and all and every the Officers and Ministers of our said Court for the time being whom it shall or may concern That they and every of them at the desire and request of the said William Carlos his Executors Administrators and Assigns and at his and their Own proper costs and charges do award make and deliver or cause to be awarded made and delivered unto him them or any of them all and every such Writ and Writs Process Judgments Executions and proceedings in the Name of Us Our Heirs and Successors as shall or may be necessary for the more speedy recovery as well of the said yearly Rent of one thousand Marks as of the said Sum of five pounds nominae penae that shall be so behind and unpaid as aforesaid and as are agreeable unto and may stand and consist with the Ancient course and practice of our said Exchecquer heretofore used for recovery of Debts and that they and every of them be from time to time aiding and Assisting to the said William Carlos his Executors Administrators and Assigns in the premises as it becometh in their several places respectively Exchecquer to pay Carlos all Mony recover'd and paid thereinto without Fee And Our further Will and Pleasure is that in case upon any such Suit or Suits to be made and prosecuted in Our Name as aforesaid or otherwise the said Rent of One Thousand Marks or any part or parcel thereof shall be recover'd and paid into Our Exchecquer That then We do by these presents for Us Our Heirs and Successors authorize and require our said Treasurer Chancellour Vnder Treasurer Chamberlains and Barons of our Exchecquer and all other the Officers and Ministers of Our said Court now and for the time being that they and every of them respectively do from time to time issue and pay or cause to be issued and paid unto the said William Carlos his Executors Administrators or Assigns to his and their own use and uses all such Sum and Sums of Mony so paid into our Exchecquer as aforesaid without accompt or any Fee or Fees to be rendred made or given for the same And these Our Letters Patents or the exemplification or duplicate thereof shall be unto our said Officers and Ministers of our said Exchecquer a sufficient Warrant and discharge in that behalf Provided nevertheless and the said Master Ballast not to annoy any of the King's Pallaces Wardens and Assistants of Trinity House aforesaid for them and their Successors do hereby Covenant promise and agree to and with Vs Our Heirs and Successors that they nor any of their Agents Factors Servants Deputies or Assigns shall and will do any thing that shall be prejudicial nusant or Obnoxious to any of our Pallaces Houses or buildings in Our said County of Kent Nor to be laid on any Wast-Ground or Wharfe granted to others nor that they nor any of them shall and will lay or cause to be layed any Gravel Sand Soil or other thing for Ballastage upon any the wast grounds or Wharfes already Granted or that shall be hereafter granted by Us unto them the said Robert Killigrew Knight and Edward Progers Esquire or do any other thing that may in any wise infringe or intrench upon the wast grounds or Wharfes already granted or which shall be hereafter granted unto them the said Sir Robert Killigrew and Edward Progers any thing in these presents contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding Provided also that if the said Master This Grant to be inroll'd within six Months Wardens and Assistants of Trinity House aforesaid or their Successors shall not within six Months next after the date hereof cause these our Letters Patents and the said yearly Rent and Sums of Mony as well reserved and payable unto Vs Our Heirs and Successors as unto the said William Carlos his Executors Administrators and Assigns to be duely entered and put in charge with the Auditor of Our Revenue for the City of London With the Kings Auditor for London and Clerk of the Pipe and these Our Letters Patents to be also enrolled with the Clerk of the Pipe in the Exchecquer to the End the said yearly Rent or Sums of Mony may be duely charged answered and paid according to the intent and meaning of these Presents That then and in every such Case the said Master VVardens and Assistants and their Successors shall forfeit and pay to Us Or to forfeit Ten pound for every six Months default Our Heirs and Successors for every six Months default of such Enrolement as aforesaid the Sum of Ten pounds Nominae penae until these our Letters Patents shall be duely entered and Inrolled as aforesaid Several Lords of the Council assign'd to hear and redress all complaints about the Ballastage And Our further Will and Pleasure is And We do by these presents for Us Our Heirs and Successors declare will and ordain that it shall and may be lawful to and for the Lord Chancellor of England