A NEWE WAIE FOR MAKEING OF SALT-PEETER
Year: 1632

page_text: CHARLES, by the grace of God Kinge of England, Scotland, France, and
Ireland, Defendor of the Faith, &c., to all to whom theis sente shall conie,
greeting.
WHEREAS Sir EDWARD WARDOUR, Knighte, by his Peticon to vs exhibited,.
hath informed vs that hee, at his greate charge and by his industrie and endea-
vour, hath invented and found out "A NEWE WAIE FOR MAKEING OF SALT-PEETER,"
whereof hee was the first and true Inventor, and that the same waie hath not.
beene used by others, and bath humbly besoughte vs to bee pleased, according
to our accustomed goodnes, to graunte vnto him the sole makeing of salt-
peeter within our domynions for one and twentie years, by the waies and
means first invented by him, and not vsed by others, and he will not sell anic
salt-peeter dureing that tyme other then to vs, our heirs or successors, without
licence of vs, our heirs or successors, first in that behalfe obtained.
KNOWE YEE, that wee, graciously favouring and willing to further such
ingenious and pfitable invenĉons, of oure speciall grace, Etaine knowledge, and
meere močon, haue giuen and graunted, and by theis psente for vs, our
heirs and successors, doe give and graunte vnto the saide Sir Edward Wardour,
full and free libtie, licence, power, priuiledge, and authoritie that he, the said Sir
Edward Wardor, his executors, admynistrators, and assignes, by themselues or
their deputies, seruante, factors, or workemen, and none other, shall and may,
at all and every tyme and tymes hereafter, from tyme to tyme dureing-the terme
of one and twentic years next ensueing the date of theis psente, at their owne

page_text: pper cost and charges, vse, exercise, practise, and put in vse within our domy-
nions the mistery, arte, waie, and meanes of makeing of salt-peeter, by him first
invented, and not formerly vsed or put in practise by others, at his and their
will and pleasure; and further, to set vpp, in anie place or places within our
domynions, any house or houses, vessell or vessells whatsoever, fitt and neces-
sary for the putting in petise of the said misterie, arte, waie, means, and trade
of makeing salt-peter, and the same soe made to vtter and sell in grosse or
by retaile within our domynions, at their free wills and pleasures, for their
best cōmoditie and pfitt. Wherefore our will and pleasure is, and by theis
Psente, of our more especiall grace, Etaine knowledge, and mere mocon, wee doe
for vs, our heirs and successors, straightly charge and inhibite all and every
other pson or psons whatsoever, of what estate, degree, or condicon hee or
they or anie of them bee, that none of them other then the saide Sir Edward
Wardour, his executors, admynistrators, substitute, workemen, or assignes, or
anic of them, doe or shall, dureing the saide terme of one and twentie years,
vse or petise, directly or indirectly, the arte, waic, or meanes, by the said Sir
Edward Wardour first invented, and not vsed by others, for makeing of salt-
peeter without the licence, consent, and agreement of the said Sir Edward
Wardour, his executors, admynistrators, or assignes, or some or one of
them, first had and obtained. And wee doe by theis psente for vs, our heirs
and successors, will and comaund, all and singuler maiors, sherifff, justices
of peace, bayliffe, constables, licadboroughs, and other officers, mynisters,
and subiect of vs, our heirs and successors, that they and every of them bee,
from tyme to time dureing the terme aforesaide, aideing, helpeing, and assist-
ing to the said Sir Edward Wardour, his executors, admynistrators, deputies,
and assigües, in all things in and about the accomplishment of our pleasure
lierein declared, and in the exercise and execuĉon of the same; and that they
nor any of them doe at anie tyme linder, molest, or inPrupt the saide Sir
Edward Wardour, his executors, admynistrators, deputies, or assignes, or anie
of them, in anie wise con?neing the misses, as they tender our pleasure and
will avoide the contrairie at their vttermost pills, and theis our Lres
Patent, or the inrolement of them, shalbee their sufficient warraunte in that
behalfe. Prouided alwaies, and our will and pleasure is, that if at anie tyme
during the saide terme, it shall appeare vnto vs, our heirs and successors, or
vnto the Lorde and others of the Priuie Councell of vs, our heirs or suc-
cessors, that the pctise and execucon of this graunte shalbee inconvenient and
Piudiciall for the cōmonwealth, then vppon significacon and declaracon to bee
made by vs, our heirs and successors, vnder our or their signett or privie
seale, or by the Lorde and others of our Privie Councell, or sixe or more of

page_text: them, for the tyme being, in writeing vnder their hande, of such piudice and
inconvenience, these our Lřes Patente shall forthwith cease, defmyne, and
bee vtterly voide. Nevertheless, it is our pleasure and the true intent and
meaneing of theis sente, and the said Sir Edward Wardour, for himseife,
his executors, and admynistrators, doth coveñnte, pmise, and agree to, and
with vs, our heirs and successors, that the saide Sir Edward, his executors,
admynistrators, or assignes, shall not nor will sell or vent anie salt-peter
dureing the terme of five years next comeing vnto anie other then to vs, our
heirs or successors, unlesse wee, our heirs or successors, shall licence or
authorise him, his executors or admynistrators, especially to doe the same,
any thinge in theis psente contained to the contrairie notwithstanding; and
wee doe hereby for vs, our heirs and successors, graunte that theis our Lřes
Patente, or the inrollement thereof, shalbee firme, good, and effectuall,
according to the true meaneing of the same, although expresse mencon, &c.
In witnesse, &c., witnesse our selfe at Westñi, the Eleaventh daie of
June &c