A. D. 1623. Anno vicefiino primo Jacobi I. C. 3. 93 Occupation or Myftery, or to any Companies or Societies of Merchants within this Realm, eretSled for the Maintenance, Enlargement, or ordering of any Trade of Merchandize 5(3) but that the fame Charters, Cuftoms, Corporations, Companies, Fellowfliips and Societies and their Liberties, Privileges, Powers and Immunities, fhall be and continue of fuch Force and Effed as they were before the Malcing of this A€t and of none other j any Thing before in this A<5t contained to the contrary in any wife not- X. Provided alfo, and be it enadtecL That this Aft, or any Declaration, Provifion, Difablement,. Pe- Letters Pattmr nalty Forfeiture, or other Thing before-mentioned, (hall not extend to any Letters Patents or Grants "i?t concern of Privilege heretofore made, or hereafter to be made, of, for or concerning Printing, (2) nor to any p^"^'"^'^^^^"" Commiffion, Grant or Letters Patents heretofore made, or hereafter to be made, of, for or concerning powder, gre.it the Digging, Making or Compounding of Salt-petre or Gunpowder, or the Cafting or Making of Ord- Ordnance, Shot, nance,or Shot for Ordnance, (3) nor to any Grant or Letters Patents heretofore made, or hereafter °3^°j^"'» to be made, of any Office or Offices heretofore erefted, made or ordained, and now in Being, and put in Execution, other than fuch Offices as have been decried by any his Majefty's Proclamation or Procla- mations : (4) But that all and every the fame Grants, Commiffions and Letters Patents, and all other Matters and Things tending to the Maintaining, Strengthning and Furtherance of the fame, or any ©f them, Ihall be and remain of the like Force and Effeft, and no other, and as free from the Declara- tions, Provifions, Penalties and Forfeitures contained in this Adl, as if this Adt had never been had nor made, and not otherwife. XL Provided alfo, and be it enaded, That this A61, or any Declaration, Provifion, Difablement,. Pe- ™eil^d'"" nalty. Forfeiture, or other Thing before-mentioned, fliall not extend to any Commiffion, Grant, Let- coinmiffion's°for ters Patents or Privilege heretofore made, or hereafter to be made, of, for or concerning the Digging, AUsin Mines. Compounding or Making of Allum or Allum Mines, but that all and every the fame Commilfions, Grants, Letters Patents and Privileges fhall be and remain of the like Force and Effeft, and no other, and as free from the Declarations, Provifions, Penalties and Forfeitures contained in this A(5t, as if this A(5t had never been had nor made, and not otherwife, XIL Provided alfo, and be it enadted. That this Adt,. or any Declaration, Provifion, Penalty, For- Nor to the Li- feiture, or other Thing before-mentioned, (hall not extend or be prejudical to any Ufe, Cuftom, Pre- '>"'ies of New- fcription, Franchife, Freedom, Jurifdidtion, Immunity, Liberty or Privilege, heretofore claimed, ufed or "ine* nor to Li- cnjoyed by the Governors and Stewards, and Brethren of the Fellowfhip of the Hoaft-men of the Town cences of heep^ of Newcajlh Ti^ox). Tine, or by the antient Fellowfhip, Guild or Fraternity, commonly called Hoaft-men, '"K Taverns. [2) for or concerning the Selling, Carrying, Lading, