MAKING OF KERSIE SEEVES,OTHERWISE CALLED TWILLIE SEEVESMAKING OF BEDES OF BONES AND WOOD
Year: 1631

page_text: CHARLES, by the grace of God Kinge of England, Scotland, Fraunce, and
Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c., to all to whome theise presente shall
come greeting
WHEREAS our welbeloved servant, Sir WILLIAM BRUNKER, Knight, hath
by his humble petičon shewed vnto vs, that he, with a greate deale of industrie
and charge, hath provided twoe mainfactures never before vsed in this king-
dome, very necessary to bec putt in accon att this present for the releiving of
hundred of poore distressed people, whoe for want of ymployment are readye
to perish; videft, the one for the "MAKING OF KERSIE SEEVES, OTHERWISE
CALLED TWILLIE SEEVES ;" and the other for the "MAKING OF BEDES OF BONES
AND WOOD;" and hath thereupon humbly besought vs to bestowe him the
sole vse of those manufactures which hee shall bring into this kingdome.
KNOWE YEE, THEREFORE, that wee, graciously favouring and willing to
cherish such profitable and industrious indeavors, and holding itt iust and fitt in
honor and iustice, itt being in noe wise contrarye or disagreeable to the lawes
and statute of this our Realme of England, that the authors, inventors, and
furtherers of such comodious work should in some measure reape and enjoye
the benefitt and fruit of theire owne labors, of our especiall grace, certaine
knowledge, and meere mocon, have given and graunted, and by theise Present(",
for vs, our heires and successors, doe give and graunte vnto the said Sir
William Brunker, and vnto Henry Reignolde, of London, Esquier, and John
Horne, of the Parrishe of Criplegate, London, Gent, their executors, adminis

page_text: trators, assignes, deputie and deputies, and everie of them, full and free licence,
liberty, power, and authoritye, that they, and every of them, by himselfe or
themselves, or anye of them, (and none other person and persons whatsoever,
shall and may, att all tyme and tymes and from tyme to tyme during the termne
of fowerteene yeares, next ensucing the date hereof, vse, exercise, practise, and
putt in vre within our Realme of England and Domynion of Wales, or eyther
of them, or in anye place or places in them or eyther of them, the making of
the said kersie seves, otherwise twilly seves, and bedes made of bone and
wood; and to that purpose, to sett vpp or erecte, in anye place or places
convenient within our said realme or dominion, or eyther of them, anye
howses, engins, or instrumente whatsoever, fitt and necessary for the putting
in vse and practise of the making of kersy seves, otherwise twilly seves, and
the making of bedes of bone and wood. And to the ende this our pleasure
maye take the better effecte, wee due hereby, for vs, our heires and successors,
straightly chardge, inhibitt, prohibitt, and comaund that noe person or persons
whatsoever, Englishmen, denizens, or straingers, borne of what degree or estate
soever hee or they bee or shall bee, (other then the said Sir William Brunker,
Henry Reignold, and John Hoine, their exécutors, 'administrators, and
assignes, and such as shall bee by them or some of them deputed and
authorized, shall or doe, att any tyme or tymes during the said terme of
fowerteene yeares, practise, exercise, or putt in vre the said misteryes, arte,
forms, wayes, or meanes, or anye of them, or make, erecte, vse, 'sett vpp, or
counterfeiété 'the said misteryes, arte, wayes, formes, or meanes, or by the
examples or presidente of the said Sir William Brunker, Henry Reignolde,
and John Horne, 'their executors, 'administrators, or assignes, make any kersy
seves, otherwise twillie seves, or bedes made of bone and wood, or doe anye
other matter or thing tending therövnto, which is or shall bee by him or them
or anye of them, putt in practise within our said realme and domynion
or eyther of them, vpon payne of forfeiture to vs, our heires and succes-
sors, of all such kersy seves, otherwise twilly seves or haire seves, engins,
instrument, or devises, as shall bee made, framed, erected or vsed, contrary to
the true intent and meaning of theise Presente, and alsoe vpon paine of the
displeasure of 'vs, our heires and successors; and 'such further paynes, penaltyes,
punishment, and ymprisonment, as 'by our 'prerogative, or by anie the lawes
or statute of our said realme, cann or may bee inflicted or imposed vpon the
offendors for their disobedience in contemning our royall comaund; the one
moytie of all which forfeitures we doe for vs, our heires and successors, give and
graunte vnto the informer that shall ympleade the same by theise Presente
And further, wee doe hereby for vs, our heires and successors, give full power

