MELTE, PDUCE, AND MAKE IRON AND DIVERS OTHER METTALL AND MATERIALLS, WITH SEACOALE,EARTHCOALE, PITCOALE, PEAT, TURFE, AND BRUSH, AND SUCH OTHER LIKE FEWELL
Year: 1620

page_text: ST. JOHN, MOMPESSON, AYLOFFE, POWELL, VAUGHAN,
PRUTHERO, STUBBES, VAUGHAN, AND GRUNDY'S PATENT.
JAMES, by the grace of God Kinge of England, Scotland, France, and
Ireland, Defendor of the Fayth, &c., to all to whome these psente shall come,
greeting.
WHEREAS heretofore vppon the señall informacons, first of one Symon
Sturtevant and afterwarde of John Robinson, made vnto vs, that they had found
out the way and meanes to "MELTE, PDUCE, AND MAKE IRON AND DIVERS
OTHER METTALL AND MATERIALLS, WITH SEACOALE, EARTHCOALE, PITCOALE, PEAT,
TURFE, AND BRUSH, AND SUCH OTHER LIKE FEWELL," wee thervppon well hoping
that the said Invenčons woulde have greatlie tended to the Pservacon of wood
within our señall realmes of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the dñion
of Wales, which of late yeares have byne much decayed, and being willing
by our Royall favour to encourage and cherrish the Inventors of a busines
which wee expected woulde prove so pfitable, did, by our seuerall Indentures
vnder our Great Seale of England, give and graunte first to the said Simon
Sturtevant, and afterwarde vnto the said John Robinson, and theire deputies
and assignes respectivelie, for seuerall termes of yeares menčoned in the said
Indentures, the sole libertie and privilege to make, worke, melte, pduce, and
bring forth irons, steeles, and divers other mettalls, mettalique concoccons, and
materialle menčoned in the said Indentures and Scedules therevnto annexed,
by and with seacole, earthcoale, pitcoale, turfe, peate, brushe, and such like
fewell, in such sort, manner, and forme as in and by the said scuall Indentures

page_text: and Scedules thervnto annexed amongest other things therein conteyned
more fully maye appeare; but the said Symon Sturtevant, eyther neglecting
or being vnable to forme what he had soe vndertaken, our Indenture and
Letters Patente to him made as aforesaid, for the reasons menconed in the
Indenture made to the said Robinson, were taken in and cancelled; and
although the said Indenture made to the said Robinson doth yet remayne
vncancelled, yet, sithence the making of the said Indenture to the said
Robinson, being by the space of about six yeares, he hath made little or noc
vse thereof, as wee are enformed, neither bath our gracious intencon therein
taken such good effect as was expected, the malignant qualetyes of the
señal fewells menconed in the said Indentures being conceived to be such
as, vnles the same be by some speciall meanes corrected and purged from the
sulphure and other contagious mixtures therein conteyned, yt is vnlikelie the same
will prove serviceable for the. making, melting, pduceing or working of the
mettalls or materialls aforesaid, eyther in open and playne furnaces,
bloomeries, fyneries, chaferies, or other fireworkes heretofore vsed, or by the
furnaces or firework of division of the said Robinzon's Invencon menconed in
the said Indenture made to the said Robinson. But latelie wee have byne
enformed by our wélbeloved subiect Hughe Grundy, and by our trustie and wel-
beloved subiect Sir WILL'M ST JOHN, Sir GILES MOMPESSON, and Sir GEORG
AYLOFFE, Knighte, LEWES POWELL, WALTER VAUGHAN, JOHN PRUTHERO; and
HENRIE VAUGHAN, Esquyres, and HENRIE STUBBES, Gentleman, that the said
Hugh Grundie hath, by his greate labour, industrie, and expence of tyme and
charges, of himselfe, and other the psons aforesaid, found out the wayes and
meanes to charke the seuall fewells of seacole, pitcole, stonecole, turfe, peate,
brush, flagg, cannell, and other such like earthlie fewell, whereby the same
mayebe made fitt and Sviceable as well for the vses aforesaid as for divers
other vses, within the said seuerall realmes and onion, and hath also found
