An abstract of some branches of His Maiesties late charter, granted to the tobacco-pipe makers of VVestminster, declaring His Maiesties pleasure touching that manufacture, and also all persons whom it may concern England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I) 1619 Approx. 6 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2004-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A22205 STC 8611 ESTC S3420 33149728 ocm 33149728 28479 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. 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Broadsides -- London (England) -- 17th century. 2003-10 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2003-10 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2003-11 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2003-11 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2003-12 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion HONI SOIT·QVI·MAL·Y·PENSE IR royal blazon or coat of arms An abstract of some branches of his Maiesties late Charter , granted to the Tobacco-Pipe makers of VVestminster ; declaring his Maiesties pleasure touching . that Manufacture , and also all persons whom it may concerne . IAMES by the grace of God , King of England , Scotland , France and Jreland , &c. Whereas Wee haue been informed by the complaint of diuers of Our poore Subiects , the ancient Makers of Tobacco-Pipes within this Our Realme ▪ That for want of power and priuiledge to retaine their Apprentises and Seruants during their Apprentiship ( who commonly depart from them before they haue serued their tearmes , or attained to the knowledge of their Art ) they are much preiudiced both in their Trades and meanes of liuing , by their excessiue making and vttering of ill Ware , And Our Subiects who haue vse of that Manufacture , are thereby greatly abused and deceiued : And not only so , but to their Masters farther impouerishment , these loose and idle persons doe instruct and teach others of as bad qualitie as themselues , to make and sell like ill & deceitful Ware. Besides , for that the said Art of making Tobacco Pipes is easily learned , sundry of our Subiects trained vp in other Trades more vsefull for the Realme , doe forsake the same and take vp this of making Tobacco-Pipes : And others who haue other good Trades to liue vpon , intrude themselues into this also , and vse both , to the hinderance and ouerthrow of those who anciently practised the same . And whereas for the better reforming of all those disorders , to cut off the superfluous straglers and late intruders , to reduce them to a competent number , and to settle good gouernment amongst them ( this Trade being a new Trade , neuer yet ordered by any Law or Policie , and which concerneth not any Commoditie of necessitie for our Common-weale , but a superfluous pleasure , necessarie to be regulated by Our Royall power & authoritie ) We haue therefore thought fit by Letters Patents vnder Our Great Seale , to Incorporate a certaine number of choice and selected persons , who haue either serued as Apprentises , or haue otherwise practised that Art by the space of seuen yeers , to whom and whose Seruants , Apprentices , and such others as shall be by them admitted into that Societie for their skill and honest conuersation , Wee intend to appropriat the said Art , and to restraine all others from taking that benefit which in no right belongeth vnto them . And to the end that all our louing Subiects may take knowledge of Our pleasure expressed in our Charter , that it may be duly obserued without pretext of ignorance , Wee doe heereby declare Our expresse will and pleasure to be , and doe straightly charge and command , That no person or persons whatsoeuer , other then such as are members of the said Societie of Tobacco-pipe makers of Westminster , or which haue by the space of seuen yeares at the least beene bound to ( or exercised ) that Art , or such others as shall be chosen into the Societie by the said Societie , shall not presume ( from the date of these presents ) directly nor indirectly to make any manner of Tobacco-pipes within this Our Realme of England or Dominion of Wa●es , nor shall bring in or import any manner of Tobacco-pipes from beyond the Seas , or from Our Realme of Scotland ; Nor shall vtter , sell , or put to sale any Tobacco-pipes so made or brought into this Our Realme of England and Dominion of Wales , contrary to Our pleasure heerein declared Upon paine not only of forfeiture of all such Manufacture , but of incurring such penalties , imprisonments and punishments , as by the Lawes and Statutes of this Our Realme , or by Our prerogatiue Royall may be inflicted vpon the offenders in this kind for their contempt or neglect of Our Royall Will and Commandement . And further , for the better discouering and suppressing of all secret and vnder-hand making or vttering of the said Manufacture by such as are not members of this Societie or otherwise enabled as aforesaid , Wee doe require , charge , and straightly command all Our louing Subiects ( especially such Retaylers as shall buy Tobacco-pipes to sell againe ) that they , nor any of them directly , nor indirectly , shall buy , acquire , get or obtaine any Tobacco-pipes whatsoeuer of or from the hands of any person or persons , not being knowne members of the said Societie , And to that end it is prouided , that all Tobacco-pipes made by the said Company , shall be brought to the Common Hall of the said Societie there to be proued whether the same be good and marchantable ware , before they shall be vttered or put to sale ; ( where they may be bought of all Our louing Subiects ) Upon paine of vndergoing of Our displeasure , and such paines and penalties as shall or may ensue thereupon for such contempt against Our will and Our prerogatiue Royall . And for the full effectuating of Our pleasure heerein , These are to command and straightly charge , That all the said Tobacco-pipe Makers aforesaid , shall forthwith take knowledge of our Charter by these presents , and by resorting to the said Societie in London , where they shall receiue such Orders and Ordinances as shall be constituted and made by the Master , Wardens , and Assistances of the said Societie for the benefit of the said Societie . And lastly , We will and do heereby require all Maiors , Sherifes , Iustices of Peace , Bailifes , Constables , and all other Officers and Ministers whatsoeuer , That they and euery of them in their seuerall Offices and Places be from time to time ayding and assisting to the said Master , Wardens , and Societie in the due execution and accomplishment of this Our Royall Will and Commandement , as they tender Our pleasure , and will auoid the contrary ▪ Witnesse Our selfe at Westminster the sixth day of October , in the seuenteenth yeere of Our Raigne of England , France , and Ireland ▪ and of Scotland , the three and Fiftieth .