A WAY TO MELT TYNNE, IRON, LEAD, AND COPPER OARE WITH PITCOALE, PEATE, AND TURFFE, AND WILL THEREWITH EXTCT OUT OF LIKE QUANTITYES AS MUCH OR MORE THEN CAN BE MADE WITH ANY OTHER FEWELL, AND DOE YT WITH MUCH LESSE CHARGE THEN IS NOWE EXPENDED IN MELTING THE SAME
Year: 1632

page_text: CHARLES, by the grace of God King of England, Scotland, France, and
Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c., to all to whom theis Psente shall come,
greeting.
WHEREAS EDWARD JORDEN, Doctor in Phisick, by his Peticon to us
exhibited, hath informed vs that the great quantity of tynne, iron, lead, and
copper wch hath bene and is made within theis our dominions, the oare hath
ever hitherto bene melted with wood or charcole, weh in tyme wilbe a great
destrucon of the woode of this kingdome, and that be, by his industry, found
out "A WAY TO MELT TYNNE, IRON, LEAD, AND COPPER OARE WITH PITCOALE,
PEATE, AND TURFFE, AND WILL THEREWITH EXTCT OUT OF LIKE QUANTITYES AS MUCH
OR MORE THEN CAN BE MADE WITH ANY OTHER FEWELL, AND DOE YT WITH MUCH
LESSE CHARGE THEN IS NOWE EXPENDED IN MELTING THE SAME," and hath made
humble suite vnto vs, in consideracon of the great benefitt that this wilbee to
our subiecte, and the safegaurd of the wood of this our realme, and that yt is
a secrett art not knowne before, the wee would be graciously pleased to
graunt vnto him a Patent vnder the Great Seale of England for the space of
fowerteene yeares, for the sole melting of tynne, iron, lead, and copper oare,
with pitcoale, peate, and turffe.
KNOWE YEE, that wee, mynding the safegard and pservacon of the woode
within this our realme, and graciously favouring and willing to further such
ingenious and pfitable invenčons, of our espiall grace, ten knowledge, and
meere močon, have given and graunted, and by these sente doe for vs, our

page_text: heires and successors, give and graunt, vnto the said Edward Jorden, his
executors, administrators, and assignès, full, and free libty, licence, power, and
authority, that he, the said Edward Jorden, his executors, administrators, and
assignes, by themselues or their deputyes, servante, factors, or workemen,
(and none other), shall and may at all and every. tyme and tymes hereafter
during the terme of fowerteene yeares next ensucing the date of theis psente,
at his or their owne pper coste and charges, vsc, excise, petise, and put in vre
within our dominions, the mistery, arte, way, and meanes of melting of tynne,
iron, lead, and copper oare with pitcoale, by the way by him first invented,
and not forily vsed or put in pctise by others, at his and their will and
pleasure; and further, to sett vpp in any place or places within our domi-
nions any house or houses, furnace or furnaces, or other vessell or vessells, or
any other implemente whatsoever fitt and necessary for the putting in petise
of the said mistery, art, way, and meanes of melting tynne, iron, lead, or
copper oare with pitcoale. Wherefore our will and pleasure is, and by theis
Psente wee doe, for vs, our heires and successors, straightly charge and
inbibite all and every other pson and psons whatsoever, of what estate, degree,
quality, or condicon he or they or any of them be or shalbee, other then the
said Edward Jorden, his executors, administrators, substitute, workemen, or
assignes, that they or any of them doc not nor shall, dureing the said terme
of fowerteene yeares, vse or petise directly or indirectly the art, way, or
meanes by the said Edward Jorden first invented, and not vsed by others,
for melting of tynne, iron, lead, and copper oare with pitcoale, without the
licence, consent, and agreement of the said. Edward Jorden, his executors,
administrators, or assignes, or some or one of them, first had and obteyned;
to have and to hould the said licences, priuiledges, powers, and authorities,
and other the misses by theis sente menconed to bee graunted to the
said Edward Jorden, his executors, administrators, and assignes, for and
during the terme and vnto the full end and terme of fowerteene yeares
from henceforth next ensueing, and fully to be compleat and ended, yeelding
and paying therefore yearely, and the said Edward Jorden, for himselfe,
bis executors, administrators, and assignes, doth covenant, pmise, and graunt
to and with vs, our heires and successors, by theis sent to yeeld and
pay vnto us, our heires and successors, during the continuance of this our
graunt, the yearely rent or some of six shillinge eight pence of lawfull money
of England at the receipt of the Exchequer of vs, our heires and successors at
the Feast of Saint Michael th'Archangell onely; and wee doe by theis sente
for vs, our heires and successors, give power and authority vnto the said
Edward Jorden, his executors, administrators, agente, and assignes, with the

page_text: assistance of a constable or other officer, at convenient tyme and tymes, to
search or secke in any place where iust cause shalbee for discovery of any
pson or psons whatsoeuer that shall hereafter put in petise or vse the said
Invencon contrary to the true intent and meaning of theis sente, to the end
the delinquent may reccave condign punishment according to their demeritte;
and wee doc by theis sente for vs, our heires and successors, will and
comaund all and singuler maiors, sheriffe, justices of peace, bailiffe, constables,
headboroughes, and other officers, ministers, and subiect of vs, our heires
and successors, that they and every of them, from tyme to tyme during the
terme aforesaide, be ayding, helping, and assisting to the said Edward Jorden,
his executors, administrators, deputies, agente, and assignes, in all thinges in
and about the due accomplishment of our pleasure herein declared, and in tho
due excise and execučon of the same, and that they, nor any of them doe
at any tyme hinder, molest, or interrupt the said Edward Jorden, his executors,
administrators, deputyes, or assignes, or any of them, in any wise concncing the
Pmisses as they tender our pleasure and will avoide the contrary at their pills,
and theis our Lies Patente or thinrollment of them shalbee their sufficient
warrant in that behalfe: Provided alwaies, and our will and pleasure is, that yf
at any tyme during the said terme of fowertcene years yt shall appeare vnto us,
our heires or successors, or vnto the Lorde and others of the Privy Councell of
vs, our heires or successors, that this our graunte is contrary to our lawċ or
mischevous to the State, by raysing of the prizes of comodities at home, or
hurt of trade, or geñally inconvenient, then vpou significačon or declaraton to
be made by vs, our heires or successors, vnder our or their signett or privy
seale, or the Lorde and others of our Privy Councell, or sixe or more of them,
for the time being, in writing vnder their hande, of such piudice and incon-
venience, theis our Lřes Patente shall forthwith cease, defmyne, and be vtterly
voyde; and wee doe hereby graunt for vs, our heires and successors, that theis
our Lŕes Patente or thinrollment thereof, shall bec firme, good, and effcuall,
according to the true meaneing of the same, although expresse mencon, &c.
In witnes, &c. Witnes our selfe at Westii, the Seaventh day of
In witnes, &c. Witnes our selfe at Westñi, the Seaventh day of
December.
Pbře de priuato sigillo, &c.