An answer to those printed papers published in March last 1640 by the late patentees of salt in their pretended defence and against free trade composed by Iohn Davies.
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             An answer to those printed papers published in March last 1640 by the late patentees of salt in their pretended defence and against free trade composed by Iohn Davies.
             Davies, John, Citizen and fishmonger of London.
          
           24 p.
           
             s.n.],
             [London :
             1641.
          
           
             Caption title: An answer to those papers falsely intituled A true remonstrance of the state of the salt businesse.
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           True remonstrance of the state of the salt businesse.
           Salt industry and trade -- Great Britain.
           Free trade.
        
      
    
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           AN
           ANSVVER
           To
           Those
           Printed
           Papers
           published
           in
           March
           last
           ,
           1640.
           by
           the
           late
           Patentees
           of
           Salt
           ,
           in
           their
           pretended
           defence
           ,
           and
           against
           free
           trade
           .
        
         
           Composed
           by
           IOHN
           DAVIES
           Citizen
           and
           Fishmonger
           of
           London
           ,
           a
           well-wisher
           to
           the
           Common-wealth
           in
           generall
           .
        
         
           
             Sal
             sapit
             omnia
             .
             Ne
             scis
             quid
             valeat
             .
          
        
         
           Printed
           in
           the
           yeare
           ,
           1641.
           
        
      
       
       
         
           To
           the
           Honourable
           House
           of
           COMMONS
           now
           assembled
           in
           PARLIAMENT
           .
        
         
           THe
           ensuing
           Treatise
           ,
           concerning
           the
           opposing
           of
           the
           project
           and
           Patents
           for
           Salt
           ,
           tending
           to
           the
           good
           of
           his
           Majesty
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           Subjects
           in
           generall
           ,
           (
           wherein
           all
           faithfull
           endeavours
           on
           the
           Authors
           part
           are
           performed
           )
           is
           most
           humbly
           presented
           ,
           praying
           ,
           that
           if
           any
           error
           is
           therein
           committed
           ,
           (
           whereof
           he
           is
           not
           conscious
           )
           may
           by
           this
           Honourable
           Assembly
           be
           pardoned
           .
        
      
    
     
       
       
         
           An
           Answer
           to
           those
           Papers
           (
           falsly
           intituled
           ,
           A
           true
           Remonstrance
           of
           the
           state
           of
           the
           Salt
           businesse
           ,
           &c.
           )
           lately
           published
           in
           print
           in
           March
           ,
           1640.
           by
           the
           Projectors
           of
           the
           first
           and
           second
           Patents
           for
           Salt
           ,
           in
           their
           owne
           pretended
           defence
           ,
           and
           against
           the
           free
           trade
           of
           all
           Merchants
           ,
           Navigators
           ,
           and
           Traders
           for
           Fish
           and
           Salt
           of
           the
           City
           of
           London
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           Ports
           ,
           and
           of
           all
           Salt
           makers
           and
           Salt
           refiners
           ,
           and
           of
           all
           other
           his
           Majesties
           Subjects
           within
           the
           extent
           of
           their
           severall
           Patents
           between
           Barwicke
           and
           Weymouth
           ,
           as
           followeth
           .
        
         
           IN
           this
           Answer
           it
           will
           not
           be
           necessary
           to
           bee
           limited
           within
           the
           strict
           time
           where
           the
           Projectors
           began
           ▪
           which
           was
           in
           
             Anno.
          
           1627.
           thereby
           to
           serve
           their
           own
           occasions
           ,
           but
           is
           intended
           to
           declare
           the
           truth
           of
           the
           most
           usuall
           and
           constant
           prices
           of
           Salt
           at
           the
           City
           of
           London
           ,
           as
           it
           hath
           beene
           sold
           for
           40.
           yeares
           last
           past
           ,
           as
           in
           the
           sequell
           shall
           appeare
           .
        
         
         
           That
           in
           
             Anno
          
           1600.
           even
           till
           the
           latter
           part
           of
           the
           yeare
           ,
           1627.
           the
           most
           usuall
           price
           either
           of
           white
           or
           bay
           Salt
           ,
           was
           neare
           about
           50.
           s.
           or
           3.
           l.
           a
           Wey
           ,
           and
           often
           sold
           under
           that
           price
           ,
           as
           can
           be
           sufficiently
           proved
           .
        
         
           That
           in
           the
           said
           yeare
           1627.
           the
           Warres
           began
           betweene
           the
           Kings
           Majesty
           of
           Great
           Britaine
           ,
           and
           the
           French
           King
           ,
           and
           the
           King
           of
           Spaine
           ;
           in
           which
           time
           ,
           till
           the
           peace
           was
           concluded
           betwixt
           those
           Kings
           ,
           the
           commoditie
           of
           Salt
           was
           very
           deare
           and
           scarce
           ,
           especially
           French
           Salt
           ,
           which
           was
           at
           6.
           s.
           or
           7.
           s.
           a
           bushell
           at
           the
           City
           of
           London
           ,
           which
           came
           to
           passe
           in
           regard
           the
           Salt-workes
           in
           France
           were
           destroyed
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           at
           the
           I
           le
           of
           Ree
           by
           the
           Duke
           of
           Buckinghams
           designe
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           by
           the
           French
           King
           himselfe
           in
           the
           warres
           when
           he
           tooke
           in
           Rochel
           .
        
         
           And
           thirdly
           ,
           by
           intemperate
           Raine
           which
           fell
           that
           time
           in
           France
           .
           So
           that
           the
           Kingdome
           of
           France
           it selfe
           ,
           which
           was
           wont
           to
           supply
           many
           other
           parts
           ,
           as
           England
           ,
           Ireland
           ,
           Holland
           ,
           the
           Eastland
           ,
           and
           Germany
           ,
           was
           thereby
           necessitated
           with
           want
           of
           that
           commodity
           for
           its
           owne
           occasion
           .
           And
           therefore
           not
           to
           be
           admired
           ,
           that
           the
           French
           King
           
           made
           an
           Edict
           in
           
             Anno
          
           1630.
           that
           no
           Salt
           should
           bee
           exported
           out
           of
           his
           Kingdome
           ,
           (
           untill
           his
           store
           should
           bee
           supplyed
           againe
           .
           )
           Which
           scarcity
           in
           France
           for
           that
           present
           ,
           forced
           all
           men
           to
           send
           into
           Spaine
           for
           Salt
           ,
           and
           thereupon
           a
           great
           number
           of
           Ships
           from
           all
           parts
           arriving
           there
           at
           one
           time
           ,
           gave
           the
           King
           of
           Spaine
           occasion
           to
           make
           use
           of
           the
           present
           necessity
           ,
           and
           layd
           a
           great
           Impost
           on
           the
           Salt
           that
           should
           bee
           transported
           from
           thence
           .
        
