A NEW WAY OF MAKEING SALT NOT FORMERLY PRACTISED IN THIS KINGDOME, WHEREBY THEY WILBE ABLE, NOT ONLY TO FURNISH OUR SUBIECT WITH SUFFICIENT QUANTITIES OF GOOD AND MERCHANT- ABLE SALT AT MODERATE AND REASONABLE PRICES, BUT TO MAKE VS AN ALLOWANCE OF FOWER PENCE VPON EVERIE BUSHELL OF SALT MADE AND SOULD BY THEM TO RECOMPENCE VS FOR THE LOSSE WE MAY SUSTEYNE, IN OUR CUSTOMES BY THE LESSE IMPORTACON OF FORRAIGNE SALT, AND ALSOE TO EXPORT FROM HENCE YEARELY A GOOD PPORCON FOR FORRAIGNE PART,. AND TO PFORME THIS WORKE WITH PARRE LESSE VSE OR CONSUMPCON OF FEWELL THEN HATH BEEN HERETOFORE YMPLOYED THAT WAY
Year: 1635

page_text: CHARLES, by the grace of God King of England, Scotland, Fraunce, and
Ireland, Defendor of the Faith, &c., to all to whome theise psente shall come,
greeting.
WHEREAS a pposičon for the makeing of salt of sea water within this
realme hath beene of late psented vnto vs by our welbeloved. JAMES
VANDEBROOKE, Commise-Generall of Holland, Sir THOMAS CULPEPPER, Knight,
Leivtenant of our Castle of Dovor, and NICHOLAS SCANDALARUS, whoe, by
theire industries and expence, have found out "A NEW WAY OF MAKEING SALT
NOT FORMERLY PRACTISED IN THIS KINGDOME, WHEREBY THEY WILBE ABLE, NOT ONLY
TO FURNISH OUR SUBIECT WITH SUFFICIENT QUANTITIES OF GOOD AND MERCHANT-
ABLE SALT AT MODERATE AND REASONABLE PRICES, BUT TO MAKE VS AN ALLOWANCE
OF FOWER PENCE VPON EVERIE BUSHELL OF SALT MADE AND SOULD BY THEM TO
RECOMPENCE VS FOR THE LOSSE WE MAY SUSTEYNE, IN OUR CUSTOMES BY THE LESSE
IMPORTACON OF FORRAIGNE SALT, AND ALSOE TO EXPORT FROM HENCE YEARELY A
GOOD PPORCON FOR FORRAIGNE PART,. AND TO PFORME THIS WORKE WITH PARRE
LESSE VSE OR CONSUMPCON OF FEWELL THEN HATH BEEN HERETOFORE YMPLOYED THAT
WAY."
KNOW. YEE therefore that wee, favoring and. approving of. such artf
and invencone as may be of good vse and benefitt to vs and our people, of
our especiall grace, teyne knowledge and meere močon, and att the humble
suite of the sayd. James Vandebrooke, Sir Thomas Culpeper, and Nicholas
Scandalarus, have given and graunted, and by these pseute, for vs, our heires
and successors, doe give and graunte, vnto the sayd James Vandebrooke,
Sir Thomas Culpepper, and Nicholas Scandalarus, theire executors, adminis

page_text: trators, and assignes, full and sole licence, libertie, power, priviledg, and
authoritie, that they, the sayd James Vandebrooke, Sir Thomas Culpepp,
and Nicholas Scandalarus, theire executors, administrators, and assignes,
by themselves, or by theire deputies, servante, workemen, and agente,
att all tymes and from tyme to tyme hereafter dureing the tearme of
yeares hereby graunted, shall and may lawfullie_vse, exercise, and put in
practise the makeing of salt in any parte or places whatsoever within this our
realme of England and dominion of Wales (other then att or betweene the
part of Barwicke and Southton, according to the sayd new way and invencon
by them soe devised and found out as aforesayd, and the same salt soe made
to vtter, sell, and dispose of for theire benefitt and advantage to our subiecte
at moderate rates and prices, and for such such overplus as shall from tyme to
tyme remaine in theire hande over and above the sayd furnishing of our sayd
realme and dominion, to transport, carrie, and convey the same to any forraigne
parte, paying to vs, our heires & successors, the customes and other duties due for
forraigne salt ymported over and above the sayd fower pence vpon the bushell,
to be to vs soe made and allowed as aforesayd. And for the better effecting
of the said pmisses we doe hereby, for vs, our heires and successors, give and
graunt to the sayd James Vandebrooke, Sir Thomas Culpepper, and Nicholas
Scandalarus, theire executors, administrators, and assignes, full power, license,
and authoritie, that they, by themselves, theire deputies, workemen, and agente,
