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contained in this act, as if this act had never been had nor made, and not otherwise.

XI. Provided also, and be it enacted that this act or any declaration, provision, disablement, penalty, forfeiture, or other thing before mentioned, shall not extend to any commission, grant, letters patents, or privileges, heretofore made or hereafter to be made of, for, or concerning the digging, compounding, or making of alum or alum-mines, but that all and every the same commissions, grants, letters patents, and privileges shall be and remain of the like force and effect, and no other, and as free from the declarations, provisions, penalties, and forfeitures contained in this act, as if this act had never been had nor made, and not otherwise.

XII. Provided also, and be it enacted that this act or any declaration, provision, penalty, forfeiture, or other thing before mentioned, shall not extend or be prejudicial to any use, custom, prescription, franchise, freedom, jurisdiction, immunity, liberty, or privilege heretofore claimed, used, or enjoyed by the governors and stewards and brethren of the fellowship of the Hostmen of the town of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, or by the ancient fellowship, guild, or fraternity commonly called Hostmen; for or concerning the selling, carrying, lading, disposing, shipping, venting, or trading of or for any sea-coals, stone-coals or pit-coals forth or out of the haven and river of Tyne: or to a grant made by the said governors and stewards and brethren of the fellowship of the said hostmen to the late Queen Elizabeth, of any duty or sum of money to be paid for or in respect of any such coals as aforesaid; nor to any grants, letters patents, or commissions heretofore granted or hereafter to be granted of, for, or concerning the licensing of the keeping of any tavern or taverns, or selling, uttering, or retailing of wines to be drunk or spent in the mansion house or houses, or other place, in the tenure or occupation of the party or parties so selling or uttering the same; or for or concerning the making of any compositions for such licenses, so as the benefit of such compositions be reserved and applied to and for the use of his Majesty, his heirs, or successors, and not to the private use of any other person or persons.

XIII. Provided also, and be it enacted that this act or any declaration, provision, penalty, forfeiture, or other thing before men

tioned shall not extend or be prejudicial to any grant or privilege for or concerning the making of glass by his Majesty's letters patents under the great seal of England, bearing date of the two and twentieth day of May in the one and twentieth year of his Majesty's reign of England, made and granted to Sir Robert Mansell, Knight, vice-admiral of England; nor to a grant or letters patents bearing date the twelfth day of June in the thirteenth of his Majesty's reign of England, made to James Maxwell, Esquire, concerning the transportation of calf-skins, but that the said several letters. patents last mentioned shall be and remain of the like force and effect, and as free from the declarations, provisions, penalties, and forfeitures before mentioned as if this act had never been had nor made, and not otherwise.

XIV. Provided also, and be it declared and enacted that this act or any declaration, provision, penalty, forfeiture, or other thing before mentioned shall not extend or be prejudicial to a grant or privilege for or concerning the making of smalt by his Majesty's letters patents under the great seal of England bearing date the sixteenth day of February in the sixteenth year of his Majesty's reign of England, made or granted to Abraham Baker; nor to a grant of privilege for or concerning the melting of iron ore and of making the same into cast works or bars with sea-coals or pit-coals by his Majesty's letters patents under the great seal of England bearing date the twentieth day of February in the nineteenth year of his Majesty's reign of England, made or granted to Edward Lord Dudley, but that the same several letters patents and grants shall be made and remain of the like force and effect and as free from the declarations, provisions, penalties, and forfeitures before mentioned as if this act had never been had nor made, and not otherwise.

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ITEMS FROM "NOTES OF QUEEN ELIZABETH'S REIGN BY THE LORD TREASURER BURGHLEY"

(Murdin's Cecil or Burghley Papers, pp. 747 ff.)

Dec. 1st, 1565. The Queen's Majesty granted a license to the Duke of Norfolk for carrying of wool out of Norfolk.

August, 1585. A privilege granted to Thomas Wilkes, clerk of the Council, to bring in white salt within the ports of Lynn and Boston.

