A NEWE WAY FOR THE MAKING OF GOOD AND MCHANTABLE TOUGH IRON AND COLSHIRE IRON WITH SEA COLE, PITT COLE, OR PEAT, AND WITH THE EXPENCE OF A SMALL QUANTITY OF CHARCOLE TO BE VSED THEREIN, NOT EXCEEDING THE FIFT PART OF WHAT IS NOWE VSUALLY SPENT BY OTHERS IN THE MAKING OF THE LIKE PORCON OF IRON
Year: 1637

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Thirteenth yeare of the raigne of our Sollaigne Lord Charles by the grace of
God, King of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, Defendor of the Faith,
&c., betweene the King most Excellent Maiesty on the one part and Sir
FILIBERT VERNATT, knight and barronett, one of the gentlemen of His Maiesties
Privy Chamber, and Captaine THOMAS WHITMORE, on th'other part.
WHEREAS His Maiesty being informed that the said Sir Filibert Vernatt
and Captayne Thomas Whitmore, by their industry and charge had found
out and invented "A NEWE WAY FOR THE MAKING OF GOOD AND MCHANTABLE TOUGH
IRON AND COLSHIRE IRON WITH SEA COLE, PITT COLE, OR PEAT, AND WITH THE
EXPENCE OF A SMALL QUANTITY OF CHARCOLE TO BE VSED THEREIN, NOT EXCEEDING
THE FIFT PART OF WHAT IS NOWE VSUALLY SPENT BY OTHERS IN THE MAKING OF
THE LIKE PORCON OF IRON," His Maiesty in favour of the said Invenčon
tending to the common benefitt of the kingdome, in the Pservacon and saving
much of the timbers and woods thereof consumed in making of iron, and in
recompence of their charges in attayning and finding out of the said newe
way, and to encourage others in like comendable and vsefull invenĉons, was
gciously pleased, by Lies Patente vnder the Great Seale of England, bearing
date with these Psente, for the terme of fowerteene yeares, to graunt to the said
Sir Filibert Vernatt and Captaine Thomas Whitmore. Lřes Patent of pri-
viledge to put in vre the said Invenĉon for the making of iron within His,
Highnes Realmes of England and Ireland, and Dominion of Wales, and to

page_text: grant vnto them, their executors, administrators, deputies, and assigues such
powers, priviledges, and authorities for the better execucon and pformance
thereof, as therein is menconed, as by the same Lřes Patente (amongst other
thing more at large appeareth.
NOWE THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH, that the said Sir Filibert
Vernatt and Thomas Whitmore, for the consideračons hereafter in theis ex-
Pssed, doc, for them, their heires, executors, and administrators covenant,
pmise, and graunt to and with our said Soveraigne Lord the King, His heires
and successors, that they, the said Sir Filibert Vernatt and Thomas Whit-
more, their executors, administrators, and assignes shall and will sell and
deliver vnto our said Soveraigne Lord the Kinge Maicsty, His heires and
successors, all and all manner of such tough iron and Colshire iron, wrought
into barrs, as they, their executors, administrators, and assignes, or their
deputies, agent, workmen, or servante, or any others, deriving authority
or interest from them, shall from tyme to tyme make within the Realmes
of England and Ireland and Dominion of Wales, by vertue of the said
Lřes Patent, or of any the licences, powers, and priviledges therein or
thereby to them soe graunted or menconed to be graunted as afore-
said. And the said Sir Filibert Vernatt and Thomas Whitemore, for the
consideračons herein expssed, doe for them, their heires, executors,
administrators and assignes covenant, pmise, and graut to and with His
said Maiesty, His heires, successors, and assignes by theis psente that
they the said Sir Filibert Vernatt. and Thomas Whitmore, their executors,
administrators, and assignes shall and will, for and during the said terme of
fowerteene yeares, make and worke into barrs all such iron as shalbe them
soe made as aforesaid; and shall and will from tyme to tyme deliver or
cause to be delivered vnto His Maiesty, His heires, successors, or assignes, or
to such person or persons as His Maiesty, His heires, or successors, shall from
tyme to tyme assigne or appoint to receive the same, all such chantable
tough iron and Colshire iron being wrought into barrs as shall or may be by
them, their executors, administrators, or assignes, or their or any of their
deputies, servante, agente, or workmen soe made as aforesaid, within His
Maiesties said Realmes of England, Ireland, or Dominion of Wales, or any
of them, during the said terme; the same iron to be from tyme to tyme
delivered to His said Maiesty, His heires, successors, or assignes, or to such
psons as he or they shall appoint to receive the same at the severall iron
workes of the said Sir Filibert Vernatt and Thomas Whitmore, their exe-
cutors, administrators, deputies, and assignes where the same iron shalbe soe

