THE SAUEING OF FEWELL, LABOUR, IREON, AND TYME HERETOFORE UNNECESSARILY SPENT AND CONSUMED BY BREWERS, DYERS, SOPE BOYLERS, SALT MAKERS, AND OTHERS OF LIKE NATURE, WHEREBY ALSOE THE AN- NOYANCE OP SMOAKE IS MUCH AVOYDED
Year: 1635

page_text: CHARLES, by the grace of God King of England, Scotland, Fraunce, and
Ireland, Defendor of the Faith, &c., to all to whom theis psente shall come,
greeting.
WHEREAS wee are given to vnderstand, by the humble peticon of our
welbeloved subiect Captayne THORNESE FRANCKE, that vpon an overture
formerlie Psented unto vs by him for "THE SAUEING OF FEWELL, LABOUR, IREON,
AND TYME HERETOFORE UNNECESSARILY SPENT AND CONSUMED BY BREWERS, DYERS,
SOPE BOYLERS, SALT MAKERS, AND OTHERS OF LIKE NATURE, WHEREBY ALSOE THE AN-
NOYANCE OP SMOAKE IS MUCH AVOYDED," wch vpon triall thereof made hath beene'
well approved, and that to reward his indeavours and service therein we haue
graunted him for a tearme of yeares the benefitt of his sayd Invenčon by Lřes
Patent of priviledge of the Seacond of November, in the nynthe yeare of our
raigne, sithence wch tyme the sayd Invenĉon being found comodious and
convenient is generally allowed of and vsed to the greate benefitt of our people,
and the Pservacon of wood, fewell, and iron; and whereas the sayd Captayne
Thornese Francke by his sayd peticon hath further humbly shewed vs that
great abundance of tymber, wood, cole, and other fewell is now vsed and
consumed within our dominions in melting of all sort of myneralle, as copper,
tynne, lead, iron, glasse, and other thing, and in the melting of mettals for
the casting of all sorte of ordinance, and in iron mills and furnacies for the
same, and also in glasse houses, and in kylnes for makeing brickes, tyles,
earthen potte, and lyme, to the great and vnnecessarie destruccon and decay

page_text: of tymber, wood, coale, and other fewell, the sayd peticoner by his Invencon
being well able to melte all sorte of theis myneralle and mettalle without
either water blast or foote blaste, with saueing more then a full third parte of
the tymber, wood, coales, and fewell now vsed therein, and with much lesse
labour and farre shorter tyme, whereby. alsoe the great quantityes of ground
now vsed for theire ponde, and the abundance of tymber now spent in makeing
of theire dammes and pond heade, and continuall expence of tymber in
mayneteyning of them and theire water courses, will be spared in great
proporcon, and the labour for carrying their materialle to melting, and the
annoyances of the highwayes thereby occasioned, shalbe alsoe prevented or
much lessoned, and the vnnecessarie consumpĉon and wast of tymber, wood,
and coale much saved, for our honour and the benefitt of theis our realmes and
dominions, and therefore hath humbly besought vs to be pleased, by our Lers
Patent vnder the Great Seale of England, to graunte vnto bim the sole vse
and benefitt of his sayd Invenčon throughout our realmes of England, Ireland,
and other our dominions, with prohibicon to all others to vse the same for
fouerteene yeares, yeilding vnto vs full three parte in tenne of all benefitt or
gayne he shall hereafter durcing the sayd tearme make or receaue by the same,
weh sayd device and invenčon of the sayd Thornese Francke is effected and
donne by altering the formes of the melting furnacyes, and by contracting the
ayre, and causing and bringing in wynd into 'the 'sayd furnacies, wch shall
make the fyers burne with as much vyolence as any blast whatsoever, as wee
are informed.
KNOW YEE, therefore, that wee, takeing into our princely consideračon
the good indeavours and service of the sayd Captayne Thornese Francke in
the misses, & willing to cherish and giue encouragem to our subiecte in the
study and investigacon of such lawfull and comendable artes, misteries, and in-
venčons as may be of good vse and pffitt to vs and our subiecte, of our espetiall
grace, certaine knowledge, and meere močon, and to recompence the charge,
industrie, and paynes of our sayd subiect bestowed and expended in and
about the sayd Invencon, have given and graunted, and by theis psente, for
vs, our heires and successors, doe giue and graunt, vnto the sayd Captaine
Thornese Francke, his executors, administrators, and assignes, full and sole
power, priviledge, licence; and authority, to vse, exercise, and put in practise,
within our realmes of England and Ireland and dominion of Wales, the said
Invenčon, arte, and misterie for the makeing of all sort of furnacies for
melting or smelting of copper, tynne, lead, iron, glasse, and all other mineralle
whatsoever, and for the melting of mettale for 'y' casting of all sort of
ordinance; and also for ye makeing of kilnės for the burning of bricke, tyles,

