A WAY TO BURNE TILES WITH SEACOALE
Year: 1638

page_text: CHARLES, by the grace of God, King of England, Scotland, France, and
Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c., to all to whome theis Presente shall come
greeting.
WHEREAS our welbeloved servant WILLIAM WATKINS, and our subiect
ROWLAND BAUGH, Gentlemen, by their humble peticon to vs lately exhibited,
have informed vs that the said William Watkins and Rowland Baugh, or one
of them, by his or their great paynes or charges, have invented "A WAY TO
BURNE TILES WITH SEACOALE," which hath not beene found out before, and which
the said William Watkins and Rowland Baugh conceave is very profitable for
the commonwealth, as well in saving of wood as otherwise; therfore they have
humbly besought vs to graunt vnto them our Letters Pattente of priviledge,
that they may have and enioy the sole benefitt of their said Invencon, accord-
ing to the Statute in that case made and provided, vnder a small yearely rent
to be paied for the same, and that all others may be restrayned to vse the
same without their licence.
KNOWE YE, that we, graciously favouring and accepting the good en-
deavours of our said servant and subiect, of our especiall grace, certen know-
ledge, and meere močon, have given and graunted, and by theis Presente, for
vs, our heires and successors, doe give and graunt vnto the said William
Watkins and Rowland Baughe, their executors, administrators, and assignes,
full, free, and absolute licence, power, priviledge, and authority, that the
said William Watkins and Rowland Baugh, and either of them, their and
either of their executors, administrators, and assignes, and their and either of
their deputies and substitute, servante, agente, and workmen, and none other

page_text: person or persons whomsoever, shall and may, from tyme to tyme, and at all
and every tyme and tymes hereafter, during the terme of yeares hereafter
menčoned, at their and every of their wills and pleasures, vse, exercise,
practise, and put in vse within our Kingdome of England and Dominion of
Wales, according to their or either of their owne way and invenčon, the sole
burning of tiles with seacoalie at their and either of their pleasures, for their and
either of best proffitt and advantage. Wherefore, our will and pleasure is, and
we doe hereby, for vs, our heires and successors, straightly charge and co-
aund, prohibitt and forbid all and every other person and persons whomsoever
of what estate, degree, or condičon soever they or any of them shalbe, that
none of them other then the said William Watkins and Rowland Baugh, their
executors, administrators, deputies, substitute, workmen, or assignes, doe or
or shall, during the terme of yeares hercin-after menčoned, directly or indirectly
vse or exercise the burning of tiles with seacoales in our said kingdome or
dominion after the way and manner by them, the said William Watkins and
Rowland Baughe, first invented, without the especiall licence and consent of
them, the said William Watkins and Rowland Baughe, or one of them,
their executors, administrators, or assignes, first had and obteyned; to have,
hold; vse, exercise, and enioy the said licences, priviledges, powers, and
authorities, and other the premises before by theis Presente graunted or
menčoned to be graunted, from the date of theis Presente vnto the full
end and terme of fowerteene 'yeares from thence next ensueing and fully to
be compleate and ended, yeilding and paying therefore. And the saide
William Watkins and Rowland Baugh, for themselues and either of them,
their and either of their executors, administrators, and assignes, and for every
of them, doe hereby covenant and promise to and with vs, our heires, and
successors, by theis Presente to yeeld and pay during the said terme vnto vs,.
our heires and successors, the yearely rent of three pounde sixe shilling and
eight pence, at the receipt of the Exchequer of vs, our heires and successors,
of this our Kingdome of England, at the Feast of the Annuciacon of the
Blessed Virgin Mary onely. And we doe by theis Presente; for vs, our heires
and successors, give full power and authority vnto them, the said William
Watkin and Rowland Baughe, and to either of them, their and either of
their executors, administrators, and assignes, and every of them, with the
assistance of a constable or other officer, at all convenient tyme and tymes,
to search in all place or places, house or houses in our kingdome or dominion
aforesaid, where any iuste cause of suspicon shall be, for discovery of such
as shall vse or exercise the burning of tiles with seacoale contrary to our
will and pleasure herein declared, and the true intent and meaning of

page_text: theis Presente, to the end the delinquente may be discovered and receave
condigne punishment according to their demerritte. And we doe alsoe by
theis sente will, require and comaund all and singuler maiors, sheriffe,
justices of peace, bailiffe, constables, headboroughs, and other officers,
ministers, and subiect of vs, our heires and successors of our said king-
dome and dominion, whome the same shall concerne, that they and every
of them be from tyme to tyme, during the terme aforesaid, ayding, helping,
furthering, and assisting to them, the said William Watkins and Rowland
Baugh, and either of them, their, and either of their executors, adminis-
trators, deputies, agente, workmen, and assignes, and every of them, in all
thing in and about the accomplishment of our pleasure herein declared,
and in the exercise and execuĉon of this our graunt; and that they nor
any of them doe in any wise hinder or interrupt them or any of them con-
cerning the same as they tender our pleasure, and will avoide the contrary
at their perills; and theis Present, or the inrollment thereof, shall be
their sufficient warrant in that behalfe: Provided alwaies, that yf the said
yearely rent or some of three pounde sixe shillinge and eight pence to vs, our
heires and successors, by theis psente reserved as aforesaid, shall happen to be
behinde and vnpaid, in part or in all, by the space of forty dayes next after the
feast aforesaid, in which the same ought to be payed as aforesaid; or yf the said
William Watkins and Rowland Baughe, or either of them, their or either of their
executors, administrators, or assignes, shall not inroll or cause to be inrolled
this our present graunt before the Clarke of the Pipe for the tyme being of our
kingdome aforesaid, within sixe moneths next after the date of theis Present(,
that then the said William Watkins and Rowland Baughe, their executors,
administrators, and assignes, shall forfeite and pay vnto vs, our heires and
successors, as well the some of twenty shilling of currant money for every
moneth in which the said rent shall happen to be behinde and vnpayed next
after the said forty dayes as aforesaid, and alsoe the some of tenne shilling in
the name of a payne for every sixe moneths default of the inrollment of theis
Presente before the said Clarke of the Pipe, as aforesaid. And lastly, yf at
any tyme during the said terme of fowerteene yeares, yt shall appeare vnto vs,
our heires or successors, or vnto the Lorde and others of our Privy Councell,
that this our graunt shalbe inconvenient or preiudiciall to the commonwealth,
then vpon significacon and declaračon to be made by vs, our heires, or
successors, vnder our or their Signett or Privy Seale, or by the Lorde and
others of our Privy Councell, or sixe of them, for the tyme being, in writing
vnder their hande, of such Piudice or inconvenience, theis our Letters Patente
shall forthwith cease, determyne, and be vtterly voyd and of none effect,

page_text: any thing in theis Presente conteyned to the contrary thereof in any wise
notwithstanding. And we doe hereby graunt for vs, our heires and successors,
that theis our Letters Pattente, or the inrollment thereof, shall be firme, good,
and effectuall, according to the true intent and meaning of the same. Although
In witnes, &c. Witnes ourselfe at Westin, the Sixth day of Aprill.
P bre de priuato sigillo.