Or Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England Lord Treasurer Lord President of our Privy Council and Lord Privy Seal or any of them calling both the Chief Justices of either Bench or One of them upon all and every Complaints to be made by the said Master Wardens and Assistants or their Deputies Substitutes and Assigns of any Offences or other matters or things touching and concerning the Ballasting of Ships or Vessels and other the premises as aforesaid contrary to the true meaning of these presents from time to time to hear and finally to determine every such complaint matter and thing by their Discretions and to put such Order therein according to the intent of these presents as by their discretions shall seem most convenient for the Conservation of the said River of Thames Parties offending their order to suffer Fine and imprisonment and the parties offending such Order to suffer Imprisonment and Fine to the use of Us Our Heirs and Successors according to the intent of the Statute in that behalf made and provided 27 Henry 8. Chap. 18. And to the End the said Master Wardens and their Assistants their Successors Deputies and Assigns may be the better enabled to receive and recover the Duties and Fees belonging to the said Office Our Will and pleasure is and we do hereby for Us Officers of the Customs at London to clear no ship till the Duties to the Ballast Office be paid our Heirs and Successors streightly Charge and Command our Officers and other Persons whatsoever imployed in our Customs and the Customs of our Heirs and Successors in our Port of London and our Officers imployed in the Office called the Searchers Office Coast or Cocket Office and others whatsoever not to Give or Deliver or permit to be Given or Delivered any Cocket Content or other Clearing-Bill or Discharge to any Ship or other Vessel whatsoever whether bound over Sea or Trading Ships or Vessels called Coasters until the
of Apprenticeship of such Children be executed by the respective Masters to whom they shall be bound in the presence of the Master Wardens Assistants and Elder Brethren of the said Guild or Fraternity or the major part of them at some publick meeting of the Corporation Power of Ministring Oaths in all Marine Causes and other Occasions of the Corporation And for that it oftentimes falleth out that for the avoiding of long depending of Suits in Law and great expences incident to the same many Marine and Admiral Causes in controversie between party and party in the High Court of Admiralty are referred by and forth of the said Courtâ— or by and from the Judge thereof or his lawful Surrogate or Deputy in that behalf for the time being to the Master Wardens and Assistants of the said Guild Fraternity or Brotherhood or their said Deputies for the time being as aforesaid to hear and determine the which the said said Master Wardens and Assistants and their said Deputies are not able many times to accomplish by reason that they have hitherto wanted a sufficient power and authority in themselves to minister an Oath unto the Witnesses to be produced on either side For the Reformation whereof We of Our further Grace do by these presents will and grant for Us Our Heirs and Successors unto the said Master Wardens and Assistants and their Successors that they by themselves or their Deputies aforesaid whereof the Master or Masters Deputy for the time being to be always one shall and may from time to time and at all times hereafter when and as often as occasion shall thereunto require not only in the Case aforesaid minister an Oath to every person that shall be produced or used as a Witness for the testifying and declaring the truth in any such Case but also at the Electing of every Master Warden Assistant and their Deputies as aforesaid minister to every Master Warden and Assistant and his or their Deputy and Deputies and the said Elder Brethren the said Oath of well ordering and governing of themselves in their said Offices and Places and to every Younger Brother and Officer of the said Society and to all and every Apprentice and Apprentices to be bound as aforesaid when he or they shall be made free the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy and the usual Oath to the Corporation Power of appointing all Pilots and Loadsmen into and out of the River of Thames And for that many times unskilful and indiscreet persons not having knowledg or due understanding either of our Channel or how to Guide and Govern Ships or other Vessels aright have taken upon them to be Pilots Loadsmen and Guides for the safe bringing up of Strangers Ships Hoyes Flyboats Barks or other Vessels into our River of Thames and for want of such knowledg and understanding have cast away the said Ships and other Vessels to the great annoyance and decay of our