The Neo-liberal method, circa 1585

The King's brother is evidentally Grangino, brother of Wingina.

The principal navigations, voyages, traffiques & discoveries of the English ... By Richard Hakluyt

The Kings brother had great liking of our armour, a sword, and diverse other things which we had: and offered to lay a great boxe of pearle in gage for them: but we refused it for this time, because we would not make them knowe, that we esteemed thereof, untill we had understood in what places of the countrey the pearle grew: which now your Worshippe doeth very well understand.

A lengthy paper by Fred Willard on lost-colony.com suggests other commodities that may have inspired this early neo-liberal adventure...

Raleigh’s 1587 Lost Colony:
Conspiracy, Spies, Secrets & Lies