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A22005	Iames by the grace of God King of England, Scotland, Fraunce, and Ireland ... whereas diuers great deceipts and abuses tending not only to the preiudice of vs in our customes and other duties, but also to the great deceipt ... of many of our louing subiects are dayly practised ... by persons using or exercising the art, misterie, and trade of dying and colouring of woolles ...	England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I); James I, King of England, 1566-1625.	1604 (1604)	STC 8358; ESTC S3804	6,933	1

I_R HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE IAMES By the grace of God King of England Scotland Fraunce and Ireland Defender of the Faith c. TO all to whome these presents shall come gréeting WHEREAS diuers great Deceipts and abuses tending not only to the preiudice of vs in our Customes and other duties but also to the great deceipt and hinderance of many of our louing subiects are dayly practised committed by diuers persons vsing or exercising the Art Misterie and Trade of Dying and colouring of Woolles Yarnes Clothes Kersies Dozens Bayes Sayes Knit-hose Cottons Rugges and other Clothes Stuffes and Commodities within this our Realme and Domynions of the same being for the most parte dyed and coloured with such Colours as are not perfect nor durable but doe within short time decay and weare out or otherwise become so stayned and changed in such sort as they grow thereby altogether vnprofitable and vnfit for the vse of our louing subiects and yet are vttered and sold as for good and perfect Colours to the great losse hinderance and detriment of such of our louing subiects as doe or shall buy or vse the same and to the discredit and slaunder of the said Cōmodities both at home and in all other forraine parts being the principall Comodities of our Realme and yet the prizes and rates of the same Dyings and Colourings are become so great and high by only seeming in shew to be good as thereby the prizes of all kinds of the foresaid Commodities are not only much encreased raysed 〈…〉 ●ompounded 〈…〉 for Dying out by Sir ●●●●ure Aston 〈…〉 … t others but the same also excéedingly discredited both at home abroad Now for asmuch as our trustie and welbeloued seruants and subiects Sir Arthure Aston knight Iohn Acamonty Richard Harding Esquiers George Siluer Robert Webbe and Frauncis Blocke Gentlemen haue by their owne proper labour and industrie and at their owne great cost charges and expences found out not only the true and perfect mean of working dying with certen woodes which by the laws statutes of this Realme are forbidden to be vsed in the Art of Dying But also a secret not heretofore discouered in Commixing and Compounding certen stuffe or stuffes with the said Wooddes or some of them for the binding and fixing of the Colours to be made therewithall with which composition and with other grounds to be vsed in the Art of Dying they haue vndertaken to Dye and Colour and to giue directions to die and colour or cause to be dyed or coloured All or any kinds of Woolles Yarnes Clothes Kersies Dozens Bayes Sayes Knit-hose Cottons Rugges and all euery other stuffes and Commodities whatsoeuer vsed or occupied within our Realme of England or the Domynions thereof or of any part thereof with good durable dyes and colours such as shall continue endure and hould out all maner of wearing tryalls and also to vtter and sell the same at conuenient and reasonable prizes 〈…〉 grant for ●●inging in prohibited … s for the … g of the Cōposition KNOWE yée therefore that wée greatly tendring and affecting the publique and generall good and profite of all our louing Subiects and for the aduancement of the trade and traffiique of Clothes and other the premisses into all forraine parts in consideration of the premisses and for diuers other waightie causes vs thereunto especially moouing Of our especiall grace certen knowledge and meere motion Haue giuen and graunted and by these presents for vs our heires and Successors doe giue and graunt full free and lawfull power licence and authoritie vnto the said Sir Arthure Aston Iohn Acamonty Richard Harding George Siluer Robert Webbe and Frauncis Blocke and eyther of them their and euery of their executors administrators and assignes and euery of them and to their and euery of their seruants factors deputies to be thereunto authorised by wryting vnder the hands seales of them or the suruiuors of them or of any three or more of them at all times and from time to time during the space of One and Fortie yéeres next and ymmediatly coming after the date hereof to conuey bring