MAKINGE OF WHITE AND REDD LEAD FOR PAINTERS
Year: 1622

page_text: TO ALL CHRISTIAN PEOPLE TO WHOME THEIS PSENTS SHALL
COME, CHRISTOPHER ELAND, of London, Merchant, sendeth greetinge, in our
Lord God everlastinge
WHEREAS our late Soveraigne Lord Kinge James, of blessed memory, by
His Lres Patents, vnder His Greate Seale of England, beareinge date the
Fifte day of October, in the twentieth yeare of His raigne of England, &c., for
the consideračons therein expressed, did give and graunt vnto the said Chris-
topher Eland, his executors and assignes, for the terme of fowerteene yeares,
sole power and priviledge for the "MAKINGE OF WHITE AND REDD LEAD FOR
PAINTERS;" which hee had found out and attained vnto by his owne industrie
and charge for and vnder the yearely rent of twelve poundes paiable to his
Maiestie, as by the said Lres Patents, amongst other things appeare.
NOWE KNOWE YEE, that the said Christopher Eland, for divers good
causes and consideračons him therevnto especially movinge, hath graunted, sur-
rendred, and yeilded vpp, and by theis Psents doth graunt, surrender, and yeild
vpp vnto, our nowe Soveraigne Lord Kinge Charles, His heirs and successors,
the said Cres Patents of priviledge, and all licencs, powers, authorities, benefitts,
and other things thereby graunted, and all the right, title, interest, terme of
yeares, claime and demaund whatsoever, of him, the said Christopher Eland,
of, in, and to the same.
In witnes whereof, the said Christopher Eland hath herevnto sett his
hand and seale, the nyneth day of March, in the tenth yeare of the
raigne of our said Soveraigne Lord Kinge Charles over England, &c.,
annon Dii. 1634.

page_text: ET MEMORAND., qd. decimo quarto die Marcii, anno pdict., pfat. Christo-
ferus Eland venit coram dict. Dño Rege in Cancellar. sua, et recognovit
Scriptum pdict., ac õia, et singula in eodem content. & spificat, in forma
suprascript.

page_text: JAMES, by the grace of God Kinge of England, Scotland, Fraunce, and
Ireland, Defendor of the Faith, &c., to all to whom theise psente, shall come
greetinge.
WHEREAS our welbeloved subiect CHRISTOPHER ELAND, of London,
Marchant, hath by his industrie, longe travailes and great paines, and att
his greate chardge and expences, founde out and attained vnto "THE TRUE
AND PFECT WAY OF MAKINGE WHITE AND REDD LEADE AS ITT IS NOWE MADE
FOR PAINTERS, WITHIN OUR REALME OF ENGLAND," which as wee are informed
hath not bin heretofore founde out or knowen, or putt in practise or broughte
to pfeccon within anie of our realmes and dominions, by reason whereof our
loving subiect which haue had occasion to vse white or redd lead, have
beretofore bin furnished therewith att deare rates from forraigne parte beyonde
the seas, butt may nowe and from hencefoorth bee plentifullie stored therewith
att home, by the industrie of the said Christopher Eland, and att a farre lesse
price then heretofore itt hath vsuallic bin soulde: And whereas alsoe wee are
informed that the said Christopher Eland is able not onely to furnishe this
our realme with sufficient quantitie of white and redd lead for the expence
thereof, butt alsoe that hee is well able to make such store thereof that the
same may be transported from hence into other countries by way of mar-
chandize, whereby our customes may be advaunced both in the exportacon of
the said lead and by the importacon of other comodities in the retorne
thereof, and manie of our poore subiecte ymployed and sett on worke in tho
makeing thereof.
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page_text: KNOW YEE THEREFORE, that wee, of our princelie care to vphoulde
and sett forward all such arte and misteries as may be vsefull and proffittable
for the subiect of our dominions, and out of our desire to cherishe and
incourage the good endeavours of such as shall bestowe tyme, paines, and
travel in inventing and perfecting thinges tending to the benefitt of the
cōmonwealth, and out of our royall grace and bountie to rewarde and recom-
pence the labours and expences of the said Christopher Eland imployed and
expended in and aboute the said newe Invenčon with some proffit and benefitt
annswerable thereunto, and for diuers other good causes and consideracons
vs thereunto mooveinge, of our especiall grace, certaine knowledge and meare
močon, haue giuen & graunted, and by theis psente doe giue and graunte, for
vs, our heires and successors, vnto the said Christopher Eland, his executors, -
administrators, deputies, and assignes, full and free libertie, licence, power,
priviledge, authoritie, and ymunity, that he, the said Christopher Eland, his
executors, administrators, deputies, and assignes, or any of them, and such
other pson and psons as by them or anie of them, vnder theire or anie of
theire hand and seales, shalbee in that behaulfe deputed and appointed, and
none other then are in theis presente hereafter menčoned, shall or may from
tyme to time and at all tymes during the terme of yeares hereafter in theis
Psent graunted, att his, theire, and everie of theire wills and pleasures, within
our realme of England, dominion of Wales, and porte or towne of Barwick,
or anic of them, vse, exercise, practise, putt in vse, and make the said white
and redd leade, and all other thing, of what name, nature, or qualitie soever,
which are vsed as white and redd lead or knowen by the name of white or
redd leade, whereof hee, the said Christopher Eland hath bin or is the firste
devisor or inventor, within this realme of England, the same to bee vsed,
disposed of, and ymployed as to them or any of them shall seeme moste
conveniente for theire and everie of theire beste proffitt and advantage; and
therefore wee doc hereby, for vs, our heires and successors, straightly chardge,
comaunde, and prohibit all pson and psons of what estate, condicon, trade, or
misterie soever, other then such as are hereafter menconed, that none
of them during the said terme hereafter menconed, doe attempt, Psume,
goe aboute, or take in hand, by anie waies or meanes directly or in-
directlie, to transporte from anie the part beyonde the seas by anie waies
or meanes whatsoever, anie white lead into this our realme of England,
dominion of Wales, towne or porte of Barwick, or to vse, exercise, ymitate,
practise, or putt in vse the said arte, skill, misterie, knowledge, feate, and way
of making, vsing. or practising of the makeing of the said white leade, or
the making of red lead as aforesaid, or anie of them, or to frame, erecte, or