at theire pper coste and charges, shall and may lawfully erect, make, and sett
vpp, or cause to be erected, made, and sett, such and soe many salt work, in any
place or places whatsoever other then at or between the portes of Barwicke and
Southton vpon the sea coaste, or vpon any navigable rivers within this our realme
of England or dominion of Wales, vpon any our waste or soile there, as they shall
thinke fitt, without ympeachment, interrupcon, lett, or disturbance of vs, our
heires or successors, or of any our officers or ministers, notwithstanding any
intrusion or incroachment by them made, or to be hereafter made, by reason
of erecting of theire sayd work as aforesaid. And wee doe by these psente
for vs, our heires and successors, require and comaund, charge and inhibite, all
and everie person and persons, of what estate, degree, or condicon soever he
or any of them be, that they nor any of them (other than the sayd James
Vandebrooke, Sir Thomas Culpepper, and Nicholas Scandalarus, theire
executors, administrators, or assignes, or theire deputies, servante, or agente,
doe, or shall hereafter dureing the said tearme hereafter in these psente
graunted, directly or indirectly, make or cause to be made anie salt after the
sayd new way or invencon, nor shall counterfeit; imitate, or resemble the same,
nor shall make any addičon thereunto or substraction from the same, whereby
to tend themselves inventors or devisors thereof, without the license, consent,

page_text: and agreement of the sayd James Vandebrooke, Sir James Culpepper, and
Nicholas Scandalarus, their executors, administrators, and assignes, first had
and obteyned in that behaulfe, vpon paine of the losse and forfeiture of all
such salt as shalbe soe made contrarie to the true intent and meaning of theis
Psente, and to have the sayd salt worke. alsoe to be demolished and pulled
downe, the sayd salt to be seised and taken as forfeite to vs, our heires or
successors, the one moyety whereof to be to our vse, and the other moyety
thereof wee will shalbe and remain to the only vse and behoofe of the sayd
James Vandebrooke, Sir Thomas Culpepper, and Nicholas Scandalarus, theiro
executors, administrato", and assignes, without any accompt or other thing to
be yeilded, rendred, or payd to vs, our heires or successors, of or for the same,
and vpon such further paines and penalties as by the lawes or statutes of this
our realme, or otherwise, can or may be inflicted vpon such offendor or
offendors for theire contempt or neglect of ourr royall pleasure and cōmaund-
ment in this behaulfe; to have and to hould the said licences, pviledges,
powers, and authorities by these psente graunted or menconed to be graunted
vnto the sayd James Vandebrooke, Sir Thomas Culpepper, and Nicholas
Scandalarus, there executors, administrators, and assignes, from the makeing
of these sente for and duringe the tearme and vnto the full end and tearme
of fowerteene yeares from thenceforth next ensueing, and fully to be compleate
and ended. And the sayd James Vandebrooke, Sir Thomas Culpepper, and
Nicholas Scandalarus, for them, theire executors, administrators, and assignes,
doe covenant and graunt to and with vs, our heires and successors, by these
Psente, that they, theire executors, administrators, and assignes, shall and will
vtter and sell the sayd salt to our subiectes at moderate prices, and shall and
will alsoe answeare and pay to vs, our heires and, successors, for and vpon
everie bushell of salt, conteyning eight gallons of Winchester measure to the
bushell, made and sould or disposed of by them dureing the sayd terme, yo some
of fower pence of lawfull English money, and soe according to that rate for
all greater quantities of salt that shalbe made and disposed of by them,