page_text: earthen potte, and lyme, according to the ways and meanes by, him so devised
as aforesaid; and we doe further, for vs, our heires and successors, giue and
graunt to the sayd Thornse Francke, his executors, administrators, and
assignes, full power and authority to haue,. take, receaue, & enioy all such
sōme & sōmes of mony and other benefitte, pffite, and advantages whatsoev³,
as shall or may, by meanes of the saydinvencon, arte, or misterie,, be vsed
in or about the said pmisses, or any of them, from tyme to tyme be lawfully
had, made, acquired, or gotten, for &. dureing the tearme of yeares hereafter
expressed,, to haue, hould, peeaue, receaue, take, & enioy the sayd lycences,
powers, priviledges, and authorities as aforesayd, & all. & every sōme & sōmes
of money & other proffitte, benefitte, & advantage, thereof or thereby ariseing,
or by meanes thereof to be lawfully-had, made, acquired, or gotten vnto the
sayd Thornese Francke, his executors, administrators, & assignes, to his &
theire proper vse & behoofe, for & dureing the terme of fourteene yeares from
the date of theise psente next & imediatly ensueing, fully to be compleate &
ended, Feilding. & paying therefore yearly, & the sayd Thornese Francke,
for him, his executors, administrators, & assignes, doth hereby covenaunt,
pmise, & agree to and with vs, our heires & successors, to pay vnto vs, our
heires & successors, into the severall receipt of our Exchequer of our realmes
of England & Ireland respectiuely, att the Feast of Saint Michaell th' Archan-
gell yearly, or within forty days after the sayd feast, full three parte in tenne
part to be devided of all such sumes of mony & pffitte as by him the
sayd Thornese Francke, his executors, administrators, deputies, or assignes,
from tyme to tyme shalbe had, made, acquired, or gotten by meanes of the
sayd invencon, art, or misterie, or the shewing & teaching the vse thereof
as aforesayd; and the other seaven part thereof we will & by theise psente,
for vs, our heires & successors, doe graunt vnto the said Thornese Francke,
his executors, administrators, & assignes, and to the intent that the saide
Thornese Francke, his executors, administrators, & assignes, may the better
receaue, haue,, & take for the terme hereby graunted, the full and whole
benefitt of the sayd invenĉon, art, & mysterie as we intend by theise
Psent; we doe, therefore, hereby, declare & signifie our expresse
will & royall pleasure to be, & doe, for vs, our heires and successors,
straightly charge & inhibite all. & every our subiecte, & all and every
other pson and psons whatsoever, that they or any of them during the
terme, before graunted, by any wayes or meanes, either directly or indi-
rectly, shall not vse,, exercise, erect, forme, make, imitate,, or practice the
sayd invenčon, art, mysterie, ways, or meanes by him so devised & found
out, as aforesayd, for, touching, or concerning the severall misses before

