1. Add MS 78174-78175
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 78174-78175
- Title:
- EVELYN PAPERS. Vols. VII, VIII. Accounts of the Merchant Adventurers trading to Barbary; 1585-1589. Fair copies, partly imperfect. Letters patent were issued on 5 July 1585 (PRO, C66/1266/1-3) for the charter of the Barbary Company, which was to run for twelve years. Leicester was a leading member, along with his secretary (later Sir) Arthur Attye, Richard Staper, a Levant merchant, and Alexander Avenon, who acted as agent in London. Henry Roberts, agent in Morocco, returned from Marrak...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1585-1589
- Extent:
- 2 items