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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06315	[Charter to Shipwrights company]	Worshipful Company of Shipwrights (London, England); Egerton, Thomas, Sir, 1540?-1617.; Fleming, Tho.; Coke, Edward, Sir, 1552-1634.	1612 (1612)	STC 16785; ESTC S114020	51,816	72

Citie of London and the Sheriffes Iustices Constables and other officers and ministers of the said Citie for the time being And also the seuerall Mayors of our Cities of Bristoll and Rochester and of our seuerall Townes of Yarmouth Plymouth Dartmouth Ipswich Southampton Woodbridge Hull and Newcastell respectiuely for the time being And all other Mayors Sheriffes Iustices of Peace Bayliffes Constables and other officers and ministers of vs our heires and successors whatsoeuer within our said Realme of England and Dominion of Wales That they and euery of them be from time to time and at all times heereafter helping aiding and assisting to the said Master Wardens and Cominalty and to their successors and to euery or any of them for the time being and to euery of their deputie or deputies Officer or Officers for the time being for euer aswell in and for such search view and suruey so to be made as aforesaid As also for and in the execution of all and singuler graunts ordinances lawes constitutions and orders heerein contained or heereafter vpon or by vertue of these presents to be made allowed and approued in all things according to the true intent and meaning of the same vpon paine of our high displeasure and as they will answere the contrary And these our Letters Patents or the Inrolement thereof shall be good and effectuall in the Lawe to the said Master Wardens and Cominalty and their successors to all intents constructions and purposes against vs our heires and successors for euer Any Act of Parliament statute Law Prouision Proclamation restraint or other matter cause or thing whatsoeuer to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding Prouided alwaies that these our Letters Patents or any thing therein contained shall not in any wise extend or be construed to extend or be prei●ditiall to our Cinque-Ports or to the liberties or members of the same or any of them or to any Iurisdiction power or aucthority of the Lord-warden of the Cinque-Ports for the time being which hee hath or in any wise or sort hee ought or may lawfully vse exercise or claime to or with the office of the Lord-warden of the Cinque-Ports or of any other office or offices belonging incident or appertaining to the said office of Lord-warden of the Cinque-Ports Any graunt power priuiledge matter or thing before in these presents contained to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding Although expresse mention of the true yearely valew or certenty of the premisses or of any of them or of any other gifts or graunts by vs or any of our Progenitors or Predecessors to the said Master Wardens Cominaltie before these times made in these presents is not made Or any statute act ordinance prouision Proclamation or restraint before this time had made set forth ordained or prouided or any other thing matter or cause whatsoeuer to the contrary notwithstanding In wittnesse whereof wee haue caused these our Letters to be made Patents Witnesse our selfe at Westminster the sixt day of May in the 10. yeare of our Raigne of England France and Irland and of Scotland the fiue and fortieth To all Christian people to whom these presents shall come Thomas Lord Ellesmere Lord Chauncellor of England Sir Thomas Flemming Knight Lord cheef Iustice of England and Sir Edward Coke knight Lord cheefe Iustice of his Maiesties Court of Common Plees Send greeting in our Lord God euerlasting Whereas in a certaine Act or Statute in the Parliament holden at Westminster the fiue and twentieth day of Ianuary in the Nineteenth yeare of the Raigne of the late king of famous memory Henry after the conquest the seauenth made and ordained for the weale and profit of the subiects it was amongst other things ordained established and enacted that no Master and Wardens and fellowship of Crafts or Misteries or any of them no rulers of guildes or fraternities should take vpon them to make any Acts or ordinances ne to execute any Acts or ordinances by them theretofore made in disinheritance or diminution of the Kinges Prerogatiue or of others nor against the common profit of the people but if the same Acts and ordinances were examined and approued by the Chancellor or Treasorer of England or cheefe Iustice of either Bench or three of them or else before the two Iustices of Assises in their Circuit or Progresse in the Shire where such Acts or ordinances be made vpon paine or forfaiture of xl li. for euery time that they doe the contrary As by the said Act of Parliament doth and may appeare Know you now that Phinees Pett Master of the Art or Mysterie of Ship-wrights of Redrith in the County of Surrey and William Bright Nicholas Symonson and Nicholas Clay now Wardens of the said Art ot Mysterie with the whole Assent and consent of the Assistants of the same willing and desiring the said Act of Parliament in all and euery thing to be duely obserued and kept the twentieth day of Iuly in the yeare of the Raigne of our Soueraigne Lord Iames by the grace of God King of England France and Ireland defendor of the faith c. the tenth and of Scotland the fiue and fortieth haue exhibited to vs a certaine Petition containing diuers Articles Acts and ordinances for the better order rule and gouernment of the said Art or Mysterie of Shipwrights and of the person and persons now practising and professing or which heereafter shall practise or professe the said Art or Mysterie or any thing thereunto appertaining dwelling and inhabiting or which heereafter shall dwell and inhabit within the Realme of England or Dominion of Wales and for the Common weale and conseruation of the good estate of the said Art or Mysterie of Shipwrights And haue instantly desired vs that wee all and euery their Acts and ordinances heereafter mentioned by them to vs exhibited would examine and approue and them and euery of them to correct and amend in due and conuenient manner and forme as the said recited Act of Parliament requireth Wee well perceiuing and considering their said supplication to be good and acceptable according to their said desires and by the aucthoritie of the said Act of Parliament to vs giuen all and euery their Acts and ordinance so to vs exhibited haue seene read wel vnderstood and all and euery of them examined corrected and reformed the tenor whereof heereafter followeth viz. Inprimis it is ordained that vppon the day of election of new Master and Wardens of the said Corporation the same Master and Wardens so to be elected shall choose foure persons whereof two to be of the Assistants and the other two to bee of the better sort of the Cominaltie of the said Art or Mysterie who are not Assistants who haue called the Auditors of the said Company for the Accompts and reckonings of all such Officers and Accompts of the said Art or Mysterie are or ought to be Accomptable for or concerning any money goodes plate profits or