page_text: sett vp anie thinge or thing, of what name, nature, or qualitie soever, which
are to bee vsed to that purpose, or any arte, skill, misterie, feate, or way, for
the making of white or redd lead, within our said realme and dominion, and
towne of Barwick, or anie of them, nor by the way, example, or fashion of
his, theire, or any of theire devyses, wayes, or meanes, to devise, ymitate, vse,
exercise, practise, putt in vre, or counterfeite any other like white lead or redd
lead, or anie devise or devises whatsoever for the purposes aforesaid, or anie.
of them, and alsoe that noc pson or psons shall henceforth shipp out or cause
to be shipped out of this realme and dominions aforesaid, anie white or redd
lead withoute the consent and agreement of him the said Christopher Eland,
his executors, administrators, or assigues, or some of them, firste thereunto
had and obtained, vnder his, theire, or some of theire hand and seale, or hande
and seales, vppon paine to forfeite vnto vs, our heires and successors, all such
white lead and red lead as shalbee soc transported beyond the seas as aforesaid,
and of all such white and redd lead, and all such devyses soe to bee made,
erected, or sett vp contrarie to the true meaning of theis presente, and to have
all the furnaces, mille, and other instrumente for the makeing thereof, by
anie contrarie to theis our Lřes Patente, to be pulled downe, defaced, and
made vnserviceable, the one moytic of which forfeitures wee doe hereby for vs,
our heires and successors, giue and graunte vnto the said Christopher Eland,
his executors, administrators, and assignes, and the other moytic thereof wee
will shalbee reserued to the vse of vs, our heires and successors, and yppon
paine of the indignacon and high displeasure of vs, our heires and successors,
and vppon such further paines, penalties, and imprisonment, as by the lawes
or statute of this our realme of England in anic of our courte of justice, or
by our courte of starrchamber, can or may be inflicted vppon the offendors
for theire contempt and disobedience in breakeing and contempning this our
comaundement and prerogatiue royall, to have, hould, exercise, practise,
and putt in vre the said licences, liberties, powers, priuiledge and autho-
rities and ymunities before by theis presente given and graunted, or menčoned
to be given and graunted, vnto the said Christopher Eland, his executors,
administrators, deputies, and assignes, and eueric of them, for and during the
tearme and vnto the full ende and tearme of fowerteene yeares next ensueing
the day of the date of theis psente, fullie to be compleate and ended, yeilding
and paying yearely, and the said Christopher Eland, for himself, bis executors,
administrators, and assignes, doth covenant, promise, and graunte to and with
vs, our heires and successors, by theis presente, to yeild and pay yearely to vs,
our heires and successors, the yearely rente or some of twelue pound of
lawfull monic of England, att the receipte of our Exchequer att Westin, of vs,