said Channels and loss and hinderance both of our Merchants and others going ordinarily to Sea and to the slander and evil report of the more skilful and better sort of our Seamen and Mariners amongst Forraign Nations using the Traffick hither For Reformation whereof Our will and pleasure is and by these presents for Us our Heirs and Successors We do give and grant unto the said Master Wardens and Assistants and to their Successors and do straitly charge and command that no manner of Person or Persons Seamen or Mariners or other Person whatsoever at any time hereafter shall take upon him or them or otherwise presume or suffer themselves to be Pilots Loadsmen or Guides to or for the bringing in or carrying forth of the River of Thames or any other Creek belonging or running into the same of any Ship or other Vessel by what name or names soever they shall be called except such Person or Persons so taking upon him or them such Pilotship Loadsmanage or Guidance shall be thereunto first appointed and authorized by the said Master VVardens and Assistants or their Deputies for the time being or the greater part of them together with the major part of the rest of the said Elder Brethren whereof the said Master or Masters Deputy for the time being to be always one under the Common-Seal of their Corporation and confirmed under the Hand and Seal of the Lord High Admiral of England for the time being To be confirmed by the Lord High Admiral without any Charge or Fee to the the Secretary of the Admiralty for the same To appoint Pilots to all Aliens Ships out of the River of Thames And moreover that no such Ship or other Vessel whereof any Alien or Stranger not being born within or under Our obeysance shall be Owner or part Owner shall go down or out of the said River of Thames to Seawards without a Pilot Loadsman or Guide to them in that behalf assigned and appointed in Writing by the said Master Wardens and Assistants or the greater part of them by themselves or their Deputies together with the major part of the rest of the Elder Brethren whereof the Master or Masters Deputy for the time being to be always one And for the better Execution thereof on the said Master Wardens and Assistants Power of rateing the Pilotage to all Aliens Ships and their Deputies behalf as aforesaid such Pilots Loadsmen and Guides shall and may be appointed to every or any such Ship or other Vessel whereof the said Alien or Stranger is or shall be Owner or part Owner by the said Master Wardens Assistants and Elder Brethren or the greater part of them by themselves or their Deputies as aforesaid for such competent Sum of Money and reasonable rate to be paid yielded and given by the said Alien or Stranger or his Deputy unto the said Pilot Loadsman or Guide so to be appointed and conducting them according to the greatness or charge of every such Ship or other Vessel as shall be reasonable and so from time to time deemed by the said Master Wardens Assistants and Elder Brethren and their Successors or the greater part of them by themselves or their Deputies for the time being whereof the said Master or Masters Deputy for the time being to be always one And also that from henceforth no Seamen or Mariner No Master or Pilot to take charge into or out of the Thames without being examined by this Corporation shall presume to take upon him or them to be a Master Pilot Loadsman or Guide of or to any Ship or Vessel whatsoever to Sail go or put forth of the said River of Thames or any other Creeks thereof into the Seas or from the Seas homewards into the said River of Thames or any Creek thereof other then such as shall have been first examined by the Master Wardens Assistants and Elder Brethren or the major part of them by themselves or their Deputies whereof the said Master or Masters Deputy for the time being to
the same doth grow or stand before the first day of March next coming notice shall be given by the Queens Majesties Letters under her Signet shall at any time hereafter be taken down fell'd or otherwise cut down upon pain that every person by whose procurement or consent such Offence shall be committed shall forfeit the Sum of One hundred pounds whereof the One moyety to the Queens Majesty and the other Moyety to be to the Master Wardens and Assistants of the said Trinity-House And if the said person or persons so offending be not of the value of One hundred pounds then the same person and persons to be deemed convict of Outlawry ipso facto to all constructions and purposes And further be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid To License Mariners to row in the Thames That all Mariners and Seafaring Men dwelling about the said River of Thames being thereto Licensed by the said Master Wardens and Assistants and having sufficient Certificate