for the said allowance of fiue shillings vpon euery Tonne of the burden of the said Ships should be first allowed vnder the hand of the said Surueyour and signed by the said Admirall or his deputie for the time being as hath beene accustomed And whereas by our Letters Patents bearing date the 28. daie of Ianuary in the fourth yeare of our Raigne wee did graunt or mention to graunt vnto Humfrey Iobson gent. for and during his naturall life the Reuersion of the said Office or place of Surueyor of the tonnage and burden of all new builded ships of the burden of one hundred Tonnes aboue mentioned or vpwards from time to time within our Realme of England next after the death forfaiture or surrendor of the said Iohn Grent together with the wages and fee of twelue pence a day for the exercising of the said office place and all and singuler other Fees profits commodities and allowances whatsoeuer to the same place or office in any wise due incident or appertaining As in and by the said two seuerall Letters Pattens more at large appeareth And whereas of late we haue bin much wronged defrauded and abused in that sundry of the said shippes for want of exact viewing surueying and measuring haue beene ouer-rated in their burthen and tonnage wherby wee haue beene charged with the payment of a greater allowance then in truth wee ought to haue beene Know yee therefore that we reposing a speciall trust and confidence in the faithfulnesse experience care and honest and true circumspection of the Master Wardens and Comminalty of the said Art or Mistery of Ship-wrights And to the end that we our heires and successors may not at any time from henceforth in like sort be defrauded wronged or abused do of our speciall grace certaine knowledge and meere motion giue and graunt to the said Master Wardens and Comminalty and to their successors for euer the office function and place of Surueyour of the tonnage and burthen of all new builded Ships of the burthen of an hundred tonnes aboue mentioned or vpwards from time to time within this our Realme of England Together with the said wages and fee of twelue pence by the day and all other fees proffits commodities and allowances whatsoeuer to the said office or place in any wise due belonging incident or appertaining And them the said Master Wardens and comminalty and their successors wee doe by these presents for vs our heires and successors nominate ordaine make and appoynt Surueyours of the tonnage and burthen of all new builded Shippes from time to time within this our Realme of England and Dominion of Wales To haue hold exercise and enioy the said office function and place and also to haue receiue and perceiue the said wages and fee of twelue pence by the day immediately when and from and after such time as the Estate and interest Estates and interrests graunted or mentioned to be graunted to the said Iohn Grent and Humfrey Iobson respectiuely by death surrender forfeiture or other occasion cause or meanes whatsoener is are or shall bee voyde ended or determined and whensoeuer the said office or place shall first happen or become void vnto the said Master Wardens and Cominaltie and to their successors for euer And for the better and more exact examination iudging and finding out from hence forth of the true burden and tonnage of euery Ship and vessell that is or shall be capable of or intended to haue or require the said alowance Wee doe hereby for vs our heires and successors ordaine decree grant limit and appoynt and also straightly charge and commaund the said Master and Wardens for the time being by themselues or their deputies being honest skilfull and sufficient persons as well to goe on bord euery such shipp and vessell and there to view and decerne whether shee be sufficiently and substancially built as is fit and required in that behalfe that is to say with two Orlops at conunnient distance strong to carry ordnance aloft and alowe with her fore-castell and halfe deck close for feight As also to cause euery such Shipp and vessell to be brought on ground and by from and according to an exact measure taken of her length breadth depth draught in water so to rate and sett downe the true burden and tonnage thereof and to certifie the same by Letters testimoniall vnder the common scale of the said Corporation and the hands of the said Master and Wardens of the said Art or Mystery for the time being as they will euer after be ready vpon their oaths aleagiance to approue the same And our will pleasure is and wee doe by these presents for vs our heires and successors straightly prohibit charge and command that no person or persons whatsoeuer shall or may at any time or times hereafter be capable of or persume to take receiue or demand the said alowance of fiue shillings a tonne as aforesaid vntill such due measuring rating certificat be first had made as aforesaid Willing and requiring as well our Lord High Tresurer and Lord High Admirall of England our Tresurer Chancellor of our Exchequor as also the said Iohn Grent and Humfrey Iobson and all other persons whome it may concerne to take notice of our wil and pleasure in this behalfe Any former grant prouision limitation custome or vsage to the contrary heereof in any wise notwithstanding And moreouer for the better maintaining strengthning and vpholding of the said corporation and the suppressing and reforming as well of the manifould errors deceiptes and abuses practized in the said profession art and mystery as also of the disorders and misdemeanors of diuers wilfull stuborne and disobedient persons of the said profession Art or Mystery which can very hardly by any other meanes be redressed restrained or reformed and for the better continuing setling and establishing of good orders discipline and gouernment amongst them for the especiall good of our owne seruice and the generall benefit of all our louing subiects as well Marchants as others wee doe of our more ample grace certaine knowledge and meere motion for vs our heires and successors giue and grant to the said Master Wardens and 〈◊〉 and their successors for euer by these presents That if any person or persons now practizing vsing or professing or which hereafter shall practise vse or professe the said Art or Mystery or any thing therevnto appertaining shall wilfully or obstinately oppose or resist the order rule and gouernment of the said Master Wardens and Assistantes of the said Art or Mystery for the time being or shall refuse to obey or to submit him or themselues to this our Charter or Letters Pattents and to such wholsome lawes orders ordinances and institutions as are or shall be made by force and vertue thereof as aforesaid tending to the good seruice of vs and our common-wealth and to the good estate and preseruation of the said Art or Mistery or shall not