The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth countries |
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... servants who had been sent out at the Company's expense under the indentures , and most of the artisans . They had ... service under the East India Company . With the definite appointment of his successor , Sir George Yeardley ...
... servants who had been sent out at the Company's expense under the indentures , and most of the artisans . They had ... service under the East India Company . With the definite appointment of his successor , Sir George Yeardley ...
Page 441
... company had a brief life , as the expense of setting up an effective organisation was disastrously heavy , owing ... Company's servants . Retalia- tion for this came in 1664 , when de Ruyter recaptured the island.2 The struggle was ...
... company had a brief life , as the expense of setting up an effective organisation was disastrously heavy , owing ... Company's servants . Retalia- tion for this came in 1664 , when de Ruyter recaptured the island.2 The struggle was ...
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... Company had the longest life of all the English African companies ; it was the most powerful , and did more for ... servants of the Company , typical of the seventeenth century , who were required to be at once expert in trade and ...
... Company had the longest life of all the English African companies ; it was the most powerful , and did more for ... servants of the Company , typical of the seventeenth century , who were required to be at once expert in trade and ...
Contents
CHAPTER II | 22 |
The Newfoundland Fishery | 29 |
The Western Adventurers | 35 |
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