THE SOLE MAKING OF THE STONE POTT, STONE JUGGE AND STONE BOTTELLE
Year: 1626

page_text: CHARLES; by the grace of God King of England, Scotland, France, and
Ireland, Defendor of the Fayth, &c. to all justices of peace, mayors, sheriffe,
bailiffe, constables, and all other our officers, ministers, and subiecte, to
whome these Presente shall come, greeting.
WHEREAS we are given to vnderstand by our loving subiecte, THOMAS
Rous als Rius and ABRAHAM CULLYN, of London, Marchante, that heretofore
and at this present, this our Kingdome of England and other our Dominions
are and have beene served with stone potte, stone jugge, and stone bottles out
of forreigne parte from beyond the seas, and they have likewise shewed vnto vs
that by their industry and charge not onely the materialle, but also the arte
and manufacture may be found out and pformed, never formerly vsed within
this our Kingdome of England, by any which proffitable intenčon they have
already attempted and in some good measure have proceeded in, and hope to
pfecte, whereby many poore and vnproffitable people may be sett on worke
and put to labour and good ymployment for their maintenance, and reliefe, of
which they will make further tryall at their owne charge for the good of our
realines, and in consideračon thereof they have humbly desired that we would
be graciously pleased to grant vnto them our royall priviledge for "THE SOLE
MAKING OF THE STONE POTT, STONE JUGGE, AND STONE BOTTELLE," within our Do-
minions for the tearme of fowerteene yeares, for a reward for their Invencon, and
they have also voluntarily offered vnto vs for the same a yearely rente of five
pounde toward the increase of our revenue, soc long as they have benifitte by

page_text: this our grant, neyther doe they desier by vertue of such priviledge to prohibite.
or hinder the imporcacon of these comodities by others from forreigne parte,
but that they may still bring in the same from beyond the seas as they have
formerly done.
KNOWE YE, that we graciously tendring and effecting the generall good
and benifitt of our kingdomes and our subiect of the same, and to the end
that as well the said Thomas Rous als Rius and Abraham Cullin may receave
some convenient recompence and proffitte out of their owne labours and en-
deavours as reason requireth, as also that other our loving subiecte may be
thereby encouraged, in the like laudable service and endeavours for the common
good of their country, and for other good consideračons vs herevnto moving of
our especiall grace, certeyne knowledge, and meare mocon we have given and
granted, and by these Presente for vs, our heires and successors, doe give
and grant full and free lycence, priviledge, power, and authority, vnto the said
Thomas Rous ats Rius and Abraham Cullin, and eyther of them, their and
eyther of their exccutors and administrators, and their and every or any
of their deputies or assignes, having authority from them, or any of them in
that behalfe, that they and every or any of them, and none others, shall and
may from tyme to tyme, and at all tymes for and during the tearme of fower-
teene yeares nexte ensueing the date hereof, within these our Realmes of
England and Ireland, and the Dominions thereof, at their or any of their
liberty and pleasuer, vse, exercise, practise, and put in vse the arte and feate of
framcing, workeing, and makeing of all and all manner of potte, jugge, and
bottelle, commonly called or knowne by the name,
e or names of stone potte,
stone jugge, and stone bottelle whatsoever, whereof the like hath not heretofore
becne vsually made or wrought, within our said realmes and dominions, and
and also to make, erecte, and sett vpp in any ground, place, or places what-
soever within our said realmes and dominions, with the consent, agreement,
and good likeing of the persons to whome the same shall belong, any fornace
or fornaces, whatsoever concerning the said fcate or arte of frameing, workeing,
and makeing of stone potte, stone jugge, and stone bottelle, and the same soe
made to vtter and sell in grose, or by retayle, or otherwise to doe away or dis-
pose of the same at their or any of their will and pleasuer, and to their or any
of their beste comodity and proffitt, during the said tearme of fowerteene
yeares; and therefore our will and pleasuer is, and we, doe, by these Presente,
for vs, our heires, and successors, straightly charge, prohibite, and forbidd all
and every person and persons, as well our naturall borne subiecte as aliens,
denizens, and strangers whatsoever (other then the said Thomas Rous ats
Rius and Abraham Cullin, and eyther of them, their and eyther of their

