MAKEING OF HARD SOAPE WITH A MATERIALL CALLED BERILIA, AND, WITHOUT THE VSE OF ANY FIRE IN THE BOYLING AND MAKEING THEREOF, AND ALSOE OF MAKEING OFSOFTE SOAPE WITHOUT THE VSE OF FIRE IN THE BOYLING THEREOF
Year: 1623

page_text: JAMES, DY
greeting.
grace of God, &c.,
to whome
psent
come.
WHEREAS we, by our Lřes Patente, bearing date the Tenth day of
February nowe last past, for the consideračons therein expressed, for vs, our
heires and successors, did giue and graunte vnto our welbeloved subiecte ROGER
JONES and ANDREWE PALMER, their executors, administrators, and assignes,
full and free libtie, licence, power, priuiledge, and authoritie that they, the
said Roger Jones and Andrewe Palmer, their executors, administrators, and
assigns, and none other, by themselves, their deputies, servante, factors, or
workemen, should or might at all and euy time and tymes thereafter, and from
time to time dureing the terme of twenty and one. yeares next ensueing the
date of the said Lřes Patent, at their .owne pper costes and chardges, vse,
exercise, practise, and put in vre, within our said Realmes of England and
Ireland, and Dominion of Wales, and our Towne of Barwicke, at their libtie
and pleasure, the mistery, arte, way, meanes, and trade of "MAKEING OF HARD
SOAPE WITH A MATERIALL CALLED BERILIA, AND, WITHOUT THE VSE OF ANY FIRE
IN THE BOYLING AND MAKEING THEREOF, AND ALSOE OF MAKEING OF SOFTE SOAPE
WITHOUT THE VSE OF FIRE IN THE BOYLING THEREOF," with such priuiledges
and clauses as in the said Lřes Patente are contayned and may more at large
appere: And whereas since the graunting of the said Lřes Patente the said
Roger Jones and Andrewe Palmer, and such others, their assistant as by
greate expence and travaile haue ayded and assisted them in pfecting the said

page_text: Invenčon, haue found out and added to their former Invencon many pticulers
conduceing much to the pfitablenes and pfeccon of the worke, both in the vse
of native and home comodities of this kingdome in the working and compo-
sicon of the said soapes, and thereby in spareing and saveing many thousande
yearely which are nowe expended on forreigne comodities bought and brought
from beyond the seas, and imployed here in the makeing of soape in the
manner nowe ordinarilie vsed; and especially the said Roger Jones and
Andrewe Palmer, and their assistante, haue found out the way of makeing and
Ppareing of ashes of beanestrawe and peasestrawe, and of inland kelpe and
Englishe berilia, and other vegetables fitt and serviceable for the makeing
of soape which otherwise would be of little or noe benefitt to the kingdome,
but being thus vsed and imployed will haue the expence of many thousand
yearely which are nowe expended on-forreigne comodities to the lessening of
the stocke and treasure of the realmes, which in our regall puidence for the
publique weale of our people we are bound to be vigilant and carefull of.
Forasmuch as such pfitable Invenčons are not at once and at the first brought
to their full pfeccon, we hould itt fitt in iustice and honor to giue all incourage-
ment to such our loving subject as shall imploy their travayles, industries,
and purses to the furthering of the comon good, and to reward them to the
full with the fruites of their owne labours; and forasmuch also as the
said Roger Jones and Andrewe Palmer haue nowe approved their Inventons
and skill to be such as deserveth incouragement, their soape, made the
materiall of our owne' kingdome onely, being found to be as sweete and good
as the best softe soape nowe already made, and to extend further in the
vse thereof, as they in the behalfe of themselues and their assistante haue also
made offer vnto vs to respect our owne pticuler pfitt, in such measure as that
the losse we may receive in our customes and other duties by the not importing
of forreigne comodities for the makeing of soape as in former times, shall by
their industries be recomended vnto vs, our heires and successors, in certaintie
with good advantage; and our loving subjecte, whoe haue longe complayned
of the badd and stinking soape nowe ordinarilie in vse, shall haue good, sweete,
and šviceable soape for their money, and yet shall not haue the price thereof
raysed vppon them aboue the vsuall rate of the best sweete soape nowe made
and sould by the soapeboylers.
KNOWE YE, that we, for the consideračons aforesaid, of our especiall grace,
certaine knowledge, and meere močon, have given and graunted, and by theis
Psente, for vs, our heires and successors, doe give and graunt vnto the said
Roger Jones and Andrewe Palmer, on the behalfe of themselues and their
assistante, full and free libtie, licence, power, privilege, and authoritie that they

