; also the ...
... result was to confirm the monopoly of the trade to a chartered joint - stock company , though on an improved basis . The right of parliament to control the conditions of this concession had , however , been established ; also the ...
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