Year: 1618

page_text: JAMES, by the Grace of God,
Ireland, Defendor of the Fayth, &c., to all to whome these psente shall come,
greeting.
WHEREAS wee. by our Letters Patente, vnder our Greate Scale of England,
bearing date at Westminster the Fourth day of February, in the sixt yeare of
our raigne, of England, France, and Ireland, and of Scotland the twoe and
fortith, for the consideracons therein expressed (amongst other thinge) did
give, graunt, & confirme full power, licence, and authority vnto one ABRAHAM
BAKER, that he, his executors, administrators, deputyes, factors, assignes, and
servante, and to every or any of them and none other, should and might,
during the terme of one and thirty yeares nexte ensuing the date of the said
Letters Pattente, in all and every county, citty, towne corporate and other
townes, villages, hamblette, and other places within our realme of England,
or any the dominions thereof, make, worke, and compound a certeyne stuff
called "SHAULT;" and the same soc made, wrought, and compounded by him and
themselves during the said terme to vtter, offer to sell, or sell to any pickturo
makers, lymmers, paynters, or other person or persons whatsoever within this
our realme of England, and other our dominions or any part thereof, at
reasonable rates and prices, as by the same our Letters Patente (amongst
other thing therein conteyned) more at large appeareth, which said Letters
Patente, and the lycences, powers, priviledges, and authorities thereby

page_text: graunted the said Abraham Baker, togeather with Sir George Hay, Knight,
whoo had some power and interest in the same, have surrendred and given
vpp into our hande to bee cancelled and made voyd, which wee have and doe
heereby accepte.
KNOWE YE, that we, aswell in consideračon of the faythfull and accept-
ablo service to vs done and pformed by our trusty and welbeloved servant
the said Sir George Hay, Knight, one of the Gentlemen of our Privy
Chamber, and in consideračon of his great cost and charges expended
and bestowed in assisting tho said Abraham Baker in the discovery, finding
out, and perfecting of the said art and Invencon of making, working,
and compounding of the said smault, of our especiall grace, certeyne know-
edge, and mere močon, have given and graunted and confirmed, and by
these sent for vs, our heires and successors, at the humble request and
nominačon of the said Sir George Haye, doc give, graunt, and confirme vnto
the said Abraham Baker full, free, lawfull, and absolute power, license, and
authority that he, the said Abraham Baker, his executors, administrators,
deputyes, factors, assignes, and servante, and every o. any of them only
and none other, shall and may from tyme to tyme, and at all tymes heereafter
during the terme of thirty and one yeares nexte and imediately following after
the date hereof, in all and every county, citty, towne corporate, and other
townes, villages, hamlette, and other places within our realme of England, or
any the dominions thereof, aswell in places exempt and priviledged as not
exempt and not priviledged, make, worke, or compound the said stuffe called
smault; and the same soe made, wrought, and compounded as aforesaid by him,
his executors, administrators, assignes, deputyes, factors, or servante, or any of
them, during the terme aforesaid, to vtter, sell, and putt to sale to any paynters
or other person or persons whatsoever within our said realme of England
and other our dominions or any part thereof, at reasonable rates and prices.
And further, wee doe by these sente for vs, our heires and successors, of our
especiall grace, certeyne knowledge, and meere močon, graunt to the said
Abraham Baker, his exccutors, administrators, and assignes, that the said
Abraham Baker, his executors, administrators, assignes, deputyes, factors, and
servaunte, and every of them, and all and every other person and persons
whatsoever, shall and may lawfully transport, convay, and bring by all lawfull
and due wayes and meanes from any the parte beyond the seas, all and all
manner of saffer and pottashes, and all and every or any other stuffe or stuffe
or other coñiodityes whatsoever, which are or shalbe needefull or necessary for
the making, compounding, and perfecting of the said stuff called smault, as
aforesaid, any lawe, statute, acte of parliament, pelamacon, restraynt, or any

