A VERY PROFITABLE WAY AND MEANES NEVER YET PRACTICED IN ANY OF OUR DOMYNIONS, ASWELL FOR THE WELL BOYLINGE OF GREATE BREWEINGE VESSELL OF LIQUOR, HOULDINGE THREE SCORE BARRELLE, MORE OR LESSE, AND OTHER GREATE VESSEL VSED BY DYERS, SOAPBOYLERS, SALTE MAKERS, SALTE PETER MAKERS, &C., WITH HALFE THE FUELL THEY NOWE SPENDE, AS ALSOE FOR THE REMOVALL AND TAKEINGE AWAY OF THE GREATE ANNOYE- ANCE OF SMOAKE WHICH ARISETH FROM BREWHOUSES, DYEHOUSES, &C.; PANNE TYLES, STONE JUGG, BOTTLES OF ALL SIZES, EARTHEN WICKER BOTTLES, MELTINGE POTTE FOR GOULDSMYTHS, AND OTHER EARTHEN COMODITYES WITHIN THIS OUR REALME, WHICH NOWE
Year: 1635

page_text: CHARLES, by the grace of God Kinge of England, Scotland, Fraunce, and
Ireland, Defender of the Fayeth, &c., to all to whome theise psente shall
come, greetinge.
WHEREAS wee have beene gyven to vnderstand by the humble peticon of
our welbeloved and faithfull servaunt DAVID RAMSEY, Esquier, one of the
groomes of our pryvie chamber, MICHAELL ARNOLD, and JOHN AYLIFFE, of the
citty of Westminster, Brewers, that they, by theire paynes, industry, and greate
charges have invented, found out, and pfected "A VERY PROFITABLE WAY AND
MEANES NEVER YET PRACTICED IN ANY OF OUR DOMYNIONS, ASWELL FOR THE WELL
BOYLINGE OF GREATE BREWEINGE VESSELL OF LIQUOR, HOULDINGE THREE SCORE
BARRELLE, MORE OR LESSE, AND OTHER GREATE VESSEL VSED BY DYERS, SOAPBOYLERS,
SALTE MAKERS, SALTE PETER MAKERS, &C., WITH HALFE THE FUELL THEY NOWE
SPENDE, AS ALSOE FOR THE REMOVALL AND TAKEINGE AWAY OF THE GREATE ANNOYE-
ANCE OF SMOAKE WHICH ARISETH FROM BREWHOUSES, DYEHOUSES, &C.; AND THAT
THE SAME INVENCON IS ALSOE VERY USEFULL FOR THE DRYEINGE OF BRICKE, ALL
MANNER OF TYLES, AND ALL SUCH BORTES OF TYLES AS CANNOT BE MADE IN THIS
KINGDOME BUT IN THE HEATE OF SUMER; AND ALSOE THAT THEY HAVE FOUND OUT THE
ARTE AND SKILL OF MAKEINGE AND DRYEINGE OF ALL SORTES OF PANNE TYLES,
STONE JUGG, BOTTLES OF ALL SIZES, EARTHEN WICKER BOTTLES, MELTINGE POTTE
FOR GOULDSMYTHS, AND OTHER EARTHEN COMODITYES WITHIN THIS OUR REALME,
WHICH NOWE ARE MADE BY STRAUNGERS IN FORRAIGNE PARTES; AND THAT IN THE
MAKEINGE OF THE SAME EARTHEN COMODITYES AS AFORESAIDE, THE SAIDE DAVID

page_text: RAMSEY, MYCHAELL ARNOLD, AND JOHN AYLIFFE, SHALL HAVE EMPLOYMENT FOR
MANY OF OUR POORE SUBIECT, WHOE THEREBY SHALBEE SETT ON WORKE, AND BEE
COMPETENTLY MAINTEYNED, AND WILL ALSOE SELL THEM CHEAPER THEN THEY ARE
NOWE SOULD;" and have therevpon humbly besoughte vs to graunte them Lřes
Pattente of priviledge for the sole vsinge and exercisinge of the saide newe
Invenčons for the terme of fourteene yeares, they rendringe vnto vs, our
heires and successors, one full fowerth parte of the benefitt arisinge by the
saide newe Invenčons.