page_text: made and wrought into barrs as aforesaid, at and for such rates and prices,
and vnder and according to such covenante, coudicons, and agreement, on the
part and behalfe of His Maiesty, His heires, successors, and assignes, to be
paied, done, and performed, as hereafter is expssed. And His said Maiesty,
for Him, His heires, successors, and assignes, doth hereby covenant and
graunt to and with the said Sir Filibert Vernatt and Thomas Whitmore, their
executors, administrators, and assignes that His Maiesty, His heires, succes-
sors, and assignes, or his or their agente, officers, or ministers will receive
and take of and from the said Sir Filibert Vernatt and Thomas Whitmore,
their executors, administrators, deputies, and assignes all such good and
fichantable tough iron and Coleshire iron as shalbe by them or any of their
deputies, agent, servante, or workmen soe made as aforesaid at the severall
iron workes, furnaces, or forges where the same shalbe made and wrought into
barrs within the said severall Realmes of England and Ireland and the
Dominion of Wales, from tyme to tyme during the said terme, vpon one
moneths warneing by the said Sir Filibert Vernatt and Thomas Whitmore,
their exccutors, administrators, or assignes, their deputies, or servante, to be
made and given (for such of the said iron as shalbe by them made within the
Realme of England or Dominion of Wales to His Maiesty, His heires, or
successors, or to the Lord Treasurer of England and Chancellor of His
Maiestyes Court of Exchequer at Westii, for the tyme being, or either of
them ; and for such of the said iron as shalbe by them made within His
Maiesties Realme of Ireland, to the Lord Deputy of Ireland, or to the Lord
Treasurer and Treasurer of the Warrs there, or any one of them) that there
is any considerable quantity of iron made and ready to be delivered for His
Maiesties vse at any of the severall forges or furnaces for the said workes;
and that His Maiesty, His heires, successors, or assignes, or such person or
persons as he or they shall assigne or appoint to receive the same iron, shall
and will well and truely pay or cause to be paied to the said Sir Filibert
Vernatt and Thomas Whitmore, their executors, administrators, or assignes, or
their deputies or servante for the tyme being, to be authorized in that behalfe,
in ready money at and vpon the delivery of the said iron after the rate and
price of twelve pounde of lawfull money of England for every tunn of the said
good and fichantable tough iron and Colshire iron wrought into barrs, which
shalbe by them soc made and delivered, as aforesaid; nevertheless, yt is
intended and declared by His Maiesty, that in case His heires, successors,
agent, or assignes, within the space of twoe moneths after such notice or
warning by the said Sir Filibert Vernatt and Thomas Whitmore, their execu-