page_text: the said Roger Jones and Andrewe Palmer, their executors, administrators,
and assignes, by themselves or their deputies, servante, factors, or workemen,
and none other, shall and may at all and every time and times hereafter, and
from time to time dureing the terme of twentie and one yeares next ensueing
the date of theis psente, at their own pper costes and charges, vse, exercise,
practise, and put in vse, within our said realmes of England and Ireland and
dominion of Wales, and our towne of Barwicke, at their libtie and pleasure,
the mistery, arte, way, and meanes of makeing of hard soape and softe soape,
as well with the materialle and in such manner as in the said former Lřes
Patent are expressed, as also of burning and Ppareing of beanstrawe, pease-
strawe, kelpe, ferne, and other vegetables to be found in our owne dominions,
into ordinarie ashes or into potashes, and with the said materialle of the ashes
of beane or pease strawe and kelpe, ferne, and all other vegetables whatsoe
not formerly and ordinarily vsed or practised within theis our realmes and
dominions to make soape hard or softe, at their will and pleasure, and in such
way or forme as they have invented or devised; and also of the vscing of the
assay glasse for tryeing of their lee, and makeing of hard and softe sonpe by
their said newe Invenčons, in the way of making of the said soapes by sundry
močons, and not boyling of the same with the expence of much fewell, in such
sorte as was formerly accustomed by such as nowe vsually make soap in and
about our cittye of London and elsewhere in our said dominions; and further,
to sett vpp in any place or places within our said realmes of England and
Ireland, and dominion of Wales, or town of Barwicke, any house or houses,
vessells, or engines whatsoeû fitt and necessarie for the puting in vse and
practise of the said mistery, arte, way, meanes, or trade of makeing of hard
and softe soape by all or any the materialle aforesaid, and by their said newe
Invenčons and mocons for the makeing thereof as aforesaid, and the same soe
made to vtter and sell in grosse or by retayle or otherwise, to transporte, and
doo away at their free will and pleasure for their best comoditie and pfitt;
and to the end that this our pleasure may be the better effected, and the said
Roger Jones and Andrewe Palmer may the more fullie enjoy the benefitt
of this our graunte, we will, and for us, our heirs and successors, doe
straightly charge, inhibite, and comaunde, and doe also of our especiall
grace, certaine knowledge, and mere mocon, for vs, our heires and successors,
graunt to the said Roger Jones and Andrewe Palmer, their executors, admi-
nistrators, and assignes, that no pson or psons whatsoeů borne within any our
realmes or diions, nor any other pson or psons whatsoever, either denizens or
strangers borne in any forraigue realme or countrey whatsoed, of what estate,
decree, or condicon soever he or they be or shalbe, other then the said Roger

page_text: Jones and Andrewe Palmer, their executors, administrators, and assignes, or
such as shall by them or some of them be sett on worke or authorized, shall
or may, at any time or times durcing the said terme of one and twentie yeares
hereby graunted or menconed, or intended to be graunted, practise, vse,
exercise, or put in vre, the said mistery, arte, way, meanes, or trade of makeing
the said hard or softe soaps with any the materialle aforesaid, or by vscing of
the assaye glasse for tryeing of their lee, or by the wayes, invenĉons, or meanes
herein-before menconed, or to sett vpp, make or vse any house or houses,
vesselle, engine or engins, for or conning the vse of the said arte, misteries,
or Invenĉons, or any of them, within our said realmes of England and Ireland
and dominion of Wales or towne of Barwicke, or in any place or places
within our said realmes or dominions, or any of them, or to make or burne
any ashes or pottashes of the materialle aforesaid for the makeing of soapè
vppon payne of forfeyture to vs, our heires and successors, of the said hard
soape and softe soape or ashes so to be made contrie to the true intente and
meaneing of theis Psente, and to haue the said assaye glass or glasses for
tryeing their lee, and the said, vesselle, engins, and devises vtterlie pulled
downe and defaced, and also vppon paine of our high indignacon and dis-
pleasure, and such further paynes, penalties and imprisonmte as by any our
lawes or statutes of this our realme of England, or by our Progatiue royall,
can or may be inflicted vppon the offendors for their disobedience in con
temning our royall comaund in this behalfe. And to the end it may the better
appeere when any such soape shall be made contrie to the true intent and
meaneing of this psente, and for the better execučon of this our graunt, we
doe by theis sente, for vs, our heires and successors, give and graunt full
libtic, power, and authoritie vnto the said Roger Jones and Andrewe Palmer;
their executors, administrators, and assignes, that a stampe or stampes,
seale or scales, to be engraven with a rose and crowne, shalbe stamped,
sealed, or marked on all the soapes by them or any of them to be made in
manner and forme before declared, the better to distinguish their said soape
from all counterfeyte soape, either hard or softe, made or to be made by any
pson or psons contrie to the true intent and meaneing of theis sent or of
the Lies Patente before recited, which seale or stampe soe to be made as
aforesaid we doe by theis sente will and comaund be sett vppon the hard
soape, and vppon the firkins, barrelle, and other vesselle contayning the said
softe soape soe to be made, and shall not be sett vppon soapes hard or softe
made by any other pson or psons whatsoeu? contrie to the true intent of theis
sente, but shalbe sett and fixed onely vppon such soap as shalbe from time
to time made by the said Roger Jones and Andrewe Palmer, their executors,