or cause to be conueyed or brought into any the parts of this our Realme or the Domynions of the same from any the parts beyond the seas All and all maner of Wood Woods called or knowen by the name or names of Log-wood and Block-wood and eyther of them and all and euery such other Wood and Woods whatsoeuer by what name or names soeuer they are or shal be called or knowen which now be or at any time heretofore haue béen prohibited or forbidden to be vsed in the said Art or mistery of Dying by any law or statute of this our Realme of England in that case made and prouided the said lawes or statutes or any other law stature act of Parliament or other matter or thing whatsoeuer to the contrarie notwithstanding PAYING vnto vs our heires and successors such Customes Subsidies and other duties for all and euery the same Woods so to be brought in as is aforesaid as are or shall be due answerable or payable to vs our heires and successors of or for the same ●●ver to make ●nie stuffe to 〈◊〉 in Dying or … er and sell 〈◊〉 ●●me AND further we doe by these presents for vs our heires and successors of our especiall grace certen knowledge and meere motion giue and graunt vnto the said Sir Arthure Aston Iohn Acamonty Richard Harding George Siluer Robert Webbe and Frauncis Blocke and to euery of them their and euery of their executors administrators and assignes euery of them and to their and euery of their seruants factors and deputies to be thereunto authorised by wryting vnder the hands and seales of them or the suruiuors of them or of any three or more of them fall free and lawful power licence and authoritie that it shall or may be lawfull to them and euery of them during the Terme aforesaid in all and euery Countie Citie towne Corporate and other Townes Villages Hamblets and other places within this Realme or any the Domynions thereof aswell in places exempt as not exempt to make worke commixe or compound and cause to be made wrought commixed or compounded the said stuffe or stuffes with the said Woods or some of them to be made compounded as is aforesaid and for the purpose before mentioned And the same to vse in dying or to vtter and sell the same to any the subiects of vs our heires and successors to be vsed in dying or colouring of any colthes or other commodities or things whatsoeuer within this our Realme or any the Domynions thereof Any lawes statutes or ordinance to the centrarie in any wise notwithstanding 〈◊〉 to those 〈◊〉 ●hall buy the 〈◊〉 to ●se and … e the same … ng AND also that it shall may be lawfull to and for them and euery of them to whome the

same stuffe or stuffes shal be so sould being subiects to vs our heires and successors and being borne and liuing vnder the obedience of vs our heires successors their workemen seruants and apprentices to vse and occupie the said stuffe or stuffes so commixed or compoundded or caused to be commixed or compounded by them the said Sir Arthure Aston Iohn Acamontie Richard Harding George Siluer Robert Webbe and Frauncis Blocke or any of them their executors administrators or assignes or any of them or by their or any of their seruants factors or deputies to be thereunto authorised by wayting vnder the hands and seales of them or the suruiuors of them or of any three or more of them in and for the dying and colouring of all all maner of Woolles Yarnes Clothes Kersies Dozens Bayes Sayes Knit-hose Cottons Rugges and other stuffes commodities whatsoeuer within this our Realme or the Domynions therof in any house or houses place or places by them or any of them to be employed for the same being thought fit conuenient for that purpose Any law statute act of parliament or ordinance or other matter or thing to the contrarie in any wise notwithstanding … wer to vtter 〈◊〉 ●●ll the como●●●●●s so dyed 〈◊〉 the saide 〈◊〉 AND the Comodities and things with the said commixtion composition or dying stuffe so to be dyed as aforesaid shall may likewise be lawfully sold and vttered to any person or persons whatsoeuer Any law statute act of parliament ordinance or other matter cause or thing whatsoeuer to the contrarie thereof in any wise notwithstanding TO HAUE and to hould all singuler the said Licences powers and authorities and other the premisses before in by these presents graunted to the said Sir Arthure Aston Iohn Acamontie Richard Harding George Siluer Robert Webbe Frauncis Blocke end to euery of them their and euerie of their executors administrators and assignes from and after the date hereof vntill the end and terme of One and Fortie yéeres from thence next ensuing fully to be compleat and ended AND forasmuch as our purpose will