SONDRY KINDES OF SOAPES, AND ALSOE OF MAKING OF SOAPE ASHES, POTT ASHES, AND SALT FOR SOAPE
Year: 1622

page_text: JAMES, Dy grace of God, C., to all to whome theise psent span
come, greeting.
WHEREAS our welbeloyed subiecte Sir EDMUND HAREWELL, Knight of the
Bathe, Sir CARIE RALEGH, Knight, JOHN WILLIAMS, Esquire, and ROBERT
CLARKE, Gent, or some or one of them, have or bath, by his or their great
travell and industrie, and after many chargeable experimente, found out the
misteric, art, way, and meanes of making "SONDRY KINDES OF SOAPES, AND
ALSOE OF MAKING OF SOAPE ASHES, POTT ASHES, AND SALT FOR SOAPE," the said
ashes and salt being a worke and invencon not formerlie pformed and putt
in practise as a trade by anie within our realmes, dominions, and the making
of such soape not yet vsed within our realme of Ireland, and the said Sir
Edmund Harewell hath informed vs that the vse and practise of the said
misterie, art, waic, or meanes of making of soapes, and also that the said
worke and invencion of making of soape ashes, pott ashes, and salte for soape,
being sett vpp as a trade in our realme of Ireland wilbe verie comodious and
beneficiall to all our dominions in being furnished with those comodities at
home which are now imported from forreine parte att verie deere rates, and
especially to our said kingdome of Ireland, in burning and spending of the
vnderwood brakes, thornes, briers, furses, and heath, which in many parte
there do overrun great pporcions of ground and make the same litle proffit-
able, wee, graciouslie favouring the increase of trades, and willing to cherrish
such ingenious and proffitable invencions, and fynding it agreable to iustice. .
that the furtherers of trades and authors of so laudable and vsefull invenĉons.*
should in some measure reape the fruite of their labours and charges;;
know ye, that wee, for the causes aforesaid, and for other good consideracions.

page_text: vs berevnto moving, and with the advise of the Lorde and others of our
Privie Councell, of our especiall grace, certen knowledge, and meere mocion,
have given and graunted, and by theis psente, for vs, our heires and suc-
cessors, with the good liking and consent of the said Sir Edmund Harewell,
do give and graunte to the said Sir Edmund Harewell, and to the said Sir
Carie Raleigh, Knight, John Williams, and Robert Clarke, their executors,
administrators, and assignes, full and free libertie, licence, power and
authoritie, that they, the said Sir Edmond Harewell, Sir Carie Raleigh,
John Williams, and Robert Clarke, their executors, administrators, and
assigns, by themselves, or their deputies, factors, servaunte, or workemen, shall
and may att all and every tyme and tymes, and from tyme to tyme during the
terme of eleaven yeares next ensuing the date hereof, at their pper coste and
charges, vse, excise, practise, and putt in vse, within our realme of Ireland or
anie part thereof, at their libertie and pleasure, the said mistery, art, way,
ineanes, and trade of making all manner of soapes, and alsoe of making of
soap ashes, pott ashes, and salt for soape, and alsoe to sett vpp in any place
or places within the said realme of Ireland any furnace or furnaces, house or
houses, vessele, engine or engines whatsoever, fitt and necessary for the
putting in vse and practise of the said mistery, arte, way, meanes, and trade
of making all manner of soape, and alsoe of soape ashes, pott ashes, and salte
for soape, and the same soe made to vtter and sell in grosse or by retaile, or
otherwise to doe away at their free will and pleasure, for their best comoditie and
proflitt; and to the end this our pleasure may be the better effected, and the
said Sir Edmund Harewell, Sir Carie Ralegh, John Williams, and Robert
Clarke, may the more fullie enioye the benefitt of this our graunte wee will,
and for vs, our heires and successors, doe straightlie charge, inhibite, and
cōmaund, and doe also of our more especiall grace, certen knowledge, and
meere mocion, for vs, our heires and successors, graunte to the said Sir
Edmund Harewell, Sir Carie Ralegh, John Williams, and Robert Clarke,
their executors, administrators, and assignes, that no pson or psons whatsoever,
borne within any of our realmes or dominions, nor any other pson or psons,
either denizens or straungers borne in any forraine realme or countie what-
soever; of what estate, degree, or condicon he or they be or shalbe (other then
the said Edmond Harewell, Sir Carie Ralegh, John Williams, and Robert
Clarke, their executors, administrators, and assignes, or such as shalbe by them
sett on worke or authorized) shall or may att any tyme or tymes during the
said terme of eleven yeares hereby graunted or menconed or intended to be
graunted, practise, vse, excise, and putt in vre, the said mistery, art, way,
meanes, or trade, or any other waie or meanes of making any of the said