         
           The
           very
           same
           cause
           also
           moved
           the
           Kings
           Majesty
           of
           Great
           Britaine
           ,
           and
           the
           Lords
           of
           the
           Councell
           ,
           to
           order
           in
           that
           time
           of
           scarcity
           of
           Salt
           ,
           by
           meanes
           of
           a
           Petition
           exhibited
           to
           the
           Lords
           by
           the
           Lord
           Maior
           of
           the
           City
           of
           London
           ,
           and
           divers
           other
           Ports
           in
           
             Anno
          
           1630.
           that
           no
           Salt
           should
           be
           transported
           into
           any
           forraigne
           parts
           ,
           which
           was
           effectually
           granted
           them
           by
           the
           Lords
           .
           But
           when
           in
           one
           or
           two
           yeares
           after
           ,
           and
           that
           in
           France
           there
           were
           erected
           Salt-workes
           ,
           and
           Salt
           was
           made
           plentifully
           againe
           ,
           as
           in
           the
           yeare
           1632.
           then
           by
           the
           Edicts
           of
           the
           said
           Kings
           ,
           the
           great
           imposition
           of
           Salt
           in
           Spaine
           and
           France
           ceased
           ,
           and
           Salt
           became
           cheape
           againe
           ,
           and
           Trade
           free
           as
           in
           former
           yeares
           ,
           
           as
           about
           3.
           l.
           or
           3.
           livre.
           10.
           s.
           
             per
          
           Wey
           ,
           for
           English
           or
           French
           ,
           and
           4.
           l.
           
             per
          
           Wey
           for
           Spanish
           Salt
           at
           most
           ,
           which
           continued
           till
           December
           ,
           1634.
           
        
         
           So
           that
           the
           cause
           of
           the
           dearth
           of
           Salt
           in
           France
           ,
           
             Anno
          
           1628.
           till
           
             Anno
          
           1632.
           hapned
           through
           Warre
           and
           intemperate
           Weather
           ,
           as
           before
           is
           specified
           ,
           and
           not
           by
           the
           pleasure
           of
           Princes
           ,
           by
           laying
           of
           a
           great
           Impost
           upon
           it
           ,
           as
           they
           the
           Patentees
           falsly
           pretended
           ;
           but
           the
           Projectors
           were
           desirous
           to
           make
           that
           an
           occasion
           of
           bringing
           their
           covetous
           desires
           to
           effect
           ,
           and
           about
           that
           time
           they
           beganne
           to
           devise
           to
           bring
           an
           Impost
           on
           the
           English
           native
           Salt
           ,
           which
           was
           and
           is
           dearer
           to
           the
           makers
           of
           it
           then
           any
           other
           salt
           spent
           in
           this
           Kingdome
           .
           For
           French
           and
           Spanish
           Salt
           being
           made
           onely
           by
           the
           heat
           of
           the
           Sunne
           ,
           stands
           not
           the
           makers
           of
           it
           in
           above
           10.
           s.
           or
           20.
           s.
           or
           30.
           s.
           a
           London
           Wey
           at
           the
           most
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           drinesse
           ,
           or
           the
           wetnesse
           of
           the
           Summer
           ,
           whereas
           the
           English
           Shields
           Salt
           at
           1.
           d.
           
             per
          
           Gallon
           ,
           (
           which
           is
           the
           cheap
           price
           the
           Patentees
           boast
           of
           stands
           the
           makers
           of
           it
           in
           53.
           s.
           4.
           s.
           the
           like
           Wey
           at
           least
           ,
           being
           also
           the
           weakest
           Salt
           of
           all
           other
           by
           one
           third
           part
           ,
           and
           therefore
           cannot
           beare
           
           any
           Impost
           ,
           without
           destroying
           the
           English
           manufactures
           ,
           as
           these
           Projectors
           have
           all
           this
           time
           practised
           ,
           to
           the
           destruction
           thereof
           ,
           although
           they
           pretended
           the
           contrary
           .
        
         
           It
           is
           to
           be
           observed
           ,
           that
           a
           Wey
           of
           Salt
           at
           the
           City
           of
           London
           ,
           containeth
           40.
           
           Bushels
           ,
           and
           every
           Bushell
           10.
           
           Gallons
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           right
           measure
           according
           to
           the
           Statute
           ;
           from
           which
           ,
           in
           most
           other
           Ports
           it
           much
           differeth
           .
        
         
           That
           in
           December
           ,
           1634.
           the
           first
           Projectors
           ,
           consisting
           of
           twenty
           two
           in
           number
           ,
           (
           whereof
           five
           were
           Knights
           ,
           the
           other
           seventeene
           had
           the
           titles
           of
           Esquires
           and
           Gentlemen
           )
           having
           determined
           and
           practised
           formerly
           to
           doe
           mischiefe
           in
           this
           Land
           wherein
           they
           were
           borne
           and
           bred
           ,
           and
           being
           all
           or
           most
           of
           them
           unexperienced
           in
           the
           matter
           they
           tooke
           in
           hand
           ,
           devised
           and
           obtained
           this
           Monopoly
           of
           Salt
           ,
           mis-informing
           his
           Majesty
           ,
           and
           the
           Lords
           of
           the
           Councell
           ,
           that
           it
           would
           be
           a
           great
           benefit
           to
           this
           Kingdome
           of
           England
           ,
           and
           that
           of
           Scotland
           ,
           to
           erect
           workes
           for
           the
           making
           a
           sufficient
           quantity
           of
           Salt
           ,
           &c.
           and
           at
           a
           certaine
           moderate
           price
           ,
           
           (
           as
           they
           so
           termed
           it
           )
           not
           exceeding
           3.
           l.
           a
           Shields
           Wey
           ,
           which
           is
           after
           the
           rate
           of
           5.
           l.
           12.
           s.
           for
           a
           Wey
           delivered
           at
           London
           ,
           which
           is
           an
           intolerable
           exaction
           upon
           a
           native
           manufacture
           ,
           made
           and
           spent
           in
           this
           Kingdome
           ,
           as
           by
           their
           Patent
           more
           fully
           doth
           appeare
           ;
           (
           although
           the
           Salt
           pannes
           in
           those
           places
           were
           erected
           long
           before
           ,
           and
           not
           by
           these
           Patentees
           .
           )
           Which
           Patent
           being
           obtained
           by
           them
           ,
           they
           practised
           to
           oppresse
           the
           Subject
           from
           January
           1635.
           untill
           August
           1638.
           all
           which
           time
           the
           first
           Patentees
           having
           made
           a
           Monopoly
           ,
           in
           taking
           all
           the
           old
           Workes
           and
           Pannes
           at
           the
           Shields
           into
           their
           hands
           ,
           forced
           white
           Salt
           at
           the
           City
           of
           London
           to
           the
           price
           of
           4.
           l.
           15.
           s.
           
             per
          
           Wey
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           most
           part
           to
           5.
           l.
           
             per
          
           Wey
           ,
           and
           so
           in
           all
           other
           Ports
           according
           to
           that
           rate
           .
        
