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Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng Cognisby, Richard, -- Sir. Playing card industry -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. Playing cards -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- History -- James I, 1603-1625. Broadsides -- London (England) -- 17th century. 2003-12 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2004-01 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2004-02 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2004-02 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2004-04 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion HONI ✚ SOIT ✚ QVI ✚ MAL ✚ Y ✚ PENSE ✚ royal blazon or coat of arms IAmes by the grace of God King of England , Scotland , France and Ireland , Defender of the Faith , &c. To all to whom these presents shall come , Greeting . Whereas , Iohn Pinnell , Robert Trow , Robert Baxter , Edward Frier , George Batch , Salomon Law , Thomas Bee , Edward Pigget Richard Windar , Peter Edwards , Edward Heather , Iohn Harlow , Iohn Achley , Iohn Iames , Edward Strensham , Thomas Ghostlee , Thomas Radnor , Richard Lucke , William Pedel , William Eley , Iasper Coard , Iohn Hostler , and others , makers of playing Cards within Our Realme of England , haue by their humble petition lately shewed , and complained , That these being naturall borne Subiects of Our Realme of England , trained and brought vp in the Art trade and skill of making of playing Cards within this Kingdome , and whereon their onely maintenance and meanes to liue dependeth , haue bene , and still are much decayed and impouerished in their said trade by the Importation , conueying and bringing of playing Cards into Our said Realme of England , from sundry the parts beyond the Seas ▪ whereby not onely many of Our poore subiects of that , & other trades , do want those meanes whereby they were formerly set on worke , but other Our louing subiects also by the said Cards deceitfully made in the said parts beyond the Seas , and Imported and sold in this Our Realme , are greatly deceiued to their no small hurt and damage : For reformation whereof the said makers of playing Cards , for themselues and others , haue humbly petitioned Vs , to nominate and appoint some fit and discreet person , for to view , search , scale and allow , aswel of all such playing Cards , as shall be hereafter made within Our Realme of England and Dominions thereof , as of all such playing Cards , as shall hereafter be conueyed , imported , or brought into Our said Realme and Dominions thereof , from any the parts beyond the Seas ; voluntarily offering , That if they the said Cardmakers or any of them , or any others by their meanes or procurement , shall at any time hereafter deceitfully make , or cause to be made any playing Cards , and the same shall sell or offer and put to sale , That then all such Cards should become wholy forfeited vnto Vs : whereby the said frauds and abuses now practized , might be taken away , and the said Cardmakers of this Our Realme much relieued . And whereas the said Makers of playing Cards before named , haue made choice of Sir Richard Cognisby Knight , one of Our Gentlemen Vshers in Ordinarie , for the viewing , searching , scaling and allowing of all such playing Cards as shal be hereafter made within , or be Imported into this Our Realme , or the Dominions thereof : and haue alreadie granted and assured vnto the said Sir Richard for the terme of one and Twentie yeeres , fiue Shillings vpon euery Grosse of playing Cards by them or any of them , to be hereafter made & vttered within this Our Realme or the Dominions thereof , in recompence of the paines , care and attendance of the said Sir Richard , or his Deputies , in and about the viewing , searching , sealing and allowing of the same playing Cards , to bee from time to time made and vttered within this Our Realme or the Dominions thereof . And the said Cardmakers of this Our Realme haue further humbly prayed , that for the better repressing of the Importation into this Our Realme of the said playing Cards deceitfully made in the parts beyond the Seas , We would be pleased to impose , lay , and cause to beleuied to Our owne vse the ●ike summe of fiue Shillings , for and vpon euery Grosse of the said playing Cards to be so imported , brought in , and conueyed ●nto this Our Realme or the Dominions thereof as aforesaid . And that the same playing Cards so to be Imported , might ●irst be viewed , searched sealed and allowed by the said Sir Richard Cognisby , or his Deputies , before the same should be vttered , ●old , or put to sale within Our said Realme , and the Dominions thereof . And whereas Wee much commiserating the de●ayed estates of Our said poore Subiects , referred