A PECULIER NEWE WAY, MYSTERY, ARTE, OR MEANES FOR MAKING WHITE SALT AND BAY SALT WITH SEA WATER AND BRINE WITHOUT ANY SUCH PANNES OR FURNACES OR OTHER MEANES AS ARE NOW IN VSE
Year: 1630

page_text: CHARLES, by the grace of God inge England, DC
Ireland, Defendor of the Faith, &c., to all to whome theis psente shall come
greeting.
WHEREAS our welbeloved subiect JOHN COPLEY, Esquire, hath, by his
longe and greate travaile and industrey, found out "A PECULIER NEWE WAY,
MYSTERY, ARTE, OR MEANES FOR MAKING WHITE SALT AND BAY SALT WITH SEA
WATER AND BRINE WITHOUT ANY SUCH PANNES OR FURNACES OR OTHER MEANES
AS ARE NOW IN VSE," within our kingdomes or domynions, and heretofore not
practized or put in vre, and after many chargable experimente brought the
same to Pfeccon, vnto whome our welbeloved subiecte Sir ROBERT SHARPEY,
Knight, and ANTHONEY HOBART, Esquire, have with theire owne meanes, to
theire greate chardge, bin assisting for theire better supporte of the said
John Copley, to the pfecčon of this worke, and therevpon the said John
Copley, Sir Robert Sharpey, and Anthony Hobart, have bine humble suitors
for our Lřes Patente of priviledge to be graunted vnto them for the putting in
vse of the said new way, misterye, or meanes of making white salt and bay salt
within our Kingdomes of England and Ireland, and our Domynion of Wales
for the terme of fowerteene yeares, according to the statute in that case made
and provided, the same newe way, mistery, arte, or meanes, being an Invencon
not heretofore putt in practize within any of our domynions, and have also, for
our grace and favour toward them, therein freely offered vnto vs a yearely
rent of one hundred and fiftie pounde toward the increase of our revenew, to
comence within one yeare after the making of this our graunte.

page_text: KNOWE YEE, that wee, graciously favouring and willing to cherish such
ingenious and pfitable Invenčons, the practize whereof tendith to the publique
good of our realmes, and houlding it consonant to wisdome in justice that the
author and furtherers thereof should reape the fruite and benefitt of theire
owne travaile and expenses to the encouragement of others in the like lawdable
indeavors, have therefore and in consideračon of the yearely rent hereafter, in
and by theis sente reserued, and for other good consideračons, vs herevnto
moving, of our especiall grace, certen knowledge, and meere močon, given and
graunted, and by theis sente for vs, our heires and successors, wee doe give
and graunte vnto the said John Copley, Sir Robite Sharpey, and Anthoney
Hobart, theire executors, administrators, and assignes, full and free licence and
libtic, power, and authoritie, by himselfe or themselves, or any of them or
theire or any of theire workemen or Quante, at all tyme and tymes and from
tyme to tyme during the terme of fowrteene yeares next ensuing the date hereof,
to vse, excise, practize, and putt in vre, within our said Realmes of England
and Ireland, and the Domynion of Walle or any of them, or any place or places
convenient in them or any of them, at theire or any of theire liberty and
pleasure, the said new waye, mistery, art or meanes of making white salt and
bay salte, by the said John Copley, soe as aforesaid invented, and to that end
alsoe to erecte, sett vpp, and vse any howses, engins, or devices, and to doc any
other matter or thinge necessary to be done in or about the putting in practize
of the said newe waye, misterye, arte, or meanes of making of white salt and
baye salte, within our said kingdomes and domynions or any of them. And to
the intent this our graunte may take the better effecte, and the said John
Copley, Sir Robert Sharpey, and Anthony Hobart, theire executors, admynis-
trators, and assignes, may the more fully enioy the benefitt thereof, wee will
and by theis psente for vs, our heires and successors, doe straightly chardge,
comaunde, phibite, and forbidd, and doe alsoe, of our more especiall grace,
certen knowledge, and meere mocon, for vs, our heires and successors, graunt
vnto the said John Copley, Sir Robert Sharpey, and Anthoney Hobarte, theire
executors, admynistrators, and assignes, that noe pson or psons whatsoever borne
within our realmes or domynions, nor any other pson or psons, denezins, or
strangers whatsoever, of what estate, degree, or condicon hee or they be or
shalbee, other then the said John Copley, Sir Roberte Sharpey, and Anthony
Hobart, theire executors, admynistrators, and assignes, or such as shalbe by
them or any of them authorized, shall or may, at any tyme or tymes during the
said terme of fowrteene yeares next after the date of theis our Lřes Patente,
practize, or exercise, or putt in vre, within our said Kingdomes of England and
Ireland or Domynion of Walle, or any of them, the said newe waye, mistery,