the same payment and allowance to be from tyme to tyme made to our vse
att the tymes of the sale, deliverie, or disposeing of the sayd salt to
the hand of such person or persons as we, our heires or suecessors,
shall assigne or appoint to receave the same, and in default of such
appointment the same to be payd into the receipt of our Exchecquer
att West, att the Feast of Saint Michaell the Archangell and the
Annunciacon of the Blessed Virgin Marie, by even and equall porcons,
vpon iust and true accompte to be from tyme to tyme dureing the sayd tearme
made and given vpp in our Court of Exchecq ypon the oathes of the sayd

page_text: James Vandebrooke, Sir Thomas Culpepper, and Nicholas Scandalarus, theire
executors, administrators, or assignes, or theire deputies, agente, or workmen,
or some of them, of the quantities of salt that have beene then made, sould,
and disposed of by them, according to the true meaning of these presente. And
we doe by these presente, fór vs, our heires and successors, give and graunt
full power and authoritie vnto the said James Vandebrooke, Sir Thomas
Culpepper, and Nicholas Scandalarus, theire executors, administrators, and
assignes, and theire deputies, servante, and agente, with the assistance of a
constable, or any other lawfull officer or officers, at convenient tyme and tymes,
to enter into and make search in all or any house or houses, or other place
and places, within this realme of England and the dominions thereof, as afore-
sayd, where any iust cause of suspicon shalbe, for discoverie and finding out of
all such persons as shall put in practise or vse the sayd new way or invencon
for makeing of salt by the sayd James Vandebrooke, Sir Thomas Culpepper,
and Nicholas Scandalarus, soe invented and devised as aforesaid, to the end
the delinquente, being discovered, may receive condigne punishment according
to theire demeritte. And wee doe by these psente for vs, our heires and suc-
cessors, give and graunt vnto the sayd James Vandebrooke, Sir Thomas
Culpepper, and Nicholas Scandalarus, theire executors, administrators, and
assignes, that all and everie the workemen, labourers, and servante of them,
or any of them, attending their salt work and ymployed thereabouts, shalbe
exempted and freed from tyme to tyme dureing the sayd tearme from being
pressed into the service of vs, our heires and successors, either by land or by
water, but by the consent of the sayd James Vandebrooke, Sir Thomas
Culpepper, and Nicholas Scandalarus, or by yñediate comaund of vs, our
heires or successors, or by speciall order of the Privie Councell of vs, our
leires or successors, for the tyme being, to the end that by the diversion of
theire services the sayd salt workes might not be interrupted, and soe the
sayd James Vandebrooke, Sir Thomas Culpepper, and Nicholas Scandalarus
disabled to pforme the same; and because wee are minded that our castle of
Dover, and the rest of our Cinque Porte, being of soe greate consequence for
the safety and good of this kingdome, should be from tyme to tyme well
repaired, fortified, and mainteyned, and that the harbour of our sayd port of
Dovor may be inlarged and made more capable of shipping, or a new harbour
to be made there according to our purpose and intendons therein, we are
pleased and doe hereby declare our meaning to be that all such moneys,
benefitt, and revenew whatsoever as shall arrise or accrue to vs, our heires
and successors, by reason or meanes of the sayd allowance of fower pence the
bushell, to be soe made as aforesayd, shalbe for such and soc long tyme of

page_text: the sayd tearme of fowerteene yeares hereby graunted be whollie ymployed
and bestowed in and about the repairacon of the said castle of Dovor, and
other of the Cinque Porte, and for inlargement of the sayd harbour of Dovor.
