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 97
... passed a resolution " that all the subjects of England have equal right to trade to the East Indies , unless pro- hibited by Act of Parliament " . This naturally caused much exulta- tion among the Company's enemies , who were now able ...
... passed a resolution " that all the subjects of England have equal right to trade to the East Indies , unless pro- hibited by Act of Parliament " . This naturally caused much exulta- tion among the Company's enemies , who were now able ...
Page 99
... passing that the shareholders were not required , as in the earlier Company , to pay a separate sum for admission to the ... passed in March , 1708 , under which the Earl of Godolphin was appointed arbitrator ; the term of the Company's ...
... passing that the shareholders were not required , as in the earlier Company , to pay a separate sum for admission to the ... passed in March , 1708 , under which the Earl of Godolphin was appointed arbitrator ; the term of the Company's ...
Page 109
... passed pro- longing the Company's privileges to 1769. A further extension until 1783 was granted in 1744 , at the cost of the loan of a further sum of one million to the government at 3 per cent . An act of 1750 reduced the interest on ...
... passed pro- longing the Company's privileges to 1769. A further extension until 1783 was granted in 1744 , at the cost of the loan of a further sum of one million to the government at 3 per cent . An act of 1750 reduced the interest on ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Portuguese suzerainty over Ormuz | 12 |
Later governors | 19 |
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