         
           And
           Bay
           Salt
           ,
           by
           reason
           of
           their
           great
           Impost
           of
           48.
           s.
           6.
           d.
           
             per
          
           Wey
           ,
           which
           was
           raised
           by
           a
           privy
           Seale
           ,
           procured
           by
           
             Edward
             Nuttall
             ,
          
           and
           others
           his
           associates
           ,
           (
           but
           nothing
           brought
           to
           accompt
           for
           his
           Majesty
           ,
           as
           yet
           appeares
           )
           was
           not
           all
           that
           time
           sold
           at
           London
           under
           5.
           l.
           10.
           s.
           
             per
          
           Wey
           ,
           at
           least
           ,
           but
           commonly
           at
           5.
           l.
           13.
           s.
           4.
           d.
           
             per
          
           Wey
           ,
           or
           6.
           l.
           whereas
           the
           Westerne
           parts
           ,
           which
           were
           free
           
           of
           their
           Patent
           ,
           as
           Southampton
           ,
           Exeter
           ,
           Plimouth
           ,
           Bristol
           ,
           &c.
           had
           it
           in
           that
           time
           at
           or
           about
           3.
           l.
           the
           like
           Wey
           ,
           and
           sometimes
           under
           that
           price
           ,
           which
           was
           most
           unjust
           and
           unequall
           ,
           that
           the
           Easterne
           parts
           should
           suffer
           so
           much
           thereby
           ,
           not
           onely
           in
           the
           price
           ,
           but
           also
           in
           hindrance
           of
           Navigation
           ,
           and
           losse
           of
           Trade
           .
        
         
           That
           about
           July
           ,
           1638.
           the
           first
           Patentees
           having
           difference
           with
           Master
           
             Murford
          
           of
           Yarmouth
           ,
           who
           had
           a
           Patent
           granted
           before
           theirs
           at
           Shields
           ,
           prevailed
           against
           them
           ,
           and
           some
           of
           them
           of
           the
           first
           Patent
           being
           wearied
           with
           the
           designe
           ,
           voluntarily
           laid
           downe
           their
           Patent
           .
        
         
           That
           after
           the
           first
           Patentees
           gave
           over
           their
           Patent
           ,
           the
           Salt-makers
           at
           Shields
           in
           August
           ,
           1638.
           reassumed
           their
           Pannes
           ,
           and
           sold
           Salt
           there
           cheape
           againe
           ,
           and
           thereby
           both
           Scottish
           and
           Shields
           Salt
           was
           sold
           at
           London
           for
           3.
           l.
           
             per
          
           Wey
           ,
           or
           near
           thereabout
           ,
           untill
           January
           following
           ,
           that
           
             Thomas
             Horth
          
           and
           his
           associates
           obtained
           a
           grant
           of
           their
           Patent
           ,
           which
           they
           presently
           after
           put
           in
           execution
           ,
           yet
           
             Horth
          
           and
           his
           associates
           of
           the
           second
           Patent
           had
           no
           time
           to
           raise
           the
           price
           of
           
           white
           Salt
           at
           Shields
           to
           that
           height
           as
           they
           desired
           ;
           for
           the
           Scots
           presently
           after
           the
           first
           Pacification
           in
           August
           ,
           1639.
           brought
           it
           downe
           at
           London
           to
           2.
           l.
           17.
           s.
           
             per
          
           Wey
           ,
           whereas
           
             Horth
          
           and
           his
           Associates
           in
           June
           and
           July
           1639.
           would
           sell
           none
           at
           London
           under
           4.
           l.
           10.
           s.
           
             per
          
           Wey
           .
        
         
           That
           whereas
           the
           first
           and
           second
           Projectors
           of
           both
           Patents
           ,
           to
           cleare
           themselves
           of
           the
           great
           wrong
           done
           by
           them
           to
           his
           Majesty
           and
           his
           Subjects
           ,
           doe
           in
           their
           printed
           Papers
           lay
           the
           blame
           on
           the
           traders
           in
           Salt
           of
           the
           City
           of
           London
           ,
           seeking
           therby
           to
           glosse
           over
           their
           oppressing
           the
           Subjects
           even
           in
           the
           face
           of
           this
           Honourable
           Parliament
           ,
           still
           pretending
           as
           formerly
           ,
           that
           what
           they
           did
           was
           for
           his
           Majesties
           profit
           ,
           benefit
           of
           Navigation
           ,
           support
           of
           home
           manufacture
           ,
           and
           generall
           good
           of
           the
           subject
           ,
           and
           many
           such
           like
           things
           ,
           all
           which
           pretences
           are
           meere
           falshoods
           and
           suggestions
           .
        
         
           For
           first
           his
           Majesties
           Revenew
           is
           no
           way
           increased
           ,
           as
           doth
           appeare
           by
           their
           payments
           into
           his
           Majesties
           Exchequer
           ,
           being
           in
           all
           but
           700.
           l.
           whereas
           they
           have
           received
           Impost
           ,
           and
           remaine
           debtors
           to
           his
           Majesty
           many
           
           thousands
           ,
           as
           by
           further
           examination
           and
           proofe
           of
           their
           accompts
           will
           appeare
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           Navigation
           hath
           beene
           much
           hindred
           thereby
           ,
           as
           by
           a
           former
           Petition
           of
           the
           Trinity
           house
           to
           his
           Majesty
           and
           the
           Lords
           of
           the
           privy
           Councell
           appeareth
           ,
           as
           also
           it
           hath
           beene
           sufficiently
           proved
           before
           the
           Committee
           for
           the
           Salt
           businesse
           ,
           by
           the
           Master
           and
           Wardens
           of
           the
           Trinity
           Company
           ,
           who
           are
           most
           sensible
           of
           the
           destruction
           and
           advancement
           of
           the
           Shipping
           and
           Navigation
           of
           this
           Kingdome
           .
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           they
           have
           so
           cherished
           the
           home
           manufacture
           ,
           by
           laying
           a
           heavy
           Impost
           upon
           it
           ,
           that
           those
           that
           had
           240.
           