page_text: executors, administrators, and assignes, and such as shall by them or any of
them be sett on worke, licensed or authorised, that they or any of them doc
not, during the tearme aforesaid, présume, attempte, or take in hande to make,
frame, practise, vse, or exercise, within our said Realmes of England or
Ireland, or the Dominions of the same, the said arte, feate, or way of makeing
frameing, or workeing of any manner of the said potte, jugge, or bottelle,
commonly called or knowne by the name or names of stone potte, stone jugge,
and stone bottelle whatsoever, not heretofore vusally made or wrought within
our said realmes or dominions, and to be put in vsc and practise by the said
Thomas Rous als Rius and Abraham Cullin, or cyther of them, their or
either of their executors, administrators, or assignes, or to counterfett the
said arte or feate by them or any of them soe to be put in vse, & practise,
nor to presume, attempt, or take in hand, to make, erecte, frame, or sett vpp
any furnace or furnaces to that purpose, vpon payne of forfeyture of all and
every such potte, jugge, and bottelle soe to be made, wrought or counterfetted,
contrary to the true intente and meaneing of these psente, and also vpon payne
of breakeing and defaceing of all and every the said furnace or furnaces to be
made or crected contrary to the tenor hereof, and further vpon payne of our
highe indignacon and displeasure, and such further penalties and imprison-
ment as by any the statute or lawes of the said realmes or dominions, or
any of them, can or may be inflicted vpon them, or any of them, for their
contempt and disobedience in breakeing and contemning our commandement
and prerogative royall.
And for the better execucon of this our grant, lycence, and priviledge,
we doe by these Presente, for vs, our heires, and successors, give and grant
full and free power, liberty, and authority, vnto the said Thomas Rous ats
Rius and Abraham Cullin, or eyther of them, their or eyther of their exe-
cutors, administrators, or assignes, by him or themselves, or by his or their
deputies, factors, or servante, at all tymes and from tyme to tyme during
the said tearme of fowerteen yeares, with the assistance of a constable or
some other officer, at convenient tymes and in convenient and lawfull
manner, to enter into any ground, house, sellar, vault, warehouse, or other
place or places-which they or any of them shall have iust cause to suspecte
within our said realmes or the dominions thereof, as well within liberties as
without, and there by all lawful meanes to viewe, search; and enquire for all
such stone potte, stone jugge; and stone bottelle, as shall be made or wrought
contrary to the tenor of these our Lis Patente, and also in lawful and due
manner to seize, take, and carry away the same potte, jugge, and bottelle which
shall be found soe to be made or wrought contrary to our pleasure herein de-

