Copy Letters Patent of Elizabeth I granting to the Earl of Cumberland and 215 others the power to form a corporate body to be called the "Governor and Company of Merchants of London, trading into the East-Indies" and naming Thomas Smith the first Governor. 43 Elizabeth I
Letters Patent of James I granting to the Governor and Company of Merchants of London, trading into the East-Indies, the power to sell and to export ungarbled spices. 4, 40 James I
Letters Patent of James I granting to the Governor and Company of Merchants of London, trading into the East-Indies, the power to sell and to export ungarbled spices. 7, 42 James I
Copy Letters Patent of James I renewing privileges of the Governor and Company of Merchants of London, trading into the East-Indies, and granting further privileges relating chiefly to payment of customs. 7, 42 James I (ff 24-45); Alphabetical list of merchants nominated (ff 18-23); Oaths to be s...
Letter from James I to Emperor Abbas of Persia seeking protection of trading privileges within the Emperor's realm for merchants of the Governor and Company of Merchants of London, trading into the East-Indies. Sign Manual. 19, 54 James I
Commission of James I granting judicial powers to servants in India of the Governor and Company of Merchants of London, trading into the East-Indies. 20, 55 James I
Commission of Charles I to Robert Ducy and others to enquire into the disposal of monies collected for the purposes of an expedition against the Algerian pirates. 3 Charles I