I want to know the answer to the following question:
What was the first year the London merchants were granted permission to sail the Indina Ocean?
All the background I'm provided with is that "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.". Is that enough to answer the question?
Answer: yes