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The Society of Merchant Venturers is a charitable organisation in the English city of Bristol. The society can be traced back to a 13th-century guild which went on to fund the 15th-century voyage of John Cabot to Canada. [1] In 1552, it gained a monopoly on sea trading from Bristol from its first royal charter.
It was built around 1696 by the Society of Merchant Venturers for convalescent and old sailors to see out their days, often after fever or blindness during service in the ships of the Bristol slave trade. [2] It is now private accommodation, apartments 1 to 10. They are built of Pennant stone in an early Georgian style.
Merchants' Academy is an independent academy in Withywood, Bristol, England. The school is funded by Bristol City Council and sponsored by the Society of Merchant Venturers and the University of Bristol. [2] The sponsors provided an initial £2 million towards new school buildings and facilities, and continue to provide additional revenue support.
The Society of Merchant Venturers, an organisation of rich merchants in Bristol, wanted to participate in the African slave trade, and after much pressure from them and traders in other English cities, including Liverpool and Hull, the Royal African Company's monopoly over the slave trade was broken in 1698. As soon as it was broken, Bristol ...
The Plantation of Bristol's Hope was the second English colony in Newfoundland established by the Bristol Society of Merchant Venturers. It was a "sister" colony to Cuper's Cove, established in 1618 with a land grant from King James I of England, and was settled by some of the colonists from Cuper's Cove.
The Society of Merchant Venturers, originally 'Adventurers', is an organisation in Bristol. It grew from the medieval guild structures and received its Royal Charter in 1552. It grew from the medieval guild structures and received its Royal Charter in 1552.
He was an elected as a Member of the Court of Assistants again from 1624 to 1628 for the Bristol Merchant Venturer's Society. Guy was buried in St Stephen's Church, which was known as the church for the Bristol Merchant Venturer's Society. The register books of the church show that his burial took place on 23 February 1629.
Cary became a merchant in 1672 and began his career dealing in goods and raw materials such as Caribbean sugar and Madeira wines. [2] His merchant tradings led him to sail ships across the Atlantic, Caribbean, and Mediterranean. [1] By 1677, Cary joined the Bristol Society of Merchant Venturers and was promoted to become a warden in 1683. [2]