out the way and meanes to make, melt, and pduce iron and other the mettalls
and materialls aforesaid in open and playne furnaces and firework without
division, where the iron is mixed with the fewell by such seacole, stonecole,
and other the fewell soe charked; and that they, the said Sir William St John,
Sir Giles Mompesson, Sir Georg Ayloffe,, Lewes Powell, Walter Vaughan,
John Pruthero, Henrie Vaughan, Henrie Stubbes, and Hugh, Grundy, are
willinge to vndergoo the charge and burden of bringinge soc pfitable and
good a worke and inventon vnto pfeccon, and thervppon have made humble
peticon and suite vnto vs to graunt vnto them, and theire servante, deputies,
and assignes, the sole privelege, for the terme of twentie and one yeares nowe
next comynge, not onclic to charke and convert into charcoal the said seacole,

page_text: stonecoale, piteule, turfe, peate, and other the aforesaid earthlic fewell, being
an Inventon never heretofore putt in vse or brought to pfeccon vntill the same
was donne by the said Hughe Grundy, but alsoe the sole priveledg,, libertie, and
power to vse and ymploye the said fewell soo charked in anie open or plaine
furnace, or other worke wherein there is noe devision or sepačon of the fewell
from the mettall, but that in the meltinge and pducing the same both mettall
and fewell are mixed togither; which their humble request, appearing unto vs
to be verie reasonable, and being of our owne inclinacon willing to yield our
princelio favour and assistance to an Invenčon of soe good and generall
consequence vnto all our said realmes and anions, as tending to the pservacon
of the wood and tymber within the same wch doth dailie decaye, and to the.
settinge on worke of many poore people, have, aswell for the considera cons
aforsaid, as alsoe in consideračon of the somes of money hereafter hereafter
by these sente to vs reserved of our especiall grace, certeyne knowledg, and
meere močon, given and graunted, and by these psence, for vs, our heires
and successors, doe give and graunt vnto our said trustic and welbeloved.
subicct Sir William St John, Sir Giles Mompesson, and Sir Georg Aylofle,
Knight, Lewes Powell, Walter Vaughan, John Pruthero, Henrie Vaughan,,
Esquyers, and the said Henrie Stubbes and Hughe Grundy, theire executors,.
administrators, deputies, servante, and assignes onely, and none other, the full,
sole, absolute, and free littic, power, and authoritie, for and duringe the terme of:
one and twentic yeares from henceforth next ensueinge, to charke or otherwise
to converte into charkcole, within our said realmes of England and Ireland.
and nion of Wales, or anie or eyther of them, all and all manner of seacole,
stonecole, pitcole, earthcole, moorecole, turfe, peate, brush, flagg, cannell, and
all other fewell or combustable matter of what nature or qualetic soever the
same be (wood onelic excepted), and alsoe the full, sole, absolute, and free-
listic, power, and authoritic, within our said realmes and onion, or any or
cyther of them, aswell to convert, vse, and ymploy the same, beinge sou
charked or converted into charkcoale, as aforesaid, in anie open furnace or
place where there is noe devision or sepacon of the mettall from the fire, and.
in any bloomerie, finerie, chafferie, hearth, forge, kilne, clampe, boylerie, or
other fireworke whatsoever (except furnaces and firework of division, as;
aforesaid, to and for the makinge, casting, founding, meltinge, pducinge,.
heatinge, burning, fyning, nealing, beating, workinge, and effecting all and all.
kinde of ewres, mettalls, mettallique concoccons and materialls whatsoever,.
that is to saie, irons, steeles, brasses, coppers, tynnes, pewters, leades, bell-.
mettalls, ashmettalls, añiells, bricke, tiles, paving stones, burnt carthes,.
and all other the materialls and thinges specified and menconed in our.

