London Merchant Adventurers and cloth export (1550–1650)

1. Cloth exports peak under Mary I

   Jan 1, 1553Labels: Mary I, Cloth exports, Merchant Adventurers

   • Cambridge Core
   • Britannica

2. Privy Council dispute over Hanse cloth exports

   Mar 19, 1555Labels: Privy Council, Hanse merchants, Merchant Adventurers

   • Bodleian
   • Britannica

3. Elizabeth I grants new Merchant Adventurers charter

   Jul 1, 1564Labels: Elizabeth I, Merchant Adventurers, Royal charter

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   • Wikipedia

4. Antwerp staple effectively lost; search for new mart

   Dec 31, 1564Labels: Antwerp, Merchant Adventurers, Staple loss

   • Britannica

5. Hamburg agreement begins an early Hamburg staple

   Jan 1, 1567Labels: Hamburg, Merchant Adventurers

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   • Britannica

6. Merchant Adventurers leave Hamburg; move via Emden

   Jan 1, 1577Labels: Hamburg, Emden, Merchant Adventurers

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   • Wikipedia

7. Middelburg becomes a key Dutch staple alternative

   Jan 1, 1582Labels: Middelburg, Dutch Republic, Merchant Adventurers

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   • Britannica

8. Stade becomes the company’s mart during “staple war” era

   Jan 1, 1587Labels: Stade, Merchant Adventurers

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   • Britannica

9. Elizabeth I closes the Steelyard in London

   Jan 1, 1598Labels: Elizabeth I, Steelyard, Hanseatic League

   • Britannica
   • Oxford Companion

10. James I issues a confirming charter for the company

    Jan 1, 1604Labels: James I, Merchant Adventurers, Royal charter

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    • Britannica

11. Hamburg becomes the company’s main foreign center

    Jan 1, 1611Labels: Hamburg, Merchant Adventurers

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    • Wikipedia

12. Cockayne Project disrupts export of undressed cloth

    Dec 31, 1614Labels: Cockayne Project, Alderman Cockayne, Merchant Adventurers

    • Cambridge PDF
    • Britannica

13. House of Commons attacks Merchant Adventurers’ imposts

    Jan 1, 1624Labels: House of, Merchant Adventurers

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    • Britannica

14. Company’s Dutch staple shifts to Rotterdam

    Jan 1, 1635Labels: Rotterdam, Dutch staple, Merchant Adventurers

    • Wikipedia
    • Britannica

15. Company petitions over adverse treatment in Hamburg

    Jan 1, 1651Labels: Samuel Avery, Hamburg, Merchant Adventurers

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    • Britannica