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Book SynopsisIn this study of privateering during the Elizabethan war with Spain, which was originally published in 1966, Dr Andrews shows that it was closely connected with trade, in particular having a stimulating effect on oceanic commerce and that it was at the time the main form of English maritime warfare.
Table of ContentsPreface; Sources and abbreviations; Part I. Context and Organisation: 1. Privateering and the sea war; 2. Regulation; 3. Men and materials; Part II. Ventures and Venturers: Prelude, 1602 Sir Thomas Sherley; 4. The amateurs; 5. The professionals; 6. The great merchants; 7. Prizes and profits; Tail piece, 1592 William Grafton; Part III. Privateering and overseas expansion: 8. The West Indies; 9. Western planting; 10. The Portuguese trades; 11. The consequences of privateering; Appendix; Index; Map: the West Indies about 1590.