page_text: menčoned, or any of them, within our sayd realmes of England & Ireland
& dominion of Wales, or any of them, without the especiall licence of the
sayd Thornese Francke, his executors, administrators, or assignes, vnder
his or theire hande & seales first had & obteyned in that behaulfe, vpon
payne of our indignacon & displeasure, & such further penalties & punishinite
as shall or may bee inflicted on them for theire neglect or contempt of our
royall comaundit in that behaulfe; & wee doe by theise psente, for vs, our
heires & successors, give power & authority vnto the sayd Thornese Francke,
his executors, administrators, and assignes, with the assistance of constables
or other lawful officers, att convenient tyme & tymes to enter into & search
in all or any place or places within our sayd realmes & dominions where any
iust cause of suspiccon shalbe, for the discovery & finding out of such as shall
putt in practice or vse the said arte, mistery, invenĉon, wayes, or meanes by
the sayd Thornesc Francke so devised as aforesayd, in any of the misses,
contrary to the true intent & meaning of theise psente, to the end the
delinquent being discovered may, for theire contempt of our royall cōmaund-
ment in the misses, receaue condigne punishment, according to theire
demeritt; and wee doe by theise psente, for vs, our heires & successors,
will & comaund the Tresurer, Chauncellor, Under Trer Chamberlaynes, &
Barrons of the Exchequers, & all & singuler mayors, sheriffe, iustices of peace,
bayliffe, cunstables, headboroughs, & other officers & ministers of vs, our
heires & successors, of our severall realmes & dominions respectively for
the tyme being, that they & every of them, in theire severall offices & places
respectively, be from tyme to tyme, dureing the terme aforesayd, ayding,
helping, & assisting to the sayd Thornese Francke, his executors, adminis-
trators, & assignes, & his & theire deputies, servante, workemen, & agente,
in all thing in & about the accomplishment of our pleasure herein declared,
& in the exercise and execucon of the same, and that they nor any of them doe
att any tyme hinder, molest, or interrupt the sayd Thornese Francke, his
executors, administrators, or assignes, or his or theire deputies, servante,
agent, or workemen, or any of them, in anywise concerning the misses, as
they tender our pleasure & will answer the contrarie att theire perrille, and
theise our Letters Pattente, or the inrollment of them, shalbe vnto them, &
every of them respectiuely, sufficient warrant in that behaulfe; and to the
intent that the sayd three parte (in tenn partf to be divided, of all sōmes of
mony, benefitt, & gayne, arysing, or accrewing by the sayd invenĉon, art, or
mysterie, & the practice thereof in the severall Pmisses aforesayd, or any of
them, may from tyme to tyme, dureing the continuance of theis our sent
graunt of priviledge, be to vs, our heires & successors, duly answered & payd

page_text: as aforesayd, our will and pleasure is, and the sayd Thornese Francke, for
him, his executors, administrators, & assignes, & every of them, doth cove-
nant, pmise, & agree to & with vs, our heires & successors, that he & they,
or his, theire or some of theire deputy or deputies shall & will, once in every
yeare dureing the terme aforesayd, that is to say, in the terme of Saint
Michaell yearly, giue render, yeild, & make a iust and true accompt vpon
oath, before one or more of the Barrons of the Exchequer of vs, our heires
& successors, of our severall realmes & dominions respectively for the tymc
being, according to the course of the sayd court, of all such sōmes of money,
pffite, benefitte, & advantages whatsoever, as by him or them shalbe
acquired, obteyned, & gotten by the vse, exercise, & practice of the sayd
invenĉon, arte, & mistery before menconed, or for the teaching, shewing,
licensing, or allowing the vse or practise thereof, to any pson or psons
whatsoever, and vpon such accompt & accompte soe made, given, & declared
as aforesaide, shall and will well and truely pay vnto vs, our heires and successors,
full three partes (in tenn partes to be devided) thereof into our receipt of
Exchequer respectiuely, according to the true intent and meaning of theis
Psente; and further, of our more especiall grace, certaine knowledge, and meere
mocon, for us, our heires and successors, wee doe by theis psente authorise,
require, and charge aswell the Lord Chauncellor and Lord Keeper of our
Great Seale of England for the tyme being, and the Lord Chauncellor and Lord
Keeper of our Great Seale of Ireland for the tyme being, as alsoe all other our
officers and ministers whatsoever for the tyme being whom yt shall or may con-
cerne, & every of them respectiuely, that they and everie of them respectiuely
doe make or cause to be made vnto the sayd Thornese Francke, his executors,
administrators, and assignes, and his and their deputyes, such and soe many
Lers Patente, duplicates, constate, and exemplificacons, vnder the several
seales of our sayd realmes of England and Ireland, and eyther of them, of
and concerning all and singuler the licenses, priviledges, powers, authorityes,
and other thing in theis psente conteyned, to be had, taken, executed, and
pformed in our sayd realmes of England and Ireland, and the dominion of
Wales, and everie of them, as he, the sayd Thornese Francke, bis executors,
administrators, or assignes, or his or theire deputyes, or any of them, shall
reasonably request in that behauffe; and theis psente, or the inrollment
thereof, shalbee to them and everie of them a sufficient warrant and discharge
in that behaulfe, without any further or other warrant from vs, our heires and
successors, to be in that behaulfe had, obteyned, or procured; and further, we
will and by theis Psente for vs, our heires and successors, doe graunt that
theis our Lers Patent, or the inrollment thereof, shalbe in all thing firme,

