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A22224 Iames by the grace of God king of England, Scotland, France, & Ireland to all and singuler archbishops, bishops, archdeacons, deanes and their officials ... greeting : whereas by our letters patents bearing date at Westminster the last day of October in the nynth yeare of our reigne ... England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I); James I, King of England, 1566-1625. 1620 (1620) STC 8631; ESTC S3921 2,141 1

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I R DIEV ET MON DROIT HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE IAMES By the Grace of God King of England Scotland France Ireland Defender of the Faith c. To all and singuler Archbishops Bishops Archdeacons Deanes and their Official● Parsons Vicars Curats and to all spirituall persons And also to all Iustices of Peace Maiors Sheriffes Bayliffes Constables Churchwardens Headboroughes And to all Officers of Citties Boroughs and Townes corporate And to all other our Officers Ministers and Subiects whatsoeuer they bée aswell within liberties as without to whome these presents shall come greeting WHEREAS by our Letters Patents bearing date at Westminster the Last day of October in the Nynth yeare of our Raigne of England c. vpon a Certificate vnder the hands of our Right trusty wel-beloued Subiects Sir Francis Fane sir George Fane sir Robert Bret sir Maximillian Dalison and sir William Page Knights Iustices of the Peace within our County of Kent Wée did giue and graunt vnto our poore distressed Subiect Iohn Tyler of Shorne within our foresaid County Mault-man full power licence authority to aske gather receiue take the Almes charitable beneuolence of all our louing subiects whatsoeuer Inhabiting within our Citties of London Westminster with the Suburbs and Liberties thereof and in our Counties of Kent Essex Surrey Suffex for in respect of his great losses sustained by Fire Amounting to the value of Two Hundred Pounds and vpwards and the reliefe maintenance of himselfe his poore wife and Family NOW forasmuch as Wée haue been lately very credibly giuen to vnderstand aswell by a Certificate from our true Loyall Subiects the Inhabitants of our Towne of Shorne aforesaid as also by Affidauit That our said poore Subiect Iohn Tyler at the time of the granting of our said Letters Patents was sodainely visited by Almighty God with grieuous sicknesse lamenes in his lims whereby hée was not able to make any Collection of our said grant within the time limited sauing only Fower Parishes within our City of London whereby he lost the reliefe Wée gratiously intended towards him Since which time hée is ●as●e●● into further want misery by the like misfortune of Fire whereby his Malt-house other Out-houses together with the goods substance therin were burnt consumed By reason wherof and of other casuall meanes he hath lost to the value of Three Hundred Pounds more To the vtter vndoing of him and his poore wife being now aged Fowerscore yéers a peece and not only stripped of all their maintenance liuelyhood but also in these their latter daies ouertaken with extreame want penury being past labour not able to helpe themselues so that they are like to perish for want of things necessary vnlesse some charitable course be forth with taken for their reliefe héerin whose miserable poore estate Wée much pitty and seeing that by Gods ●●●…ta●ion hee was not able to take the benefit of our former Letters Patents with the time limited but left the same vncollected Wee haue thought good vpon the humble suit of all our foresaid subiects the Inhabitants of Shorne to renew our foresaid Letters Patents for longer time for the places formerly granted wherin no Collection hath béen made wherby our said poore Subiect may now receiue such reliefe as it shall please God to stir vp in the harts charitable minds of all our louing and wel-disposed Subiects by Christian contribution towards the relief comfort of their poore distressed Brother who through méere want sustenance is enforced to craue the same KNOWE yee therefore that wee tendering the lamentable distressed estate of our said poore Subiect of Our especiall Grace and Princely compassion haue giuen granted and by these our Letters Patents doe giue and grant vnto our said poore Subiect Iohn Tyler and to his Deputy Deputies the bearer or bearers heereof full power licence and authority to aske gather receiue and take the Almes and charitable beneuolence of all our louing subiects whatsoeuer inhabiting within our Citties of London Westminster with the Suburbs Liberties therof and in our Counties of Essex Kent Surrey Sussex with our Citties of Canterbury Rochester and the Cinque Ports with our Citty of Chichester where no former Collection hath béen made And in all Townes corporate priuiledged places Parishes Villages and in all other places whatsoeuer within our said Counties and not elsewhere for and towards the recouery of his great losses and the releife and maintenance of himselfe his poore wife and Family WHEREFORE Wee will command you and euery of you that at such time times as the said Iohn Tyler or his Deputy or Deputies the bearer or bearers heerof shall come repaire to any your Churches Chappels or other places to aske and receiue the gratuities ble beneuolence of our said subiects quietly to permit suffer them so to doe without any maner your lets or contradictions And you the s●●d Parsons Vicars and Curats for the better stirring vp of a charitable deuotion deliberately to publish and declare the 〈◊〉 these our Letters Patents or the Copy or Briefe therof vnto our said Subiects within One Month next after your receipt the●of Exhorting perswading them to extend their liberall contributions in so good and charitable a déed And you the Churchwardens of euery Parish where such Collection is to bee made as aforesaid to collect and gather the Almes and charitable beneuolence of all our louing Subiects aswell strangers as others from seat to seat And what shall bee by you so gathered to endorse on the Back side heereof in ●ords at length and not in figures and the same deliuer to the bearer or bearers héereof when as thereunto god shall bee ●●●●●● d Any Statute Lawe Ordinance or prouision héertofore made to the contrary in any wise notwit●standing IN witnesse whereof Wee haue caused these our Letters to bee made Patents for the space of One whole yeare nextt after the date héere●● to endure Witnes our selfe at Westminster the Second day of March in the Seau●nt●●nth ●eare of our Raigne of England Fraunce and Ireland and of Scotland the Th●●e Fiftieth ❀ Steward ❀ God saue the King Printed by Thomas Purfoot