page_text: ther matter, cause, or thing whatsoever heretofore made or licerealter to be
nade to the contrary notwithstanding, paying to vs, our heires and successors,
uch customes, subsidies, and other dutyes for all and singuler the said stuffe and
ofiodityes soe to beo imported and brought into this realme as aforesaid, as
re or shalbeo duc, answerable, or payable to vs, our heires or successors, of
r for the same, any lawe, statute, act of parliament, pelamacon, restraynt,
r any other matter, cause, or thing whatsoever to the contrary notwithstanding.
And wee doe also for vs, our heires and successors, give and graunt vnto the
aid Abraham Baker, his executors, administrators, and assignes, all and
every the smault that shall happen to bee forfeyted to vs, our heires or
successors, for non-payment of the customes, subsidies, or imposte duc and to
bce due and payable to vs, our heires or successors, for the saine, or any part
or parcell thereof, and all penaltyes and forfeitures which shall happen to
growe vnto vs, our heires or successors, for non-paymente of the customes and
subsidies due and payable for the same heereafter, in and by these Present(
expressed and menconed to bee given and graunted vnto the said Abraham
Baker, and all and every sonic and soñies of money and other dutyes which
shall, may, or ought to happen, come, arise, growe, renewe, or be due,
chargeable, or payable to vs, our heires or successors, or any of them, at any
tyme or tymes during the said terme of yeares of or for all, every, or any the
said smaulte, to have and to hold, vse, exercise, and enioy, all and singuler
the said licenses, powers, privileges, interest(, and authorityes before, in, and
by these Presente graunted or menčoned to be graunted, and every of them,
and all and every the proffitte, benefitte, and coñiodityes that shall or may
thereby come, growe, arise or increase to the said Abraham Baker, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, and every of them, from the date of
these our Letters Pattente, for and during the said terme and spaco of thirty
and one yeares from thence next ensuing, and fully to be compleate and ended;
yielding and paying, and the said Abraham Baker, for him, his executors,
administrators, and assignes, doth by these Presente covenant, pmise, and
graunt to and with vs, our heires and successors, to yeild and
yearely vato vs, our heires and successors, for and during the said terme, the
yearely rent or some of twenty pounde of lawfull money of England,
at the receipt of our Exchequer at Westminster, of vs, our heires and suc-
5 cessors, at the feast of Saint Michaell th'Archangell and th'Annunciacon of
the Blessed Virgin Mary, by even and equall porčons yearely to be payd
during the said terme before by these Presente graunted. And to the end the
said Abraham Baker, his executors, administrators, and assignes, shall and
may the better enioy the full and sole benefitt of this our priviledge and
pay
therefore

page_text: grainte, during the said terme, according to the intente and meaning of these
Presente, wec doc for vs, our heires and successors, straightly charge and
comaund all and every person and persons whatsoever of what estate, degree,
or condicon soover ho or thoy bo, that none of them other then tho said
Abraham Baker, his executors, administrators, deputyes, servante, factors, or a
assignes, or some of them, shall or may, during the said terme hereby graunted,
make, worke, or compound, or cause or procure to bee made, wrought, or com-
pounded, any manner of the said stuffe called smaulte, within this our realme
of England, or any the dominions thereof, vpon payne that every person or
persons oflending in that behalfe shall incurr our bighe displeasure, and suffer
such fynes, punishmente, and imprisonemente as by the lawes and statutes of
'this our realme canu or may be inflicted vppon offenders in cases of con-
tempte against our crowne, dignity, and prerogative royall. And moreover we
doe by these sente, for vs, our heirs and successors, straightly prohibite and
forbidd that noe person or persons whatsoever, either Englishmen borne, or
denizens, aliens, or straingers, doe or shall by any wayes or meanes, directly or
indirectly, bring in or transport, or cause to be transported or brought in from
any the part beyond the seas, or from or out of our realme of Scotland, or
any privileged. or exempted place or places whatsover, into this our realme of
England, or any the dominions thereof, at any tyme or tymes during the said
terme of yeares before by these Presente graunted, any manner, sort, or quan-
tity of the said stuffo called smault, made, wroughte, and compounded in any
the part beyond the seas, or any other place or places priviledged or exempt
as aforesaid, vppon such paynes, fynes, penaltyes, forfeitures, and imprisonement
as by the lawes and statutes of this our realme cann or may be inflicted
vppon him or them for breach or contempto of our royall pleasure and
comaundement in this behalfe; and to the end that the said Abraham Baker, his
executors, administrators, and assignes; may from tyme to tyme have and enioy
the benefitt of this our graunt, priviledge, and licence, according to the tru
intent and meaning thereof, we doc by these Presente, for vs, our heires and
successors, of our especiall grace, certeyne knowledge, and meere močon
graunt, ordayne, and appoint that the said: Abraham Baker, his executors
administrators, and assignes, shall or may have or vse from tyme to tyme on
seale, marke, or stampe, for the sealing, marking, or stamping of all such smaul
as sbalbe made and compounded, or offered to be sold within this realm
before such tyme as the same smault shalbe sold or vttered, or offered to b
sold or vttered within this realme, or any the dominions thereof, whic
seale, marke, or stampe shalbe ingraved with a halfe lyon holding a scepte
in one of his pawes, and with a posy ingraven about the circumferenc

