THE MEANES SOE TO PREPARE AND ORDER THE FUELL OF PEATE OR TURFFE BY REDUCEING INTO A COALE THAT IT SHALL SERVE FOR THE MAKEING, MELTING, FORGING,. AND FYNEING OF IRON, LEAD, AND TYNN, AND FOR BOYLEING OF SALT, AND FOR THE BURNING OF BRICKE, TYLE, AND LYME, OR ANY OTHER THING WHATSOEVER FOR BUILDING, OR OTHERWISE TO BEE MADE OF EARTH, WITHOUT THE ADDICON OR VSE OF ANY WOOD, CHARCOALE, PITCOALE OR SEACOALE
Year: 1630

page_text: CHARLES, by the grace of God King of England, Scotland, Traunce, and
Ireland, Defendor of the Faith, &c. to all to whome theise Presente shall come,
greeting.
WHEREAS our welbeloved subiecte EDWARD BALL, EDMOND LASSELL,-
Esquiers, ROBTE HAMPTON, and WILLIAM AULEY, Gent., have by their humble-
peticon enformed vs that they, applyeing their time, travaile, and money to
the benefitt and proffitt of the commonwealth, have endeavoured and found:
out "THE MEANES SOE TO PREPARE AND ORDER THE FUELL OF PEATE OR TURFFE BY
REDUCEING INTO A COALE THAT IT SHALL SERVE FOR THE MAKEING, MELTING, FORGING,.
AND FYNEING OF IRON, LEAD, AND TYNN, AND FOR BOYLEING OF SALT, AND FOR THE
BURNING OF BRICKE, TYLE, AND LYME, OR ANY OTHER THING WHATSOEVER FOR
BUILDING, OR OTHERWISE TO BEE MADE OF EARTH, WITHOUT THE ADDICON OR VSE OF ANY
WOOD, CHARCOALE, PITCOALE, OR SEACOALE;" an Invenĉon wch was never brought
to perfeccon by any other heretofore within our Realme of England, and which.
may tend to the inestimable good of this our whole Kingdome in the spareing.
and preserving of wood and coale, and which in all likelyhood may produce
more happy effect hereafter, both for the improvement of ground, from
whence the peate is to bee taken, as alsoe for the imployment and setting on
worke greate numbers of poore pud distressed people.
KNOWE YEE, THEREFORE, that wee, being willing to cherrish and
roward the labour and industrie of all such as doo or shall invent, finde out,.
and perfect those commendable thing, which may tend to our honour, and

page_text: the profitt and benefitt of our people, and good of the commonwealth, in con
sideračon of the paines, chardges, and travaile of them, the said Edward Ball,
Edmond Lasselle, Robert Hampton, and William Audley, in the finding
out and discovering of the said meanes and Invencon, and pfecting thereof,
of our especiall grace, teine knowledge, and meere močon, have given
and graunted, and by these presente, for vs, our heires and successors, doc
give and graunte vnto the said Edward Ball, Edmond Lasselle, Robte
Hampton, and William Audley, their executors, administrators, and assignes,
full, free, sole, and absolute licence, priveledge, power, and authoritie, that
they and every of them, by himselfe or themselves, or by his or their deputics,
factors, servante, or workemen, shall and may, at all and every time and times
during the tearme of years hereafter mencoed, vse and exercise and put in
practise win this our Realme of England and Dominyon of Wales, att his
and their libertie and pleasure, their said peculier misterie, arte, waie, and
meanes for the makeing, melting, forging, and fyneing of iron, lead, and
tynne, and of salt, and for the burning of bricke, tyle, and lyme, or any other
thing whatsoever for building, or otherwise to bee made of earth (glasse only
excepted,) with the fuell of peate and turffe alone prepared according to their
Invenčon as aforesaid; and allsoc to make, erect; and sett vpp in any place or
places within our said Realme and Domynion of Wales, or eyther. of them,
any furnace or furnaces, fynerey or fyneries, engine or engines whatsoever,
coucerning their said misterie, waic, art, or meanes for the melting, makeing,
forging, and fyneing of iron, leade, and tynne, and of salt, and for the burning
of bricke, tyle, and lyme, or any other thing whatsoever for building, or
otherwise, to bee made of earth (glasse onely excepted), with the fuell of peate
and turffe alone, prepared according to their Invencon, as aforesaid; and the
samo iron, leade, tynne, salt, bricke, tyle, and lyme, or any other thing
whatsoever for building or otherwise, made of earth, to vtter, sell, or otherwise
to doc awaic or dispose of to their and every of their owne vse and vses,
benefitt, and behoofe, att their free wille and pleasures.
And further, to the end that this our pleasure may take the better effect
and that the said Edward Ball, Edmond Lasselle, Robert Hampton
and William Auley, their executors, administrators, and assignes, may the
more fully enioye the benefitt of this our graunte, wee will, and for vs
our heires, and successors, doc streightlie chardge, comaunde, and inhibite
and doe allsoe of our more especiall grace, certeine knowledge, and meer
mocon, for vs, our heires, and successors, graunte to the said Edward
Ball, Edmond Lasselle, Robert Hampton, and William Auley, their heires
executors, administrators, and assignes, that noe person or persons what