page_text: arte, or meanes of making white salt and bay salte, or any waye counterfett
the said newe waye, misterie, arte, or meanes, or make, vse, erect, or sett
vpp any howses, engines, or devices, or by the example or Psident of the
said John Copley, Sir Robert Sharpey, or Anthony Hobart, theire executors,
admynistrators, or assignes, or any of them, make any white or bay salte,
or doe any other matter or thinge which is or shalbe putt in practice by them
or any of them to the purposes aforesaid, and not formerlio put in practize
by any other within our realmes or domynions vpon payne of forfeiture
to vs, our heires and successors, of all such salte, engines, and devices, as
shalbe made, erected, practized or vsed contrary to the true intente and
meaning of theis psente, and also vpon payne of the high indignacon
and displeasure of vs, our heires and successors, and such further paines,
penalties, puneshment and ymprisonment as by any lawes or statute of this
our realme can or may be inflicted or imposed vpon the offendors for theire
disobedience in contempting our royall comaund. And for the better
execucon of this our graunte, wee doe by theis sent for vs, our heires,
and successors, give and graunte full power and authoritie to the said
John Copley, Sir Roberte Sharpey, and Anthony Hobarte, theire executors,
admynistrators, and assignes, that they, by themsclues, theire deputies,
factors, servant, or assignes, shall and may, at all tyme and tymes convenient
and from tyme to tyme during the said terme of fowrteene yeares, with
the assistance of a constable or some other officer, enter into all howses,
shoppes, or other place or places convenient, where they or any of them
shall have any iuste cause to suspecte any such salt engines or devices to be
or remayne, or any thinge done or practized, contrarie to the true intente of
theis Psente, within our Realmes of England and Ireland, and the Domynion
of Walle, or any of them respectivelye, aswell within libties as without, and
there carefully and dilligently to try and searche by all lawful wayes and
meanes for all such salt, engines, and devices, and other thing as by any parson
or parsons shalbe made, vsed, erected, put in practize, or counterfetted, contrary
to the true meanyng of theis our Lřes Patente during the said terme hereby
graunted, and fynding any such to seize the same as forfeited to the vse of
vs, our heires, and successors; the moytie or one balfe of which forfeitures wee
doe, as much as in vs Jyeth, hereby for vs, our heires and successors; give
and graunte to the said John Copley, Sir Roberte Sharpey, and Anthony
Hobarte, theire executors, admynistrators, and assignes. And if in the execucon
thereof he or they shall finde any resistance, that then he or they, or some or one
of them, certifie the same into the Courte of Exchequer of vs, our heires and
successors, within our said Kingdoms of England and Ireland and Domynion of

page_text: Walle respectively, to the end the offendors therein may receive condigne punish-
ment for the same theire offences. Vnto which Courte of Excheq, and either of
them respectively, wee doe hereby, for vs, our heires, and successors, give power
and authority, vpon such certificate as aforesaid and due proofe thereof, to
inflicte such punishment and ymprisonment, or either of them, vpon the
offendors as theire offence shall deserve, and to the said Courte respectively
shalbe thought meete; to have and to hould the said licences, priviledge, powers,
and authorities, and all other the misses, before, in, and by theis psente
menčoned to be given and graunted, and every parte and pcell of them, to the
said John Copley, Sir Robert Sharpey, and Anthony Hobarte, theire executors,
admynistrators, and assignes, for and during the terme and vnto the full end
and terme of fowerteene yeares from the date of theis our Lies Patente, next
and ymediately ensuing and fully to be compleate and ended without any rent,
accompte, or other thinge therefore during, or for, or in respecte of the firste yeare
of the said terme of fourteene yeares to vs, our heires, or successors, to be yeilded,
paide, made, or done, and after the ende of the firste yeare yeilding and paying
therefore. And the said John Copley, Sir Robert Sharpey, and Anthony
Hobarte, for them, theire executors, admynistrators, and assignes, doe coveñnte,
pmise, and graunt to and with vs, our heires and successors, by theis psente,
to yeild and pay therefore yearcly vnto vs, our heires and successors, during
the residue of the said terme of fowrteene yeares then to come and vnexpired,
the yearely rent or some of one hundred and fiftie pounde of lawfull money of
England, at the receipte of the Exchequer of vs, our heires and successors, at
Westni within this our Realme of England, at the Feast of Saint Michaell
Tharchangell and Thañunciačon of our Blessed Lady the Virgin Mary, by
even and equall porčons to be paid, the first payment thereof to begin at tho
Feast of Saint Michaell Tharchangell, which shalbe in the yeare of our Lord
God One thowsand sixe hundred and one and thirtie. And for the better helpe
and assistance of the said John Copley, Sir Robert Sharpey, and Anthony
Hobarte, theire executors, admynistrators, and assignes, in and about the
execučon of this our graunte, wee doe hereby, for vs, our heires and successors,
will and comaund all and singuler maiors, justice of peace, sherriffe, bayliffe,
constables, hedborrowes, and other officers, ministers, and subiecte whatso
ever, within our said realmes and domynion, and every of them, that they
and every of them be, from tyme to tyme during the terme aforesaid, ayding
helping, and assistinge to the said John Copley, Sir Robert Sharpey, and
Anthony Hobarte, theire executors, admynistrators, assignes, deputies, ser
uante, and workemen in all thing in and aboute the accomplishment of our
pleasure, expressed in theis our Lres Pattente, and in the exercise and executor

page_text: of the same, and every article, clause, and thinge therein conteyned, and that
they or any of them doe not any way hinder, molest, inlupt, or let the said
John Copley, Sir Roberte Sharpey, and Anthoney Hobarte, their executors,
administrators, assignes, workemen, or servante, or any of them, in any the
premisses as they tender our pleasure, and will avoide the contrarie at their
perill, and theise Presente, or the inrollment thereof, shalbee their sufficient
warrant and dischardge in that behalfe; although expresse mencon, &c.
In witnes, &c. Witnes our selfe, at Cañbury, the Second day of October.