           Pannes
           of
           their
           own
           ,
           and
           were
           thriving
           people
           at
           the
           Shields
           ,
           before
           their
           Patents
           were
           of
           force
           ,
           and
           were
           the
           makers
           there
           of
           Salt
           ,
           are
           by
           the
           meanes
           of
           these
           Patentees
           become
           so
           poore
           ,
           that
           the
           greater
           part
           of
           them
           are
           not
           able
           to
           buy
           coals
           to
           set
           their
           Pannes
           on
           worke
           .
           And
           those
           the
           Patentees
           who
           bought
           34.
           
           Pannes
           of
           the
           old
           traders
           ,
           did
           cease
           working
           for
           the
           most
           part
           of
           the
           yeares
           1639.
           and
           1640.
           by
           reason
           they
           could
           not
           attaine
           to
           their
           intended
           price
           of
           56.
           s.
           8.
           d.
           
             per
          
           Wey
           at
           the
           Shields
           .
           So
           that
           
           whereas
           there
           was
           formerly
           made
           at
           the
           Shields
           before
           their
           Patents
           began
           about
           16000.
           
           Wey
           
             per
             annum
             ,
          
           they
           made
           in
           the
           time
           of
           the
           first
           Patent
           ,
           which
           continued
           about
           three
           yeares
           and
           a
           halfe
           ,
           not
           above
           10000.
           
           Wey
           
             per
             annum
             .
          
           And
           in
           the
           time
           of
           the
           latter
           Patent
           but
           8000.
           
           Wey
           
             per
             annum
             ,
          
           even
           before
           the
           comming
           in
           of
           the
           Scottish
           Army
           into
           those
           parts
           :
           by
           all
           which
           appeares
           how
           much
           they
           have
           destroyed
           the
           native
           manufacture
           ,
           and
           have
           no
           wayes
           advanced
           or
           increased
           it
           ,
           as
           they
           pretended
           .
        
         
           Fourthly
           ,
           for
           their
           pretences
           of
           the
           generall
           good
           of
           the
           Subject
           ,
           in
           place
           whereof
           they
           have
           so
           oppressed
           the
           Subject
           in
           generall
           ,
           that
           not
           onely
           the
           traders
           in
           Salt
           of
           the
           City
           of
           London
           ,
           have
           justly
           complained
           of
           their
           grievances
           to
           the
           Honourable
           Court
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           but
           also
           Salt-refiners
           of
           Essex
           and
           Suffolke
           ,
           also
           many
           Merchants
           in
           the
           West
           parts
           as
           far
           as
           Weymouth
           ,
           as
           also
           from
           Yarmouth
           ,
           and
           many
           other
           ports
           North
           as
           farre
           as
           Newcastle
           ,
           that
           came
           up
           to
           London
           onely
           to
           informe
           the
           Court
           of
           Parliament
           of
           the
           great
           burden
           they
           have
           beene
           forced
           to
           lye
           under
           ,
           even
           to
           many
           of
           their
           undoings
           :
           And
           many
           more
           would
           come
           up
           ,
           had
           they
           
           not
           beene
           so
           impoverished
           by
           them
           the
           Patentees
           ,
           that
           they
           are
           not
           able
           to
           beare
           their
           charges
           in
           comming
           so
           farre
           to
           complaine
           of
           their
           grievances
           .
           In
           generall
           ,
           they
           have
           been
           the
           oppressors
           of
           Fishermen
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           subjects
           of
           these
           North
           East
           parts
           of
           England
           ,
           to
           the
           value
           of
           many
           thousand
           pounds
           in
           estimation
           ,
           above
           fourescore
           thousand
           pounds
           since
           the
           time
           of
           their
           entring
           into
           these
           Patents
           ,
           which
           can
           be
           made
           plainly
           to
           appeare
           by
           one
           yeares
           importation
           for
           forraigne
           and
           Scottish
           Salt
           ,
           collected
           out
           of
           the
           Custome-house
           bookes
           ,
           and
           Meters
           bookes
           of
           London
           ,
           and
           for
           native
           Salt
           out
           of
           their
           owne
           bookes
           .
        
         
           
             Viz.
             
          
        
         
           In
           the
           yeare
           1637.
           (
           which
           was
           in
           the
           time
           of
           their
           first
           Patent
           )
           of
           Bay
           and
           Spanish
           Salt
           there
           was
           imported
           but
           1364.
           
           Wey
           ,
           which
           at
           48.
           s.
           6
           d.
           
             per
          
           Wey
           ,
           is
           impost
           3307.
           l.
           14.
           s.
           whereas
           in
           the
           yeare
           1634.
           when
           the
           trade
           was
           free
           there
           was
           4620.
           
           Wey
           of
           forraigne
           Salt
           imported
           ,
           by
           which
           may
           be
           observed
           the
           decay
           of
           forraigne
           Trade
           during
           the
           time
           of
           their
           Impost
           .
        
         
           That
           the
           Impost
           of
           forraigne
           Salt
           was
           received
           and
           taken
           of
           all
           the
           Subjects
           between
           
           Barwicke
           and
           Southampton
           ,
           by
           vertue
           of
           Privy
           Seale
           dated
           in
           May
           1636.
           procured
           by
           
             Edward
             Nuttall
             ,
          
           and
           others
           his
           associates
           ,
           but
           nothing
           brought
           to
           accompt
           by
           them
           ,
           nor
           paid
           to
           his
           Majesties
           use
           for
           the
           two
           yeares
           and
           6.
           moneths
           ,
           (
           as
           can
           yet
           appeare
           .
           )
        
         
           That
           of
           Scottish
           and
           native
           white
           Salt
           Shields
           measure
           ,
           there
           were
           expended
           for
           land
           use
           about
           16000.
           
           Weyes
           ,
           which
           at
           10.
           s.
           
             per
          
           Wey
           Impost
           ,
           and
           10.
           s.
           
             per
          
           Wey
           increase
           of
           price
           ,
           which
           came
           to
           passe
           by
           the
           Patentees
           contracting
           with
           the
           Scotch
           for
           deare
           selling
           ,
           and
           can
           appeare
           to
           be
           damage
           to
           the
           subjects
           at
           least
           in
           one
           yeare
           ,
           in
           the
           price
           of
           the
           white
           Salt
           16000.
           l.
           
