London Company
Americannoun
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The merchant princes who founded enterprises such as the London Company in the 17th century wanted to build bustling empires across the seas.
From Economist • Apr. 27, 2016
When some of the leading men of the London Company pleaded with James for the Puritans, the King lent a ready ear.
From Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688 by Wertenbaker, Thomas Jefferson
Thinking that the telegram which warranted my calling at this Cardiff office of the London Company would best explain my intrusion, I handed it over the fateful counter.
From The Bonadventure A Random Journal of an Atlantic Holiday by Blunden, Edmund
If the Spaniards complained of the occupation of their territory, he could free himself from blame by placing the responsibility upon the London Company.
From Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688 by Wertenbaker, Thomas Jefferson
James I of England, general policy, 112, 113; treaty with Spain, 114; the London Company, 123; non-conformists, 136.
From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene
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