The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell Macmillan, 1929 - Great Britain |
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Page 174
... secure what freedom they could . In 1639 the Earl of Warwick tried to find profit in these dis- sensions . He had bought up the Earl of Pembroke's derelict rights and with the aid of men from Bermuda and Providence was attempt- ing to ...
... secure what freedom they could . In 1639 the Earl of Warwick tried to find profit in these dis- sensions . He had bought up the Earl of Pembroke's derelict rights and with the aid of men from Bermuda and Providence was attempt- ing to ...
Page 381
... secure to the British West Indies the monopoly of the supply of sugar both to the American colonies and Great Britain . The same eagerness to secure a monopoly of the sugar market had long been a source of jealousy between the islands ...
... secure to the British West Indies the monopoly of the supply of sugar both to the American colonies and Great Britain . The same eagerness to secure a monopoly of the sugar market had long been a source of jealousy between the islands ...
Page 447
... secure those who held royal charters were . The Court of Assistants therefore attempted to get parliamentary sanction for its privileges , 2 arguing that the Company had for years supported the trade , and that it would be compelled to ...
... secure those who held royal charters were . The Court of Assistants therefore attempted to get parliamentary sanction for its privileges , 2 arguing that the Company had for years supported the trade , and that it would be compelled to ...
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