page_text: said Indenture made vnto the said John Robinzon and the Scedule
therevnto annexed or eyther of them, as alsoe for all other good vses which
maye tend to the benefitt of our subiecte; and alsoe within the same our
realmes and anion during the terme aforesaid, to make, frame, erect, and
puide, or cause to be made, framed, erected, or puided all necessarie and con-
venyent workhowses, furnaces, bloomeries, fineries, chafferies, forges, hearthes,
kilnes, clampes, boyleries, mills, structures, vessells, engens, tooles, instru-
mente, devisos, thing, and puisons whatsoever, except such furnaces and
firework of division as aforesaid), to and for the purposes aforesaid; that is to
saic, to and for the charking or conutyng into charcole the said scacole, stone-
colc, and other.the fewell before menčoned, and likewise to and for the vsing
and ymploying the same in or about the makinge, casting, foundinge, melting,
pduceing, heating, burnynge, fyneing, nealinge, beatinge, workinge, and effect-
ing all or anie of the ewres, mettalls, materialls, and thing aforesaid, or anic
other good vses whatsoever, at his and theire free will and pleasure, any lawe,
statute, custome, vsage, acte, ordinance, puision, restraint, or other thinge
whatsoever to the contrarie thereof in anywise notwithstandinge: And wee
doe hereby further to the consideracons aforesaid, for vs, our heires and
successors, phibit, inhibit, and straitlie charge and comaunde all other our
subiect whatsoever of anie our realmes or dñion aforesaid (other then the
said Sir William St. John, Sir Giles Mompesson, Sir Georg Ayloffe, Lewis
Powell, Walter Vaugham, John Pruthero, Henry Vaughan, Henrie Stubbes,
and Hughe Grundy), their executors, administrators, deputies, factors, and
assignes, and such psons as they or any of them shall, vnder theire hand and
seales, license and authorize that they, or any of them, doe not at any time
hereafter, during the terme aforesaid, sume or attempt to charke or
conuert into charkcole any seacole, stonecole, earthcole, pitcole, morecoale,
turf peate, brushe, cannell, flag, and other the fewell or combustable
matter aforesaid (wood onelie excepted), nor the same, or any parte thereof,
beinge soe charked or converted into charkcole, shall convert, ymploy, or vse,
anie way, in or about the makinge, castinge, foundinge, meltinge, pduceinge,
beatinge, burnynge, fynynge, nealinge, beatinge, workinge, or effecting all or
any of the ewres, mettalls, materialls, or thinges aforesaide, vppon paine of
our high displeasure, and the forfeyture awell of all such seacole, stonecole,
earthcole, pitcole, and other the fewell aforesaid that shalbe soe be vsed,
charked, or converted into charkcoale, contrarie to this our inhibicon, as alsoe
of all such mettall, or other the materialls aforesaide, of what nature or
qualetie soever the same be, as shall, by or with anie such charked fewell, be
made, pduced, melted, fined, heateburnt, or wrought, during the terme afore-

page_text: saide, contrarie to this our inhibicon, the same to be seized by the said
Sir William St. John, Sir Giles Mompesson, Sir George Ayloffe, Lewys
Powell, Walter Vaughan, John Pruthero, Henric Vaughan, Henric Stubbes,
and Hugh Grundy, their executors, administrators, deputies, factors, or assignes,
or by anie other person or psons, by them, or any twoe or more of them, to be
lawfullie authorized in that behalf, in the Psence of a constable, bayliffe, or
otther the officer, the one moytic thereof to be to the vsc of vs, our heires
and successors, and the other moytie to the vse of the said Sir William
John, Sir Giles Mompesson, Sir George Ayloffe, Lewis Powell, Walter Vaughan,
John Pruthero, Henrie Vaughan, Henric Stubbes, and Hughe Grundy, their
executors, administrators, and assignes, and vppon such other penalties as may be
inflicted on them by the lawes and statutes of our said seuerall realmes and anion,
as vppon such psons as shall contempne or infringe our prerogative royall. To
haue, holde, vse, exercise and enioye all and singuler the libties, priveleges,'
powers, and authorities aforesaid, vnto the said Sir William St. John, Sir Giles
Mompesson, Sir George Aloffe, Lewis Powell, Walter Vaughan, John
Prutbero, Henrie Vaughan, Henrie Stubbes, and Hughe Grundie, theire
executors, administrators, deputies, servante, factors, and assignes from the
date hereof, for, by, duringe, and vntill the full end and terme of twentie and
one yeares from thenceforth nexte ensueinge and fullie to be compleat and
ended, yeilding and payeinge therefore to vs, our heires and successors. And the
said Sir William St. John, Sir Giles Mompesson, Sir George Ayloffe, Lewis
Powell, Walter Vaughan, John Pruthero, Henrie Vaughan, Henrie Stubbes,
& Hughe Grundy, doe hereby, for themselves, their executors, adminis
trators, deputyes, factors, and assignes, and everie of them, coveñnt and graunt
to and with vs, our heires and successors, that they shall and will, duringe the
terme aforesaid, well and trulie yeilde and paye for and in respecte of the said
Pmisses, vnto us, our heires and successors, the some of five shillinges for
everie tun of iron, steele, brasse, leade, copper, tynn, pewter, bell mettle, or
other such like mettle (exceptinge onlie ashmettall, burnt earthes, and all
other the materialls aforesaid of that nature) as they, the said Sir William St.
