The Eastland Trade and the Common Weal in the Seventeenth Century

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.