THE MISTERIE, ARTE, WAY, AND MEANES OF MAKEINGE OF HARD SOAPE, COMONLY CALLED BY THE NAME OF VENICE OR CASTILE SOAPE, WITHOUTE THE VSE OF ANIE FIRE IN THE BOYLING OR MAKEINGE THEREOF, AND WITH A MATERIALL COMONLY CALLED OR KNOWN BY THE NAME OF BERILLIA
Year: 1622

page_text: JAMES, by the Grace of God Kinge of England, Scotland, Fraunce,
and Ireland, Defendor of the Faithe, &c.
TO ALL TO WHOME THEIS P'SENT SHALL COME GREETINGE.
WHEREAS our welbeloved subiecte ROGER JONES and ANDREWE
PALMER, have, by their or one of theire greate travaile and industric,
and after manie chardgeable experimente, found out "THE MISTERIE,
ARTE, WAY, AND MEANES OF MAKEINGE OF HARD SOAPE, COMONLY CALLED BY THE
NAME OF VENICE OR CASTILE SOAPE, WITHOUTE THE VSE OF ANIE FIRE IN THE
BOYLING OR MAKEINGE THEREOF, AND WITH A MATERIALL COMONLY CALLED OR KNOWN
BY THE NAME OF BERILLIA," vsuallie imported into theis our realmes of
England and Ireland, and our Dominion of Wales from Spaine and
other forraigne parte, or with some other materiall had and founde in
our owne dominions, and not formerlie vsed in anie of our Dñions to
that purpose, and have alsoe invented and found out "THE ART, MISTERIE,
WAY, AND MEANES OF MAKINGE OF SOFTE SOAPE WITHOUT THE VSE OF ANIE FIRE
IN THE BOYLINGE AND MAKINGE THEREOF," theis being work and Invencons
not formerly pformed and putt in practise by anic within our saide
realmes and dominions. And whereas wee are informed that the vso

page_text: and practise of the said arte, misteric, waic, and meanes of makinge of
hard soape in manner aforesaid, as alsoe the said worke and Invenčon
of makeinge of softe soape without the vse of anic fire, as aforesaid,
wilbe veric coñiodious and beneficial to all our said realmes and
dominions to be furnished with those commodities att home wch are nowe
imported from forraigne parte att verie deare rates, and especially wilbee
pffittable in the pscrvacon of the woode and timber of and within our
said realmes and dominions alreadie much wasted, wch are nowe con-
sumed in greate quantities by the boylinge of soapce.
KNOW YEE, that we, graciouslic favouringe the increase of trades,
and willinge to cherishe such ingenious and pffittable Invenčons, and
findinge it agreable with justice that the furtherers of trade and authors
of soc laudable Invenčons shoulde in some measure reape the fruite and
benefitt of their labours and chardges, as well for the causes aforesaide as
for and in consideračon of the rente hereafter in and by theis psents
reserved and for divers other good causes and consideračons vs hereunto
speciallic mooveinge, of our especiall grace, čteine knowledge, and meare
močon, have given and graunted, and by theis psente, for vs, our heires,
and successors, doc give and graunte vnto the said Roger Jones and
Andrewe Palmer, their executors, administrators, and assignes full and free
libtic, licence, power, priuiledge, and authoritic that they, the said Roger
Jones and Andrewe Palmer, their executors, administrators, and assignes,
by themselves or their deputies, servant(, factors, and workemen, and none
other, shall and may att all and everie time and times hereafter, and from
time to time during the Pme of one and twentie yeares next ensueinge the
date hereof, att their owne pper coste and chardge, vse, excise, practise,
and putt in vse within our said realmes of England and Ireland and do-
minion of Wales, and our towne of Barwick, att their libtic and pleasure,
the said misteric, arte, waic, meanes, and trade of making of hard soape
with the materiall aforesaid, called Berillia, and withoute the vse of fire
in the boyling and makeing thereof, and alsoe of makeing of softe soape
withoute the vse of anie fire in the boylinge and makeinge thereof; and
alsoe to sett vp in anie place or places within our said realmes of England
and Ireland and dominion of Wales, or towne of Barwick, anic house or
houses, vesselle, engine or engines whatsoever, fitt and necessarie for the
putting in vse and practise of the said misterie, arte, waies, meanes,
and trade of makeinge of hard soape with the materiall aforesaid, and
without fire as aforesaide, and alsoe of makeinge of softe soape without