John, Sir Giles Mompesson, Sir George Aloffe, Lewis Powell, Walter
Vaughann, John Pruthero, Henrie Vaughan, Henrie Stubbes, and Hugho
Grundy, or any or eyther of them, theire, or any or cyther of theire executors,
administrators, deputyes, factors, servant, or assignes, or any of them, shall
hereafter, duringe the terme aforesaid, make, fine, pduce, or worke by or with
any such charked fewell as aforesaid," and the same to be payed at the Feaste
of St. Michaell the Archangell in everie third yeare duringe the terme afore-
said, into the receipt of the Exchequer of vs, our heires and successors, or

page_text: within fortie dayes next after everie of the said feastes, the first payment
thereof to begynne at the Feast of Saint Michaell the Archangell which shalbe
in the yeare of our Lord God One thousand six hundred twentie and twoe, or
within fortic dayes then following; and to the ende that the said scuerall
somes of five shilling vppon everie tun of such mettall as aforesaid shall and
maye be dulic aunsweared vnto vs, our heires, and successors, without fraude,
deceipt, or substracčon therof, our further will and pleasure is, and the saide
Sir William St. John, Sir Giles Mompesson, Sir George Aloffe, Lewis Powell,
Walter Vaughan, John Pruthero, Henric Vaughan, Henrie Stubbes, and
Hughe Grundy, doe hereby further, for them, theire executors, administrators,
deputies, servante, factors, and assignes, coveñnt, pmise, and graunte to and
with vs, our heires and successors, that they and everie of them shall and will,
once in everie three yeares duringe the terme aforesaid, that is to saye, twentie
dayes at the least before the Feaste of St. Michaell the Archangell, in everie
thirde yeare duringe the said terme, make or deliuer in writinge vnto the
Treasaurer and Chauncellor of the said Courte of Exchequer of vs, our heires
and successors, nowe and for the tyme being, or one of them, or to such pson
or psons as shalbe by them, or eyther of them, deputied or assigned to receive
the same a iuste and true accompte of all such tuns of iron, steele, brasse,
copper, bellmettall, leade, tynn, pewter, and other like mettalls (exceptinge
onelie as before is hereby excepted), as they, or anie or eyther of them, shall
have made, pduced, melted, fyned, and wrought at any tyme before the tyme
of such accompte, and for which noe former accompte shall have byne given, by
or with any the said fewell soc charked as aforesaid, that yt maye trulie appeare
vppon everie such accompte what somes of money are or shall be therevppou
due or payable for or in respecte of the said pmisses to vs, our heires or
successors, and that all and everie such sōme and somes of money as shall
vppon any such accompte appeare to vs due and payeable shall accordinglie be,
at the furthest by the tyme before lymitted, payed, and satisfied into the said
receipte of the Exchequer, to the vse of vs, our heires and successors, as afore-
said; and to the end and purpose this our gracious intenčon shall and maye
take the better effecte, wee doc hereby, for vs, our heires and successors, of
our more especiall grace, certaine knowledg, and meere močon, for the con-
sideracons before menconed, give and graunt vnto them, the said Sir Willm
St.. John, Sir. Giles Mompesson, Sir George Aloffe, Lewis Power, Walter
Vaughan, John Pruthero, Henrie Vaughan, Henrie Stubbes, and Hughe
Grundy, theire executors, administrators, deputies, factors, and assignes, and
everie. of them, and to all and singuler other pson and psons by them, or any
two or more of them, vnder their band and seales, to be appointed or

page_text: authorized as aforesaid, full and free power, libertie, and authoritic, without
the lett or interrupcon of any pson or psons whomsoever, with the assistance
