er iffs ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁London ▁for ▁ 1 6 0 0 . ▁ ▁S my the ▁fin anced ▁numerous ▁Elizabeth an - era ▁trade ▁vent ures ▁and ▁voy ages ▁of ▁expl oration ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 7 th ▁century . ▁In ▁ 1 5 9 2 , ▁S my the ▁obtained ▁settlement ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁Virginia ▁col ony ▁from ▁Sir ▁Walter ▁R ale igh . ▁When ▁the ▁East ▁India ▁Company ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 6 0 0 , ▁S my the ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁its ▁first ▁governor ▁by ▁the ▁char ter ▁dated ▁ 3 1 ▁December , ▁a ▁position ▁he ▁held ▁for ▁only ▁four ▁months . ▁▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 6 0 0 ▁– ▁ 1 6 0 1 , ▁S my the , ▁serving ▁as ▁London ' s ▁sh er iff , ▁was ▁sus pected ▁of ▁being ▁a ▁supp orter ▁of ▁the ▁Robert ▁De vere ux , ▁ 2 nd ▁Earl ▁of ▁Es sex ▁who , ▁on ▁ 8 ▁February , ▁went ▁to ▁S my the ' s ▁house ▁in ▁Grace ch urch ▁Street . ▁S my the ▁ad vised ▁Es sex ▁to ▁turn ▁himself ▁in ▁to ▁the ▁Lord ▁Mayor ▁of ▁London . ▁When ▁Es sex ▁refused , ▁S my the ▁left ▁to ▁confer ▁with ▁the ▁Lord ▁Mayor . ▁When ▁S my the ▁was ▁later ▁accused ▁of ▁comp licity ▁in ▁the ▁Es sex ▁Reb ell ion , ▁he ▁was ▁exam ined ▁before ▁the ▁Priv y ▁Council . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁fired ▁from ▁his ▁office ▁of ▁sh