KNOWE YEE, THEREFORE,..that wee, willinge to cherishe and give
encouragement to our subiecte in the studie of such lawfull and comendable
misteries, secrete, and Invenĉons as may bee of good vse and benefitt to vs
and our subiecte, and haveinge especiall regard aswell to the welfare and
benefitt that will redounde to our subiecte in generall in the saveinge of fewell
by this devise and Invenĉon, and to recompence the industryes and expences
of the saide peticoners in the misses, of our especiall grace, tayne knowledge,
and meere močon, have given and graunted, and by theise psente for vs, our
heires and successors, doe give and graunte vnto the saide David Ramsey,
Mychael Arnold, and John Ayliffe, their executors, administrators, and
assignes, full and sole power, priviledge, lycense, and authoritie, to vse, exercise,
and putt in practice in all meete and convenient places within our realme of
England and domynion of Wales, aswell the saidé newe Invenĉon for the
boylinge of greate or little breweing vesselle of liquor, and for the boylinge of
other greate or little vesselle vsed by dyers, soape boylers, salte makers, salte
peeter makers, and for the dryeinge of brick and all manner of tyles with
seacoles as theire saide aŕte and invenčon for the makeinge and dryinge of pan
tyles, stone jugge, bottles of all sizes, earthen wicker bottles, meltinge pott
for gouldsmythes, and other earthen comodityes, alsoe with sea coales, which
nowe are made in forraigne parte as aforesaide. And wee doe further, for
vs, our heires and successors, authorise the saide David Ramsey, Michaell
Arnold, and John Ayliffe, their executors, administrators, and assignes, to
have, take, receave, and enioye all such some and sōmes of money, and
other profitte, benefitte, and advantages whatsoever, as shall or may, by
meanes of the saide newe Invenĉons, from tyme to tyme bee lawfully had,
inade, acquired, or gotten for and dureinge the terme of yeares hereafter
granted, they vendinge, vtteringe, and sellinge the saide earthen wares by them
soe made and dryed as aforesaide, att more moderate rates and prices then they
are nowe sould for and durenge the terme of yeares hereafter graunted, to
have, hould, receave, pceave, take, and enioye the saide powers, priviledges,
licenses, and authorityes as aforesaide, and all and every sōme and somes of

page_text: money, and other proffitte, benefitte, and advantages whatsoever, as shall or
may, by meanes of the before mencoed newe Invenĉons, bee lawfully had,
made, acquired, or gotten vnto the saide David Ramsey, Mychaell Arnold,
and John Ayliffe, their executors, administrators, and assignes, to theire and
every of theire owne proper vse, benefitt, and behoofe, for and duringe the
terme of fowertecne yeares from the makinge of theise psente nexte and
yediately ensueinge, and fully to be compleate and ended, yeildinge, and
payeinge therefore yearely, and the saide David Ramsey, Michaell Arnold,
and John Ayliffe, for themselues, their executors, administrators, and assignes,
doe coveñnt, promise, and agree to and with vs, our heires and successors, to
pay vnto vs, our heires and successors, into the receipte of the Excheq, att
Westm, att the feaste of Sainte Michaell th' Archangel yearely, or within
forty dayes after the saide feaste, one full and iuste fowerth parte of all such
somes of money, benefitt, proffitt, or advantage whatsoever, as shall from tyme.
to tyme be had, made, acquired, or gotten by meanes of the saide newe Inven-:
cons dureinge the terme hereby graunted. And to the intente that the saide
David Ramsey, Michaell Arnold, and John Ayliffe, theire executors, adminis-
trators, and assignes, may the better receave, have, and take for the terme:
hereby graunted the full and whole benefitt of theire saide newe Invenĉons as
wee intend by theise psente, wee doe therefore hereby declare and signifie
our expresse will and royall pleasure to bee, and doe for vs, our heires and.
