THE MAKEING OF SALT WITH SALT WATER, AND HAVE FOUND OUT A NEWE WAY THEREIN IN THE FUELL, FURNACES, PANNS, AND VSEING SEU ALL MATERIALLS PPER TO THE VSES OF THE SAME NOT FORMERLY PICTISED, TO THE EXCEED- ING ADVAUNCE AND INCREASE OF THAT COMODITY, THE BENEFITT OF THE SUBIECT AND OUR OWNE PFPITT, WITHOUT PIUDICE OR HINDRANCE TO ANY
Year: 1632

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nce, an
Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c., to all to whom theis sente shall
come, greeting.
WHEREAS NICHOLAS MURFORD and CHRISTOFER HANWORTH, Gent.,
have informed vs that they with long experience and at their great charge
have endeavoured "THE MAKEING OF SALT WITH SALT WATER, AND HAVE FOUND
OUT A NEWE WAY THEREIN IN THE FUELL, FURNACES, PANNS, AND VSEING SEU ALL
MATERIALLS PPER TO THE VSES OF THE SAME NOT FORMERLY PICTISED, TO THE EXCEED-
ING ADVAUNCE AND INCREASE OF THAT COMODITY, THE BENEFITT OF THE SUBIECT AND
OUR OWNE PFPITT, WITHOUT PIUDICE OR HINDRANCE TO ANY," and have humbly
besought vs according to our accustomed goodnes to graunt vnto them the
sole makeing of salt within our realme of England and dominion of Wales
for fowertecne yeares by the wayes and meanes first invented by them, and
not vsed by others, and have offred to pay vnto vs the yearely rent of sixe
pounde six shillinge eight pence during the said terme.
KNOWE YEE, that wee graciously favouring and willing to cherish such
ingenious and pfitable invenĉons, of our espiall grace, Eteyne knowledge, and
meere mocon, have given and graunted, and by theis psente for vs, our heires
and successors, doe give and graunt, vnto the said Nicholas Murford and
Christofer Hanworth, Gent., full and free libty, licence, power, priviledge, and
authority, that they, the said Nicholas Murford and Christofer Hanworth,
and the survivor of them, their and either of their executors, administrators,
and assignes, by themselues, or their deputyes, servante, factors, or workemen,
and none others, shall and may att all and every tyme and tymes hereafter
from tyme to tyme dureing the terme of fowerteene yeares next ensueing the
date of theis psente, at their owne pper cost and charges, vse, excise, pictise,

page_text: and put in vse, within our kingdome of England and dominion of Wales, the
mistery, art, way, and meanes of making of salt, whereof they were the first
and true Inventors, and wch others have not vsed or put in petise, at their and
every of their will and pleasure; and further to sett vpp in any place or places
within our said realme of England and dominion of Wales, any house or
houses, vessell or vessells whatsoever fitt and necessary for the putting in
petise of the said mistery, art, way, meanes, and trade of making salt, and the
same soe made to vtter and sell in grosse or by retayle, within our said realme
and dominion of Wales, at their free wills and pleasures for their best
comoditie and pffitt; wherefore our will and pleasure is, and by theis
Psente of our more espiall grace, certen knowledge, and meere močon, wee
doe for vs, our heires and successors, straightly charge and inhibit all and
every other. pson and Ipsons whatsoever, of what estate, degree, or condičon hee
or they or any of them bee, that none of them other then the said Nicholas
Murford and Christofer Hanworth, and the survivor of them, their and
either of their executors, administrators, substitute, deputyes, workemen, or,
assignes, or any of them, doe or shall during the said terme of fowerteene
yeares, vse or petise, directly or indirectly, the art, way, or meanes by the said
Nicholas Murford and Christofer Hanworth first invented, and not vsed by
others, for making of salt, without the licence, consent, and agreement of the
said Nicholas Murford and Christofer Hanworth, their executors, adminis-
trators, or assignes, or some or one of them, first had and obteyned; to have
and to hould the said licences, priviledges, powers, and authorityes, and other
the misses by theis sente menčoned to be graunted to the said. Nicholas
Murford and Christofer Hanworth, and to the survivor of them, their and
either of their executors, administrators; and assignes, for and during the
terme and vnto the full end and terme of fowerteen yeares from henceforth
next ensueing, and fully to be complete and ended, yeilding and paying there-
fore yearely, and the said Nicholas Murford and Christofer Hanworth, for
them and either of them, their and either of their executors, administrators,
and assignes, doe covenant, pmise, and graunt to and with vs, our heires and
successors, by theis psente, to yeild and pay vnto vs, our heires and successors,
during the continuance of this our graunt, the yearly rent or some of sixe
pounde, sixe shillinge, and eight pence, of lawfull money of England, at the
receipt of Exchequer of vs, our heires and successors, at the Feast of the Nativity
of Saint John the Bapte onely; and wee doe by their psente, for vs, our heires
and successors, give power and authority vnto the said Nicholas Murford and
Christofer Hanworth, and either of them, and to the survivor of them, their
and either of their executors, administrators, deputyes, and assignes, with the

page_text: assistance of a constable or other officer, at convenient tyme and tymes, to
search in all places where any iust cause shalbe for discovery of such as shall
putt in petise or vse the said Inventon or any part of yt contrary to the true
intent and meaneing of theis psente, to th'end the delinquente may receive
condigne punishment, according to their demeritte; and we doe by theis
Psente, for vs, our heires and successors, will and comaund all and singuler
maiors, sheriffe, justices of peace, bayliffe, constables, headboroughes, and other
officers, ministers, and subiecte, of vs, our heires and successors, that they
and every of them bee, from tyme to tyme during the terme aforesaid, ayding,
helping, and assisting to the said Nicholas Murford and Christofer Hanworth,
and to the survivor of them, their and either of their executors, adminis-
trators, deputyes, and assignes, in all thinge in and about the accomplishment
of our pleasure herein declared, and in the excise and execucon of the same;
and that they nor any of them doe at any time hinder, molest, or interrupt
them, the said Nicholas Murford and Xpofer Hanworth, or the survivor of
them, their nor any of their executors, administrators, deputies, or assignes,
or any of them, in any wise concneing the misses, as they tender our plea-
sure and will avoid the contrary at their pills, and theis our Lřes Patente, or
th'inrollment of them, shalbe their sufficient warrant in that behalfe; provided
alwaics, and our will and pleasure is, that yf at any tyme during the said terme
of fowerteene yeares, yt shall appeare to vs, our heires or successors, or vnto
the Lorde and others of the Privy Councell of vs, our heires or successors,
that this graunt is contrary to our lawe, or mischeivous to the State, by
raysing of the prizes of comodities at home, or hurt of trade, or genally incon-
venient, then, upon significaĉon and declaračon to be made by vs, our
heires or successors, vnder our or their signett or privy scale, or the Lorde
and others of our Privy Councell, or sixe or more of them, for the tyme being,
in writing vnder their hande, of such Piudice and inconvenience, theis our
Lřes Patente shall forthwith cease, de mine and bee utterly voide; and wee
doe hereby graunt for vs, our heires and successors, that theis our Lifes
Patent, or thinrollment thereof, shall firme, good, and effectuall, according
to the true meaneing of the same, although expresse mencon, &c.
In witnes. &c. Witnes ourselfe at Westmi. the Third day of December