page_text: or circle of the said scale, marke, or stampe in these word (videlt),
Sceptra foven artes. And wee doe further, for vs, our heires and suc-
cessors, straightly comaund, prohibite, and forbidd that noc person or persons
whatsoever, either subjects or alyens, within any our realmes or dominions,
as well in places priviledged or exempted, as otherwise, shall buy or sell, or
cause or procure to be bought or sould, directly or indirectly, for and during
the said terme of yeares heereby graunted, any manner or sorte of the said stuff
called smaulte, which before the same be putt to sale shall not first be scaled
with the said scale, marke, or stampe by vs graunted and appointed for the said
Abraham Baker,, his executors and assignes, in that behalfe as is aforesaid.
And further, that if any person or persons within this our realme or the
dominions thereof shalbe found or discovered to buy, or cause or procure to"
be boughte, or shall import and bring, or cause or procure to be imported and
brought, into this our realme or any of our dominions, or shall sell or offer
to sell or putt to sale, or cause or procure to be sold or offred to be sold or
putt to sale, any of the said stuff called smault not made and compounded
within this our realme of England, and sealed with the said seale by vs
therevnto appointed as aforesaid, according to the tenor of these presente,
that then all and every such person and persons so offending shall after that
Psently enter into bond or obligacon to be taken by some of our justices
of peace next comorante or abiding vnto the person or persons soc offending
in the sonic of twenty pounde a pecce to the vse of vs, our heires and suc-
cessors, with condičon that the said persons soc bound neither directly nor
indirectly at any tyme after shall bring in or sell, or offer to sell, or cause or
procure to be brought in, sould, or offered to be sold, within our said realme
of England, or any the dominions thereof, any of the said stuff called smault,
contrary to the tenor and true meaning of these Presente; and wee doe
heereby authorize and coñiand all our justices of peace, and every of them, to
whome in this case it shall appertaine, forthwith from tyme to tyme take the
said bonde or obligacons to our vso according to the true meaning heereof,
and the same bonde soe taken to deliver or cause to be delivered into our
Court of Exchequer within six monethes after the taking thereof (if they shall
become forfeited), to be safely kepte by the Remembrancer of our said
Exchequer for our vsc. Nevertheles, our will and pleasure is, and wee doc
hocreby for vs, our heires and successors, authorize, will, and coñiand, the
threasurer, chauncellor, vnder-threasurer, and barons of the Exchequer of
vs, our heires and successors, for the tyme being, vppon causes to them or any
three or more of them (whereof the treasurer or chauncellor for the tyme
being to bec alwayes one) seeming reasonable, to cancell and deface any of the

page_text: said bonde at their wille and pleasure, and the same soc cancered to
vnto the partyes whome the same concerneth. And further, our will and
pleasure is, that if any such stuff called smault shalbe found to be brought in,
bought, or sold, or offred to be sold, being not sealed or stamped with the
scale or stampe by vs therevnto appointed as aforesaid, contrary to the tenor of 5
these sente, that then all and every such smault soo brought in, sold, or
offered to be sold, shalbe absolutely forfeited, and that it shall and may be
lawfull to and for tho said Abraham Baker, his executors, assignes, deputyes,
factors, and servante, and all and every of them, to scise, prize, and in-
ventory the same, and also to deliver the same into the Exchequer. And
moreover we doe likewise give and graunt for vs, our heires and successors, to
the said Abraham Baker, his executors and assignes, full power and authority
in the name of vs, our heires and successors, to impleade and sue in all or
any court or courte of record whatsoever by bill, playnt, informaton, or other
accon, all and every the person or persons that shall make or bring into this
our realme or the dominions thereof any manner of the said smaulte, or shall
sell or offer any smault to sale before the same be duly sealed with the said
scale by vs designed and appointed in that behalfe to the said Abraham
Baker, his executors and assigns, aswell for the said smault forfeited as afore-
said as for the penaltyes, fynes, and sonies of money due or answearable to vs,
our heires and successors, for the forfeiture or breach of any obligacons
by our said justices of peace and other our officers and maiestrates to bo
taken as aforesaid, and the said softies of money, dutyes, and forfeitures by
due course of lawe to recover and levy to our vsc of any person or persons
.whatsoever, their goodę, chattelles, lande, or tenemente; and we also for vs,
our heires and successors, authorize, will, and coñiaund the threasurer, chaun-
cellor, vnder-treasurer, chamberlaynes, and barons of our said Exchequer for
the tyme being, that when and, as often as it shall happen any of the said
dutyes or forfeitures to be recovered, levyed, and payd into the Exchequer a
the suite and charges of the said Abraham Baker, bis executors, administra
tors, or assignes, that then and soc often they deliver and pay, or cause to b
delivered and payd, vnto the said Abraham Baker, his executors and adminis
trators, aswell all such smault as also out of the benefit of such dutyes an
forfeitures of bonde as shalbe soe recovered, levyed, and payd into our Excho
chequer so much as they shall thinke fitt to be given vnto him or them i
respect of his or their charges, paynes, and travell in prosecuting, recovering
and levying thereof for our vse; and these Presente or the inrollment there
shalbe vnto our said treasurer, chancellor, vnder-treasurer, chamberlayne
and barons of our said Exchequer, and every of them, a sufficient warra

