By his majesties Pattentees for the Erecting the Manufacture of Hard-waxe.  

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WHEREAS THE KING'S most Excellent Majesty hath taken knowledge that Hard-waxe being useful and delightful among his subjects, is become more frequent in these His Kingdoms then heretofore, and that it is for most part privately imported from foreign places beyond the seas, without custom or benefit to His Majesty, and some time with much deceit to the subject thereby, and that some small quantity thereof by two or three unskilful persons only, hath been of late time made in this His Kingdom. So as the foreigner, or one or two strangers, make use hereof, whereby it is sold at a dearer rate to the subjects, then otherwise it may, be if it were made & used as known manufacture in this kingdom, by persons brought up & taught therein, as in other sciences & Trades, which are necessary for setting people to work, and for breeding Commerce, which is the aim of the civil countries and for supply of themselves if possible aswell as other kingdoms, in like manner with all necessary & useful things by their own industrey, as good and better cheap then from foreign countries, as for most part it is, which his Majesty gracitiouslly intending and always tendering and affecting the good of His Subjects, and having taken knowledge, upon due consideration and examination hereof by His Counsel learned, and finding the making of Hard-waxe, not to be of any particular Company, Trade or Science now used or established, nor hurtful but useful to his subjects in general, to erect a Manufacture thereof being a matter of delight and conveniency rather than of necessity, so as for retaining the same in a moderate price and rate, lest the forraynnet from whence it is brought, finding it more useful here, shall enhance the price thereof, if it shall come only from him, and it being under taken by his Patents, or his Deputies or Assigns, to be as well or better made here, and that his kingdoms shallbe sufficiently scerued. Hath thought fit, for there and like considerations by His highness Letters Patents under his great Seal of England, dated the Third of February last passed, to grant and declare that it shall become and be made a manufacture within this Kingdom, by sufficient workmen well skilled therein, that hereafter servants or apprentice under them, being taught and practised in that Art, may come the true knowledge thereof, and from tune to time, be set on work therein, as the use thereof shall increase, and thereby these his Kingdoms the better cheap served and furnished. To which end, His Majesty hath also in and by his said letters Patents, among other thungs declared and signified His express will and pleasure to be, that no Hard-wax hereafter shallbe imported into these his kingdoms by Merchants or others, Aiiens or naturals, under the penalty of Forfeiture and seizing thereof, and undergoing the laws and penalties to be incurred, for contempt of his royal pleasure herein and also that no man within this his Kingdom otherwise then the Pattenties their Deputies or Assigns under like penalties and under pain of incuring his heavy displeasure and censure by the Laws for disobeying thereof shall presume to make and utter or cause to be made and uttered any Hard-waxe so privately made but such as shall be made or allowed by the Pattenties his Deputies and assigns. And that it shall be lawful for the Pattentee and his Assigns from time to time for distinction of their Wax by them made from others so privately made or imported, to impose any mark or marks, and to seize and take that which shall not be so marked. Giving hereby further notice, that all Shopkeepers, who have usually or shall usually sell the same, shallbe served by the pound or weight, with as good and better Wax, without want and better cheap, then for the most part the like is, or hath been sold heretofore, whereof all those shopkeepers whom this may concern, shall have further knowledge by a declaration in Print whether to repair for the same, to be furnished, by or before the day of _____ next coming, and in the mean time, These presents shallbe sufficient to give knowledge of His majesties pleasure herein, to all whom this shall concern, whereof it they doubt, they may repair to the house of Sir Henry Breton Knight, in Drury Lane. to see His majesties letters Patents to this purpose, if they desire to be further satisfied herein.  
Dat Tra●●… paten 3 Februarij 16 Jacobi 1618. 
 God save the King.