successors, straightly charge and forbidd all and every our subiecte, and all-
and everie other person and persons, that they or any of them, duringe the ternie
before graunted, by any wayes or meanes, either directly or indirectly, shall not
make, vse, exercise, or practice the saide newe Invenĉons or any thinge
belongeinge therevnto, or to drie bricke, tyles, or any such earthen cōmodities
herein-before mencoed, with seacoales, within our saide realme of England or
domynion of Wales, after the way and meanes soe invented by them as afore-
saide; and that noe such copper furnace, liquor back, or other vesselle of
copper, brasse, leade, or iron, as they, the saide David Ramsey, Michaell
Arnold, and John Ayliffe, their executors, administrators, servauntę, or
assignes, shall vse accordinge to the saide newe Invenčon as aforesaide, shall
bee practised or vsed by any person or persons whatsoever, within our saide
realme of England and domynion of Wales, or either of them, duringe the
terme hereby graunted, without the speciall license of the saide David Ramsey,
Michaell Arnold, and John Ayliffe, their executors, administrators, or assignes,
or theire or some of theire deputyes or servaunte, or some or one of them, firste
had and obteyned in that behalfe, vpon paine of our indignacon and displeasure,
and such further penalties and punishment as shall or may be inflicted vpon.

page_text: them for theire neglecte or contempte of our royall comaundement in that
behalfe. Provided alwayes, that this our sent graunte or any thinge herein
conteyned shall extende any further then to and for such newe Invenĉons and
devices onely whereof the saide David Ramsey, Michaell Arnold, and John
Ayliffe, or some or one of them, are or have beene the firste devisors or
inventors as aforesaide. And wee doe by theise psente, for vs, our heires and
successors, give power and authoritie vnto the saide David Ramsey, Mychaell
Arnold, and John Ayliffe, theire executors, administrators, and assignes, with
the assistarice of a constable or other lawfull officer att convenient tymes, to
searche in all and every place and places where any iuste cause shalbee for
discovery and findeinge out of such as shall putt in practice the saide newe
Invenčons, or vse any vesselle of copper, brasse, lead, or iron, or shall practice
the dryeinge of bricke, tyles, or makeinge or dryeinge of stone jugge, bottles, or
any other thinge whatsoever in ymiteacon of the newe Invenĉons aforesaide, or
any parte or parcell thereof, contrary to the true intente and meaninge of theise
psente, to the end the delinquent being discovered may receave condigne
punishment according to theire demerritte. And wee doe by theise psente,
for vs, our heires and successors, will and comaund the Treasurer, Chancellor,
and Vndertreasurer, Chamblaynes, and Barons of the Excheq, nowe and for the
tyme beeinge, and all and singuler mayors, sheriffe, justices of peace, bayliffe,
constables, headboroughes, and other officers and ministers of vs, our heires
and successors, that they and every of them bee from tyme to tyme, dureinge
the terme aforesaide, aydeing, helpeinge, and assistinge to the saide David
Ramsey, Michaell Arnold, and John Ayliffe, their executors, administrators,
or assignes, and theire and every of theire deputyes, servaunte, and workemen
in all thing in and aboute the accomplishment of our pleasure herein declared,
and in the exercise and execučon of the same, and that they nor any of them
doe att any time hinder, moleste, or interrupte the saide David Ramsey,
Michaell Arnold, and John Ayliffe, theire executors, administrators, or assignes,
or theire or any of theire deputyes, servaunte, or workemen, or any of them,
in any wise conninge the pmisses, as they tender our pleasure and will avoide
the .contrary att theire pille, and theise our Lřes Pattente, or the inrollment
of them, shall bee theire sufficient warrant in that behalfe. And to the intente
that the fowerth parte of all benefitt and advantage arisinge or accrueinge by
the saide newe Invenčons may from tyme to tyme, dureing the contynueance of
theise our Lřes Patente of Priviledge, bee to vs, our heires and successors,
