THE MISTERY, ARTE, WAY, AND MEANES OF MELTING OF IRON. OWRE, AND OF MAKEING THE SAME INTO CAST WORKES OR BARRS WITH SEA-: COALES OR PITTCOALES IN FURNACES WITH BELLOWES, OF AS GOOD CONDICON AS HATH BENE HERETOFORE MADE OF CHARCOALE
Year: 1621

page_text: JAMES
come, greeting.
WHEREAS our right trusty and welbeloved EDWARD LORD DUDLEY hath,
att his great travaile and industry, and after many chardgeable experimente,
founde out "THE MISTERY, ARTE, WAY, AND MEANES OF MELTING OF IRON.
OWRE, AND OF MAKEING THE SAME INTO CAST WORKES OR BARRS WITH SEA-:
COALES OR PITTCOALES IN FURNACES WITH BELLOWES, OF AS GOOD CONDICON AS
HATH BENE HERETOFORE MADE OF CHARCOALE," a worke and Invenčon not for-.
merly performed by any within this our kingdome of England, wee, graciously
favoring and willing to cherishe such ingenious. and proffitable invenčons, and:
findeing that the working and makeing of the said iron by the meanes afore-
said within this kingdome will not onely in itselfe tendo to the publique good
thereof, but alsoe thereby the greate expence and wast of tymber and wood.
converted into charcoale and consumed vppon iron work wilbe much abated
and the remnant of wood and tymber within this lande wilbe much preserved
and increased, of the want whereof not onely our selfe in respect of provision
for our shipping and otherwise, but alsoe our subiectes for many necessary
vses are very sensible, and houlding it agreable to justice that the authors of
soe laudable and vsefull inventons should in some good measure reape. the
fruites of their studies, labors, and chardges.
KNOWE YEE that wec, for the causes aforesaid, and other good considera-
Cons, vs herevuto moveing, of our especiall grace, certaine knowledge, and meere

page_text: mocon, have given and graunted, and by theis Presente for vs, our heires and
successors, doc give and graunte vnto the said Edward Lord Dudley, his exe-
cutors, administrators, and assignes, full and free liberty, licence, power, and
authority, that they and every of them, by him or themselves, or his or their
deputies, factors, servaunt, or workmen, at his and their chardges, shall and
may, att all and every tyme and tymes, and from tynie to tyme during the terme
of fowerteene yeares next ensueing the date hereof, vse, exercise, practise, and
putt in vse within this our realme of England and the dominion of Wales, att
his and theire liberty and pleasure, the said misterie, arte, way, and meanes of
makeing of iron owre, and of makeing the same into cast workes or barres with
seacoales or pittcoales in furnaces with bellowes, and alsoe to make, erect, and
sett vpp in any place or places within the said realme and dominion, or either of
them, any. furnace or furnaces, engine or engines whatsoever, concerning the
said mistery, way, arte, and meanes of melting of iron owre with seacoales or
pittcoales, and of making the same into cast workes.or barres as aforesaid,
and the same iron soe cast and made to vtter and sell in grosse or by retaile
or otherwise, to doe away att his and their free will and pleasure, and to his
and their best commodity and proffitt. And further, to the ende this our
pleasure may be the better effected, and that the said Lord Dudley, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, may the more fully enioye the benifitt
of this our graunt, wee will, and for vs, our heires and successors, doe
straightly chardge, inhibite, and commaunde, and doe alsoe, of our more
especiall grace, certaine knowledge, and meere močon, for vs, our heires and
successors, graunt to the said. Edward Lord Dudley, his executors, adminis-
trators, and assignes, that noe person or persons whatsoever, being within
any: our realmes or dominions, nor any other person or persons, either.
denisons or straungers borne, in any forraigne realme or country what-
soever, of what estate, degree, or condicon hee or they be or shalbe
other then the said Edward Lord Dudley, his executors, administrators, and
assignes, or such as shalbe by him or them sett on worke or authorized, shall
or may att any tyme or tymes during the said term of foureteene yeares hereby
graunted or menconed or intended to be graunted, practise, exercise, or putt
in vre, or any way counterfeit the said mistery, arte, way, or meanes of
melting of iron owre, and of makeing the same into caste workes or barrs
with seacoales or pittcoales in furnaces with bellowes, or any furnace or
furnaces, engin or engins concerning the same, within this our realme
of. England, or the dominion of Wales, or any place or places in them
or either of them, vppon paine of forfeiture to vs, our heires and successors,
of the owrc and iron soe to be melted or made contrary to the true intent
J

