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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36750	Dud Dudley's Metallum martis, or, Iron made with pit-coale, sea-coale, &c. and with the same fuel to melt and fine imperfect mettals and refine perfect mettals.	Dudley, Dud, 1599-1684.	1665 (1665)	Wing D2438; ESTC R41932	21,807	76

that Invincible Armado so long a preparing and since other Navies also and whose Armadoes Navies Armes and Men have been a Terrour to other Nations nay her own Grand Magazins are the very Granary from whence all His Sacred Majesties Kingdomes Dominions and Territories both in the East and West-Indies on this side and beyond the Line they have their whole and thorow supply of Shiping Men Armes Food and Rayment and more then can be from any Kingdom of the Christian World Now if Wood and Timber should decay still and fail the greatest Strength of Great Brittain her Ships Mariners Merchants Fishings and His Majesties Navies and Men of War for our Defence and Offence would fail us which before and since 88 made his Sacred Majestyes Prodecessors Queen Elizabeth and her Great Council the then Parliament to make Lawes for the preservation of Wood and Timber especially near any Navigable River 1 Eliz. 15. 27 Eliz. 19. 28 Eliz. 3. 5. 23 Eliz. 5. All which Laws and others for the Preservation of Wood and Timber are still in force but not duly Executed also King Iames His Sacred Majesties Grand-father and Prince Henry for the Preservation of Wood and Timber in this Island did in the 9th Year of His Reign Grant His Letters Pattents of Priviledge unto Simon Sturtevant Esq for 31 years for the making of Iron with Pit-cole and Sea-cole for the preservation of Wood and Timber of Great Brittain so greatly then consumed by Iron works This Invention was by King Iames's command to be at large put in Print which Book did contain near a quire of paper in quarto called Simon Sturtevant His Mettallica Anno 1612. May 22. Printed by George Eld Cum Privilegio After Simon Sturtevant could not perform his making of Iron with Pit-cole or Sea-cole according unto his Engagement King Iames and Prince Henry caused him to render up his Pattent and a new Pattent was Granted unto Iohn Rovenson Esq who also was Enjoyned to write a Book of his Inventions called Rovenson's Mettallica Printed for Thomas Thorp Cum Privilegio May 15. An. 1613. After Iohn Rovenson Esq had often failed with his Inventions and great undertakings Gombleton Esq a Servant of Queen Ann's undertook by Pattent to perform the Invention of making of Iron with Pit-cole and Sea-cole but he being as confident of his Invention as others did Erect his works at Lambeth which the Author view'd and Gumbleton failing the Learned and Ingenious Doctor Iorden of Baths the Authors Acquaintance and sundry others obtained pattents for the making of Iron and melting of Mines with Pit-cole and Sea-cole for the preservation of Wood and Timber all which Inventions and endeavours to Effect and Perfect the said Works have been by many heretofore well known to have worthily attempted the said Invention though with fruitless success Having seen many of their failings I held it my Duty to endeavour if it were possible to Effect and Perfect so laudable and beneficial and also so much desired Inventions as the making of Iron into cast Works and Bars and also the Melting Extracting Refining and Reducing all sorts of Mines Minerals and Metals with Pit-cole Sea-cole Peat and Turf for the preservation of wood and timber so much exhausted by Iron Works of late Having former knowledge and delight in Iron Works of my Fathers when I was but a Youth afterward at 20 years Old was I fetched from Oxford then of Bayliol Colledge Anno 1619 to look and manage 3 Iron Works of my Fathers 1 Furnace and 2 Forges in the Chase of Pensnet in Worcester-shire but Wood and Charcole growing then scant and Pit-coles in great quantities abounding near the Furnace did induce me to alter my Furnace and to attempt by my new Invention the making of Iron with Pit-cole assuring my self in my Invention the loss to me could not be greater then others nor so great although my success should prove fruitless But I found such success at first tryal animated me for at my tryal or blast I made Iron to profit with Pit-cole and found Facere est addere Inventioni After I had made a second blast and tryal the fesibility of making Iron with Pit-cole and Sea-cole I found by my new Invention the quality to be good and profitable but the quantity did not exceed above 3 Tuns per week After I had brought my Invention unto some perfection and profitable doubted not in the future to have advanced my Invention to make quantity also Immediately after my second tryal I wrote unto my Father what I had done and withall desired him to obtain a Pattent for it from King Iames of Blessed Memory the Answer to which Letter I shall insert only to shew the forwardness of King Iames in this his much animating the Inventor as he did both Simon Sturtevant Iohn Rovenson Doctor Iordaine and others The Letter follows Son Dudley The Kings Majesty being at New-Market I sent Parkes thither on Saturday to some Friends of mine to move the Kings Majesty for my Pattent which he coming on Sunday Morning in the Afternoon His Majesty sent a Warrant to Master Atturney to dispatch my Pattent for the which I am infinitely bound unto His Majesty that it pleased Him of His Great Grace and Favour to dispatch it so soon I have been this night with Master Atturney who will make hast for me God Bless you and Commend me unto all my Friends Your Loving Father Edward Dudley March 10. 1629. This Richard Parkes à Parks-house Esq in the Letter before mentioned was the Authors Brother in Law which did about 1 year after the Pattent was granted carry for the Author much good Merchantable Iron unto the Tower by King Iames's command to be tryed by all Artists and they did very well approve of the Iron and the said Parkshouse had a fowling Gun there made of Pit-cole Iron with his name gilt upon the Gun which Gun was taken from him by Colonel Levison Governour of Dudley Castle and never restored The said Richard Parkshouse's son my Nephew Edward Parkshouse the 5th of January 1645. pressed me much to put Pen unto Paper to shew what I have done in the invention of making of Iron with Pitcoale and Seacoal not unknown unto this Country and to my brother Folliott Esq and my Nephew Parkshouse Esq and to my Kinsman Master Francis Dingley to whom I intend to leave the Secrets of my Inventions notwithstanding all my sad sufferings from time to time this forty Years in the inventions my Sufferings in the War and my Estate sold for my Loyalty and also my sad sufferings and obstructions since his Sacred Majesties happy Restauration many wayes and also upon sundry and many references at the Authors very great charge pains and time spent of Foure years in his aged dayes for the general good by his inventions for the preservation of Great Brittain's Wood and Timber Now let me shew some Reasons that induced me to undertake these Inventions after the many