of such License from the said Master Wardens and Assistants as well between their Voyages as at other times at their Wills and Pleasures by force hereof the better to keep and refrain chemselves from Folly Idleness and Lewd Company and for the relief of them their Wives and Children shall and may freely and quietly exercise and Row in their own Wherryes or any other mens Wherryes by them to be hired or wherein they shall be hired to work up and down the said River of Thames to apply and follow the Ordinary passing and carrying of the Queens Majesties people to and fro as other Watermen commonly called Wherrymen of the same River use and accustome to do without Impeachment Hinderance or Let to the contrary and that such Seasaring men shall not thereby be drawn under any other Government than under the said Master Wardens and Assistants as they were before any Act Statute Provision Proclamation Ordinance or Custom heretofore against the Premisses Ordained or made in any wise notwithstanding Copia Vera Johan Walker Deput Johan Brown Cler. Parliamentor THE GRANT OF Queen ELIZABETH In the 36. Year of Her Reign OF THE Ballastage Beaconage and Buoyage TO THE TRINITY-HOUSE ELIZABETH By the Grace of God Surrender of the Ballastage by the Lord Admiral Queen of England France and Ireland Defender of the Faith c. To all to whom these present Letters shall come Greeting Whereas our loving Cousin and Councellor Charles Lord Howard of the most Noble Order of the Garter Knight Baron of Effingham and our great Admiral of England hath by his Deed in our Court of Chancery enrolled bearing Date the seven and twentieth day of May last past for divers considerations him therein moving fully wholly and absolutely Surrendred yielded and given up unto Us and into our hands the Lastage and Ballastage and Office of Lastage and Ballastage of all and all manner of Ships and other Vessels whatsoever coming or being in or upon the River of the Thames or which shall at any time hereafter be coming Floting Issuing passing Sailing or going into or out of the River of the Thames betwixt our City of London and the Main Sea of what burthen soever such Ship or Ships or other Vessels shall be and of and by what Name or Names soever such Ballastage and Lastage is or may be called known or used or which do or hereafter shall remain lye or be at in upon or near unto any Wharf Bank or Creek near unto the same River or any Coast Shore or part of the same betwixt the Bridge of London towards the West part and the said Main Sea towards the East And all his lawful Right And Title to the same Title Interest and demand whatsoever which he hath or might have claim or pretend to have of in or to the premises or any of them by Vertue of the said Office of Great Admiral of England or of our Letters Patents dated at Westminster the eighth day of July in the seven and twentieth year of our Reign made unto him of the said Office of Great Admiral of England or of any Sentence or Clause therein contained or otherwise Prays the Granting thereof to the Trinity-House And hath besought us that we will be pleased to Give Grant and Confirm the premises unto the Master Wardens and Assistants of the Trinity-House of Deptford-Strond in our County of Kent And whereas he hath further by his said Deed of the date aforesaid also fully Surrenders also the Beaconage and Buoyage wholly and absolutely Surrendred yielded and given up unto us and into our hands all his Right Title Interest Authority and demand whatsoever which he hath or might have Claim Challenge or pretend to have of in or to the making Erecting Setting up Placeing or Laying out of all or any Beacons Buoyes Marks and Signs for the Sea to be made Erected and Set up Placed or laid forth in or upon the Sea or Sea-Shores Coasts near the Sea or Vplands or Forelands or elsewhere near the Sea by Vertue or Colour of the said Office of great Admiral of England Letters Patents aforesaid or otherwise howsoever And hath by his said Deed declared and made known Declares the Right thereof to be in Trinity-House by Act of Parliament that albeit by the Letter of our said Letters Patents aforesaid the said Beaconage and other the last recited premises are granted unto him Yet it doth notwithstanding evidently appear unto him that it is in and by one Statute or Act of Parliament made in the Eighth Year of Our Reign specially and expresly Ordained and Enacted that the said Master Wardens and Assistants of the Trinity-House of the Deptford Strond aforesaid being a Company incorporated should and might lawfully by Vertue of the said Act from time to time at their Wills and Pleasures and at their Costs and Charges make Erect and Set up such and so many Beacons Marks and Signs for the Sea in such Place or Places of the Sea-shores and Vplands