page_text: tors, administrators, deputies, or assignes soc made and given as aforesaid,
shall not receave and take of and from them at their said severall iron workes,
furnaces, or forges the said marchantable tough iron and Colshire iron according
to the true intent and meaning of these psente, that then and from thence-
forth, and in case of such default, onely and not otherwise, yt shall and may be
lawfull to or for the said Sir Filibert Vernatt and Thomas Whitmore, their
executors, administrators, deputies, assignes, servante, or agent to sell or
dispose of the said iron to any such other person or persons as shalbe willing
to deale for or buy the same at their will and pleasure, and for their best
benefitt and proffitt, soe as the said Sir Filibert Vernatt and Thomas Whitmore,
their exccutors, or administrators, deputies, or assignes shall and doe answere
and pay to His Maiesty, His heires and successors, agent, or assignes into the
receipt of the Exchequer at Westii, or to the hand of such person or persons
as His Maiesty, His heires or successors, shall assigne or appoint by Lřes
Patent vnder the Great Seale or Privy Scale to reccave the same, twenty
shilling of lawfull money of England, for & vpon every tunn soe sould, as
aforesaid, at the Feast of the Añuntiacon of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint
Michaell Th'archangell, vpon iust accompte from tyme to tyme during the said
terme of fowerteene yeares, to be thereof made and given vpon the oath or
oathes of the said Sir Filibert Vernatt and Thomas Whitmore, their executors,
administrators, deputies, agent, or assignes, in His Maiesties Court of
Exchequer, before the Barons or one or more of them there, according to the
course of the said Courte, of all such iron as then hath beene or shalbe soe sould
and disposed of as aforesaid. And His said Maicsty doth by these sente
for Him, His heires and successors, further declare, covenant, and graunt to
and with the said Sir Filibert Vernatt and Thomas Whitmore, their executors,
administrators, deputies, or assignes that for all such of the said iron as they
shall convert into copper and wyer they shall not be compelled or bound to
deliver the same to His Maiesty, His heires, successors, or assignes, or to
any person or persons whatsoever for His or their vse, but may freely vse and
convert the same into copper at their will and pleasure without incurring any
breach of covenant or any other penalty for the same, these psente or any
thing therein conteyned to the contrary hereof in any wise notwithstanding.
And the said Sir Filibert Vernatt and Thomas Whitmore, for them, their
executors, administrators, and assignes, doe covenant, pinise, and graunt to and
with His Maiestic, His heires and successors, by these psente, that they the
said Sir Filibert Vernatt and Thomas Whitmore, their executors, administra-
tors, and assigues shall and will yield and pay yearely, and from tyme to tyme,

page_text: vnto His said Maiesty, His heires and successors, during the terme hereby
granted, aswell the some of twenty shilling for and vpon every tonn
of the said iron, which vpon such default as aforesaid shalbe sould to any
others then His Maiesty, His heires, successors, agente, or assignes as aforesaid,
as the sum of sixe shilling eight pence of lawfull money of England for and
vpon every tunn of iron that shalbe by them soe made and after converted
into copper and wyer, as aforesaid. The said severall somes of twenty shilling
and sixe shillinge eight pence vpon every tunn to be made from tyme to tyme
during the said terme duly answered and paied to His Maiesty, His heires
and successors to the hand of such person or persone as His Maiesty, His
heires or successors shall appoint to receave the same, and default of such
appointment, the same to be paied into the Exchequer at Westin, at the
Feast of the Añunciacon of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Michaell the
Archangell, during the said terme vpon iust and true accompte to be from tyme
to tyme made and given vpp in His Maiesties Court of Exchequer aforesaid,
vpon the oathes of the said Sir Filibert Vernatt and Thomas Whitmore, their
executors, administrators, deputies, agent, or assignes. And to the intent
His Maiesty, His heires, successors, and assignes may the more secure to be
iustly payed the sommes to him and them hereby intended and menconed to be
paied, as aforesaid, the said Sir Filibert Vernatt and Thomas Whitmore doe
for them, their heires, executors, administrators, and assignes covenant, pmise,
and graunt to, and with our said Sovereign Lord the King, His heires and
successors, by these psente, that they, the said Sir Filibert Vernatt and
Thomas Whitmore, their executors, administrators, deputies, agente, and
assignes, shall and will from tyme to tyme keepe bookes and make truc entries
therein of all such iron as shalbe by them made, sould, delivered, or otherwise
converted into copper and wyer, as aforesaid; and, that His Maiesty, his
heires and successors may be pleased at any tyme hereafter, and from tyme
to tyme to nõiate and appoint at his, and their will, and pleasure, and the
said Sir Filibert Vernatt and Thomas Whitmore, their executors, administrators,
and assignes shall and will, from tyme to tyme and at all tymes hereafter,
admitt and allowe of such person as His Maiesty, His heires and successors,
shall please to name and appoint whoe shall be called His Maiesties surveyor
for the workes of iron to be erected, made, or vsed by the said Sir Filibert
Vernatt and Thomas Whitmore; their executors, administrators, and assignes,
deputies, servant, or agente, which said surveyor, by himselfe or his deputy
or deputies shall or may have accesse to all and every the booke and bookes
of the said Sir Filibert Vermatt and Thomas Whitmore, their executors,