page_text: soover, borne within any our Realmes and Domynions, nor any other
person or persons whatsoever, eyther denizens or strangers borne in any
forraigne realmo and countrie whatsoever, of what estate, degree, or con-
dičon, bee or they bee or shalbee, other then the said Edward Ball, Edmond
Lasselle, Robert Hampton, and William Auley, their heires, executors, ad-
ministrators, and assignes, or such as shalbe by them, or some of them, sett
on worke or authorized, shall or may, att any time or tymes during the
tearme of yeares hereafter in and by theise Presente graunted or mencoed or
intended to bee graunted, practize, exercise, putt in vtc, or any waic counter-
feite their said misterie, arte, waic, or meanes for the makeing, melting.
forging, or fyneinge of iron, leade, tynne, and salt, and for the burning of
bricke, tyle, and lyme, or any other thinge whatsoever, for building, or
otherwise, made of earth (glasse onely excepted), with the fuell of peate and
turffe soe prepared as aforesaid, or any furnace or furnaces, fyneric or
fyneryes, engine or engines, concerning the same, within this our Realme of
England or Domynion of Wales, or any place or places within them or eyther
of them, vppon peine of forfeiture to vs, our heires and successors, for the
iron, leade, tynne, and salt, brick, tyle, and lyme, and other the premisses
aforesaid, soe made, melt, fyned, forged, and burnt, contrarie to the true intent
and meaning of theise Presente; and to have the said furnaces, fyneries,
engines and devices vtterlie pulled downe and defaced; and allsoe vppon peine
of our high indignacon and displeasure, and such further penalties, punish-
mente, and imprisonmonte as by any lawes and statute of this our realme
cann or may be inflicted or imposed vppon the offendors for theire disobe-
dience in contemnyng our royall comaundement.
Moreover, wee doc, by theis our Lies Pattente, for vs, our heires and
successors, give and graunte full power, liberty, and authoritie to the said
Edward Ball, Edmond Lasselle, Robert Hampton, and Willam Auley,
their executors, admynistrators, or assignes, that they or any of them, by
himselfe, or themselues, or by his or theiro deputies, factors, servante or
assignes, shall and may, at all tyme and tymes convenient, and from tyme
to tyme duringe the terme of yeares hereafter in and by these psente
graunted, with the assistance of a constable or some other officer, enter
into all place and places convenient, where he or they or any of them
shall have iust cause to suspecte any such iron, leade, tynne, salt, bricke,
tyle, and lyme, or other the foresaid misses, or any engine or instrument
made, erected, vsed, or Ppared for the vses or purposes aforesaid, or any
of them, contrarie to the true meanуng hereof, to be and remayne within
this our Realme of England and Domynion of Wales, or either of them,

