London and Bristol Company
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The London and Bristol Company came about in the early 17th century when English
merchants had begun to express an interest in the Newfoundland fishery. Financed by a syndicate
of investors John Guy, himself a Bristol
merchant, visited Newfoundland in 1608 to locate a favourable site for a colony
. Upon his return to England
40 people applied for incorporation as the Tresurer and the Companye of Adventurers and planter of the Cittye of london and Bristoll for the Collonye or plantacon in Newfoundland. The company was known as the London and Bristol Company or simply the Newfoundland Company.
The company was granted a charter by James I
on May 2, 1610 giving it a monopoly in agriculture, mining, fishing and hunting on the Avalon Peninsula
. They retained exclusive rights until 1616 when the Crown began to grant lands to others. The new grants were then initiated by the Bristol Society of Merchant Ventures
. The Merchant Ventures were made up of many who had been members of the London and Bristol Company..
Among some of the other prominent members of the London and Bristol Company, Henry Cary, 1st Viscount Falkland
became a supporter of the venture. Cary had influence in the company through his wife, daughter of Sir Laurence Tanfield
, one of the leaders of the Company.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
merchants had begun to express an interest in the Newfoundland fishery. Financed by a syndicate
Syndicate
A syndicate is a self-organizing group of individuals, companies or entities formed to transact some specific business, or to promote a common interest or in the case of criminals, to engage in organized crime...
of investors John Guy, himself a Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
merchant, visited Newfoundland in 1608 to locate a favourable site for a colony
Cuper's Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador
Cuper's Cove, on the southwest shore of Conception Bay on Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula was an early English settlement in the New World, and the second one after the Jamestown Settlement to endure for longer than a year...
. Upon his return to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
40 people applied for incorporation as the Tresurer and the Companye of Adventurers and planter of the Cittye of london and Bristoll for the Collonye or plantacon in Newfoundland. The company was known as the London and Bristol Company or simply the Newfoundland Company.
The company was granted a charter by James I
James I of England
James VI and I was King of Scots as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the English and Scottish crowns on 24 March 1603...
on May 2, 1610 giving it a monopoly in agriculture, mining, fishing and hunting on the Avalon Peninsula
Avalon Peninsula
The Avalon Peninsula is a large peninsula that makes up the southeast portion of the island of Newfoundland.The peninsula is home to 257,223 people, which is approximately 51% of Newfoundland's population in 2009, and is the location of the provincial capital, St. John's. It is connected to the...
. They retained exclusive rights until 1616 when the Crown began to grant lands to others. The new grants were then initiated by the Bristol Society of Merchant Ventures
Society of Merchant Venturers
The Society of Merchant Venturers is a private entrepreneurial and charitable organisation in the English city of Bristol, which dates back to the 13th century...
. The Merchant Ventures were made up of many who had been members of the London and Bristol Company..
Among some of the other prominent members of the London and Bristol Company, Henry Cary, 1st Viscount Falkland
Henry Cary, 1st Viscount Falkland
Henry Cary, 1st Viscount Falkland ; son of a Hertfordshire knight; said to have studied at Oxford; served abroad; gentleman of the bedchamber to King James I; K.B., 1608; controller of the household, 1617-21; created Viscount Falkland in the Scottish peerage, 1620; lord-deputy of Ireland, 1622;...
became a supporter of the venture. Cary had influence in the company through his wife, daughter of Sir Laurence Tanfield
Lawrence Tanfield
Sir Lawrence Tanfield was an English lawyer, politician and Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer.He was the eldest son of Robert Tanfield of Burford by his wife Wilgiford Fitzherbert and educated at Eton College and the Inner Temple...
, one of the leaders of the Company.
See also
- British colonization of the AmericasBritish colonization of the AmericasBritish colonization of the Americas began in 1607 in Jamestown, Virginia and reached its peak when colonies had been established throughout the Americas...
- List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador
- Bristol's HopeBristol's Hope, Newfoundland and LabradorBristol's Hope is the modern name of a community in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is located on Conception Bay between Carbonear and Harbour Grace....
- Renews, Newfoundland and Labrador
- South FalklandSouth FalklandSouth Falkland was an English colony in Newfoundland established by Henry Cary, 1st Viscount Falkland, in 1623 on territory in the Avalon Peninsula including the former colony of Renews. Cary appointed Sir Francis Tanfield, his wife's cousin, to be the colony's first Proprietary Governor. Tanfield...
- New CambriolCambriolCambriol or New Cambriol was the name given to one of North America's early English colonies established by Sir William Vaughan...