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BL MS Lansdowne 22 f. 80r - 81v. Grant of sulphur making to William Herle (from Elizabeth I?). This document is written in landscape format. 
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[Endorsement by unknown hand:] Artycles for the making of sulpher and oyle ./
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[fol. 80r] The graunte profytable to the Quenes highnes the Comon weale and for the strengthninge & enrychenge of her majesties Realmes of Englande & Irelande mayntenance of navyagacon & fysshing the setting on worke of a multytude yong olde & ympotent people from six to lx yeres

In Consideracon of the premysses & that william herlle gent. is willing to surrender his interest graunted by her majesties lres patents to him & to Armygell wade deceassed for the makinge of Sulpher brymstone and oyle for xxx ^ti^ yeres after the date of the said graunte & in Consideracon that the tenth parte of the sulpher shalbe delyvered gratis to her majestie, & all the rest upon redy payment for the makinge of gonnepowder & other forcyble things for the defence of the realme / a tenth parte better cheape then to any other./

It may therefore please her majestie to graunte the lyke lres pattents to the said william herlle &c with addicon by proclamacon to make the statute in force for the sowinge of lande with hempe & flax seede./

Comandement that no person during the terme of xxx ^ti^ yeres shall provyde any myneralles seedes fruytes berryes or things whereof sulpher or oyle maye be made within the said realmes nor out of the same to transporte any myneralles sedes fruytes berryes or other things whereof sulpher oyle or sope maye be made nor any freshe corrupt butter or waste sope asshes./

The patentees to provyde and transporte all suche myneralles seedes fruytes & other things whereof sulpher oyle or sope maybe made during [ deleted: for] foure yeres next, & corrupt freshe butter [ deleted: during] & waste sope asshes during the terme of xxx ^ti^ yeres till in that tyme suffycyent mylles & skyllfull worke men for the making of sulpher & oyle maye be provyded./

Comandement that during the said terme of xxx ^ti^ yeres noe Clothes other than fryses or cottens to be made or soulde or offred to be sollde within the said Realmes wherein shalbe put myngled used or occupied any trane or fishe oyle or fishe ^ [ deleted: liver] ^ lyver oyle./

Comandement that noe person other then the patentees during the said terme to make any sulpher or oyle within the said realmes & that noe person during the said terme of xxx ^ti^ yeres sell or offer to be solde by retayle any trane or fyshe oyle or fyshe lyver oyle other then to shoemakers Coryers or to suche other persons as within the said realmes shall occupie the same in or about the makinge of lether fryses or Cottons./

Comandement that duringe the said terme of xxx ^ti^ yeres noe maner of sope be brought into made solde or offred to be solde within the said realmes wherein shalbe put myngled used or occupyed any trane or fyshe oyle or fishe lyver oyle or any tallowe suet or kytchen stuffe or other unhollesome thinge./

The patentees as in the former graunte to have the one half of the forteytures of all inhybycons contempts & forfeytures that duringe the said terme of xxx ^ti^ yeres shall growe by reason of this her majesties graunte./

The patentees with any one justice of peace or moe to se the foresaid statute for the sowinge of hempe & flax put in due execucon All other graunts aucthoryties and Comandements as maye tende to the furtherance and due execucon of this graunte. &c.


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