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THE EARLY HISTORY OF
who was Lord Mayor of London in that year,
was re-elected Governor of the company and
a grant of £300 over and above his fixed allow-
ance of £100 was voted him. The extra
grant had to be thus divided : £100 was a fee
for his extraordinary pains and £200 was
towards furnishing his house-—made neces-
sary by the fact that he was Lord Mayor.
These officials managed the affairs of the
company at home. But the company had
also to have responsible representatives in
those places with which it had commercial
dealings. And so there was an Ambassador
residing at Constantinople and consuls and
vice-consuls in various towns in the Levant.16
The staff of the embassy included, besides
interpreters, a treasurer and a preacher.
The first Treasurer at Constantinople men-
tioned in the minutes 17 is Mr. Stringer. His
duty is laid down as having “ to gather and
collect all the consulage due to the Company,
and to pay the same to the Ambassador.”
16 For list of ambassadors to 1640, see Appendix III.
For list of consuls, see Appendix IV.
17 Min. November 17, 1617. Later on there were
Treasurers at the important centres of trade. Cf. Min.
February 5, 1620.
THE EARLY HISTORY OF
who was Lord Mayor of London in that year,
was re-elected Governor of the company and
a grant of £300 over and above his fixed allow-
ance of £100 was voted him. The extra
grant had to be thus divided : £100 was a fee
for his extraordinary pains and £200 was
towards furnishing his house-—made neces-
sary by the fact that he was Lord Mayor.
These officials managed the affairs of the
company at home. But the company had
also to have responsible representatives in
those places with which it had commercial
dealings. And so there was an Ambassador
residing at Constantinople and consuls and
vice-consuls in various towns in the Levant.16
The staff of the embassy included, besides
interpreters, a treasurer and a preacher.
The first Treasurer at Constantinople men-
tioned in the minutes 17 is Mr. Stringer. His
duty is laid down as having “ to gather and
collect all the consulage due to the Company,
and to pay the same to the Ambassador.”
16 For list of ambassadors to 1640, see Appendix III.
For list of consuls, see Appendix IV.
17 Min. November 17, 1617. Later on there were
Treasurers at the important centres of trade. Cf. Min.
February 5, 1620.