Bolt Court, Fleet Street.
Anderson's _History of the Origin of Commerce_, 2 vols., London, 1764,
contains some information on the subject of this Company, whose title
was that of "Merchant Adventurers," and whose trade was chiefly with the
Netherlands.
In 1604, James I., after concluding a treaty of peace and commerce with
Spain, incorporated a company of merchants for an _exclusive_ trade to
Spain and Portugal; but this monopoly being found prejudicial to
commerce, in the following year the patent was revoked by act of
parliament.
If C. I. P. has not access to Anderson, and will communicate his
address, I shall be happy to give him any information in my power on
this subject.