East India Company.- Darell (John) Strange News from th' Indies: or, East-India Passages further discovered . . . The Manner, and Tenour of East-India-Trade hitherto: Together, with part of the wofull, and sad sufferings of William Courten Esquire, woodcut initials and decorations, closely trimmed at head and foot, occasionally affecting headlines, catch-words and signatures, modern wrappers, [Wing D251], small 4to, for Stephen Bowtel, at the Bible in Popes-Head-Alley, 1652. ⁂ A rare repudiation of the East India Company. Darell's work is mainly concerned with the misfortunes in trade of William Courten, son of Sir William Courten (1572-1636), a prominent merchant in the East and West Indies, and founder of the English settlement on Barbados, with much blame laid at the feet of the East India Company, culminating in a Charges sheet, seeking itemised redress totalling well over £200,000.
East India Company.- Darell (John) Strange News from th' Indies: or, East-India Passages further discovered . . . The Manner, and Tenour of East-India-Trade hitherto: Together, with part of the wofull, and sad sufferings of William Courten Esquire, woodcut initials and decorations, closely trimmed at head and foot, occasionally affecting headlines, catch-words and signatures, modern wrappers, [Wing D251], small 4to, for Stephen Bowtel, at the Bible in Popes-Head-Alley, 1652. ⁂ A rare repudiation of the East India Company. Darell's work is mainly concerned with the misfortunes in trade of William Courten, son of Sir William Courten (1572-1636), a prominent merchant in the East and West Indies, and founder of the English settlement on Barbados, with much blame laid at the feet of the East India Company, culminating in a Charges sheet, seeking itemised redress totalling well over £200,000.
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