page_text: administrators, or assignes, according as is herein-before sett downe, and noè
other; and further, we doe by theis Psent graunte that it shall and may
be lawful to and for the said Röger Jones and Andrew Palmer, their
executors, administrators, or assignes, or any of them, by himselfe or them!
selves, or by bis, their, or any of their deputies, factors, or servante, at
any time or times convenient, and from time to time dureing the said termé
of one and twenty yeares, with assistance of a constable or some other officer,
to enter into all and euy place and places, house and houses, where they or
any of them shall haue any iust cause to suspecte any such hard soape or softe
soape, or sonpe ashes, or pott ashes, to be made or endeavoured to be made,
or stamped or sealed, or to be sould or vtled or sett to sale, contrie to the true
intent and meaneing of theis sent or of the Lřes Patente before recited,
or any vesselle, engins, or instrumente, to be erected, framed, or vsed contrarie
to the true meaneing hereof, to be or remayne within our said realmes or
dominions, as well within libties as without, and there carefully and diligently
to trye and searche by all lawfull wayes and meanes for all such hard soapes
and softe soapes, and pott ashes, and other ashes hereby graunted, made, or to
be made as aforesaid, and for all such vesselle, engine, or instrumente, as by
any other pson or psons whatsoever shall, dureing or within the terme before
graunted, be made, erected, or sett vpp, or vsed contry to the true meaneing
of theis our Lřes Patente, and finding any such, to seize the said hard soapes
and softe soapes, and pott ashes, and other ashes hereby graunted soe made to
the vse of vs, our heires and successors (the one halfe whereof we doe hereby
for vs, our heires and successors, giue and graunt vnto the said Roger Jones
and Andrew Palmer, their executors, administrators, and assignes, and to
deface and pull downe the said furnaces, vesselle, engins, and instrumente soe
erected and vsed; to haue and to hould, pceive, vse, exercise, and enioy all
and singuler the aforesaid libties, priuiledges, graunte, and authorities, and
other the misses, vnto the said Roger Jones and Andrewe. Palmer, their
executors, administrators, and assignes, imediatly from and after the date of
theis Psente, for and dureing the terme of twentie and one yeares from thence
next ensueing, and fullie to be compleate and ended. And forasmuch as the
publicke haueing an interest herein, which by the inhanceing of the prices of
the commodities aforesaid may be piudiced and damnified, our will and pleasure
is, and we doe hereby straightlie charge and comaund, that they the said
Roger Jones and Andrewe Palmer, their executors, administrators, and
assigues, or any other pson or psons by them to be authorised for the makeing
of the said hard sope or softe soape, shall not, at any time dureing the said
terme of one and twentie yeares, sell, or cause to be sould, the said hard soape

page_text: or softe soape, by them or any of them to be made as aforesaid, at any higher
or decrer rates and prices then hard soape and softe soape of the beste sortes
and kindes were most, vsually sould for, within the space of seaven yeares now
last past before the date of these psente. And further, we doe hereby charge
and comaund all and singuler justices of peace, inayors, sheriffes, constables,
headboroughes, comptrollers, customers, searchers, wayters, and all other officers
and ministers to whome it shall or may appteine, to be ayding and assisting in
all lawful, and convenient manner vnto the said Roger Jones and Andrewe
Palmer, their executors, administrators, deputies, and assignes, in the due exccu-
čon of theis our Lřes Patente, as they tender our pleasure and will avoid our
indignacon and displeasure in the contric. And wee doe further hereby
comaund that the said Roger Jones and, Andrewe Palmer, their executors,
administrators, and assignes, doe carefully and diligentlie indeavour themselves
that the intent and true meaneing of theis our Lřes Patente be iustlie observed,
and if in the execucon thereof they or any of them shall finde any resistance, that
they or some of them doe certifie the same into the Court of Exchequer of vs,
our heires and successors, to the end the offendors therein may receive condigne
punishment for the same their offences, vnto which Court of Exchequer we
doe hereby for vs, our heires and successors, giue power and authoritie, vppon
such certificate made as aforesaid, and due proofe thereof made, to inflicte such
punishm and imprisonm³, or either of them, vppon the offenders, as their
offences shall deserve, or to the said Court shalbe thought meete.
lastly, we doe hereby for vs, our heires and successors, graunt that theis our
Lies Patent, or the inrollment thereof, shalbe in all thinges firme, good,
avayleable, and effectuall in the lawe, according to the true meaneinge of the
same, aswell in all our court as elsewhere within our said realmes and
dominions, without any confirmacon or further licence or tolleračon to be in
wise peured or obtayned, although expresse menčon, &c.
any
And
In witnes whereof, &c. Witnes our selfe at Westñi, the Three and
In witnes whereof, &c. Witnes our selfe at Westñi, the Three and
twentieth day of February.
P bře de priuato sigillo, &c.