page_text: as well within litties as without, and there carefully and dilligently to trie
and searche by all lawful wayes and meanes, for all such iron, leade,
tynne, salt, bricke, tyle, lyme, and other the misses aforesaid, as by any
parson or parsons whatsoever shall, during or within the terme hereafter
graunted, be made, melted, forged, fined, burnte,. erected, sett vpp or vsed,
contrarie to the intenčon and true meanyng of theis our Lies Pattente, and
finding any such to seaze the said misses soe made, melted, forged, fined, and
burnte, to the vse of vs, our heires and successors, and to deface and pull downo
the said furnace, fyneries, engines, and instrumente soe erected, vsed or Ppared.
And further, that the said Edward Ball, Edmond Lasselle, Robert Hampton,
and William Auley, theire executors, admynistrators, and assignes, do carefully
and diligently endeavor themselues that the intent and true meanyng of theis
our Lřes Pattente be diligently obserued; and if in the execuĉon thereof they or
any of them, theire factors, deputyes, or assignes, shall find any resistance, that
he or they or some of them doe certific the same into the Courte of Exchequer,
of vs, our heires and successors, to thend the offendors therein may receavo
condigne punyshment for the same theire offence. Vnto which said Courte of
Exheq, wee doc hereby for vs, our heires and successors, give power and
authoritie 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 as by the said Courte shalbe thought meete;
to have, hould, exercise, and enioy the said licences, libtics, priviledge, powers,
and authorities, and all other the misses before by theis psente menconed to
be given and graunted, and every of them, vnto the said Edward Ball, Edmond
Lasselle, Robert Hampton, and William Auley, theire executors, admynistra
tors, and assignes, from the day of the date of theis psente for and during the
terme and to the full end and terme of fowrteene yeares from thence next
ensuing and fully to be compleate and ended, yielding and paying.
And the said Edward Ball, Edmond Lasselle, Robert Hampton, and
William Auley, for themselves, theire executors, admynistrators and assignes,
doe coveñnte, pmise and graunte to and with vs, our heires and succes-
sors, by theis sent to yeild and pay therefore to vs, our heires and
successors into the receipte of the Exchequer of vs, our heires and suc-
cessors, during the contynuance of the said terme, the yearely rent of six
pound thirteene shilling and foure pence of lawfull money of England
at the Feast of the Birthe of our Lord God, and the Nativitie of Saint
John Baptist, by even and equall porcons, and wee doe alsoc by theis
snt for vs, our heires and successors, will and comaund all and singuler
maiors, justices of peace, sheriffe, bayliffe, constables, headborough, and

page_text: other ministers, officers, and subiccts whatsoever of vs, our heires and suc-
cessors, that they and every of them be, from tyme to tyme during the terme
aforesaid, ayding and assisting to the said Edward Ball, Edmond Lasselle,
Robert Hampton, and William Auley, theire executors, admynistrators, de-
puties, and assignes, servante and workemen, in all thinge in and about the
accomplishment of our pleasure expressed in theis our Lřes Pattente, and in the
exercise and execučon of the same or any article or clause herein conteyned,
and that they nor any of them doe any way hinder, molest, intrupte, or lett
the said Edward Ball, Edmond Lasselle, Roberte Hampton, and William
Auley, theire executors, admynistrators, deputies, assignes, servante, workemen
or chapmen, or any of them in or concnyng the pmisses as they tender our
displeasure, and will avoide the contrary at theire pille. And theis psente or
the inrollment thereof shalbe theire sufficient warrant and discharge in that
behalfe.
And, lastly, our will and pleasure is, and wee doe by theis psnte for vs, our
beires and successors, graunte that theis our Lřes Patente, or the inrollment
thereof, shalbe in all thing, firme, good, and availeable in the lawe to all intent(
and purposes according to the true and playne meanyng of the same, although
the pticuler wayes and meanes of the formes of the engines, instrumente, forges
and other devices to be vsed, made, sett vpp and wrought with by the said
Edward Ball, Edmond Lasselle, Robert Hampton, and William Auley, theiro
executors, admynistrators, deputies, workemen and assignes for the making,
meltinge, forginge or fyninge of iron, leade, tynne and salte, and for the
burnynge of bricke, tyle, and lyme, or any other thinge whatsoever for building
or otherwise, to be made of earthe with the said kind of fuell of peat or turffe
alone as is aforesaid, be not herein pticulerly expressed and named or described,
and notwithstanding any defecte, inčtenty, or other impfection of or in the
Psente in not recytinge, expressing or menconyng of any other matter or
thinge whatsoever, necessary or needfull herein to be expressed and menconed.
In witnes, &c. Witnes our selfe at Cañbury, the Thirteenthe day of
Augusto.