Spanish Company
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The Spanish Company was an English chartered company or corporate body established in 1530, and 1577, confirmed in 1604, and re-established in 1605 as President, Assistants and Fellowship of Merchants
Arms of the Spanish Company: Azure in base a sea, with a dolphin's head appearing in the water all proper, on the sea a ship of three masts, in full sail, all or, the sail and rigging argent, on each a cross gules, in the dexter chief point the sun in splendour, in the sinister chief point an estoile of the third; on a chief of the fourth, a cross of the fifth, charged with the lion of England (as recorded in the College of Arms). This version, differing slightly from the official
Heraldic achievement of Richard Beaple (d.1643), thrice Mayor of Barnstaple, detail from his monument in St Peter's Church, Barnstaple, Devon. The central escutcheon shows his family arms: Gules, a bend vair between six escallops or. The supporters and crest are those of the Spanish Company, the armorials of which are shown elsewhere on his monument. Crest: On a wreath of the colours, two arms embowed issuing out of clouds all proper, holding in the hands a
Treaty of London (1604)
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The Treaty of London, signed on 18 August O.S. 1604, concluded the nineteen-year Anglo-Spanish War soon after the death of the childless Elizabeth I of England and the accession of James VI of Scotlan
Spanish Company
…of Confirmation granted by King James I dated 30 March 1604, following cessation of hostilities in the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604), but before the Treaty of London (1604) was signed; it was later determined to contain "divers misprisions and imperfections". 1605 Charter granted by King James I dated 31 May 1605, to…
The Somerset House Conference, 19 August 1604, unknown artist
Gold medal minted in England in 1604 to commemorate the peace signed with Spain.