the consideration of their Petition to Thomas Earle of Suffolke Our high Treasourer of England , Henry late Earle of Northampton deceased , and Edward Earle of Worcester Master of Our horse , then our Commissioners of and for Our Treasurie , who hauing duely considered of the contents of the said Petition , gaue like●ng and passage thereunto , So as the same might not preiudice the then Treatie with the French. And for their better satis●action in that behalfe , referred the same to the consideration of Sir Iulius Caesar knight , then Chancellour of Our Court of Ex●hequer , Sir Thomas Parry knight , Chancellour of Our Duchie of Lancaster , and Sir Daniel Dun knight one of Our Masters of Requests : who thereupon certified that there was nothing in the last Treatie with the French , which did or might impeach ●he said suite of the said Cardmakers , and that thereby good profit might arise to Vs without damage to Our Subiects of ●his Our Realme . And whereas Wee affecting the reliefe of Our said subiects the Cardmakers , and the better to represse ●nd restraine the excessiue Importation of Playing-cards into this Our said Realme , from the parts beyond the Seas , by Our Letters giuen vnder Our Priuie Seale at Our Mannour of Greenwich , the foure and twentieth day of Iune last before ●he date hereof , directed to Our right trustie and right welbeloued cousin and Councellour Thomas Earle of Suffolke , Lord ●igh Treasurer of England , Haue ordained , appointed and commanded at the humble suite of the said Cardmakers , and ●or other considerations Vs especially moouing , That there shal be leuied , receiued and taken , to the vse of Vs , Our Heires ●nd Successors by way of Imposition thereby newly set and imposed ( ouer and besides the Customes , Subsidies , dueties and ●ummes of Money then before due payable and answerable ) the summe of fiue Shillings of lawfull English Money , for and 〈◊〉 respect of euery Grosse of Playing-cards , which from and after the Twentieth day of Iuly then next comming , should ●appen to be brought from any the parts beyond the Seas into Our Realme of England , Dominion of Wales , or Port or Towne of Berwicke , by any person or persons , Englishmen , denizens or strangers , to the end to be vttered , sold or put to sale , as by the same Our Letters more at large it doth and may appeare . NOVV KNOVV YE , That we minding the reformation of the aforenamed frauds and abuses , and to the intent that the said Cardmakers Our naturall borne Subiects may againe be more freely set on worke , and imployed in the trade and course of life , wherein they haue bene trained vp , and exercised . And for the better effecting of all the premisses , according to the humble Petition of the same Our poore Subiects in that behalfe , We doe by these presents for Vs , Our Heires and Successors ordaine , constitute , make and appoint one Office , of and for the viewing , searching , sealing and allowing of all , and all maner of Playing-cards whatsoeuer , aswell of such as shall from time to time be made by the aforenamed Cardmakers , or any other person or persons whatsoeuer , within this Our Realme of England , and Dominions thereof ; as also of such Playing-cards as shall from time to time be made in any the parts beyond the Seas , and Imported , conueyed , or brought into this Our said Realme of England , Dominion of Wales , Port and towne of Berwicke , to be there vttered , sold or put to sale . And out of the good opinion and confidence We haue of the fidelitie , iudgement and industrie of the said Sir Richard Cognisby in this behalfe , and at the desire of Our said subiects the Cardmakers , We do create , make , constitute and appoint by these presents , for Vs , Our Heires and Successors , the said Sir Richard Cognisby to be the sole Officer of , and for the viewing , searching , sealing and allowing of all and all maner of Playing cards whatsoeuer , aswell of such as shall from time to time be made by the said Cardmakers , or any other person or persons whatsoeuer , within Our said Realme of England and Dominions thereof , as of such Playing cards as shall from time to time be made in any the parts beyond the Seas , and Imported conueyed or brought into this Our Realme of England , Dominion of Wales , Port or Towne of Berwicke , from and after the Twentieth day of Iuly next comming after the date hereof , to be vttered , sold or put to sale as aforesaid . And him the said Sir Richard Cognisby , Viewer , Searcher , Sealer and allower of all and all maner of Playing-cards , made and to be made within this Realme , and the Dominions thereof : or made and to bee made in any the parts beyond the Seas , and to be Imported within this Realme , after the time before limitted , Wee doe firmely make and ordeine by these presents , TO HAVE , HOLD , exercise and enioy the said Office of Viewing , Searching , Sealing and allowing of all and all maner Playing-cards as aforesaid , to the said Sir Richard Cognisby his Executors and Assignes , to be vsed , occupied and exercised by him or themselues , or by his or their sufficient Deputie or Deputies , from the date of these presents , for and during the terme , and vnto the full ende and expiration of one and Twentie yeeres , from thence next ensuing , and fully to be complete and ended : He the said Sir Richard Cognisby , his Executors or Assignes , hauing , taking and perceiuing for the exercise of the same Office , the summes , formerly to him and them granted by Our foresaid Subiects the Cardmakers , at whose instance We haue granted vnto him the said Office as aforesaid . AND FVRTHER , know ye , That We , for and in full satisfaction of the summe of one Thousand and eight hundred pounds of lawfull money of England by Vs owing , and due vnto the said Sir Richard Cognisby : which said summe hee the said Richard doeth by these presents fully and freely renounce and relinquish : And for and in the consideration of the Surrender of certaine Letters Patents of speciall License heretofore to him granted by the late Queene ELIZABETH Our deare Sister , of , and for the sole Transportation of Tinne into the parts beyond the Seas , during the life of the said Sir Richard Cognisby : And for the true and faithfull seruice which the said Sir Richard hath for the space of many yeeres performed to Our late deare Sister , and sithence to our selfe . And in consideration of the Rent hereby reserued , and yeerely payable to Vs , Our Heires and Successors : Of our especiall Grace , certaine knowledge and meere motion , We haue giuen and granted , And by these presents for Vs , Our Heires and Successors , doe giue and grant vnto the said Sir Richard Cognisby , his Executors , Administrators and Assignes the said Imposition , duetie or summe of fiue Shillings to be leuied , receiued and taken as aforesaid , for & in respect of euery Grosse of Playing-cards , which from and after the said Twentieth day of Iuly next comming after the date of these presents , shall happen to be brought from any the parts beyond the Seas into Our said Realme of England , Dominion of Wales , or Port or Towne of Berwicke , by any person or persons , Englishmen , Denizens or Strangers , to be vttered , sold , or put to sale within this Realme , and the Dominions thereof , as aforesaid . TO HAVE HOLD , aske , demaund , leuie , take , perceiue , receiue and enioy the said Imposition , duetie or summe of fiue Shillings , for , and vpon euery Grosse of Playing-cards so to be Imported , conueyed and brought into this Realme of England , Dominion of Wales , Port or Towne of Berwicke , or any of them as aforesaid , with all and singuler profits , commodities , aduantages , benefits and emoluments thereunto belonging , happening , renewing , incident or appertayning , in as large , ample and beneficiall maner and forme to all intents , constructions and purposes , as Wee , Our Heires or Successors may , might , should or ought to haue , take , receiue and enioy the same , if this Our present Grant had not bene had nor made , for and during the the terme of one and Twentie yeeres from the date of these presents , next and immediatly ensuing , and fully to be complete and ended . YEELDING and paying yeerely to Vs , Our Heires and Successors , during the said terme by these presents granted , for and in respect of the Imposition and duetie aforesaid , the yeerely Rent or summe of Two hundred pounds of lawfull money of England , into the Receipt of Our Exchequer at the Feasts of S. Michael the Archangel , and the Annunciation of the blessed Virgin Mary , by euen and equall portions . And if it shall happen the said yeerely Rent or summe of Two hundred pounds , or any part or parcell thereof to be behinde and vnpayd , in part or in all , by the space of Threescore dayes next after either of the said Feast dayes , wherein the same ought to be payd , That then , and from thencefoorth , this Our present Grant or demise of the said Imposition and duetie before mentioned , and euery clause or thing concerning or touching the same only , shal be vtterly voyd and of none effect . Any thing to the contrary thereof in these presents notwithstanding . AND Wee doe hereby expresse and signifie Our pleasure , and doe straightly charge and forbid all maner of person and persons whatsoeuer , That they nor any of them shall attempt or presume by any wayes or meanes whatsoeuer , directly or indirectly to buy , bargaine for , acquire or get into their hands , or to sell , vtter , or put to sale , either in Grosse , or by retaile any maner of Playing-cards whatsoeuer , within this