Context: In the next two years, the company established its first factory in south India in the town of Machilipatnam on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. The high profits reported by the company after landing in India initially prompted King James I to grant subsidiary licences to other trading companies in England. But in 1609 he renewed the charter given to the company for an indefinite period, including a clause that specified that the charter would cease to be in force if the trade turned unprofitable for three consecutive years.

Question: In 1609 the charter was renewed for what period of time?
Answer: indefinite

Question: what would happen if the trade did not return a profit for at least 3 years?
Answer: charter would cease to be in force

Question: why did King James I licence other trading companies from england?
Answer: high profits

Question: Where was the first factory in south India?
Answer: Machilipatnam

Question: What initially moved King James 1 to grant subsidiary licences to other trading companies in England?
Answer: high profits

Question: While the company was  giving an indefinite period when renewing thier charter what clause did King james use to make sure the company stayed profitable
Answer: the charter would cease to be in force if the trade turned unprofitable for three consecutive years.

Question: how many years did the Merchants of London have to become profitabl when their charter was renewed by king james?
Answer: three consecutive years

Question: Where was the worst factory in south India?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What period of time was the charter banned for in 1609?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What would happen if the trade did not return a profit for at least eight consecutive years?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Why did King James IX licence other trading companies from England?
Answer: Unanswerable