page_text: good, sufficient, and availeable in the lawe to and for all the intents and
purposes before menconed, and shalbe adiudged most strongly against vs, our
heires and successors, and most.availeabley and beneficially to and for the sayd
Thornese Francke, his executors,. administrators, and assignes, in all our
court of justice in either of our sayd realmes of England and Ireland, or
elswhere,. without any other or further confirmacon, license, or toleračon from
vs, our heires and successors, hereafter in any wyse to be sued for, had, made,
pcured, or obteyned, notwithstanding the not nameing or describeing, or the not
certaine nameing or describeing, the 'sayd invenĉon,, arte, or misterie, or the
fashions or formes of the sayd furnacies 'to be erected, made, or vsed in or
about the misses, or any of them, and notwithstanding any other incertaintyes
in theis. Psente conteyned in the not nameing or not rightly nameing of the
natures, formes, kind, and quallityes of the. Pmisses hereby graunted. or any
parte thereof, or any act, statute,. lawe, ordinance, pvision, pelamacon, or
restriccon, or any other matter, cause, or thing whatsoever to the contrarie
thereof in any wise notwithstanding; provided alwayes, that if the sayd three
part in tenn partes to be devided of the sayd sōmes of mony, benefitte, pfitte,
and advantages, from tyme to tyme dureing the sayd tearme of yeares hereby
graunted, ariseing, or to be levyed or made of or by the meanes of the sayd
licences, graunte, and priviledges hereby graunted, or any of them, shall not
be duely answered and payd to vs, our heires and successours, within the space
of fortic dayes next after the same Feaste of Saint Michaell the Arkhangell,
yearely into our receipt of Exchequer as aforesayd, that then this our psent
graunt, and.everie clause, matter, and thing therein menconed, shalbe vtterly
voyde and of none effect, any thing therein conteyned to the contrarie notwith-
standing; provided also, that if the sayd Thornese Francke, his executors,
administrators, or assignes, shall not inroll or cause to be inrolled this our
Psent graunte in our Court of, Exchequer as aforesayd, before the Clerke of
the Pipe or other our officers there respectively for the tyme being, wthin sixe
moneths after the date. hereof, that then the sayd Thornese Francke, his
executors, administrators; and assignes, shall forfeit and pay vnto vs, our
heires and successors, the some of fortie pounde (noie pene), and soe for everie
sixe moneths after, in wh the; sayd Lers Patente shall not be inrolled as afore-
said, the sayde. Thornese Francke; his executors, administrators, and assignes,
to forfeyte and pay the like some of fortie pounde (noie pene) vntill such
inrollment shalbe made as aforesaid; provided alsoe, and our will and pleasure
is, that if att any tyme dureing the sayd tearme of foureteene yeares hereby
graunted, yt shall appeare to,vs,. our heires or successors, or to the Lorde and
others of the Privey Councell, of vs, our heires and successors, that this our

page_text: Psent graunt or Lers Patente of license and priviledge is contrarie to our
lawes, or in any sorte mischeivous or inconvenient to the state of 'this our
realme of England, then vpon significaĉon, heareing, and declaracon, to be
made to vs, our heires and successors, vnder our signett or privy seale, theis
our Letters Patente shall forthwith cease, determine, and be vtterly voyd to
all intente and purposes, anything in theis sente conteyned to the contrarie
notwithstanding, although expresse mencon, &c.
αυ VV Itunesse our sele act
the Five and
twentieth day of June.
Pbře de privato sigillo, &c.