page_text: the vse of anic fire as aforesaide, and the same soc made to vtter and sell,
ingrosse or by retaile, or otherwise to doc awaic, att their free will and
pleasure, for their best commoditic and proffitt. And to the ende this our
pleasure maie be the better effected, and the said Roger Jones and
Andrew Palmer maie the more fullic enioy the benefitt of this our
graunte, wee will and for vs, our heires and successors, doe straightlic
chardge, inhibite, and coñíaunde, and doe alsoc of our especiall grace
Etaine knowledge and meare mocou for vs, our heires and successors,
graunte to the saide Roger Jones and Andrewe Palmer, their executors,
administrators, and assignes, that noc pson or psons whatsoever, borne
within anic of our realmes or dominions, nor anie other pson or psous,
either denizens or straungers, borne in anic forraigne realme or cuntric
whatsoever, of what estate, degree, or condicon soever hee or they be or
shalbec, other then the saide Roger Jones and Andrewe Palmer, their
executors, administrators, and assignes, or such as shalbee by them or
some of them, sett on worke or authorised, shall or maic att anic time
or times duringe the said terme of one and twentic yeares, hereby
graunted or menconed, or intended to be graunted, practise, vse,
excrcise, or putt in vse the said ministerie, arte, waic, meanes, or trade
of makinge of the said hard soape with the material! aforesaid, and
withoute fire as aforesaid, or of makinge of softe soape withoute the vse
of anie fire as aforesaide, or to sett, make, or vse anic house or houses,
vesselle, engine or engines, for or concerninge the vsc of the said arte,
misteries, or invenons, or either of them, within our said realmes of
England and Ireland and dominion of Wales, or towne of Barwick, or
in anic place or places within our said realmes or dominions, or anie
of them vppon paine of forfeiture to vs, our heires and successors, of
the said harde soape and softe soape soe to be made contrarie to the true
intent and meaninge of theis psente, and to have the said vesselle,
engines, and devises vtterlic pulled downe and defaced, and also vppon
paine of our high indignacon and displeasure, and such further
penalties, punishmente, and imprisonment as by anic our lawes or
statute of this our realme of England, or by our Progative royall can
or maie be lawfullie inflicted vppon the offendors for theire disobedience
in contempninge our royall coñiaund in this behalfe. And alsoe for the
better execucon of this our graunte wee doe by theis sente for vs,
our heires and successors, give and graunte full power, libtic, and
authoritie vnto the said Roger Jones and Andrew Palmer, theire
executors, administrators, and assignes, that they or anie of them by

page_text: himselfe or themselves, or either or anie of theire deputies, factors, or
servant shall and maic att all time and times convenient, and from
time to time duringe the said terme of one and twentic yeares, with
the assistaunce of a constable or some other officers, enter into all and
everie place and places, house and houses convenient where they or
anie of them shall have anie iuste cause to suspect anie such hard soape
or softe soape contrarie to the true intent of theis sente, to be made
or endeavoured to be made of the materiall aforesaid, or without the vse
of anie fire as aforesaid, or anic vesselle, engines, or instrumente to be
erected, framed, or vsed contrarie to the true meaninge of theis
Psente, to be or remaine within our said realmes or dominions, as well
within libtics as withoute, and there carefullie and diligently to tric
and search by all lawfull waies and meanes for all such hard soapes made
of the materiall aforesaid, and withoute the vse of fire as aforesaid, or
of softe soape made without the vse of anie fire as aforesaid, and for
all such vesselle, engines, or instrumente as by anie pson or psons
whatsoever shall during or within the terme before graunted be made,
erected, or sett vpp or vsed contraric to the tenor and true meaning of
theis our Lies Patente, and finding anie such to scise the said hard soapes
and softe soapes soe made to the vsc of vs, our heires and successors, the
one-halfe whereof wee doe hereby for vs, our heires and successors, give
and graunte to the said Roger Jones and Andrewe Palmer, their exccu-
tors, administrators, and assignes, and to deface and pull downe the said
furnaces, vesselle, engines, and instrumente soc erected and vsed. To
have and to houlde, pecave, vsc, excise, and enioy all and singuler
the aforesaid libties, priviledges, grauntes, authorities, and other the
Pmisses to the said Roger Jones and Andrewe Palmer, their executors,
administrators, and assignes, inmediatlie from and after the date of theis
Psnte vnto the full ende and Pme, and for and during the terme of
one and twentie yeares from thence next ensuing, and fullie to be com-
pleate and ended yeildinge and paying. And the said Roger Jones and
Andrewe Palmer, for themselves, theire executors and administrators, doe
covenant and graunte to and with vs, our heires and successors, to yeilde
and paie therefore yearelie duringe the said terme of one and twentic
yeares to vs, our heires and successors, the yearelie rente or some of tenn
pound of lawfull monie of England into the receipt of the Exchequer
of vs, our heires and successors, att West, att the feast of the Nativitie
of Sainte John Baptist and the Birthe of our Lord God, or within fortic
dayes nexte after everic of the saide feaste, by even and equall porčons

