Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Note on Spelling, Dates, and Sources vii
4. Introduction 1
5. PART ONE: GOVERNING THE COMPANY
6. 1. The Patent and the Formation of the Company 17
7. 2. Constituting Authority: The Court of Committees and the Generality 35
8. 3. Wooing Adventurers: Membership and Useful Men 61
9. 4. Division within the Company: The Problem of Faction and Representation 84
10. 5. Merchants, Trading Companies, and Public Appeal 117
11. PART TWO: THE COMPANY AND THE STATE
12. 6. The Changing Patent: Negotiating Privileges between Company and Regime 149
13. 7. “What His Men Have Done Abroad”: Martial Engagements and the Company 178
14. 8. The Dutch East India Company and Amboyna: Crisis and Response in the Company 209
15. 9. Taking Stock and Looking Forward: The Difficulties of the Late 1620s 242
16. 10. Crown Manipulations of the East Indies Trade: Dismantling the Company in the 1630s 272
17. Conclusion 302
18. Abbreviations 317
19. Notes 319
20. Manuscript and Archival Sources 395
21. Acknowledgments 399
22. Index 403