        
         
           That
           for
           Fishers
           use
           of
           Scottish
           and
           native
           Salt
           ,
           an
           estimate
           of
           3000.
           
           Shields
           Wey
           ,
           and
           upwards
           ,
           at
           3.
           s.
           4.
           d.
           per
           Wey
           Impost
           ,
           and
           6.
           s.
           8.
           d.
           increase
           of
           price
           ,
           is
           at
           least
           1500.
           l.
           
        
         
           Whereby
           it
           appeares
           that
           the
           subjects
           suffered
           in
           one
           yeare
           by
           the
           first
           Salt
           Patents
           ,
           20807.
           l.
           15.
           s.
           
        
         
           That
           the
           Patentees
           for
           Salt
           continued
           their
           first
           and
           second
           Patents
           above
           5.
           yeares
           .
        
         
         
           By
           all
           which
           it
           is
           manifest
           how
           profitable
           these
           Patents
           have
           beene
           to
           the
           Patentees
           ,
           how
           little
           benefit
           hath
           accrued
           to
           his
           Majesty
           thereby
           ,
           how
           great
           a
           burden
           to
           the
           Subjects
           in
           generall
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           old
           Salt
           makers
           ,
           and
           the
           Merchants
           for
           forraigne
           Salt
           ,
           and
           all
           Fishermen
           ,
           who
           use
           great
           quantities
           thereof
           ,
           and
           to
           all
           traders
           in
           the
           same
           in
           their
           particulars
           .
           But
           if
           any
           trader
           in
           Salt
           hath
           either
           joyned
           with
           those
           Patentees
           in
           any
           indirect
           way
           ,
           thereby
           to
           uphold
           them
           ,
           or
           the
           extreme
           price
           of
           Salt
           ,
           they
           are
           not
           hereby
           intended
           to
           be
           excused
           ,
           but
           to
           be
           left
           to
           the
           consideration
           of
           the
           Honourable
           House
           of
           Parliament
           .
        
         
           And
           whereas
           
             Horth
          
           and
           his
           Associates
           seek
           to
           justifie
           their
           Patent
           ,
           comparing
           it
           with
           that
           which
           Master
           
             Murford
          
           intended
           (
           which
           would
           also
           have
           beene
           alike
           illegall
           with
           theirs
           ,
           by
           laying
           an
           Impost
           on
           native
           Salt
           (
           as
           they
           have
           practised
           .
           )
        
         
           For
           answer
           thereunto
           is
           said
           ,
           that
           the
           unlawfulnesse
           of
           
             Murfords
          
           Patent
           intended
           ,
           cannot
           make
           that
           of
           
             Horths
          
           to
           bee
           lawfull
           which
           was
           practised
           by
           him
           .
           For
           as
           well
           that
           of
           
             Horths
             ,
          
           as
           also
           the
           first
           Patent
           ,
           have
           
           beene
           sufficiently
           discussed
           by
           the
           Committee
           appointed
           by
           the
           Honourable
           House
           of
           Commons
           now
           assembled
           in
           Parliament
           ,
           for
           the
           hearing
           of
           that
           businesse
           ,
           and
           is
           by
           them
           most
           justly
           condemned
           to
           be
           illegall
           ,
           a
           Monopoly
           ,
           and
           prejudiciall
           to
           the
           Common-wealth
           .
           For
           so
           it
           is
           ,
           that
           a
           Monopoly
           is
           a
           kinde
           of
           commerce
           in
           buying
           and
           selling
           usurped
           by
           a
           few
           ,
           and
           sometimes
           by
           one
           person
           ,
           and
           forestalled
           by
           them
           or
           him
           from
           all
           others
           ,
           to
           the
           gaine
           of
           the
           Monopolist
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           detriment
           of
           other
           men
           .
        
         
           That
           the
           latter
           Patentees
           further
           proceed
           in
           their
           justification
           ,
           declaring
           the
           low
           rates
           the
           subjects
           have
           beene
           served
           at
           since
           the
           time
           of
           the
           settlement
           of
           their
           Patent
           ,
           which
           is
           (
           as
           they
           say
           )
           at
           1.
           d.
           ob
           .
           
             per
          
           Gallon
           at
           the
           most
           ,
           which
           in
           truth
           is
           a
           most
           intolerable
           exaction
           on
           the
           subject
           .
           For
           1.
           d.
           ob
           .
           
             per
          
           gallon
           is
           no
           lesse
           then
           50.
           s.
           a
           Sheilds
           Wey
           ,
           which
           is
           but
           five
           eight
           parts
           of
           a
           London
           Wey
           ,
           and
           so
           the
           fraught
           being
           added
           ,
           which
           is
           10.
           s.
           a
           Shields
           Wey
           ,
           without
           Impost
           ,
           it
           will
           stand
           the
           Adventurer
           in
           no
           lesse
           then
           4.
           l.
           16.
           s.
           a
           Wey
           London
           measure
           ;
           whereas
           it
           may
           bee
           afforded
           ,
           delivered
           at
           London
           ,
           for
           3.
           l.
           12.
           s.
           
             per
          
           Wey
           ,
           which
           is
           after
           the
           rate
           of
           35.
           s.
           
             per
          
           
           Wey
           to
           the
           Salt
           makers
           at
           Shields
           for
           their
           Wey
           ,
           at
           which
           said
           price
           of
           35.
           s.
           
             per
          
           Wey
           ,
           the
           old
           Salt
           makers
           say
           ,
           they
           can
           afford
           it
           ,
           but
           not
           under
           .
        