page_text: and authoritye vnto the said Sir William Brunker, Henry Reignolde, and
John Horne, their executors, administrators, and assigues, that they or some
of them, by himselfe or themselves, or his or their deputie or deputies, factors,
or servante, shall and may, at all tymes convenient and from tyme to tyme
during the said terme of fowertecne yeeres, with the assistance of a constable
or some other officer, enter into all or anye place or places convenient within
our said Realme of England, and Domynion of Wales, or eyther of them, as
well within libertyes as without, where hee or they, or anye of them, shall
have iust cause to suspecte anye such kersie seves, otherwise twilly seves, and
bedes made of bone and wood, to bee made, or anye engins, instrumente,
howses, or devises, to bee framed, erected; or vsed, contrarye to the true
intent and meaneing of theise Presente; and there carefully and dilligently to
trye and search for all such kersy seves, otherwise twilly seves, and bedes
made of bone and wood, engins, instrumente, or devises, as shall bee made
framed, erected, counterfeicted, or vsed, contrary to the true intent and mean-
ing hereof, and findeing any such to seize the same to the vse of vs, our heires
and successors. And if in the execučon thereof, they or anye of them shall finde
anye resistance, that then they, or some or one of them, doe certifye the same
into the Court of Exchequer, or any other of the courte of justice of vs, our
heires and successors, within our said realme or domynion respectiuely proper
to heare or determyne of any such offence that shall bee soe committed, to the
ende that the offenders therein shall receive condigne punishment for the
same their offences. Vnto which Court, and every of them, wee do, hereby
for vs, our heires and successors, give power and authoritye vpon such cer-
tifficate as aforesaid and due proofe thereof, to inflicte such ymprisonment
and other punishment vpon the offendors as their offences shall deserve, or
to the said Courte, or anye of them, shall bee thought meete; to have and
to hould the said licences, priuiledges, powers, authorityes, and all other the
premisses, before, in, and by theise Presente menconed to bee given and
graunted, and every of them, vnto the said Sir William Brunker, Henry
Reignolde, and John Horne, their executors, administrators, and assignes,
for and during the terme, and vnto the full ende of the terme of fowertecne
yeres from henceforth, next, and ymediatly ensueing, and fully to bec com-
pleate and ended, yeilding and payeing; and the said Sir William Brunker,
Henry Reignolde, and John Horne, for themselves, their executors, adminis-
trators, and assignes, doe coveñnt, promise, and graunte to and with vs, our
heires and successors, by theise Presente, to yeilde and paye therefore vnto
vs, our heires and successors, during the said terme, the yeerly rent of fortye
shilling of lawfull money of England, att the receipte of the Exchequer

page_text: of vs, our heires and successors, att Westminster, att the Feast of the
Anunciačon of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and Saint Michaell the Archangell,
by even and equall porcons, to hee paide during the said terme, the first
payment thereof to begynn att the Feast of the Añunciacon of the Blessed
Virgin Mary next ensueing the dato hereof. And for the better helpe and
assistance of the said Sir William Brunker, Henry Reignolde, and John Horne,
their executors, administrators, and assignes, in and abouto the execučon
of this our graunte, we doe hereby for vs, our heires and successors, will
and comaund all and singular mayors, justices of peace, sherriffs, bayliffe,
constables, headboroughes, and other officers, ministers, and subiect of vs,
our heires and successors, whatsoever, that they and every of them bee, from
tyme to tyme during the terme aforesaid, ayding, helping, and assisting to
the said Sir William Brunker, Henry Reignolde, and John Horne, their exe-
cutors, administrators, assignes, deputyes, servante, and workmen, in all thing
in or aboute the execucon of this our graunte. And theise Presente, or the
inrollment thereof, shall bec vnto them, and every of them, a sufficient warrant
and discharge in that behaulfe. And lastly, our will and pleasure is, and wee
doe hereby for vs, our heires and successors, graunt that theise our Lřes Patente,
or the inrollment of them, shall bee in all thing good, firme, and avayleable,
within our said realme and domynion, and elsewhere, according to the true
intent and meaning of the same; although expresse mencon, &c.
In witnes &c. Witnes our selfe att Westminster, the foure-and-twentyeth
dave of Januarie