A PERFECTE WAY OF CHARKINGE SEA- COALES MUCH CONDUCING TO THE COMON GOOD, WHICH SEACOALES SOE CHARKED FOR THAT THEY BURNE WITHOUT SMOAKE, STIPE, OR OTHER ANNOYAUNCE, ARE VERY GOOD FOR CHAMBER FIRES AND FOR THE FAIRE AND SWEETE DRYEING OF MALTE AND HOPPES, AND ARE VERY V8EFULL FOR BREWERS, COOKES, WHITESTERS, DYERS, DISTILLERS, AND MANY OTHERS TO WHOME FIRE IS NECESSARILIE REQUISITE FOR THEIRE YMPLOYMENT, TRADES, OR OCCUPACONS, AND ARE ALSOE PROFITABLE ASWELL FOR PEERVACON OF WOOD, STRAWE, AND SCOVER, AS FOR OVEN CON OF SUCH DAUNGEROUS CASUALITIES AS DOE TOO TOO OPTEN HAPPEN THROUGHE FIRE, MADE WITH LIGHTER FUELL, AND VPON SUFFICIENT TRIALL ALREADIE MADE, OUR SEACOAST FROM NEWCASTLE TO DOVER,
Year: 1636

page_text: CHARLES, by the grace of God King of England, Scotland, France, and
Ireland, Defender of the Fayeth, &c., to all to whome theise sente shall
come, greeting.
WHEREAS our welbeloved subiecte THOMAS PEYTON, of Deptford, in the
countie of Kent, Gentleman, by his humble petičon vnto vs exhibited, hath
made knowne vnto vs that after a longe tyme of triall, and many chargeable
experiment made, hee hath found out "A PERFECTE WAY OF CHARKINGE SEA-
COALES MUCH CONDUCING TO THE COMON GOOD, WHICH SEACOALES SOE CHARKED FOR
THAT THEY BURNE WITHOUT SMOAKE, STIPE, OR OTHER ANNOYAUNCE, ARE VERY GOOD
FOR CHAMBER FIRES AND FOR THE FAIRE AND SWEETE DRYEING OF MALTE AND
HOPPES, AND ARE VERY V8EFULL FOR BREWERS, COOKES, WHITESTERS, DYERS,
DISTILLERS, AND MANY OTHERS TO WHOME FIRE IS NECESSARILIE REQUISITE FOR THEIRE
YMPLOYMENT, TRADES, OR OCCUPACONS, AND ARE ALSOE PROFITABLE ASWELL FOR
PEERVACON OF WOOD, STRAWE, AND SCOVER, AS FOR OVEN CON OF SUCH DAUNGEROUS
CASUALITIES AS DOE TOO TOO OPTEN HAPPEN THROUGHE FIRE, MADE WITH LIGHTER
FUELL, AND VPON SUFFICIENT TRIALL ALREADIE MADE, HAVE BEENE APPROVED ASWELL
BY THE BREWERS OF OUR CITTIES OF LONDON AND WESTMINSTER AS BY THE
INHABITANT OF THE MARETYNE TOWNES VPON OUR SEACOAST FROM NEWCASTLE TO
DOVER, NOT ONLY TO BEE MOST VSEPULL AND COMODIOUS FOR THE PURPOSES ABOVE
MENCONED, BUT ALSOE TO BE FARRE CHEAPER THEN WOOD OR STRAWE OR SUCH LIKE
FEWELL;" and therefore the saide Thomas Peyton, by his saide peticon, bath
moste humbly besoughte vs, that in recompence of soe laudable, and to the
comon wealth soe pfitable an Invencon, wee would bee graciously pleased to
"

page_text: grante vnto him, and such others as himselfe should nomynate, a Patent
of priviledge for the terme of fourteene yeares, vnder our Greate Seale of
England, for the sole vse of the said Invencons.
KNOWE YEE, that wee, graciously favouring such ingenious and pfitable In-
venčons, of our especiall grace, tayne knowledge, and meere močon, have gyven
and graunted, and by theise psente for vs, our heires and successors, doe give and
graunte vnto the saide Thomas Peyton, and to Walter Williams, Gentleman,
William Browning, Gentleman, and John Jones, Gentleman, att the nomynacon
and appointment of the saide Thomas Peyton, full and free libtie, licence, power,
priviledge, and authoritie, that they, the said Thomas Peyton, Walter Williams,
William Browning, and John Jones; and theire assignes, and the survivours
and survivor of them, and the executors, administrators, or assignes, of the
survivors or survivour of them, by him or themselves, his or theire substitutes,
deputies, servaunte, workemen, factors, or agente, and none other, shall and
may att all and every tyme and tymes hereafter, from tyme to tyme dureing
the terme of fourteene yeares nexte ensueing the date of theise psente, exercise,
practice, and putt in vse, within our kingdome of England and domynion of
Wales, the mistery, arte, way, and meanes whereof the saide Thomas Peyton
was and is the firste and true inventor of charkinge seacoales, and the same
soe charked att, reasonable and moderate' rates, to sell, vend, and viter att
his or theire will and pleasure; wherefore our will and pleasure is, and by
theise psente, of our more especiall grace, taine knowledge, and meere
močon, wee doe for vs, our heires and successors, straightly charge and
inhibitt all and every person and psons, of what estate, degree, or
dičon soever hee or they or any of them bee, that none of them other
then the saide Thomas Peyton, Walter Williams, William Browning, and
John Jones, or theire, assignes, or the survivours or survivor of them, or the
executors, administrators, or assignes of the survivor of them, or his or theire
substitutes, deputies, servaunte, workemen, factors, or agent, or some of
them, doe or shall, dureing the saide term of fourteen yeares, vse or practice,
directly or indirectly, the saide arte, way, or meanes by the saide Thomas
Peyton firste invented, as aforesaide, of charkeinge seacoales without the lycence,
consent, and agreement of them, the saide Thomas Peyton, Walter Williams,
William Browning, and John Jones, or theire assignes, or the survivors or
survivor of them, or the executors, administrators, or assignes of the survivor
of them, firste had and obteyned in that behalfe; to have and to houlde the
saide libties, licences, privileges, powers, and authorities, and other the pmisses
hereby graunted or menconed to bee graunted to the saide Thomas Peyton,
Walter Williams, William Browning, and John Jones, and theire assignes,
con-