page_text: d discharge in that behalfe; and further, for the better effecting
cinisses last menconed, we of our especiall grace, certeyne knowledge, and
cere mocon, doc, for vs, our heires and successors, will and graunt, and our
casure is, that these Presente or the inrollment thereof from tyme to tyme
albo to all our judges, officers, and ministers in all or any our courte of
cord whatsoever a suflicient warrant to heare and determine the Pinisses, and
graunt, make, and levy execucons against all persons whatsoever charge-
ble for or with any of the said smault( forfeited as aforesaid, or any penaltyes,
nes, forfeitures of obligacons or otherwise housoever; and we doe further by
ese sente, for vs, our heires and successors, graunt vnto the said Abraham
Baker, his executors, administrators, and assignes, and every of them, their
nd every of their deputyes, factors, and servante, and every of them, that if
c, they, or any of them shall happen to fynd out any milnes, engines, or other
nstrument either now.crected, builded, sett vpp, or composed, or heereafter to
e erected; builded, sett vpp, or composed for the making, workinge, or
compounding of any of the said stuff called smault, contrary to the
enor and true meaninge of these our Letters Patente, that then the said
Abraham Baker, his executors, administrators, or assignes, may exhibito
heir complaynte touching the misses vnto the Lorde and others of the Privy
Counsell of vs, our heires or successors for the time being, or vnto the Court
of Exchequer of vs, our heires or successors; and we doe by these psente
for vs, our heires and successors, authorize and coñiand as well the said Lorde
and others of the said Privy Councell, to whome any such complaint shalbe so
exhibited, as also the treasurer, chauncellor, vnder-treasurer, chamberlaynes,
and barons of the said Exchequer respectively, that they doe duly consider of
the said complainte, and if they shall finde cause, that then they give order and
direccon either for the pulling downe and destroying of the said milnes,
ingines, and instrument, or for the repressing the vnlawfull vse thereof,
according to justice and our Progative royall in this behalfe. And the said
Abraham Baker, for him, his executors and administrators, doth covenant,
pmise, and graunte to and with vs, our heires and successors, by these
Presente, that he, the said Abraham Baker, his executors, administrators, and
assignes, shall and will yearelie and every yeare, and from tymo to tyme
during the said terme of yeares heereby graunted, make and cause to be made
within this our realme sufficient quantities and store of smault to serve for the
vse of this our kingdome of England and the dominions thereof, and shal
also make the same smaulte as good, perfecte, and marchantable as the
smault heretofore brought from beyond the seas hath vsually bin, and shal
also vtter and sell the same smault soc by him or them made, at as easy and

