Clove (ship)
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The Clove was the first British
trade ship to make port in Japan. Captained by John Saris
, it landed at Hirado, near Nagasaki, on 12 June 1613.
Saris opened a trading post and factory in Hirado, which he passed on to his colleague Richard Cocks
when he left Japan in December that same year. Cocks would manage the post for roughly ten years before being recalled by the British East India Company
on charges of misconduct, and dying of illness shortly after leaving Japan.
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trade ship to make port in Japan. Captained by John Saris
John Saris
John Saris was the captain of the first English voyage to Japan, in 1613, on board The Clove. As chief factor of the British East India Company's trading post in Java, Saris' mission was primarily one of seeking trade....
, it landed at Hirado, near Nagasaki, on 12 June 1613.
Saris opened a trading post and factory in Hirado, which he passed on to his colleague Richard Cocks
Richard Cocks
Richard Cocks was the head of the British East India Company trading post in Hirado, Japan, between 1613 and 1623, from its creation, and lasting to its closure due to bankruptcy....
when he left Japan in December that same year. Cocks would manage the post for roughly ten years before being recalled by the British East India Company
British East India Company
The East India Company was an early English joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and China...
on charges of misconduct, and dying of illness shortly after leaving Japan.