         
           And
           for
           the
           rare
           of
           1.
           d.
           
             per
          
           Gallon
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           cheape
           price
           they
           so
           much
           boast
           on
           ,
           it
           being
           but
           33.
           s.
           4.
           d.
           a
           Wey
           Shields
           measure
           ,
           at
           which
           price
           ,
           if
           they
           sold
           any
           so
           cheape
           ,
           it
           was
           much
           against
           their
           wills
           ,
           for
           they
           desired
           and
           alwayes
           sought
           to
           settle
           it
           at
           56.
           s.
           8.
           d.
           
             per
          
           Wey
           Shields
           measure
           for
           land
           use
           ,
           and
           46.
           s.
           8.
           d.
           for
           the
           fishing
           Sea
           expence
           ,
           which
           are
           the
           prices
           laid
           downe
           in
           the
           latter
           Patent
           :
           yet
           it
           is
           true
           ,
           that
           they
           sold
           some
           at
           lower
           rates
           :
           but
           they
           were
           forced
           thereto
           by
           meanes
           of
           the
           great
           plenty
           that
           was
           brought
           in
           by
           the
           Scots
           ,
           who
           sold
           it
           at
           London
           ,
           Yarmouth
           ,
           and
           some
           other
           Ports
           at
           3.
           l.
           a
           Wey
           ,
           in
           
             Anno
          
           1639.
           and
           some
           under
           that
           price
           ,
           as
           aforesaid
           ,
           whereupon
           the
           Patentees
           gave
           over
           making
           Salt
           at
           Shields
           in
           their
           34
           pannes
           ,
           in
           regard
           they
           could
           not
           attaine
           to
           their
           intended
           price
           of
           56.
           s.
           8.
           d.
           a
           Shields
           Wey
           ,
           yet
           some
           of
           the
           old
           Salt
           makers
           still
           wrought
           ,
           (
           though
           to
           their
           great
           losse
           ,
           and
           some
           of
           their
           undoings
           )
           selling
           it
           not
           for
           above
           30.
           s.
           
             per
          
           Wey
           ,
           yet
           notwithstanding
           they
           the
           Patentees
           took
           
           of
           them
           the
           old
           Saltmakers
           ,
           without
           any
           moderation
           or
           compassion
           ,
           the
           full
           impost
           of
           10.
           s.
           for
           every
           Shields
           Wey
           ,
           for
           Land
           use
           ,
           and
           3.
           s.
           4.
           d.
           
             per
          
           Wey
           ,
           for
           the
           fishery
           expence
           .
           For
           they
           had
           forced
           the
           old
           Saltmakers
           and
           Salt
           refiners
           to
           enter
           into
           bond
           ,
           for
           the
           payment
           therof
           unto
           them
           ,
           which
           if
           they
           refused
           to
           do
           ,
           they
           violently
           forced
           them
           of
           the
           Shields
           ,
           of
           great
           Yarmouth
           ,
           and
           Salt
           Refiners
           of
           Essex
           and
           Suffolke
           thereunto
           by
           imprisoning
           of
           some
           ,
           committing
           of
           others
           into
           Pursuivants
           hands
           ,
           and
           causing
           others
           to
           come
           up
           and
           answer
           at
           the
           Councell
           Table
           ,
           to
           their
           great
           expence
           both
           of
           money
           and
           time
           ,
           which
           extreamity
           
             Horth
          
           used
           in
           that
           time
           he
           was
           governour
           more
           then
           any
           other
           either
           of
           the
           first
           or
           second
           Patentees
           .
        
         
           That
           in
           the
           Months
           of
           September
           ,
           October
           and
           November
           last
           ,
           Salt
           became
           deerer
           then
           it
           was
           in
           eight
           or
           nine
           yeares
           before
           ,
           which
           came
           to
           passe
           partly
           by
           reason
           of
           the
           great
           impost
           continued
           by
           the
           Patentees
           of
           the
           last
           Patent
           ,
           both
           on
           the
           native
           and
           forraigne
           Salt
           ,
           and
           partly
           by
           reason
           of
           the
           imbarring
           of
           the
           Scottish
           trade
           ,
           and
           the
           comming
           in
           of
           the
           Scottish
           Army
           ,
           at
           that
           time
           into
           Newcastle
           and
           Shields
           ,
           so
           that
           white
           Salt
           was
           sold
           in
           October
           last
           at
           the
           port
           of
           
           London
           at
           6.
           l.
           10.
           s.
           
             per
          
           Wey
           ,
           and
           Bay
           Salt
           in
           November
           last
           ,
           was
           sold
           at
           the
           port
           of
           London
           for
           8.
           l.
           
             per
          
           Wey
           ,
           in
           regard
           Master
           
             Strickson
             ,
          
           Master
           
             Nuttall
             ,
          
           and
           Master
           
             Duke
             ,
          
           three
           of
           the
           last
           Patentees
           continued
           the
           taking
           impost
           even
           untill
           this
           present
           Parliament
           ,
           which
           three
           were
           also
           chiefe
           of
           the
           Projectors
           of
           the
           first
           Patent
           .
        
         
           That
           the
           23.
           of
           November
           last
           ,
           the
           Honourable
           Assembly
           of
           Parliament
           upon
           a
           Petition
           of
           the
           traders
           in
           Salt
           of
           London
           ,
           injoyned
           the
           Patentees
           to
           bring
           in
           their
           Patents
           &
           cease
           taking
           impost
           ,
           and
           thereupon
           the
           price
           both
           of
           White
           and
           Bay
           Salt
           did
           fall
           at
           the
           port
           of
           London
           to
           3.
           l.
           a
           Wey
           ,
           and
           some
           for
           lesse
           :
           but
           the
           windes
           proving
           contrary
           in
           the
           latter
           part
           of
           December
           ,
           January
           and
           February
           last
           ,
           for
           above
           ten
           weekes
           together
           :
           And
           also
           small
           store
           of
           Salt
           having
           been
           laid
           up
           in
           London
           ,
           or
           made
           at
           Shields
           by
           reason
           of
           the
           troubles
           in
           those
           parts
           with
           the
           Scottish
           Army
           ,
           the
           store
           of
           white
           Salt
           for
           want
           of
           supply
           was
           soone
           spent
           here
           at
           London
           :
           and
           had
           it
           not
           beene
           that
           the
           Parliament
           before
           that
           time
           had
           taken
           off
           the
           Impost
           of
           forraigne
           Bay
           and
           Spanish
           Salt
           ,
           whereby
           there
           was
           good
           quantities
           of
           forraigne
           Salt
           
           brought
           in
           ,
           this
           City
           of
           London
           had
           been
           so
           necessitated
           for
           Salt
           ,
           as
           the
           like
           hath
           not
           been
           knowne
           .
           Yet
           from
           the
           Kings
           Store
           house
           ,
           and
           the
           East
           India
           Company
           ,
           and
           other
           such
           like
           places
           ,
           there
           was
           some
           small
           quantities
           of
           white
           Salt
           found
           ,
           which
           supplyed
           the
           present
           want
           thereof
           ,
           and
           was
           sold
           in
           those
           deerest
           times
           at
           or
           neere
           Billingsgate
           by
           some
           of
           the
           Traders
           in
           Salt
           for
           6.
           s.
           8.
           d.
           
             per
          
           Bushell
           at
           most
           ,
           but
           Bay
           Salt
           all
           that
           time
           was
           sold
           for
           22.
           d.
           or
           2.
           s.
           a
           bushell
           ,
           and
           not
           above
           all
           that
           time
           ,
           which
           was
           in
           the
           Moneth
           of
           February
           ,
           but
           before
           that
           Moneth
           was
           expired
           ,
           and
           ever
           since
           it
           hath
           beene
           sold
           for
           2.
           s.
           
             per
          
           Bushell
           ,
           and
           five
           peckes
           to
           the
           Bushell
           ,
           at
           or
           neare
           Billingsgate
           .
        