or for the makeing of a new harbour there for the ease, accomodačon and
benefitt of the navie and shipping of our kingdome, and of others that shall or
may have vse of the same, as wee shall thinke fitt; and to the end that due and
iust accompte may be from tyme to tyme kept and made to vs, our heires and
successors, of the money that shall arise and accrue to vs, by reason of the sayd
allowance of fower pence vppon the bushell for all the salt that shall be made
and sould or disposed of by the sayd James Vandebrooke, Sir Thomas Culpepper,
and Nicholas Scandalarus, theire executors, administrators, or assignes, dureing
the tearme aforesayd, wee will bee pleased hereafter to assigne and appoint
some fitt pson or.psons to be our surveyor or surveyors of the sayd saltwork,
who are to be made privie and acquainted with all such salt as shall from
tyme to tyme dureing the sayd tearme be made and sould or disposed of by the
sayd James Vandebrooke, Sir Thomas Culpepper, and Nicholas Scandalarus,
theire executors, administrators, or assignes, or theire or any of theire deputies,
workmen, or agente, and to that end and purpose that bookes shalbe kept as
well by the sayd James Vandebrooke, Sir Thomas Culpepper, and Nicholas
Scandalarus, theire executors, administrators, and assignes, and theire deputies,
workmen, & agente, as by the sayd surveyor and surveyors to be by vs, our
heires and successors, soe named and appointed as aforesayd, wherein shalbe
from tyme to tyme iustly and truly entred and sett downe all such salt as
shalbe by them soe made and sould or disposed of as aforesayd, which sayd
booke or book shalbe mutually and int changeably subscribed by the hand
of the sayd James Vandebrooke, Sir Thomas Culpepper, and Nicholas
Scandalarus, theire executors, administrators, or assignes, theire deputies,
workemen, or agente, and by the sayd surveyor and surveyors of vs, our heires
and successors, for the tyme being, or his or theire deputies, vpon everie week(
makeing, selling, deliverie, or disposeing of the sayd salt as aforesayd; and to
the end alsoe yt may from tyme to tyme appeare to vs, our heires and
successors, what sōmes of money to vs, our heires or successors, by the sayd
payment and allowance of fower pence vpon the bushell shall arise as afore-
sayd, and what part and part thereof from tyme to tyme shalbe expended in
and about the reparacon of the sayd castle of Dover, and other the pmisses,
according to our intenčon herein-before declared and expressed, wee will
therefore assigne and appoint some fitt person or psons to be receivor or
receivors of the same allowance, and whoe shall and may alsoe disburse,
expend, and pay out such moneys as shall be ymployed in and about the sayd

page_text: repaires of the sayd castle and harbour of Dovor, and other the misses,
according to such direccons as shall from tyme to tyme be given by vs, our
heires and successors, in that behaulfe; and, lastly, wee will and by theis
Psente, for vs, our heires and successors, doe graunt to the sayd James Vande-
brooke, Sir Thomas Culpepper, and Nicholas Scandalarus, theire executors,
administrators, and assignes, that these psente, or the inrollment thereof,
shalbe good, firme, sufficient, and effectuall, in the law, and shalbe soe con-
strued, taken, and adiudged in all our Courte of Record and elsewhere, and
most strongly against vs, our heires and successors, and most favourably,
benigenly, and beneficially to and for the sayd James Vandebrooke, Sir
Thomas Culpepper, and Nicholas Scandalarus, theire executors, administrators,
and assignes, notwithstanding the not expressing or declaring the Eteyne
manner, wayes, or meanes of theire making of salt as aforesayd, or the formes
or fashions of the engins, instrumente, building, furnaces, matterialls, and
other thing to be vṣed in or about the makeing of the same, and notwith-
standing any other defect, incteynty, or ymperfection in these psente
expressed or conteyned, or any act, statute, ordinance, pvision, pelamacon; or
restriccon, or any other cause, matter, or thing whatsoever to the contrarie
thereof in any wise notwithstanding. Although expresse mencon, &c.
In wittnos, &c Witnesse our selfe att Westminster, the Tenth day of
March.
March.
Pbře de privato sigillo, &c.