and in the Psence of a baylifle, constable, or other fitt officer, to enter into
any place or places whatsoever; within our said realmes and mon aforesaid,
aswell within townes corporate, libties, and priveleged places as elswhere, and
their to search for, seize, take, and carrie awaye, or cause to be scearched for;
siezed, taken, and carryed awaye, to the vses aforcaid, all and singuler such
seacole, stonecole, pittcole, moorecole, earthcole, turfe, peate, brushe, cannell,
flagge, or other the fewell aforesaid, or any other combustable matter
whatsoever (wood onelie excepted), that shall duringe the terme aforesaid;
be charked or converted into charkcoale, and all such iron, steele, brasse,
copper, lead, tynn, pewter, bellmettall, ashmettall, burnt earthes, or other
the materialls aforesaid, as shall by or with any such seacole, stonecole,
turfe, peate, or other the fewell aforesaid charked duringe the terme aforesaid,
be made, cast, founded, moulten, pduced, fined, wrought, heate, or burnt by
any pson or psons whomesoever other then by the said Sir William St. John,
Sir Giles Mompesson, Sir George Ayloffe, Lewes Powell, Walter Vaughan,
John Prutbero, Henric Vaughan, Henrie Stubbes, and Hughe Grundy, theire
executors, administrators, deputyes, factors, or assignes, contrarie to this our
inhibicon and the true meanynge of these sence before expressed, straitlic
charginge and commandinge by these psence all and singuler maiors, sherriffe,
justices of peace, bayliffe, constables, hedboroughes, and tithinge men, nowe
and for the tyme beinge, and all other the officers, ministers, and subiecte
whatsoever, of vs, our heires and successors, aswell in townes, corporate littyes,
and priviledged places, as without, as they tender our favoure, and will avoyde
our displeasure, that they and everie of them be at all tymes hereafter duringe
the terme aforesaid, being at any tyme therevnto requyred, aydinge, and
assistinge vnto the said Sir William St. John, Sir Giles Mompesson, Sir
George Ayloffe, Lewes Powell, Walter Vaughan, John Prothero, Henrie
Vaughan, Henrie Stubbes, and Hughe Grundy, theire executors, adminis-
trators, deputyes, factors, and assignes, and everie or any of them, and to all
and singuler other pson or psons, by them or any twoe or more of them, vnder
theire bandes and seales, appointed or authorised as aforesaid, in the viewing,
searchinge, findinge out, seizing, and takeing awaye vnto the vses aforesaid of
all and everie the charked fewell, mettalls, and materialls that shalbe forfeyted
as aforesaid, or any parte or parcell thereof; provided allwayes, that yf yt shall
happen at any tyme or tymes heareafter any arreerages of the said sōme of
five shillinges, or the said some of five shillinge, for everic tonn of the said
mettalls to be made, pduced, melted, fined, and wrought as aforesaid, to vs,

page_text: our heires and successors, reserved and coveñnted to be payed, to be behinde,
or vnpayed in parte or in all, at any of the dayes or tynes in which the same
ought by and accordinge to the true meaning of these psente to be payed, or
if these our Letters Patente be not enrolled in our Court of Exchequer before
the Clarke of our Pipe there, within six monethes next ensucinge the date of
these sente, that then this our Psent graunt to cease, defmyne, and be voyde,
anythinge herein conteyned to the contrarie notwithstanding. And lastlic,
our will and pleasure is, that these our Letters Patente, or the exemplificacon,
or inrollment thereof, shalbe good, firme, avayleable, and effectuall in all poynte
accordinge to the true intent and meaning of the same, although expresse
mencon, &c.
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of Aprill.
P bře de priuato sigillo.