         
           And
           whereas
           the
           Patentees
           alledge
           that
           white
           Salt
           was
           sold
           for
           2.
           s.
           a
           pecke
           ,
           at
           that
           instant
           day
           ,
           when
           they
           published
           their
           printed
           papers
           ,
           it
           is
           manifestly
           to
           bee
           proved
           that
           ten
           or
           twelve
           daies
           before
           they
           published
           them
           ,
           white
           Salt
           was
           cryed
           in
           London
           streets
           at
           5.
           d.
           a
           pecke
           ,
           and
           so
           ever
           since
           ,
           which
           proves
           their
           printed
           papers
           to
           be
           scandalous
           and
           false
           ,
           in
           laying
           forth
           so
           many
           imputations
           upon
           the
           Traders
           in
           Salt
           ,
           as
           though
           they
           were
           the
           cause
           of
           deare
           selling
           ,
           which
           
           was
           only
           their
           continued
           impositions
           ,
           and
           the
           occasion
           of
           the
           time
           as
           afore
           is
           shewed
           .
        
         
           That
           before
           the
           Patentees
           had
           obtained
           their
           Patent
           for
           Salt
           ,
           there
           was
           imported
           yearly
           to
           London
           great
           quantities
           of
           Spanish
           ,
           Straits
           ,
           and
           French
           Salt
           ,
           by
           Merchants
           ,
           Navigators
           and
           Traders
           .
           And
           that
           many
           hundred
           Weyes
           thereof
           were
           from
           thence
           yearly
           transported
           for
           Flanders
           ,
           Holland
           ,
           Denmarke
           ,
           and
           the
           East
           Countrie
           ,
           whereby
           ships
           had
           their
           imployments
           both
           inwards
           and
           outwards
           ,
           his
           Majesties
           Customes
           improved
           ,
           and
           many
           poore
           people
           ,
           as
           Porters
           and
           Labourers
           had
           their
           maintenance
           thereby
           ;
           which
           trade
           of
           Importation
           is
           in
           a
           manner
           wholly
           decayed
           since
           the
           time
           these
           severall
           Patents
           were
           obtained
           .
        
         
           
             Objections
             and
             Observations
             .
          
           
             THat
             their
             Patents
             are
             found
             by
             the
             Committee
             appointed
             by
             the
             Parliament
             for
             hearing
             the
             Salt
             businesses
             to
             be
             illegall
             ,
             and
             a
             Monopoly
             ,
             by
             reason
             they
             brought
             an
             impost
             on
             the
             native
             Manufacture
             ,
             and
             many
             other
             oppressions
             to
             the
             Subject
             .
          
           
           
             That
             the
             prosecution
             hath
             beene
             most
             violent
             by
             imprisonments
             ,
             and
             forcing
             many
             out
             of
             their
             Trades
             ,
             and
             also
             Salt
             Refiners
             and
             Saltmakers
             ,
             at
             Shields
             and
             great
             Yarmouth
             from
             their
             works
             ;
             and
             the
             first
             Patentees
             forced
             divers
             at
             Shields
             to
             let
             them
             their
             Pannes
             at
             a
             Rent
             ,
             which
             after
             two
             yeares
             and
             sixe
             monthes
             use
             ,
             they
             returned
             into
             their
             hands
             much
             decayed
             ,
             and
             not
             satisfied
             for
             Rent
             .
          
           
             That
             they
             would
             have
             forced
             his
             Majesties
             Subjects
             to
             the
             only
             use
             of
             white
             Salt
             ,
             which
             is
             not
             so
             sufficient
             for
             fishing
             Voiages
             and
             many
             other
             uses
             ,
             as
             the
             forraigne
             .
          
           
             That
             they
             forced
             the
             price
             both
             of
             white
             &
             Bay
             Salt
             ,
             in
             the
             time
             of
             their
             Patents
             ,
             to
             one
             third
             part
             more
             then
             otherwise
             it
             would
             have
             beene
             sold
             for
             .
          
           
             That
             there
             was
             a
             far
             greater
             quantity
             of
             Salt
             made
             in
             England
             before
             their
             Patents
             began
             ,
             then
             in
             the
             time
             of
             the
             continuance
             of
             their
             Patents
             .
          
           
             That
             
               Horth
            
             at
             a
             hearing
             at
             Councell
             Table
             the
             19.
             of
             December
             ,
             1638.
             to
             maintaine
             
             his
             unjust
             cause
             in
             taking
             his
             Patent
             ,
             and
             upon
             some
             speech
             ,
             which
             was
             moved
             about
             the
             insufficiency
             of
             white
             Salt
             for
             preserving
             of
             Fish
             ,
             and
             an
             ancient
             Trader
             there
             saying
             ,
             that
             the
             very
             scales
             fell
             off
             through
             the
             weaknesse
             of
             the
             white
             Salt
             ;
             he
             the
             said
             
               Horth
            
             did
             most
             falsly
             reply
             and
             affirme
             ,
             that
             Codde
             and
             Ling
             Fish
             had
             no
             scales
             ,
             which
             he
             did
             to
             convince
             them
             of
             error
             who
             came
             to
             oppose
             him
             :
             and
             he
             with
             others
             (
             whose
             names
             are
             well
             knowne
             )
             did
             then
             and
             there
             before
             his
             Majesty
             and
             the
             Lords
             of
             the
             Councell
             so
             farre
             maintaine
             it
             ,
             that
             they
             were
             believed
             ,
             and
             that
             the
             others
             that
             spake
             the
             truth
             ,
             were
             rejected
             ,
             whereby
             the
             King
             and
             Lords
             were
             abused
             by
             the
             said
             
               Horth
            
             and
             others
             ,
             by
             denying
             that
             to
             the
             creature
             which
             it
             had
             received
             in
             the
             creation
             either
             for
             defence
             or
             ornament
             .
          
