A NEW WAY FOR CHARKING OF SEACOLE, AND ALL OTHER EARTHCOLE, AND FOR THE P PARING, DRESSING, AND QUALLEFIEING THEM SOE AS TO MAKE THEM FITT FOR THE MELTING AND MAKEING OF IRON AND OTHER METTALL, AND MANY OTHER GOOD VSES BEYOND ANY OTHER WAY THAT WAS EVER YET FOUND OUT
Year: 1633

page_text: ILLIAMS, VAN WOLFEN, HANCHETT, VAN WOLFEN, WILLIAMS,
REIGNOLDS, BROWNE, & VAN WOLFEN'S PATENT.
CHARLES, by the grace of God, King of England, Scotland, France, and
Ireland, Defendor of the Faith, &c., to all to whome theise psente shall come
greeteing.
WHEREAS Sir ABRAHAM WILLIAMS, Knight, by his peticon to us exhibited,
hath informed vs that hee, with some others, hath found out "A NEW WAY
FOR CHARKING OF SEACOLE, AND ALL OTHER EARTHCOLE, AND FOR THE P PARING,
DRESSING, AND QUALLEFIEING THEM SOE AS TO MAKE THEM FITT FOR THE MELTING AND
MAKEING OF IRON AND OTHER METTALL, AND MANY OTHER GOOD VSES BEYOND ANY
OTHER WAY THAT WAS EVER YET FOUND OUT," now forasmuch as the saveing of
wood by this meanes wilbee a greate benefitt to the common-wealth, and that
the quallifieing and pparing of the said cole was never vntill now brought to
pfeccon, he humbly desires a priueledge for fowerteene yeares by Lřes Patente
that none but hee, and such patentees as hee shall nominate, their executors,
administrators, and assignes, shall make vse of their new Invenčon without
theire leave and licence, vppon such penalties and wth such other clauses as
our Attorney Generall should thincke fitt to bee inserted, for the incouragement
and establishing of soe good a worke for the common wealth.
KNOWE YEE, that wee, mindeing the seruačon of the wood within this
our realme, and graciously favouring and willing to cherish such ingenious and
pfitable invenčons, of our espeaciall grace, certeyne knowledge, and meere
močon, have given and graunted, and by theise psentes doe, for vs, our heires and
successors, give and graunte unto the said Sir Abraham Williams, and vnto JOHN
GASPAR VAN WOLFEN, EDWARD HANCHETT, AMADIS VAN WOLFEN, WALTER

page_text: WILLIAMS, HENRY REGNOLD, JOHN BROWNE, and GASPAR FREDERICKE VAN
WOLFEN, nominated by the said Sir Abraham Williams, and to every of them, their
and every of their executors, administrators, and assignes, full and free libtie,
license, power, and authoritie that they, and every of them, and every of their
executors, administrators, and assignes, by themselves, their deputyes, factors,
servant, or workemen (and none other), shall and may at all and every tyme
and tymes hereafter during the terme of fowerteene yeares next ensueing the
date of theise sente, att their owne pper cost and chardges, vse, exercise,
practise, and put in vre wthin our dominions the mistery, art, way, and
meanes of charking of seacole, and all other earthcole, and of Pparing,
dressing, and qualefying them, and makeing them fitt for the melting and
makeing of iron and other mettalle, and therewith to make and melt iron and
other mettalle, and imploye them for any other good vses by the wayes by
them or some of them first invented att theire and every of their wills and
pleasures; and further agreeing with the tennante and occupiers of the soyle
to sett vpp in any place or places within our domynions any house or houses,
furnace or furnaces, or other vessell or vesselle, or any other ymplemente
whatsoever fitt and necessary for the putting in practise of the said mistery,
arte, way, and meanes of charkeing of seacole, and all other earthcoale,
and of Pparing and qualefying them to make them fitt for the melting
and makeing of iron and other mettalle and other good vses as afore-
said, and therewith to melt and make iron or other mettall, or otherwise to
vse the same by the waies and meanes first invented by them and not vsed
by others, and the same coales charked, and iron, mettall, and other thing?
made thereof, to sell and disperse within this realme; wherefore our will and
pleasure is, and by these psente wee doe, for vs, our heires and successors,
streightly charge and inhibite all and every
other pson and
psons whatsoever,
of what estate, degree, quality, or condicon they or any of them bee or shalbec,
other then the said Sir Abraham Williams, John Gaspar van Wolfen, Edward
Hanchet, Amadis van Wolfen, Walter Williams, Henry Reignolde, John
Browne, and Gasper Fredericke van Wolfen, their executors, administrators,
substitutes, workemen, or assignes, that they or any of them doe not nor shall,
during the said tearme of. fowerteene yeares, vse or practise, directly or indi-
rectly, the art, way, or meanes. for charking of seacoale or other carthcoale, or
for makeing or melting of iron or mettall, or other vse, by the waies and meanes
by the said Sir Abraham Williams, John Gaspar van Wolfen, Edward
Hanchet, Amadis van Wolfen, or any of them, first invented and not vsed by
others without the license, consent, or agreement of the said Sir Abraham
Williams, John Gaspar van Wolfen, Edward Hanchet, Amadis van Wolfen,

