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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 Charter 31 Dec 1600.
East India Company: Module 1, Trade, Governance and Empire, 1600-1947 (India Office Records, A - D) Available online
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- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603.
- Elizabeth.
- East India Company--History--Sources.
- East India Company.
- Letters patent--England--Early works to 1800.
- Letters patent.
- Genre:
- Charters and articles of incorporation
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Production:
- [Place of production not identified] : [producer not identified], 1600.
- Notes:
- AMDigital Reference: IOR/A/1/2
- Dated '43 Elizabeth I' (the 43rd year of Elizabeth's reign ran from 17 Nov 1600 to 16 Nov 1601). The 'Indies' as defined in the charter extend from the Cape of Good Hope to the Straits of Megellan. This copy of the charter is a contemporary transcript; the original is lost.
- Title from publisher's website.
- Description based on publisher metadata (viewed March 5, 2025).
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