By the King. Iames by the grace of God King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, defender of the faith &c. To all to whom these presents shall come, greeting. Know ye, that we of our especiall grace, certaine knowledge and meere motion, haue giuen, granted, and confirmed, and by these presents for vs, our heires and successors doe giue, grant and confirme full, free, lawfull and absolute power, licence and authoritie vnto Abraham Baker ...
England and Wales.Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I)
JamesI,King of England,1566-1625.
Barker, Robert,-1645,printer.
[London] : Imprinted at London by Robert Barker, printer to the Kings most excellent Maiestie.,
Anno 1609..
Dated at end: In witnesse whereof, we haue caused these our letters to be made patents, witnesse ourselfe at Westminster, the 4. day of February, in the sixt yeere of our reigne of England, France and Ireland, and of Scotland the 42.
Arms 12; Steele notation: France uiledge 2) ap- at.
A 31-year patent to A. Baker to make smalt (blue glass, used in powdered form for pigment and blueing) -- STC.
Imprint from colophon.
The two lines "In witnesse whereof ..." giving the date are in black letter, and in the imprint the "M" of "Maiestie" is under the "t" of "to" in the line above. A variant has the two lines giving the date in Roman, and the "M" of "Maiestie" is under the "r" of "printer" in the line above. Neither Steele nor STC distinguish between these variants.
ESTC
STC (2nd ed.)
Crawford, J.L.L. Bibliography of royal proclamations of the Tudor and Stuart sovereigns and of others published under authority, 1485-1714,
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