page_text: reasonable rates and prises as the like smault heeretofore brought into this
our realine from the part beyond the seas hath beeno vsually vttered. and sold
for in this our realme within the space of seaven yeares before the fourth day
of February in the sixt yeare of our raigne of England, &c. And for the
better execucon of this our grannt, wo doc for vs, our heires and successors,
give and graunt by these Presente vnto the said Abraham Baker, his executors,
administrators, and assignes, full power, free liberty, and authority that the
said Abraham Baker, his executors, administrators, deputyes, factors, servante,
and assignes, and every of them, shall and may at all tymes, and from tyme to
tyme heereafter during the said terme, in due and lawful manner and in
convenient tyme, taking with him, them, or some of them, a constable or any
other the officers of any our porte, or other our officers to whome it shall
appertayne to enter into any shipp or shipps, bottome or bottomes, vessell,
boate, warehouse, shopp or shopps, seller or sellers, or places whatsoever,
which they or any of them shall thincke good, within this our realme, or any
the dominions thereof, by water or land, as well within the liberties as without,
and there by all lawful wayes and meanes try out and search for all such
smault as shalbe made or brought in, transported, layed on land, vttered, sold,
or putt to sale, contrary to the true meaning and intent of these our Letters
Patente, to the end such further order and course shall and may be taken therein
as by the lawes and statutes of this realme shall or may apperteyne in that behalfe.
And further, wee doe will and coñiand, and by these Presente for vs, our heires
and successors, doc straightly charge and prohibitt all and singular customers,
collector, comptrollers, and farmors of our customes and subsidies of and within
all and every the porte, havens, and creckes, and all other places whatsoever
within this our realme or any of the dominions thereof, and all other our
officers and ministers whatsoever which have or shall have any dealing, inter-
meddling, or ymployment touching the said custome or subsidies, that they,
nor any of them, by themselves, their clarkes, deputyes, assignes, factors or
servante, doc receive or take, or in anywise cause or suffer to be taken,
directly or indirectly, any manner of custome or subsidie, or any other thing
or thing whatsoever, during the said terme, in the name or liewe of any
custome or subsedy, nor compound, agree, or make any entry of or for any
custome, subsedy, or other duty, which shall hereafter, during the said terme,
happen to growe due to vs, our heires or successors, for any kind of smault
which shall happen to be brought into this our realme, or any the domi-
nions thereof, by any person or persons whatsoever, nor shall suffer any smaulte
to passe colourably by and vnder the name and names of any other wares or
comodities whatsoever, contrary to the true meaning and intent of these sente;

page_text: nd further, that if any such smalte shalbec found by them or any of them,
heir or any of their assignes, deputyes, officers, or servante, or by any of them,
colorably brought into these our dominions, or coulorably laden, landed, or
sold, by any colorable name or names, or barrelled or packed vpp amongst
any other coñioditye the more closely to hinder the finding out thereof, that
hen they, and every of them, shall forthwith, vppon the finding out and
liscovery of the same smaulte or colorable or vehement suspition thereof, give
rue and certeyne notice and knowledge thereof vnto the said Abraham Baker,
his executors, assignes, deputies, factors, or servante, or to some of them, of
the same smaulte, and where the same are then to be found, and to make stay
of them vntill such notice given, and lawfull seisure be thereof made by the
said Abraham Baker, his executors or assignes, deputies, factors, or servantes,
or some of them. And for the better performance and more due exccucon of
these Presente, we doc, for vs, our heires and successors, will and authorize
all and every the officers and ministers of our customes to whome it may
apperteyne, and every of them, to sweare and depose all and every the master
and masters of all and every shipp and shipps which shall come and harbor
with any the havens, porte, or creckes within these our dominions, and all
saylers and narriners, and every of them, by solemne oath to be to them and
every of them duly administred vppon the holy evangelist, and thereby to
enquire whether they, or any of them, directly or indirectly, hath or shall
bring, or cause or suffer to bee brought, in such his shipp or vessell, into this
our realme, or any of the dominions thereof, any smaultf knowne by that
name, or stuff of that kinde and vsc, coloured by the name or names of any
other wares or coñiodities whatsoever, contrary to the true meaning of these
Presente; and further, that in case any of the said shippmasters, saylors, or
marreners shall refuse to sweare and to take the oath soc to him or them to
be offered and ministred in manner and forme as is aforesaid, then our
expresse will and pleasure is that noo officer or officers of our said customes
shall suffer any entry to bee made or passe of any the goode or marchandize of
the person or persons soc refusing vntill he hath soc taken and pformed
the said oathe, according to the lawes and statutes of this our realme in
that behalfe made; provided neverthelesse that forasmuch as the said stuffe
called saffer, and divers and sundry other stuffe whereof the same smault is
made and compounded, is only had and provided from foreigne parte, and
brought from beyond the seas, and not knowne to be growing or encreasing in
any place within this our realme of England or the dominions thereof, and by
that meanes it may happen, either by occasion of crosse or contrary windes,
wrack at sea, or by any other just cause whatsoever, that there cannott or may

