Compagnie de Moscovie
The Muscovy Company traces its roots to the "Company of Merchant Adventurers to New Lands" (in full: "Mystery and Company of Merchant Adventurers for the Discovery of Regions, Dominions, Islands, and Places unknown") founded in 1551 by Richard Chancellor, Sebastian Cabot and Sir Hugh Willoughby, who decided to look for the Northeast Passage to China.