The defence of trade. : In a letter to Sir Thomas Smith knight, gouernour of the East-India Companie, etc.
A 1615 London pamphlet printed by William Stansby for John Barnes, written by Sir Dudley Digges as a letter to Sir Thomas Smith, governor of the East India Company, defending the company's trade against critics. The first picture is a heraldic achievement with a crest, shield bearing three candles and a chevron, and a banner inscribed GAUDEO, while the second shows a letter opening with a large decorated initial W in a foliate frame. A designer might borrow the ornate scrolling cartouche and the decorated capital letter for period-style lettering and heraldic motifs.