page_text: and the survivours and survivor of them, and the executors, administrators,
or assignes of, the survivor of them, for and dureing the terme and vnto the
full end and terme of fourteene yeares from henceforth next ensueing and
fully to bee compleate and ended, yeilding and rendering therefore yearely, and
the saide Thomas Peyton, Walter Williams, William Browning, and John
Jones, for themselues and theire assignes, and the survivors and survivor of
them, and the executors, administrators, and assignes of the survivor of them,
doe coveinte, pmise, and graunte to and with vs; our heires and successors,
by theise psente, to yeilde and paie vnto vs, dureing the contynuance of this our
graunte, the yearely rente or some of twentie shilling of lawfull money of
England att the receipte of the Exchequer of vs, our heires and successors, att
the feaste of the Añunciacon of the Blessed Virgyn Mary, att one entire
payment; and wee doe by theise psente, for vs, our heires and successors,
will and comaund all and singuler maiors, sherriffe, justices of peace, bayliffe,
constables, headboroughes,. and other officers, ministers, and subiectⓇ of vs,
our heires and successors, that they, and every of them, be, from tyme to
tyme dureing the terme aforesaide, aydeinge, helping, and assisting, to the saide
Thomas Peyton, Walter Williams, William Browninge, and John Jones, and
theire assignes and the survivors and survivor of them, and the executors,
administrators, and assignes of the survivor of them, and to his or theire
substituts, deputies, servaunte, workemen, factors, and agente, in all these
thing in and aboute the accomplishment of our pleasure herein declared, and
in the exercise and execučon of the same, and that neither they nor any of
them doe att any tyme hinder, moleste, or interrupte the said Thomas Peyton,
Walter Williams, William Browning, and John Jones, or theire assignes, or
the survivors or survivor of them, or the executors, administrators, or assignes of
the survivor of them, or his or theire substitutes, deputies, servaunte, workemen,
factors, or agente, or any of them, in anywise condning the punises, as they
tender our pleasure and will avoide the contrary att theire perille. And our
will and pleasure is, that if the saide Thomas Peyton, Walter Williams, William
Browning, and John Jones, or theire assignes, or the survivours or survivor of
them, or the executors, administrators, or assignes of the survivor of them, or
some of them, shall not inroll or cause to bee inrolled this our sent graunte
before our Clarke of the Pipe for the tyme beeing, within sixe moneths nexte
after the date of theise psente, that then the saide Thomas Peyton, Walter
Williams, William Browning, and John Jones, & theire assignes, and the
survivors or survivor of them, and the executors, administrators, and assignes
of the survivor of them, shall forfeite and pay vnto vs, our heires and successors,
the some of fortie shilling of like lawfull money in the name of a payne for

page_text: every sixe moneths defaulte of inrollment of theise psente before the saide Clarke
of the Pipe for the tyme being, as aforesaid: Provided alwaies, and our will
and pleasure is, that if att any tyme, dureing the saide terme of fourteene
yeares, it shall appeare vnto vs, our heires or. successors, or to the lorde and
others of the Privie Councell of vs, our heires or successors, that this our
graunte is contrary to the lawes or mischeevous to the state of our realme of
England, or genally inconvenient, that then, vpon 'significaĉon and declaraton
to bee made by vs, our heires or successors, vnder our or theire signett or
privie seale, and by the Lorde and others of the Privie Councell of vs, our
heires or successors, or sixe or more of them for the tyme beeing, in writing
vnder theire hande, of such contrarietie to law, mischeife, or inconvenience,
this our psent graunt, for such cause or causes soe declared, shall bee voide
and of none effecte, anything conteyned in theise sente to the contrary in any-
wise notwithstanding; and wee doe by theise sente graunte, for vs, our
heires and successors, that theise our Lies Patente,.or the inrollment of them,
shall bee firme, good, and effectuall, according to the true intente and meaning
of the same. Although expresse mencon of the yearely value or any other value
or taintie of the Pmises or of any parte thereof, or of any other guifte or
graunte by vs, or any of our progenitors or predecessors to the said Thomas
Peyton, Walter Williams, William Browning, and John Jones, or any of
them heretofore made in theise psente; is not made, or any statute, acte, ordi-
nance, provision, proclamacon, or restrainte heretofore had, made, published,
ordeyned, or pvided, or any other thing, cause, or matter whatsoever to the
contry hereof in anywise notwithstanding.
In witnes whereof, &c. Witnes ourselfe att Westminster, the Sixe and
In witnes whereof, &c. Witnes ourselfe att Westminster, che Sixe and
twentieth day or July.
Pbře de priuato sigillo, &c.