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Letters patent of Charles II granting to the Governor and Company of Merchants of London, confirming and renewing privileges Charter 3 Apr 1661.
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):
- Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.
- Charles.
- 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], 1661.
- Notes:
- AMDigital Reference: IOR/A/1/22
- Dated '13 Charles II'. By this document the Company's powers were significantly extended, with aurthorisation to govern its own settlements, raise armed forces to protect its trade, coin money and to arrest and repatriate 'interlopers' (unauthorised traders). It was also given the right to occupy St Helena. A copy of this document can be found in IOR/A/1/20A.
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- Description based on publisher metadata (viewed March 5, 2025).
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