near the Sea Coasts or Forelands of the Sea for Seamarks as to them shall seem most meet needful and requisite whereby dangers may be avoided and escaped and Ships the better come to their Ports without Peril But for that the placing and laying out of Buoyes in convenient Places of the Sea and Channel for passing into and out of Havens and Rivers being a thing most necessary to forewarn shun and prevent the Peril and danger of those places may yet be questioned upon by the strict Letter of the said Statute Not fully enough express'd in the said Act. or Act of Parliament for that the said Buoyes be properly and naturally placed and laid out upon or within the Water of the Sea-Haven or River and not on the Sea-shore or Banks dry at any time and doth therefore justly deserve some explanation In regard of which premises he doth further by his said Deed of the date aforesaid humbly also beseech us Prays therefore
a further confirmation and explanation thereof that we will be further pleased to give grant confirm and explain in all ample and beneficial manner unto the said Master Wardens and Assistants of the Trinity-House of Deptford Strond aforesaid and their Successors for ever the making erecting setting up placing and laying out continuing renewing and maintaining from time to time of all and every Beacon and Beacons Buoy and Buoyes Mark and Marks Sign and Signs for the Sea which at the time of the making the said Deed were or at any time hereafter shall be made erected set up placed or laid forth at the costs and charges of the said Master Wardens and Assistants or of their Successors in or upon the Sea and Places Navigable or Sea-shores Coast near the Sea or Vplands or Forelands of this Our Realm of England near unto the Sea or Seas of the same The Ballastage granted and confirmed to the Trinity-House Now know ye That We of Our special Grace certain knowledge and meer motion and for sundry good Reasons Causes and Considerations Us especially moving Have given granted confirmed ratified and approved and by these presents do for Us Our Heirs and Successors Give Grant Confirm Ratifie and approve unto our loving and faithful Subjects the Master Wardens and Assistants of the Trinity-House of Deptford Strond in Our County of Kent and to their Successors for ever the Lastage and Ballastage and Office of Lastage and Ballastage of all and all manner of Ships and other Vessels whatsoever coming or being or which hereafter at any time shall be coming floating lying or remaining issuing passing sailing or going in upon to or out of the River of the Thames or elsewhere betwixt the Bridge of the City of London and the Main Sea or any Wharf Bank Creek Coast Shore or any part of the same or near or adjoyning thereunto betwixt the Bridge of London aforesaid towards the West part and the said Main Sea towards the East part of what burthen soever such Ship Vessel or Vessels be or shall be and by what name or names soever and in what kind or kinds soever the such Ballastage or Lastage is or may be called reputed or known exercised or used And also the Beaconage and Buoyage and the Office of Beaconage and Buoyage The Beaconage and Buoyage also confirm'd to the Trinity-House and the making erecting setting up placing and laying out continuing renewing and maintaining from time to time and at all times at their Costs and Charges of all every and whatsoever Beacon and Beacons Buoy and Buoyes Mark and Marks Sign and Signs for the Sea in any and whatsoever place and Places in or upon the Sea Places Navigable and Channels for passing into or out of Havens or Rivers or Sea-shores Coasts near the Sea Vplands or Forelands or other Places of our Realm of England near unto the Sea or Seas of the same as to the said Master Wardens and Assistants or their Successors their Substitute or Substitutes Deputy or Deputies Assign or Assigns shall from time to time seem meet good necessary or convenient To enjoy the said Ballastage Beaconage and Buoyage for ever To have and to hold the said Ballastage and Lastage and Office of Ballastage and Lastage and the said Beaconage and Buoyage and Office of Beaconage and Buoyage and all and every other the premises heretofore in these presents mentioned to be given granted ratified and approved with all and every Fees Advantages Sallaries Profits Emoluments Commodities and Rights With all Fees Profits c. thereunto being Incidents and Appurtenances whatsoever to for out of or by reason of all or any of the premises any way due payable accustomed appertaining or belonging unto the said Master Wardens and Assistants of the Trinity-House of Deptford Strond aforesaid and their Successors for ever by themselves their Substitute or Substitutes Deputy or Deputies Assigne or Assigns to use exercise execute and enjoy for ever