page_text: soapes, soape ashes, pott ashes and salte for soapes, or sett vpp, frame, make,
or vse any furnace or furnaces, house or houses, vesselle, engine or engines
concerning the same, or either of them, within our said realme of Ireland, or
in any place or places within the said realme or any part thereof, vppon paine
of forfeiture to vs, our heires and successors, of the soape or soapes, sope
ashes, pott ashes, and salt for soap, so to be made contrary to the true intent
and meaning of theise sente, and to have the said furnaces, houses, vesselle,
engines, and devises vtterlie pulled downe and defaced, and also vppon paine
of our high indignacon and displeasure, and such further penalties, punish-
ment and imprisonment as by any lawes or statutes of that our realme can
or may be inflicted or imposed vppon the offenders for their disobedience in
contemning our royall comaund, and also for the better. execucon of this our
graunte, wee doe by theise our Lřes Patent for vs, our heires and successors,
give and graunte full power, libertie, and authoritic to the said Sir Edmond
Harewell, Sir Carie Ralegh, John Williams, and Robert Clarke, their
executors, administrators, and assignes, that they or any of them, by himselfe
or themselves, or their or any of their deputies, factors, servante, or assignes,
shall or may att all tyme and tymes convenient, and from tyme to tyme
during the said terme of eleaven yeares, with the assistance of a constable or
some other officer, enter into all and every place and places, house and houses
convenient, where they or any of them shall have any iust cause to suspect
any such soape or soapes, soape ashes, pott ashes, or salte for soapes, furnaces,
vesselle, engines or instrumente, made, erected, framed, or vsed contrary to the
true meaning hereof, to be or remaine within the said realme of Ireland or
anie part thereof, as well within liberties as without, and there carefully
and diligentlie to trie and search by all lawful waies and meanes for all such
soapes, soape ashes, pott ashes, or salte for soape, furnaces, vesselle, engines,
or instrumente as by any pson or psons whatsoever shall, during or within the
said terme before graunted, be made, erected, sett vpp, or vsed contrary to the
tenor and true meaning of theise our Lřes Patente, and fynding any such to
seize the said soapes, soape ashes, pott ashes, and salte for soapes, soe made,
to the vse of vs, our heires and successors (the one halfe whereof wee doe
hereby for vs, our heires and successors (give and graunt to the said Sir Edmund
Harewell, Sir Carie Ralegh, Johu Williams, and Robert Clarke, their
executors, administrators, and assignes, and to deface and pull downe the said
furnaces, vesselle, engines, and instrumente soe erected and vsed), and further
wee do hereby comaund that the said Sir Edmund Harewell, Sir Carie
Ralegh, John Williams, and Robert Clarke, their executors, administrators,
and assigues, doc carefully and diligentlie endeavor themselves that the intent

page_text: and meaning of theise our Lřes Patent be diligentlie observed; and if in the
execucion thereof they or anie of them shall fynde any resistance, that they or
some of them do ctific the same into the Court of Exchequer of vs, our heires
and successors, within the said realme of Ireland, to the end the offendors
therein may receive condigne punishment for the same their offences, vnto
which Court of Exchequer wee doc hereby for vs, our heires and successors,
give power and authoritic, vppon such certificate as aforesaid and due proofe
thereof, to inflict such punishment and imprisonment, or either of them, vppon
the offendors as their offence shall deserve and to the said Court shalbe
thought meete. And wee do alsoe by theise psente for vs, our heires and
successors, will and commaund all and singuler maiors, sheriffe, justices of
peace, bayliffe, constables, headboroughes, and other officers, ministers, and
subiect whatsoever of vs, our heires and successors, that they and every of
them be from tyme to tyme during the terme aforesaid ayding and assisting
to the said Sir Edmund Harewell, Sir Carie Ralegh, John Williams, and
Robert Clarke, their executors, administrators, assignes, deputies, servante, and
workemen, in all thing in or about the accomplishment of our pleasuro
expressed in theise our Lres Patente, and in the exercise and execucion of the
same, and of all and every article or articles, clause or clauses therein
conteyned, and that they nor any of them do any way hinder, molest, interrupt,
or lett the said Sir Edmund Harewell, Sir Carie Ralegh, John Williams, and
Robert Clarke, their executors, administrators, assigns, deputies, servaunte,
workmen, or chapmen, or anie of them in any thing concning the premisses, as
they tender our pleasure, and will avoid the contrary at their pille, and theise
Present or the inrollement thereof shalbe their sufficient warrant and
discharge in that behalfe; and further wee doc hereby for vs, our heires and
successors, graunte that theise our Lřes Patente, or the inrollement thereof,
shalbe in all thing firme, good, availeable, and effectuall, according to the
true meaning of the same, as well in all our Court as elsewhere within our
said realme of Ireland, without any confirmacon or further lycence or
tolleracon to be in any wise peured or obteyned. Althoughe expresse
mencion, &c.
In witnes whereof, &c. Witnes our selfe att Westmi, the Tenth day of