"Edward Dering was granted, August, 1660, "the office of King's merchant in the East, for buying and providing necessaries for apparelling the Navy" ("Calendar," Domestic, 1660-61, p. 212)." Note to 12 Dec 1663 by Henry B. Wheatley. When that office became disused, Dering continued to trade in navy stores from the Baltic.
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"Edward Dering was granted, August, 1660, "the office of King's merchant in the East, for buying and providing necessaries for apparelling the Navy" ("Calendar," Domestic, 1660-61, p. 212)." Note to 12 Dec 1663 by Henry B. Wheatley. When that office became disused, Dering continued to trade in navy stores from the Baltic.