Eastland Trade and the Common Weal in the Seventeenth Century

Klappentext This book studies the English conception of 'the common weal' in relation to the trade of seventeenth-century English merchants with Baltic ports and Scandinavia. Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1959! this book presents a study of the English conception of 'the common weal' in relation to the trade of English merchants with Baltic ports and Scandinavia during the seventeenth century. The text provides a detailed account regarding the role of the Eastland Company in this period and its eventual loss of power. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Introductory: the expansion of the Eastland trade in the sixteenth century; 2. The depression of 1620 and the Eastland Company's proclamation of 1622; 3. The trade between the depression of 1620 and the depression of 1649; 4. The purpose of a regulated company; 5. Difficulties abroad: the weakness of the English state under Charles I; 6. The Eastland Company's privileges at home: an example of government by prerogative; 7. The crisis of 1649 and the Navigation Act of 1651; 8. The growth of the navy and the demand for naval stores; 9. The trade in the second half of the century; 10. Government policy during the interregnum; 11. The development of state control after 1660; Conclusion; Appendix A. Documents concerning the Eastland Company; Appendix B. The Advocate and Free Ports; Appendix C. Some members of the Eastland Company; Appendix D. Some figures of Baltic trade, 1591-1700; Index.

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• Authors: R. W. K. Hinton, Hinton R. W. K.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.12.2015
• EAN: 9781107586987
• ISBN: 978-1-107-58698-7
• No. of pages: 258
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; England, European History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), Economic history, British & Irish history, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, C 1600 To C 1700, International Trade, International trade and commerce