<P> A number of English colonies were established under a system of Proprietary Governors, who were appointed under mercantile charters to English joint stock companies to found and run settlements . </P> <Ul> <Li> Between 1584 and 1589, the English attempt to establish Roanoke Colony failed, and in 1590 the colony was found abandoned . </Li> <Li> In 1607, Jamestown, Virginia was founded by the London Company (also known as the Virginia Company). </Li> <Li> In Newfoundland, a chartered company known as the Society of Merchant Venturers established a permanent settlement at Cuper's Cove, from 1610 . </Li> <Li> St. George's, Bermuda was founded by the Virginia Company, in 1612 . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Between 1584 and 1589, the English attempt to establish Roanoke Colony failed, and in 1590 the colony was found abandoned . </Li> <Li> In 1607, Jamestown, Virginia was founded by the London Company (also known as the Virginia Company). </Li>

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