page_text: Walter Williams, Henry Reignolde, John Browne, and Gasper. Fredericke
van Wolfen, their executors, administrators, or assignes, or the greater num
ber of them, to have and..to liould the said licences, priviledges, powers and
authorityes, and other the pmisses by these psente menconed to be given
and graunted to the said Sir Abraham Williams, John Gaspar van Wolfen;
Edward Hanched, Amadis van Wolfen, Walter Williams, Henry Reignolde;
John Browne, and Gaspar Fredericke van Wolfen, theire executors, adminis-
trators, and assignes, for and during the terme of fowerteene yeares next and
ymeadiatly insueing after the date of theise psentes: fully. to bee compleate
and ended, yeildeing and payeing, and the said Sir Abraham. Williams, John
Gasper van Wolfen, Edward Hanchet, Amadis van Wolfen, Walter Williams;
Henry. Reignolde, John Browne, and Gaspar. Fredericke van Wolfen, for
them and every of them, theire executors, administrators and assignes, doe
covenaunt and agree to yeilde and paie vnto vs, our heires and successors, for
this priveledge, the yearely rent of tenn shilling of lawful money of England;
into the receipt of the Exchequer att Westminster, at the Feast of the
Annunciacon of our Blessed Virgin Mary onely; and wee doe by theise
Psente, for vs, our heires and successors, will and comaund all and singuler
maiors, sheriffe, iustices of peace, bailiffe, constables, hedboroughes, and other
officers, ministers, and subiect of vs, our heires and successors, that they and
everie of them bee from tyme to tyme aydeing, belpeing, and assisteing to
the said Sir Abraham Williams, John Gaspar van Wolfen, Edward-Hanchet,
Amadis van Wolfen, Walter Williams, Henry Reignolde, John Browne, and
Gaspar Frederick van Wolfen, their executors, administrators, deputyes,
workemen, agente, and assignes, in all thing in and about the accomplishm
of our pleasure herein expressed, and in the exercise and exceucon of the
same; and that they nor any of them doe any way hinder, molest, or intervpt
the said Sir Abrabam Williams, John Gaspar van Wolfen, Edward Hanchet,
Amadis van Wolfen, Walter Williams, Henry Reignolde, John Browne, and
Gaspar Fredericke van Wolfen, their executors, administrators, deputyes,
workemen, agent, or assignes, or any of them, during the said terme of
fowerteene yeares, in the exercise of the pmisses, as they tender the our
pleasure, and will avoyde the contrary att their perille; and these our Lies
Patent, or the inrollement thereof, shalbee their sufficient warrant in that
behalfe. And our will and pleasure is, and the said Sir Abraham Williams,"
John Gaspar van Wolfen, Edward Hanchet, Amadis van Wolfen, Walter
Williams, Henry Reignole, John Browne, and Gaspar Fredericke van Wolfen,
for them, their executors and assignes, and every of them, doth covenant,
pmise, and agree with vs, our heires- and successors, that they or sonic of

page_text: them shall from tyme to tyme, during the said terme, keepe one servant att
the least borne in England, and instruct him in the science aforesaid: Pro-
vided alwaies, and our will and pleasure is, that if at any tyme during the
said tearme it shall appear vnto vs, our heires or successors, or vnto the lorde
and others of the Privie Councell of vs, our heires and successors, that the
practise and execučon of the pmises shalbe inconvenient and Piudiciall for
the cōmonwealth, then, vppon significačon and declaračon to bee made by vs,
our heires or successores, vnder our or theire signett or privie seale, or by the
lord and others of our Privic Councell, or sixe or more of them, for the
tyme being in writing, vnder their hande, of such preiudice and inconvenience,
these our Letters. Patente shall forthwth cease, determyne, and bee vtterly
voyd; and wee doe by these Presente, for vs, our heires and successors, graunt
that these our Letters Patente, or the inrollement of them, shalbe firme,
good, and effectuall, according to the true meaning of the same, although
expresse mencon, &c.
Witnesse our selfe até Cambury, the First day of
October.
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