page_text: clared, the one moity thereof we doe by these Presente for vs, our heires and
successors, give and grant vnto the said Thomas Rous als Rius and Abraham
Cullin, their executors, administrators and assignes, and the other moity thereof
our pleasure is shall be reserved to the vse of vs, our heires and successors.
And yf in the execucon of this our grante they, the said Thomas Rous als
Rius and Abraham Cullin, their executors, administrators, deputies, servante, or
assignes, or any of them, shall fynde any resistance or opposicon, then our
will and pleasure is that complaynt be made vnto our Court of Exchequer to
the end the offendors may receve condigne punishment for their offences; and
to that end we doe hereby give power and authority vnto the said Courte of
Exchequer, vpon complaynt to be made in that behalfe from tyme to tyme, to
vse all lawful wayes and meanes whereby the said offendors may reccave such
punishment by ymprisonment or otherwise for their offences, and contempte
as by the lawes of our realm may be ymposed vpon them as breakers or con-
temners of our comandement and prerogative royall, or otherwise shall be
thought most meete according to the quality of their offences; to havo and
to hold the said licences, priviledges, powers, and authorities aforesaid vnto.
the said Thomas Rous als Rius and Abraham Cullyn, and cyther of them, their
and cyther of their executors, administrators, and assignes, for and during the
tearme and vnto the full end and tearme. of fowerteene yeares next ensucing
the date hereof, yeilding and paying therefore. And the said Thomas Rous ats
Rius and Abraham Cullin for themselves, their executors, administrators,
and assignes, doe covenant, promise, and grant to and with vs, our heires and
successors, by these Presente, to pay therefore yearely vnto vs, our heires and
successors, the yearely rent or some of five pound of lawfull mony of England
at the receipte of the Exchequer of vs, our heirs and successors, at Westñi, at
the Feast of Saint Michaell Tharchangell, onely during the tearme aforesaid;
provided alwayes that yf it shall happen the said yearely rent or some of five
pound to be behinde or vnpayd in parte or in all by the space of twenty.
dayes next after the feaste aforesaid, wherein the same ought to be payd as
aforesaid, that then this present grant to be voyd and of noe effecte, anything.
herein conteyned to the contrary notwithstanding; provided nevertheles,
that yf they, the said Thomas Rous als Rius and Abraham Cullin, or the
survivor of them, shall fynde that they are not able soc to perfecte the Inven-
čon aforesaid, as that they can be able to make or rayse at reasonable proffitt
to themselves, in respecte of their greate charge and industry shall therefore
surrender theis Lřes Patente, and the priviledges thereby granted to vs, our
heirs or successors, that then and from thenceforth the said rente hereby
reserved shall cease and determine, any thing in these Presente conteyned to the

page_text: contrary thereof in anywise notwithstanding; provided likewise, and our will
and pleasure is that these, our Lřes Patente, or any thing therein conteyned,
shall not extend or be of force to debarre, hinder, or restreyne any person or
persons from bringing into our said realmes, or any the dominions of the same,
from any the parte beyond the seas, of any stone potte, stone jugge, or stone
bottelle; but that they and every of them shall and may freely and lawfully
import the samne into our said realmes or dominions thereof, in as free and
ample manner as they or any of them might have done before the makeing of
these Presente any thing likewise herein conteyned to the contrary notwith-
standing, payeing vnto vs, our heires and successors, the subsidies, customes, and
duties, due and payable for the same. And likewise our will and pleasure is,
that the said Thomas Rous als Rius and Abraham Cullin, their executors,
administrators and assignes, and every of them, shall from tyme to tyme make
and worke all and every the said stone potte, stone jugge, and stone bottelle,
that shall be made by force of these Presente as good, sufficient, and durable
for the vse and service of our loving subiecte, as the stone potte, stone jugge,
and stone bottelle, heretofore brought from beyond the seas into this our realme,
are or have beene vsed to be made, and the same shall vtter, sell, and put to
sale to our loving subiecte as cheape and easy rates and prices as the stone
potte, stone jugge, and stone bottelle ymported, have vsually beene solde for
and vttered within this our realme, any thing also herein conteyned to the con-
trary, notwithstanding; and lastly, we doe by these Presente for vs, our heires
and successors require and comaund all justices of peace, mayors, sheriffe,
bailiffe, constables, and all other officers, ministers, and subiecte whatsoever,
to whome it shall or may apperteyne, that they and every of them be from
tyme to tyme ayding, helping, and assisting vnto the said Thomas Rous ats
Rius and Abraham Cullin, their executors, administrators, deputies, factors,
servante, and assignes, and every of them, in the execučon of these, our Les
Patente, according to the tenour, purport, and true meaneing thereof, as they
tender our pleasure, and will avoyde the contrary at their vttermost perille,
although expresse mencon, &c.
In witnes whereof, Sec. Witnes our selfe at Westhi, the Fower-and-
west, the Tower-a
twentith day of October.
P bře de privato sigillo, &c.