duely answered and payed as aforesaide, our will and pleasure is, and the saide
David Ramsey, Mychaell Arnold, and John Ayliffe, for them, theire executors,
administrators, and assignes, doe coveñnte and agree, to and with vs, our heires

page_text: whatsoever to
and successors, that they or some of them, theire or some of theire deputie or
deputyes, shall and will once in every yeare dureing the terme aforesaide,
that is to say, in the terme of Sainte Michaell, every yeare, render, yeild, and
make a true and iuste accompte, vpon oathe, before one of the Barons of the
Exchequer of vs, our heires and successors, accordinge to the course of the
saide courte, of all such sōmes of money, benefitt, or advantage, as by them or
any of them shalbec acquired, obteyned, or gotten by the vse, exercise, and
practice of the Invenĉons before mencoed, or eyther of them, and shall well
and truely paye into our receipte of exchequer to vs, our heires and successors,
one full fowerth parte of all such benefitt and advantages as vpon iuste
accompte made shall appeare to have beene raysed and made thereby. And
further, wee will and by theise psente, for vs, our heires and successors, doe
graunte that theise our Lies Patente, or the inrollment thereof, shall bee in all
thing sufficiente, good, firme, and availeable in the lawe to bee pleaded
againste vs, our heires and successors, notwithstanding the not namynge and
describeinge, or not playne nameing or describeinge the saide newe Invenčons,
or eyther of them, and any other defect or defect in the not namynge or not
righte namynge of the nature and qualitie and forme of the misses hereby
graunted, or any parte thereof, or any other matter or thinge
the contrary thereof, in any wise notwithstanding. Provided alwayes, that if
the saide fowerth parte of the saide somes of money, benefitte, pffitte, and
advantages from tyme to tyme, dureinge the terme of yeares hereby graunted,
ariscinge, or to be levyed or made of or by meanes of the saide newe
Invenčons, or of the license or priviledge hereby graunted, shall not bee duely
aunswered and payed to vs, our heires and successors, as aforesaide, or if the
saide David Ramsey, Michaell Arnold, and John Ayliffe, theire executors,
administrators, or assignes, or some of them, shall not inroll or cause to bee
inrolled this our sente graunte in our Courte of Exchequer, before the
Clarke of the Pipe there for the tyme being, within sixe moneths nexte after
the date hereof, that then the saide David Ramsey, Michaell Arnold, and
John Ayliffe, theire executors, administrators, and assignes, shall forfeyte and
pay vnto vs, our heires and successors, aswell the sōme of five pounds, noie
pene, for every moneth in which the saide rente or rente, some or sōmes of
money hereby to vs reserved as aforesaide, shall not bee duely accompted for,
aunswered, and payed as aforesaide, as also the some of twentie shillinge, nōie
pene, for every such sixe moneths defaulte of the inrollment of theise psente, as
aforesaide. Provided alwayes, and our will and pleasure is, that yff att any
tyme dureinge the saide terme of fourteene yeares hereby graunted, itt shall
appeare to vs, our heires and successors, or to the lorde and others of our

page_text: privye councell for the tyme being, that this our graunte or Lies Pattent of
license and priviledge is contrary to our lawes, or in any sorte mischevous or
inconvenient to the state of this our realme of England, then vpon significacon
and declaračon to bee made by vs, our heires or successors, vnder our signett
or privy seale, or by and from the lorde and others of the privie councell, or
sixe or more of them, for the tyme being, of such mischeife or inconvenience,
theise our Lřes Pattente shall forthwith cease, determyne, and bee vtterly
voide to all intente and purposes, any thinge in theise psente conteyned to
the contrary notwithstandinge, or any statute, acte, ordinance, provision,
proclamacon, or restrainte, to the contrary thereof heretofore had, made,
ordeyned, or puided, or any other thinge, cause, or matter whatsoever, in any
wise notwithstandinge, althoughe expresse mencon, &c.
In witnes be Witnes our selfe att Westminster, the Seaventeenth day
of February.
P bře de priuato sigillo, &c.