And all and every the said premises to hold of Us Our Heirs and Successors To hold them in free and common Soccage as of our Manor of East Greenwich in Our said County of Kent in free and common Soccage and not in Capite or by Knight-Service although express mention of the true yearly value or of any other value or other certainty of the premises or of any of them or of any Gifts or Grants by Us or any Our Progenitors unto the said Master Wardens and Assistants before this time made in these presents is not made Or any Statute Act Provisoe Ordinance or Restraint thereof or of any thing contained in these presents to the contrary made had Ordained or provided or any other want of Writ of Ad quod damnum or any other thing matter or Cause whatsoever in any wise notwithstanding In Witness whereof c. Witness Our Self at Westminster the Eleventh day of June in the Six and Thirtieth Year of our Reign Per Breve de privato Sigillo Powle Pro William Brenck THE GRANT OF King CHARLES II. In the 17. Year of His Reign OF THE BALLASTAGE In the RIVER of THAMES TO THE TRINITY-HOUSE CHARLES the Second by the Grace of God King of England Scotland France and Ireland Defender of the Faith c. To all whom these presents shall come Greeting Now whereas Our late Royal Predecessor Queen Elizabeth of happy memory by her Highness Letters Patents under her Great Seal of England bearing date at Westminster the eleventh day of June Q. Eliz. Grant of the Ballastage to the Trinity House recited in the Six and thirtieth year of her Reign did amongst other things give grant confirm ratifie and approve unto her loving and faithful Subjects the Master Wardens and Assistants of the Trinity House of Debtford-Strond in the County of Kent and to their Successors for ever The Lastage and Ballastage and Office of Lastage and Ballastage of all and all manner of Ships and other Vessels whatsoever coming and being or which then after at any time should be coming floating lying or remaining issuing passing sailing or going in upon to or out of the River of Thames or elsewhere betwixt the Bridge of the City of London and the Main Sea or any Wharf Bank Creek Coast Shore or any part of the same or near or adjoyning thereunto betwixt the Bridge of London aforesaid towards the West part and the Main Sea towards the East part of what burthen soever such Ship or Ships Vessel or Vessels were or should be and by what name or names soever and in what kind or kinds soever the said Ballastage or Lastage is or might be called reputed or known exercised or used To have and to hold amongst other things by the said Letters Patents granted the Ballastage and Lastage with all and every Fees Advantages Salaries Profits Emoluments Commodities and Rights incidents and appurtenances whatsoever to for or out of the premises any way due and payable accustomed appertaining or belonging
to the said Master Wardens and Assistants of Trinity House of Deptford Strond aforesaid and their Successors for ever by themselves their Substitute or Substitutes Deputy or Deputies Assign or Assigns to use exercise execute and enjoy for ever and all and every the said Premises to hold of her said Majesty her Heirs and Successors as of her Manor of East Greenwich in the said County of Kent in free and common Soccage and not in Capite nor by Knights service as in and by the said Letters Patents more at large may appear The Reason for granting the Ballastage to Collonel Carlos And whereas upon information given unto Us by Our trusty and well beloved Subject and Servant Colonel William Carlos of Brewed in the County of Stafford Esq That if we should grant the said Soil and Gravel of our said River of Thames for Ballasting of Ships that such our grant would not entrench upon or be prejudicial to the said Grant made to the said Master Wardens and Assistants of the Trinity House as aforesaid We did by Our Letters Patents under Our Great Seal of England bearing date at Westminster the Seventh day of February in the twelfth year of Our Reign grant The Grant thereof to Colonel Carlos recited demise and to farm let unto the said Colonel William Carlos his Executors Administrators and Assigns the Ballasting of all Ships and other Vessels whatsoever riding or being or then after to ride or be in the River of Thames in as large and ample manner to all intents constructions and purposes as we or any our Royal Progenitours or Predecessors Kings or Queens of this Realm or any Our or their Lord Admiral or Admirals of England for the time being or any others theretofore had granted or enjoyed the same or might should or ought to have had or enjoyed the same and also the Gravel Sand and Soil of the said River of Thames and every part and parcel thereof and the cleansing of the said River from Shelves and other annoyances