page_text: our heires and successors, att the vsuall Feast of Saint Michael the Arch-
angell and the Anunciacon of the blessed Virgin Marie, by even and equall
porcons, to be paid during the said tearme; and for the more due and better
execucon of this our graunte, wee doe by theis psente, for vs, our heires and
successors, giue and graunte full power, licence, and authoritie vnto the said
Christopher Eland, his executors, administrators, deputies, or assignes, and
everie or anie of them, att all time and tymes conuenient during the sail terme
of fourteene yeares, with the assistaunce of a constable or other lawfull officer,
to enter into anie shipp, bottome, or other vessell, or into anie house, shopp,
roome, barne, or other place or places whatsoever within our said realme of
England, the dominion of Wales, or the havens or port thereof, and porte or
towne of Barwick, or anic of them, aswell within liberties as without, where
they or anie of them shall baue iuste cause to suspect that anie white lead or
redd lead, or anie devise, matter, or thing made or devised contrarie to the true
meaning hereof shalbee, and there carefullie and diligently, by all conuenient
and lawful wayes and meanes, to searche for all suche white lead and redd
lead, and all instrumente and devises belonging vnto or concerning the putting
of the said Invenčon before menconed in practise as shalbec made, prepared,
counterfeited, or ymitated, vsed, or putt in practice by anic person or psons
other then the said Christopher Eland, his executors, administrators, deputies,
and assignes, or anie of them, contrarie to the tenor of theis our Lies Patente,
and if anie such white or redd lead shalbee so founde, to arrest, cease, and
carrie away the same to the vses aforesaid, and alsoe to deface, breake, and
make vnusefull all and all manner of instrumente, devises, matter, or thing
whatsoever prepared or made readie for the making of white or redd lead, as
they or anie of them shall thinke meete; and if in the execuĉon thereof they
shall finde anie resistaunce, that then they shall giue notice and certiefye the
same vnto the justices or judges of some of our court of justice, to the ende
that the offendors therein maie receaue condigne punishment for theire said
offences; and to the intent that all our loving subiect may take notice of this
our royal comaundement, our will and pleasure is, and wee doe by theis
presente, for vs, our heires and successors, giue and graunte vnto the said
Christopher Eland, his executors, administrators, and assignes, and overie of
them, full power, licence, and authoritie, from time to time and att all tymes
during the continuaunce of this present graunte, as occasion shall require, and
as shalbee by them or anie of them held moste expedient, to publish and
declare the effect of this our present graunte, in printed bille to be sett vp in
all or cuerie or anie the citties, townes, corporate village, and other places
within this our realme of England, dominion of Wales, and towne of Barwick,

page_text: and theis our Lřes Patente, or the inrollment thereof, shalbee as well vnto
the said Christopher Eland, his executors, administrators, deputies, and
assignes, as vnto all and everic pson and psons whatsoever that shalbee
ymployed in the printing and publishing of the same, a sufficient warrant and
dischardge in that behalfe; and further wee doe by theis presente, for vs, our
heires and successors, will and cōmaund all maiors, sheriffe, justices of the
peace, bayliffe, constables, officers, and ministers whatsoever to whome itt
shall or may apperteine, from tyme to time during the said terme of fower-
teene yeares, to be helping, ayding, and assisting vnto the said Christopher
Eland, his executors, administrators, deputies, servante, and assignes, in all
reasonable matters and thinge concerning the accomplishing of this our present
graunt, and not anie way to hinder, molest, or interupt them or anic of them
therein, as they tender our pleasure and will avoyde our indignacon and
displeasure, att theire vttermoste perill; and our will and pleasure is, and wee
doc by theise presente, for vs, our heires and successors, graunte that theis our
Lřes Patente, or the inrollment thereof, shalbee in all thinge firme, good,
avayleable, and effectuall in lawe, and shalbee construed and adiudged in all
our court and elleswhere moste favourablic and beneficiallie to and for the
said Christopher Eland, his executors, administrators, and assignes, notwith-
standing the not menconing or not discribing of the Invenĉon, arte, or misteric
before menconed, or of the certainty of the forme to bee vsed in the pforming
and putting in execucon the same Invenčon, arte, or misterie, or anic other
the premisses, and notwithstanding anie defect in theis presente; and further
our will and pleasure is, and the said Christopher Eland, for himselfe, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, doth coveñnt and agree to and with
vs, our beires and successors, by theis sente, that the said Christopher
Eland, his executors, administrators, deputies, and assignes, shall take of and
receaue from the foresaide makers, if they will continue the same, such a
quantitie of redd lead as may bee conveniently sould within this our realme of
England and the said dominions, yearely paying for the makeing thereof soe much
as himselfe and others hanc paid heretofore, according to such quantitic and
pporcons as the fower worke houses nowe ymployed for the making thereof,
(whereof the said Christopher Elande owne workehouse is one), doc nowe
vsuallie make, by equall porčons; provyded allwayes, that the said redd lead
makers shall make good and serviceable redd lead of the best sorte they now
make, and further that they shall not sell the redd lead they make vnto anie
other person or psons during that time, but if anic be soe proved, that they
shall pay vnto the said Christopher Eland eighteene shilling for euerie
hundred soc sould, and morcover that the fower houses shall not exceed aboue

page_text: fiftic or threescore tunnes p. annu, vnles the aforesaid Christopher Eland
shall putt of or sell the same, which shalbee equally devyded amongest the
fower houses in an equall proporcon p rato, eucrie man, a like quantitie,
although expresse mencon, &c.
October.
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