Our Realme of England , Dominion of Wales , Port and Towne of Berwicke , or any of them to be made within Our said Realme and Dominions thereof , or otherwise from and after the said Twentieth day of Iune next comming , to bee imported into the same from any the parts beyond the Seas : Before the same Playing-cards be viewed , searched and allowed by the said Sir Richard Cognisby , his Executors , Administrators , Deputies , Seruants , Agents or Assignes , and sealed with a Seale or Stampe to be for that purpose made , appointed and kept by the said Sir Richard Cognisby , his Executors , Administrators , Deputies , Assignes or Agents , vnlesse the said Sir Richard , his Executors , Administrators , Deputies , Agents or Assignes , shall wilfully refuse or neglect to Seale the same , vpon paine of Our high displeasure , and the losse and forfeiture of the same , to be seized and taken by the said Sir Richard , his Executors , Administrators , deputies and Assignes , in the name of Vs , Our Heires and Successors : The one moitie whereof to be to the vse of Vs , Our Heires and Successors , And the other moitie to the said Sir Richard Cognisby , his Executors , Administrators and Assignes , without rendring therefore to Vs , Our Heires and Successors , any accompt , recompence or other thing for the same . And for the better execution of this Our present Grant , Wee will and grant to the said Sir Richard Cognisby , his Executors , Administrators and Assignes , That the said Sir Richard , his Executors , Administrators Deputies , Seruants and Assignes , shall haue conuenient place in the Custome house of London , and in all other Custome houses and places of Lading and Vnlading of wares elsewhere within Our Realme of England , or any the Dominions of the same , there at his or their pleasure to be present and attendant , and to haue , receiue , collect , and enioy the saide Imposition of fiue Shillings , for and vpon euery Grosse of Playing-cards to be Imported and brought into this Our said Realme of England , or the Dominions thereof , from and after the said Twentieth day of Iuly next comming . And that it shall and may be lawfull to and for the said Sir Richard Cognisby , his Executors , Administrators , Deputies , Seruants or Assignes , being accompanied with a Constable , or any other Our Officers for the time being , in lawfull maner from time to time during the terme by these presents granted : and at all times meet and conuenient to enter aswell into any House , Shop , Celler , warehouse , roome or place : As also into any Ship , Vessell , Boate or Bottome , to view and search for all maner of Playing cards whatsoeuer , that shall from and after the date of these presents , be made or Imported into this Our said Realme , or the Dominions thereof : and there sold , vttered or put to sale in Grosse , or by Retaile by any person or persons whatsoeuer ; before the same Playing-cards shal be first viewed , searched , sealed and allowed by the said Sir Richard Cognisby , his Executors , Administrators , Deputies , Agents or Assignes : and before the said Imposition of fiue Shillings for and vpon euery Grosse of the said Cards to be Imported , from and after the said Twentieth day of Iuly next comming , shall be payd or compounded for , to or with the said Sir Richard Cognisby , his Executors , Administrators , Deputies , Agents or Assignes . And to take and seaze the same to the vse and intent aforesaid . AND FVRTHER , We doe straightly charge and command all and euery person and persons Merchants , Denizens or Strangers whatsoeuer , That they or any of them doe not attempt or presume to Vnship Discharge , Vnlade , or lay on land any of the said Playing-cards , to be Imported and brought into this Our said Realme of England , Dominion of Wales , Port or Towne of Berwicke , or any of them , from any the parts beyond the Seas , from and after the Twentieth day of Iuly next comming , before such time as the said Imposition of fiue Shillings , for and vpon euery Grosse of the said Playing-cards so to be Imported as aforesaid , be duely answered , payd or compounded for . And the same Viewed , Searched , Sealed and allowed by the said Sir Richard Cognisby , his Executors , Administrators , Deputies , Seruants or Assignes , or some or one of them , vpon paine that euery person or persons , Merchants , Denizens or Strangers whatsoeuer that shall vnlade , or lay on land any of the said Playing-cards , during the terme hereby granted before the said Imposition be duely answered , payed or compounded for , to and with the said Sir Richard Cognisby , his Executors , Administrators , Deputies , Agents or Assignes : shall forfeit and loose the same so Vnshipped , vnladen , or layd on land , contrary to the intent and meaning of these presents . The one Moitie of all which forfeitures to be to Vs , Our Heires and Successors : And the other Moitie thereof to be to the said Sir Richard Cognisby , his Executors , Administrators and Assignes , without any accompt thereof to Vs , Our Heires or Successors , to be rendred or payd for the same . AND We doe further charge and command all and euery Customers , Comptrollers , Surueyors , Searchers , Waiters , and other Our Officers and Ministers whatsoeuer , of all and euery the Ports , Hauens , Creekes , members and passages within this Our Realme of England , or any the Dominions of the same , That they or any of them shall not permit , tollerate or suffer , directly or indirectly , any Merchant English , Denizen or Stranger , or other persons whatsoeuer , to Discharge , Vnlade , or lay on Land any Playing-cards to be Imported , conueyed , or brought from any the parts beyond the Seas , into this Our said Realme of England , or any the Dominions of the same , before such time as the said Imposition of fiue Shillings for , and vpon euery Grosse of the same Cards be duely answered , paide or compounded for , to and with the said Sir Richard Cognisby , his Executors , Administrators , Deputies , Agents or Assignes , or some of them . And that the same be first by the said Sir Richard Cognisby , his Executors , Administrators , Deputies , Agents or Assignes , likewise Viewed , Searched and allowed , according to Our intent , will and meaning herein before declared , as aforesaid . And that if any such Playing-cards bee discharged , Vnladen or laide on Land , That after knowledge thereof , they shall foorthwith , and with all conuenient speed , giue notice thereof to the said Sir Richard Cognisby , his Executors , Administrators , Deputies , Seruants or Assignes , to the end they may haue , and take the benefit of this Our grant , vpon paine of Our high displeasure , and of such forfeiture , paine and punishment , as by the Lawes of Our Realme , can or may be inflicted vpon them , and euery of them in that behalfe . AND FVRTHER , Wee will and command by these presents , all Maiors , Iustices of Peace , Shiriffes , Bayliffes , Constables , and other Our Officers and Ministers to whom , and in that behalfe it shall appertaine , That they and euery of them bee aiding and assisting to the said Sir Richard Cognisby , his Executors , Administrators , Deputies , Assignes and Agents , in the due execution of these Our Letters Patents . And that they nor any of them doe any way hinder , molest , interrupt or let the said Sir Richard Cognisby , his Executors , Administrators , Deputies , Assignes or Agents , or any of them concerning the premisses , as they tender Our displeasure , and will auoyd Our indignation at their vttermost perils . And these Our Letters Patents or th'inrollment thereof , shall be their sufficient warrant and discharge in that behalfe . AND We are further pleased , and doe for Vs , Our Heires and Successours , of Our like especiall grace , certaine knowledge and meere motion , grant by these presents to the said Sir Richard Cognisby , his Executors , Administrators and Assignes , That these Our Letters Patents , shall be taken , construed and adiudged in all and euery of Our Courts of Iustice , or elsewhere , to bee most auaileable for the said Sir Richard Cognisby , his Executors , Administrators and Assignes , against Vs , Our Heires and Successors : Notwithstanding any incertainties or defects in the same , or any Statute , Prouision , Proclamation , or Restraint to the contrary . In witnesse whereof , We haue caused these Our Letters to be made Patents . Witnesse Our selfe at Westminster the one and Twentieth day of Iuly , in the Thirteenth yeere of Our Raigne of England , France and Ireland , and of Scotland the eight and fortieth . GOD SAVE THE KING . ¶ The copie of the Lord Treasourers Letter . AFter my heartie commendations : Whereas it hath pleased his Maiestie to direct a Priuie Seale to me , touching the Imposition of fiue Shillings vpon euery Grosse of Playing cards that shal be Imported into this Kingdome , or the Dominions thereof , by vertue of his Maiesties Letters Patents , granted to Sir Richard Cognisby knight , vnder the Great Seale of England . In regard whereof , These are to wil and require you , to take notice thereof , and not to suffer any Merchant to make any entry of Playing Cards , vntil the said Imposition , be payed , according to the said Letters Patents . Prouided that the Patentees giue caution for maintayning the Custome and Impost , according to a Medium thereof to bee made , as in such cases is vsed . And so hauing signified his Maiesties pleasure to you in that behalfe , I bid you heartily farewell . From Northampton house the 29. of October 1615. Your louing Friend , Tho. Suffolke .