[49] A. C. R., 75: 40.
[50] Ibid., 75: 52.
[51] Ibid., 75: 57. A part of the debts had been incurred on the common seal of the company and part on the personal security of the committee of seven.
[52] A. C. R., 75: 56, 58. An attempt was made to induce the king to pay his subscription. On the other hand, the company owed the king a considerable sum for the ships which it had used from time to time. S. P., Dom., Charles II, 199: 14.
[53] A. C. R., 75: 58.
[54] Ibid., 75: 59.
[55] Ibid., 75: 70.
[56] Ibid., 75: 77.
[57] Ibid., 75: 85, 88.
[58] The duke of Buckingham, however, paid his arrears, which led the duke of York to remark, "I will give the Devil his due, as they say the Duke of Buckingham hath paid in his money to the Company." Pepys, Diary, VIII, 142.