           
             That
             it
             is
             and
             hath
             beene
             proved
             both
             before
             his
             Majesty
             and
             the
             Lords
             ,
             and
             also
             before
             the
             Committee
             by
             the
             Trinity
             house
             Masters
             ,
             that
             if
             forraigne
             Salt
             be
             prohibited
             ,
             or
             some
             heavy
             impost
             be
             laid
             upon
             it
             ,
             Navigation
             will
             be
             much
             hindred
             and
             decaied
             .
          
           
             That
             
               Horth
            
             alone
             above
             the
             rest
             of
             his
             partners
             
             obtained
             a
             Commission
             out
             of
             the
             Exchequer
             ,
             and
             did
             thereby
             put
             men
             to
             their
             corporall
             oaths
             ,
             to
             confesse
             what
             Salt
             of
             their
             owne
             or
             of
             others
             ,
             they
             knew
             to
             be
             imported
             ,
             and
             told
             the
             Commissioners
             hee
             was
             at
             Councel
             about
             that
             particular
             ,
             and
             his
             Councell
             advised
             him
             ,
             it
             must
             bee
             so
             ,
             and
             to
             bee
             sure
             ,
             would
             bee
             with
             the
             Commissioners
             himselfe
             ,
             and
             urge
             it
             .
          
           
             That
             the
             settled
             moderate
             rate
             (
             as
             the
             Patentees
             pleased
             to
             call
             it
             )
             of
             56.
             s.
             8.
             d.
             
               per
            
             Wey
             Shields
             measure
             ,
             will
             stand
             the
             Adventurer
             delivered
             at
             London
             in
             5.
             l.
             6.
             s.
             8.
             d.
             
               per
            
             wey
             ,
             which
             is
             now
             since
             their
             Patent
             ceased
             sold
             at
             this
             City
             of
             London
             for
             3.
             l.
             10.
             s.
             
               per
            
             wey
             ,
             and
             long
             before
             their
             Patents
             began
             ,
             it
             was
             sold
             cheaper
             ,
             (
             that
             time
             of
             three
             or
             foure
             yeares
             of
             hostility
             with
             France
             and
             Spaine
             ,
             when
             there
             could
             be
             little
             forraigne
             Salt
             imported
             ,
             onely
             excepted
             .
             )
             And
             Bay
             Salt
             at
             present
             is
             sold
             at
             3.
             l.
             
               per
            
             wey
             .
          
           
             That
             beyond
             the
             power
             of
             the
             Patents
             ,
             
               Horth
            
             constrained
             the
             Salt
             refiners
             of
             divers
             Counties
             to
             pay
             a
             double
             Impost
             .
          
           
             That
             if
             the
             commodity
             of
             Salt
             be
             free
             for
             
             all
             men
             to
             import
             ,
             or
             make
             it
             ,
             there
             cannot
             be
             that
             ingrossing
             ,
             forestalling
             ,
             or
             regrating
             made
             ▪
             which
             may
             be
             done
             by
             a
             few
             monopolizing
             Patentees
             ,
             who
             having
             the
             command
             of
             it
             all
             ,
             may
             conferre
             the
             commodity
             upon
             some
             few
             particular
             Traders
             ,
             for
             some
             sinister
             respects
             ,
             to
             the
             destruction
             of
             others
             in
             their
             Trades
             ,
             (
             as
             the
             late
             times
             of
             their
             Patents
             have
             made
             manifest
             .
             )
             And
             for
             those
             27.
             yeares
             afore
             specified
             ,
             the
             commodity
             of
             Salt
             being
             then
             free
             of
             Impost
             ,
             the
             price
             was
             alwayes
             reasonable
             ,
             and
             would
             be
             so
             now
             ,
             and
             so
             continue
             ,
             without
             the
             helpe
             of
             any
             Projector
             .
          
           
             That
             a
             free
             trade
             which
             is
             now
             so
             much
             desired
             of
             the
             subject
             ,
             and
             a
             settled
             price
             ,
             desired
             of
             the
             Patentee
             ,
             cannot
             consist
             ,
             for
             a
             constant
             price
             forced
             upon
             a
             native
             manufacture
             is
             a
             principall
             part
             of
             a
             Monopoly
             .
          
           
             That
             forraigne
             Salt
             being
             absolutely
             necessary
             for
             speciall
             uses
             ,
             the
             inhibition
             thereof
             cannot
             be
             admitted
             ,
             but
             to
             the
             great
             prejudice
             of
             the
             subject
             .
          
           
             That
             these
             Projectors
             ,
             which
             pretend
             so
             much
             of
             supporting
             the
             home
             manufacture
             of
             Salt
             ,
             have
             in
             a
             maner
             destroyed
             it
             ,
             by
             laying
             
             so
             heavy
             an
             Impost
             upon
             it
             ,
             as
             16.
             s.
             for
             every
             London
             Wey
             .
             And
             if
             it
             be
             not
             supported
             by
             taking
             off
             the
             foresaid
             Impost
             ,
             it
             is
             like
             utterly
             to
             decay
             ,
             and
             then
             indeed
             (
             the
             Salt
             Wiches
             onely
             excepted
             )
             this
             Kingdome
             must
             wholly
             depend
             upon
             forraigne
             parts
             ,
             for
             all
             the
             Salt
             shall
             be
             therein
             expended
             .
          
           
             (
             The
             premisses
             considered
             )
             the
             humble
             request
             to
             the
             Honourable
             House
             of
             Commons
             now
             assembled
             in
             PARLIAMENT
             ,
             is
             ,
             That
             they
             would
             be
             pleased
             ,
             that
             the
             Projectors
             and
             late
             Patentees
             for
             Salt
             may
             be
             brought
             to
             an
             account
             upon
             the
             premisses
             ,
             that
             so
             it
             may
             appeare
             what
             profits
             have
             accrued
             to
             his
             Majesty
             ,
             and
             what
             disadvantage
             to
             the
             Subject
             ,
             and
             what
             persons
             have
             beene
             molested
             and
             vexed
             by
             reason
             of
             them
             ,
             that
             so
             reparations
             and
             redresse
             may
             be
             made
             to
             the
             parties
             so
             vexed
             and
             grieved
             ,
             as
             in
             the
             judgement
             of
             the
             Honourable
             Assembly
             shall
             be
             thought
             expedient
             .
          
           
             FINIS
             .