Rebecca Romney

[3] Rebecca married the London haberdasher and merchant adventurer Sir William Romney of Ironmonger Lane (died 1611).

[6] An edition of Paul Baynes's A helpe to true happinesse includes a dedication to "the Lady Rebecca Romney" from her "loving Nephew.

[9] After the death of her husband, Rebecca, Lady Romney, was named among the "Merchants Discoverers of the North-West Passage" in a charter granted to that company by James VI and I on 26 July 1612.

[10] Prince Henry was "Supreme Protector" of the Company of Discoverers,[11] according to the grant made to the investors, including Lady Romney, in July 1612.

[13] Anonymous city investors petitioned Anne of Denmark in 1610 to intercede with James VI and I to fund the search for a northern passage to China and Japan.