pleasure is to auoid suppresse in this our Realme the Domynions thereof all all maner of working in the Art or misterie of Dying with any maner of deceitfull woods not sufficiently commixed or compounded as aforesaid by what name or names soeuer they be called other then such as shal be so cōmixed or compounded by the said sir Arthure Aston Iohn Acamontie Richard Harding George Siluer Robert Webbe and Frauncis Blocke or any of them their executors administrators or assignes or any of them or by their or any of their seruants factors or deputies or any of them to be thereunto authorised as aforesaid 〈◊〉 ●●wer to search and seaze all ●●●●ibited woods WEE doe therefore of our especiall grace certen knowledge and méere motion by these presents nominate ordaine and appoynt the saide sir Arthure Aston Iohn Acamontie and Richard Harding and euery of them their and euery of their executors administratos deputies and assignes to be Searches for concerning the finding out of the said Woodes and doe by these presents giue full power authoritie vnto the said sir Arthure Aston Iohn Acamontie and Richard Harding and euery of them their euery of their executors administrators assignes and to their euery of their Deputies shewing foorth these our Letters Patents or the Duplicate Transcript or the Exemplification thereof at all times from time to time during the terme aforesaid in the day time with the Constable or other head Officer of the Towne parish or place at all conuenient times to Enter into euery Shippe Barke Boat Bottome Crayer Lighter or other Vessell and into euery shoppe celler warehouse place places aswell within Cities Townes corporate market townes villages and hamblets as in all other places aswell within liberties as without within this our Realme of England and the Domynions therof in all conuenient lawfull reasonable maner to search find out all or any of the said deceyuable woods the same so found to seaze dispose of as by the lawes and statutes of this our Realme of England is in that behalfe limited and appointed or otherwise as shall séeme to them fit conuenient for the making and compounding of the stuffe to die therewith as is before mentioned 〈◊〉 entr●ie to be … e or custome 〈◊〉 ●e paid for any ●idden woods 〈◊〉 than such as be brought in be said Paten●●●● c. AND furthermore wée doe hereby for vs our heires and successors forbid and our expresse will and pleasure is That no Customer Controller or Collector of the Customes or Subsidies of Tonnage or Pondage of vs our heires successors or any of our or their Farmers or Officers shall at any time during the terme of yáeres aboue mentioned accept of or take any entrie or receaue any custome or subsidie or make any composition of or for any custome or subsidie of or for any Log-wood or Blockewood or any other wood or woods commonly vsed in Dying prohibited forbidden by the lawes statutes of this Realme of England or any of them to be brought into this our Realme or other the Domynions of the same or any part thereof other then of the said sir Arthure Aston Iohn Acamontie Richard Harding George Siluer Robert Webbe and Frauncis Blocke or any of them their executors administrators or assignes or any of them or their or any of their deputie or deputies thereunto authorised as is aforesaid Any law statute custome or vsage to the contrarie notwithstanding … l Customers vpon euerie entrie to be … ed to giue … nt notice to ●atentees c. 〈…〉 … e end the 〈◊〉 may be sea●●● and disposed according to 〈◊〉 ●aw AND wée doe further hereby will and appoint that vpon euery such entrie to be offered to any the said Customers Controllers Farmers or Officers of any the Woods aforesaid by any other person or persons other then the said sir Arthure Aston Iohn Acamontie Richard Harding George Siluer Robert Webbe and Frauncis Blocke or any of them their executors administrators or assignes or any of them or their or any of their Deputies thereunto authorised as aforesaid euery such Customer Controller Collector Farmer or Officer to whom any such entry shal be offered shall therof with all conuenient spéed after euery such entry offered Certifie the said sir Arthure Aston Iohn Acamontie Richard Harding George Siluer Robert Webbe and Frauncis Blocke or one of them or one of their executors administrators deputies or assignes of the same to the end that they enery of them may cause the said Log-wood and Block-wood and other the woods aforesaid to be burned according to the lawes of this Realme in that behal●e ●ade and prouided or otherwise to dispose thereof as shal be by them thought fit conuenient for the making compounding of the stuffe to Die