{
  "name": "East India subscriptions of 1599 in London wage-days",
  "desc": "Sums in the East India subscription book of 22 September 1599, with the £200 minimum ruled on 24 September 1599, converted into days of a London building craftsman's and labourer's wage for 1599–1600; formula and sources on every row.",
  "lic": "CC BY 4.0",
  "lic_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "by": "Treaties & Tradeoffs",
  "url": "https://treatiesandtradeoffs.com/case-studies/east-india-company/",
  "from": [
    "Robert C. Allen, \"Prices and Wages in London & Southern England, 1259–1914,\" published data series, individual daily wage figures for 1599 and 1600",
    "Henry Stevens (ed.), The Dawn of British Trade to the East Indies as Recorded in the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1599–1603 (London, 1886)"
  ],
  "how": "Compiled by Treaties & Tradeoffs from the data listed",
  "data_by": [
    "Robert C. Allen, \"Prices and Wages in London & Southern England, 1259–1914,\" published data series, accessed 2026-11-01, copyrighted, individual daily wage figures cited",
    "Henry Stevens (ed.), The Dawn of British Trade to the East Indies as Recorded in the Court Minutes of the East India Company, 1599–1603 (London, 1886), accessed 2026-11-02, public domain"
  ]
}