page_text: yearelic, to be paid duringe the said terme, the firste paiement thereof to
begin and be made att the feaste of the Nativitic of Saint John the
Baptist next coming after the date of theis sente or within fortic
daies nexte after the said feaste: Provyded allwaies that if it shall hapen
the said yearely rent of tenn pounde or anie parte thereof to be behinde
and vnpaid in parte or in all by the said space of forty daies after anic
of the said feaste in which the same oughte to be paid as aforesaid
then yeildinge and paying. And the said Roger Jones and Andrewe
Palmer, their executors, administrators, and assignes, doe covenant and
agree to yeilde, forfeite, and paie vnto vs, our heires and successors,
the soñie of fortic shilling more in the name of a paine to be paid att
And further of our more
the receipt of the Exchequer aforesaid.
especiall grace, certaine knowledge, and meare močon, and for the con-
sideračons aforesaid, wee have given and graunted and by theis psente for.
vs, our heires and successors, doe give and graunte vnto the saide Roger
Jones and Andrew Palmer, their executors, administrators, and assignes,
all such pffitte, gaines, benefitte, and advantage as shalbe from time to
time made, gotten, raised, and obtained by the making and venting of
all such hard soape and softe soape made in manuer and forme as
aforesaid. To have, perccave, reccave, and take the said proffitt, gaine,
and benefitt to be raised and made as aforesaid to the said Roger Jones
and Andrewe Palmer, their executors, administrators, and assignes, to
their owne proper vsc for ever withoute anic accoumpte or other thinge
to be given or rendred to vs, our heires or successors, for the same other
then the yearlic rent in and by theis psent reserved. And forasmuch as
the publique having an interest herein, which by the enhaunceing of the
prices of the coñiodities aforesaid, they being drawen into the pticuler
manageing of the psons before-named maie be piudiced and dampnified,
our will and pleasure is and wee doe hereby straightlic chardge and
comaunde that they the saide Roger Jones and Andrewe Palmer, theire
executors, administrators, or assignes, or anie other pson or psons by
them to be authorised for the sellinge of the said hard soape shall not att
anie time duringe the said terme of one and twentic yeares sell or cause
to be soulde the said hard soape by them or anie of them to be made as
aforesaid att anic higher or dearer rates and prices then hard soape of that
sort and kinde was moste vsuallic sould for within the space of scaven
And further
yeares now last past before the date of theis presente.
wee doe hereby chardge and coñiaunde all and singuler justices of peace,
maiors, sheriffe, constables, headboroughs, comptrollers, customers,

page_text: searchers, wayters, and all other officers and ministers to whome it shal
or maie apertaine to be ayding and assistinge in all lawfull and con
venient manner vnto the said Roger Jones and Andrewe Palmer, thei
exccutors, administrators, deputies, and assignes, in the due execucon
of theis our Lřes Patente, vpon paine of our high displeasure, and vppor
such further paines, penalties, and imprisonmente as by the lawes and
statute of this our realme of England, or by our Progative royall can o
maic be inflicted vpon them for their contempt or neglect of our royall
comaunde in that behalfe. And further we doe hereby coñiaund that
the said Roger Jones and Andrewe Palmer, their executors, adminis
trators, and assignes, doc carefullie and diligently endeavour themselves
that the intent and meaning of theis our Lřes Patente be iustly observed,
and if in th'execucon thereof they or anie of them shall finde anic
resistaunce that they or some of them doc certific the same into the
Courte of Exchequer of vs, our heires and successors, to the ende the
offendors therein may reccave condigne punishment for the same theire
offences; vnto which Courte of Exchequer wee doc hereby for vs, our
heires and successors, give power and authoritie vpon such certificate as
aforesaide and due proofe thereof made to inflict such punishment and
imprisonment, or either of them, vppon the offendors as theire offences
shall deserve and to the saide courte shalbe thought meete. And lastlic
wee doe hereby for vs, our heires and successors, graunte that these our
Lřes Patente or the inrollment thereof shalbe in all thinge firme, good,
availeable, and effcuall accordinge to the true meaning of the same as
well in all our courte as clleswhere within our said realmes and dominions
withoute anic confirmacon or further licence or tolleracon to be in
anicwise pcured or obtained; and, lastly, to the intent the yearly rent
before in and by thèis psente reserved maie be dulie paid and aunswered
to vs, our heires and successors, accordinge to the true intent and
meaning hereof, our will and pleasure is and wee doc hereby straightly
chardge and coñiaund the said Roger Jones and Andrewe Palmer, their
executors, administrators, and assignes, and everic of them, that they or
some of them doc or shall within the space of six moneths next ensucing
the date of theis sente cause theis our Lřes Patente to be enrolled of
record with the Clarke of the Pipe in our said Courte of Exchequer, that
soc the said rente of tenne pounde pañm may be put in chardge to be
sued for in case anie defaulte shalbe made in the duc payment and
aunswering of the same vpon payme that in defaulte of enrollment within
the time before menconed the said Roger Jones and Andrewe Palmer

page_text: shall forfeit and pay to vs, our heires and successors, the sonic of twentic
pounde although expsse menčon, &c.
In wittnes whereof, &c. Wittnes our selfe att Westin the Tenth
day of Februarie.