Soon after the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588, London merchants presented a petition to Queen Elizabeth I for permission to sail to the Indian Ocean. The permission was granted, and despite the defeat of the English Armada in 1589, on 10 April 1591 three ships sailed from Torbay around the Cape of Good Hope to the Arabian Sea on one of the earliest English overseas Indian expeditions. One of them, Edward Bonventure, then sailed around Cape Comorin and on to the Malay Peninsula and subsequently returned to England in 1594. 

This time they succeeded, and on 31 December 1600, the Queen granted a Royal Charter to "George, Earl of Cumberland, and 215 Knights, Aldermen, and Burgesses" under the name, Governor and Company of Merchants of London trading with the East Indies. For a period of fifteen years the charter awarded the newly formed company a monopoly on trade with all countries east of the Cape of Good Hope and west of the Straits of Magellan. Sir James Lancaster commanded the first East India Company voyage in 1601 and returned in 1603. and in March 1604 Sir Henry Middleton commanded the second voyage. General William Keeling, a captain during the second voyage, led the third voyage from 1607 to 1610.
Who did business people in London bring a petition to?
Did the petition involve an ocean?
Which one?
Did the petition involved sailing?
Was the petition approved?
How many ships set sail from Torbay?
In what year?
In what month?
On what day of the month?
When was the English Armada defeated?
Did the ships from Torbay travel around something?
What?
To where?
Who took a trip around Cape Comorin?
And what was his next stop?
Did he then go back to England?
In what year?
What year was a Royal Charter given?
Who granted it?
Who was in charge of the first trip of East India Company?
Queen Elizabeth I
London merchants presented a petition to Queen Elizabeth I 
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 for permission to sail to the Indian Ocean
the  Indian Ocean
for permission to sail to the Indian Ocean
yes
for permission to sail to the Indian Ocea
yes
The permission was granted
three
 three ships sailed from Torbay 
1591
 on 10 April 1591 three ships sailed from Torbay
April
on 10 April 1591 three ships sailed from Torbay
the tenth
10 April 1591
1589
defeat of the English Armada in 1589
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 around the Cape of Good Hope to the Arabian Sea 
the Cape of Good Hope
 around the Cape of Good Hope
the Arabian Sea
 around the Cape of Good Hope to the Arabian Sea 
Edward Bonventure
One of them, Edward Bonventure, then sailed around Cape Comorin
the Malay Peninsula
sailed around Cape Comorin and on to the Malay Peninsula 
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sailed around Cape Comorin and on to the Malay Peninsula and subsequently returned to England in 1594
1594
 returned to England in 1594
1600
on 31 December 1600, the Queen granted a Royal Charter
the Queen
on 31 December 1600, the Queen granted a Royal Charter
Sir James Lancaster
Sir James Lancaster commanded the first East India Company voyage 