page_text: not come into this our realme of England or into any the dominions thereof
such sufficient store and quantity of the said stuff as shalbee necdefull to
maynteyne the workes of the said Abraham Baker, his executors and assignes
deputyes, factors, and servantes, whereby or by any other meanes a want may
growe of the said smault for the vse of our loving subject, our will and
pleasure is, that then, vppon peticon to be made vnto vs, our heires or suc-
cessors, by the said Abraham Baker, his executors, administrators, and assignes,
and every or any of them, and duo proofe (such as we, our heires or successors,
shall allowe of) made of such want like to ensue, it shall and may be lawfull to
and for the said Abraham Baker, his executors, administrators, and assignes, and
every of them, to bring or cause to be brought from the part beyond the
seas into this our realme of England, such necessary quantities and pporcon
of the said smaulte as may sufficiently supply the said want vntill such tyme as
they shalbo able agayne of themselves to have of their owno making sufficient
to furnish tho subject of this our realme of England and the dominions
thereof, anything in these Presente to the contrary notwithstanding; and
further, wo will, and for vs, our heires and successors, doe straightly charge and
coñiaund by these sente all mayors, bayliffs, sheriffs, iustices of peace, con-
stables, comptrollers, surveyors, searchers, and all other the officers, ministers,
and subiecte whatsoever of vs, our heires and successors, to pmitt and suffer
the said Abraham Baker, his executors, administrators, and assignes, deputies,
factors, and servante, and all and every of them, to have and enioy the full and
whole strength, benefitt, and coñiodity of this our sent graunt; and also from
tyme to tyme and at all tymes, soc often as neede shall require, to be ayding, help.
ing, and assisting to him, them, and every of them, in the execuĉon of this our
Psent graunt, when they or any of them shalbe therevito required, at all tymies
during the said terme, as they and every of them will answere the contrary at
their vttermost perill. Provided nevertheles, and we doe heereby declare our
expresse meaning and intent to be, that such power and liberty as by these
Psente is given to the said Abraham Baker, his executors and administrators,
to assigne the misses or any part thereof, or to make or appoint any deputy or
deputyes for the making, working, or compounding of the said stuff called
smault, shalbe taken, adjudged, and only construed to be to and for such
assignement of the Pmises, or any part thereof, and to and for such deputy and
deputyes as shalbo made, nominated, and appointed by the said Abraham Baker,
his executors and administrators, to and with the full consent and good liking
of the said Sir George Hay, Knight, his executors or administrators, first had
and obtayned in writing vnder his or their hande and scales, and to none other
assignee, deputy, or deputyes whatsoever; and that all other assignement and

page_text: deputacons by virtue of these Presente to be made for or concerning the
making and compounding of the said smaulte, otherwise then as aforesaid,
shalbe taken and construcd vtterly voyd and of none effect. Provided. like-
wise, that when and as often as complaynt and proofe shalbec made to the
Lord Treasurer of England for the tyme being by any pson or persons what-
soever that the smault made by the samo Abraham Baker, his executors
or assignes, shall not be fitt for vse, or shalbe vttered and sould at greater or
higher rates then the like smault hath beene vsually sould for within the space of
seaven yeares last past before the seven and twentith day of July, in the third
yeare of our raigne of England, that then and soe often vppon every such
complaynt the said Abraham Baker, his executors and administrators, shalbe
ordered and shall stand to abide and performe such order and direcčon
therein as the Lord Mayor of London for the tyme being, and any such
fower of the aldermen of the said citty for the tyme being as by the said Lord
Treasurer of England for the tyme being shalbe in that behalfe therevnto
nominated and appointed, shall, vpon deliberate hearing and examinačon of the
matters conteyned in any such complaynt in their iudgement and discrecons
sett downo in writing vnder their hande and seales, to be observed, performed,
and kept by the said Abraham Baker, his executors, administrators, or assignes
in that behalfe, although expresse menčon of the true yearely value or cer-
tenty of the pmisses, or of any of them, or of any other guifte or graunte by vs
or any our progenitors Pdecessors to the said Abraham Baker before this
tyme made in these Presente, be not made, or any statute, acte, ordnance,
provision, proclamačon, or restraynt to the contrary thereof, heeretofore had,
published, ordayned, or pvided, or any other defect, incertenty, imperfeccon,
cause, or matter whatsoever in anywise notwithstanding.
In witnes, &c. Witnes our selfe at Westin, the sixteenth of February.