Frederic Rosengarten, Jr., said in The Book of Spices: “So useful, indeed indispensable, were spices, both politically and economically, that kings sent expeditions in search of them, merchants risked life and fortune to trade in them, wars were fought over them, whole populations were enslaved, the globe was explored, and such far - reaching changes as the renaissance were brought about by the restless, ruthless competition. ”
इससे क्रुद्ध होकर, लंदन व्यापारियों का एक दल १५९९ में स्वयं अपनी व्यापारिक कम्पनी बनाने के लिए एकत्रित हुआ, जो बाद में ईस्ट इंडिया कम्पनी के नाम से जानी गई ।