page_text: and meaning of theis presente, and to have the said furnaces, engins, and
devises vtterly pulled downe and defaced; and alsoe vppon paine of our high
indignacon and displeasure, and such further penalties, punishmente, and
imprisonment as by any lawes or statutes of this our realme can or may..
be inflicted or imposed vppon the offendors for their disobedience in con-
temning our royall commaunde; and alsoe, for the better execucon of this our.
graunt, wee doe by theis our Letters Patente, for vs, our heires and successors,.
give and graunt full power,liberty, and authority to the said Edward Lord
Dudley, his executors, administrators, and assignes, that hee or they, by
himselfe or themselves, or his or their deputies, factors, servauntes, or assignes,
shall and may at all tyme or tymes convenient, and from tyme to tyme during..
the said terme of -fowerteene yeares, with the assistaunce of a constable or
some other officer, enter into all place and places convenient where hee or
they or any of them shall have any iust cause to suspect any such owre, iron, or
engins; or instrumente, melted or vsed contrary to the true meaning hereof to
be or remaine within this our realme of England, and the dominion of Wales,
or either of them, as well within liberties, as without, and there carefully and
dilligently to trye and search by all lawfull wayes and meanes for all such owre.
and, iron furnaces, engins and instrument as by any person or persons what-
soever shall, during or within the said terme before graunted, be melted, made,-
erected, sett vpp, or vsed contrary to the tenor and true meaning of theis our
Letters Patente, and; findeing any such, to seize the owres and iron soe melted
and made to the vse of vs, our heires and successors, and to deface and pull
downe the said furnaces, engins, and instrumente soe erected and vsed. And,
further, that hee, the said Edward Lord Dudley, his executors, administrators,,
and assignes, doe carefully and dilligently endeavor themselves that the intent;
and meaning of theis our Letters Patente be dilligently observed, and if in the
execucion thereof hee or they shall finde any resistaunce that hee or they
certefy the same into the Court of Exchequer of vs, our heires and successors,
to the ende the offendors therein may receive condigne punishment for the
same, theire offences; vnto which Court of Exchequer wee doe hereby for vs,.
our heires and successors, give power and authority vppon such certificate as
aforesaid, and due proofe thereof, to inflict such punishment and imprisonment,
or either of them, vppon the offendors as their offences shall deserve and to
the said Court shalbe thought meete. And wee doe alsoe by theis Presente
for vs, our heires and successors, will and commaund all and singuler
mayors, justices of peace, bayliffes, constables, hedboroughes, and other officers,
ministers and subiectes whatsoever of vs, our heires and successors, that they,
and every of them, be, from tyme to tyme during the terme aforesaid, ayding

page_text: and assisting to the said Edward Lord Dudley, his executors, administrators,
deputies, assignes, servaunte, and workemen, in all thinges in or about the
accomplishment of our pleasure expressed in theis our Letters Patente, and in
the exercise and execučon of the same or any article or clause therein con-
teyned, and that they, nor any of them, doe any way binder, molest, interrupt,
or lett the said Edward Lord Dudley, his executors, administrators, assignes,
deputies, seruante, workemen, or chapmen, or any of them, concerning the
premisses, as they tender our pleasure and will avoyde the contrary att their
perills; and theis Presente, or thinrollment thereof, shalbe theire sufficient
warraunt and dischardge in that behalfe; provided allwayes, and our will and
pleasure is, that this our present graunt and priviledge, or any thing therein
conteyned, shall not in any wise extende or be construed to extende to the
preiudice of any other person or persons concerning any other graunt or privi-
ledge heretofore made by vs or any of our progenitors or predecessors, Kinges
or Queenes of England, nowe in force for melting of iron owre or making of
iron or any iron workes; provided alsoe that if it shall appeare vnto vs, our
heires or successors, or to the privy councell of vs, our heires or successors, att
any tyme hereafter, that this our present graunt and priuiledge is or shalbe
inconvenient to the common wealth, that then, vppon significačon of the
pleasure of vs, our heires or successors, vnder' our or theire signe manuell,
signet, or privy seale, or vppon signifacon vnder the handes of any six or more
of the privy councell of vs, our heires or successors, for the tyme being, theis
Present, and every graunt, clause, article, and thing therein conteyned shall
cease, determine, and be vtterly voyde and of none effect, anything before in
theis Present conteyned to the contrary notwithstanding, although expresse
mencon, &c.
In wittnes whereof be wittnes our solfe att Westmunster the Twoo and