This classic includes the following chapters:I. Concerning CommerceII. The Commerce of the Ancient Civilizations—ChinaIII. VeniceIV. Giovanni, Cosimo and Lorenzo dei MediciV. The Fuggers of AugsburgVI. The Hanseatic LeagueVII. Fairs and Their Position in CommerceVIII. GuildsIX. Early British CommerceX. The de La Poles of Hull c. 1272-1366XI. Richard Whittington, John Philpot, and William Walworth (c. 1350-1423)XII. William Canynge of Bristol (1399-1475) Other Notable Early English MerchantsXIII. Trade and the TudorsXIV. William and Sir John Hawkins of Plymouth c. 1520-1600XV. George Heriot 1563-1624XVI. The Myddeltons and the East India Company (c. 1575-1631) Other Great English MerchantsXVII. Merchants of the North of EnglandXVIII. Growth of Trade From the Seventeenth to the Twentieth CenturyXIX. The Fantastic in TradeXX. The Later English Merchants—Sir Josiah Child-1630-1699XXI. Trade and the English AristocracyXXII. The Hudson’s Bay CompanyXXIII. JapanXXIV. A Representative Business of the Twentieth Century