ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː, ðə kˈɪŋz kˈʌmpəni ænd ðə dˈuːks kˈʌmpəni mˈɜːdʒd tə bɪkˌʌm ðə sˌoʊkˈɔːld juːnˈaɪɾᵻd kˈʌmpəni, ˌʌndɚ ðə lˈiːdɚʃˌɪp ʌvðə dˈuːks kˈʌmpəniz pˈiːpəl.
In 1682, the King's Company and the Duke's Company merged to become the so-called United Company, under the leadership of the Duke's Company's people.