January, 1586. The grant to Sir Thomas Wilkes renewed, with including of Hull, with proviso, that if he shall not make sufficient provision thereof, it shall be lawful for any other to bring in salt. April, 1587. A privilege granted to Richard Young of London, for making starch only upon bran of wheat, paying £40 yearly. Nov. 17th, 1588. A license to Bevis Bulmer for twelve years for the use of an instrument for cutting of iron into small rods. December, 1588. A license to William Stubbes for transporting out of Ireland one thousand packs of linen yarn.

January, 1589. A license to John Spillman to buy linen rags for making of white paper.

May, 1589. A license to Lord Hunsdon to transport 20,000 broadcloths for the space of six years, paying the custom after six months shipping.

September, 1589. A license to Thomas Proctor and William Peterson to make iron and lead, with sea-coal and turf.

September, 1589. A prohibition for the execution of the exemplification of her Majesty's grant of the penalty for sowing flax and hemp.

June, 1590. A grant to William Carre to give license to any Englishman to brew, and sell any beer in the city of London, Westminster, or in Suffolk, Essex, Kent, Middlesex, Sussex, and Surrey to be transported beyond the seas.

Oct. 1st, 1591. A privilege granted to Reynold Hopton for the making of flasks, powder-boxes, and bullet-boxes during fifteen years.

A grant to Anthony Martin to give license to merchants to transport tin.

January, 1592. A grant to Jerome Bowes for twelve years after the term of James Verselini for making glass.

April, 1592. A privilege to Simon Farmer and John Craford of carrying out of list and shreds of cloth paying 40s. per annum. May, 1592. The office to write protections to collect alms for poor people granted to Mark Stuard and Simon Stuard for term of their lives.

May, 1592. A privilege granted to John Norden to imprint a book called Specular.

July, 1592. A warrant to the lord treasurer and chancellor of the Exchequer to grant license for carriage out of beer and corn, reserving for every tun of beer and for every quarter of wheat above the ordinary custom, as they two shall think reasonable. October, 1592. A grant to H. Neville, Esq., Rudolph Inglested, and Giles Vischer, to transport, during 20 years, wy[ ] and faucons of cast iron, with a proviso for the queen to revoke the same at any time within six months.

November, 1592. A grant to Thomas Knevett of £2000 in consideration of his former grant of transportation of corn and beer, and otherwise for his service.

December, 1592. A grant to Dr. Lopaz for bringing in anise-seed and sumach.

May, 1593. A gift of her Majesty of £800 to Sir John Pakington without account.

July, 1593. A license to H. Noell for fifteen years for the only bringing in of stone pots and bottles and heath brush.

August, 1593. A privilege granted to Bryan Annesley for bringing in steel after the determination of a grant made to Rob. Beale.

March, 1594. A grant to Edw. Darcy of the Privy Chamber for searching and sealing all kinds of buffs.

March, 1594. A privilege granted to Ric. Drake of the Stables

to brew beer and ale for making aqua vitae and beer vinegar.

April, 1594. A privilege granted to Robert Alexander and Richard Monpeson to bring in anise-seed and sumach into the realm. May, 1594. A grant made to the master, &c., of the Trinity House of Deptford of the lastage and ballastage of ships in the river of Thames.

July 1st, 1594. A privilege granted to Sir John Pakington for starch, yielding to her Majesty, yearly £15, with prohibition to make none but of the bran of wheat.

September, 1594. A privilege to Michael Stanhope, groom of the Privy Chamber, for the bringing in of Spanish wool upon D. Ector's grant determined.

September, 1594. A grant to Henry Bellingham for surveying of all cordage, with proviso of revocation.

March, 1596. A joint patentship to Thomas Windebank and Thomas Lake for writing letters patents.

November, 1596. A grant to William Carre, Esq., for brewing and selling beer for the space of seven years within the cities of London and Westminster, and the counties of Suffolk, Essex, Kent, Middlesex, Surrey, and Sussex.