And further We did by the said Indenture of Demise give and grant unto the said Colonel William Carlos his Executors Administrrtors and Assigns full power priviledge license and authority that he the said Collonel William Carlos his Executors Administrators and Assigns and every of them by himself or by his or their Deputy or Deputies Agents Factors Workmen and Servants or any of them from time to time and at all times during the term in our said Indenture of Demise mentioned in all and every place and places whatsoever within the said River being to the damage and annoyance of the same at his their and every of their wills and pleasures should and might dig take up draw forth and raise for the better furnishing of Ships with Ballast the said Gravel and Sand and soil out of the said River by all such wayes and means as he they or any of them should think fit and the said Gravel and Soil so by him them or any of them raised and taken up to land and lay on Shore upon any of Our wast ground in all and every convenient place and places and to take off the same as his or their or any of their occasions should require and upon any Wharfs agreeing first with the Owners of the same and he the said Collonel William Carlos his Executors Administrators Deputies and Assigns solely and only to convert utter dispose and sell the said Gravel Sand and Soil to and for the Ballasting of all or any Ship or Ships Vessels and Boats whatsoever which should have occasion to take or use Ballast within the said River he the said Colonel Carlos his Executors Administrators Deputies and Assigns affording and selling the same at such reasonable and moderate rates and prizes as the River Ballast was then and had formerly been usually sold for ballasting of Ships And we did likewise by our said Indenture of Demise strictly will require and command all other person and persons Bodies Politick and Corporate whatsoever during the Term thereby granted to forbear to sell vend give or utter any Gravel Sand or Soil of the said River to or for the ballasting of any Ship or Ships or other Vessels within the said River without license first had and obtained in writing under the Hand and Seal of the said Colonel William Carlos his Executors Administrators or Assigns or his or their Deputy or Deputies or some of them upon pain of our High displeasure and such further pains penalties and punishments as by the Laws or Statutes of this Realm or otherwise should or might be inflicted on them for their contempt of Our Royal Pleasure and Commandment in the premises To have hold take and enjoy the said Ballasting of Ships and other Vessels the said Gravel and Soil of the said River and the cleansing thereof in as large and ample manner and form to all intent constructions and purposes whatsoever as We or any Our Royal Progenitours or Predecessors Kings or Queens of this Realm or any Our or their Lord Admiral or Admirals of England or any others had thentofore had granted or enjoyed the same or might should or ought to have had and enjoyed the same together with all and every the Licenses Powers Priviledges Authorities Profits Commodities and Advantages whatsoever for the cleansing of the said River as aforesaid and other the Premises unto him the said Colonel William Carlos his Executors Administrators and Assigns from the date of our said Letters Patents of Demise for and during the Term and unto the ful end and term of Thirty and one years from thence next ensuing and fully to be compleat and ended Yielding and paying therefore yearly and the said William Carlos for himself his Heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns did covenant promise and grant and agree to and with Us our Heirs and Successors by the said recited Indenture of Demise to pay unto Us our Heirs and Successors for and during the said Term of One and Thirty years the yearly rent or Sum of One thousand Marks of lawful Mony of England into the Receipt of Our Exchecquer at Westminster at the Feasts of St. John the Baptist and the Birth of our Lord God or within forty days next after the same Feast by even and equal Portions as in and by the said Indenture of Demise relation being thereunto had more at large appears And further reciting that whereas divers Suits by reason of Our said Indenture of Demise The Title to the Ballastage disputed between Trinity-House and Collonel Carlos decided by the King granted to the said Colonel William Carlos as aforesaid did after arise and were prosecuted in Our Name between the said Master Wardens and Assistants of Trinity House aforesaid and the said Collonel William Carlos touching the Right and Title to the Ballasting of Ships in the River of Thames and interest of the Sand Soil And Gravel of Our said River of Thames for the aforesaid use of