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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Page 337
... Royal African Company had proved a failure . There were , no doubt , faults on both sides , and certainly both made complaints . The South Sea Company said truly that the Royal ... Company itself . This , again , was The South Sea Company.
... Royal African Company had proved a failure . There were , no doubt , faults on both sides , and certainly both made complaints . The South Sea Company said truly that the Royal ... Company itself . This , again , was The South Sea Company.
Page 446
... Royal African Company , and at the same time the strongest argument for its tenure of exclusive privi- leges , was ... African trade and prepared for a revival of the struggle for mastery ; in 1674 a new French Company was formed , and ...
... Royal African Company , and at the same time the strongest argument for its tenure of exclusive privi- leges , was ... African trade and prepared for a revival of the struggle for mastery ; in 1674 a new French Company was formed , and ...
Page 447
... ROYAL AFRICAN COMPANY'S MONOPOLY 447 and James II had inclined to support the Company's claims , as a certain proportion of all prizes went into the royal exchequer , and the Company exercised its monopoly rights vigorously . Yet in ...
... ROYAL AFRICAN COMPANY'S MONOPOLY 447 and James II had inclined to support the Company's claims , as a certain proportion of all prizes went into the royal exchequer , and the Company exercised its monopoly rights vigorously . Yet in ...
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CHAPTER II | 22 |
The Newfoundland Fishery | 29 |
The Western Adventurers | 35 |
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