page_text: administrators, deputies, agente and assignes, and the bookes of all others
whatsoever ymployed by or vnder them concneing the making, vending, or
selling of iron, and shall and may take coppies or notes of all or any thing
therein conteyned as shalbe held needfull for discovering and making knowne the
quantities aswell of all such iron as shalbe by them soe made, delivered, or sould
as of all such iron as shalbe by them converted into copper or wyer as aforesaid.
And to that end the said surveyor, or his deputy or deputies shall and may have
liberty, power, and authority to meete weekely, or oftner yf neede shall require,
with such as from tyme to tyme shall keepe the said bookes, and by sight
and pvsall of the said bookes be informed of the quantitie of the iron by
them soc made, delivered, and sould, or otherwise converted into copper or wyer
as aforesaid, which said surveyor, and his deputy or deputies, for the tyme being
shall enter into a booke or bookes, to be by him or them kept for that purpose,
the iust quantities of iron made, delivered, sould, or otherwise converted into
copper or wyer by the said Sir Filibert Vernatt and Thomas Whitmore, their
executors, administrators, and assignes, or any of them, their or any of their
servant, factors, or agents, to the end His Maiesty, His heires, successors, or
assignes may be duly answered and paied according to the tenor and true
meaning of these sents: Provided alwayes, that yf the said Sir Filibert
Vernatt and Thomas Whitmore, their executors, administrators, or assignes
shall not inroll or cause to be inrolled this sent Indenture before the Clarko
of the Pipe in the Exchequer at Westii within sixe moneths after the date
hereof, that then the said Sir Filibert Vernatt and Thomas Whitmore, their
executors, administrators, and assignes shall forfeite and pay to His Maiesty,
His heires and successors, the some of twenty pounde nõic pene for every sixe
moneths default of inrollment of this His Maiesties graunt before the said
Clarke of the Pipe for the tyme being. And His Maiesty doth hereby, for him,
His heires and successors, graunt vnto the said Sir Filibert Vernatt and
Thomas Whitmore, their executors, administrators, and assignes, that these
Psente, or the exemplificacon or inrollment thereof shalbe firme, good, and
effectual, according to the true meaning of the same, notwithstanding the
not pticuler describing or not čteyne describing of the manner of the said newe
way or Inventon for the making of iron or of the forme or fashion of the said
furnaces o engines, structures, or instrumente to be erected, sett vpp, vsed, or
ymployed in and about the making of the same, or of the quantitie or qualities
of the said iron hereby covenanted and graunted, or mencoñed to be covenanted
and graunted, sold, and delivered to His Maiesty, His heires, successors,
agent, or assignes, as aforesaid. And nothwithstanding any other defect,

page_text: impfeccon, or ineteynty, or any act, statute, ordinance, pvision, or restricton
to the contrary thereof, in any wise notwithstanding.
In witnes, whereof to the one part of this Indenture remayning with His
Maiesty, the said Sir Filibert Vernatt and Thomas Whitmore have putt their
hand and seales. And to the other part thereof remayning with the said Sir
Filibert Vernatt and Thomas Whitmore, His Maiesty has caused the Great
Seale of England to be putt the day and yeare first above written. Annoq,
Dii. 1637.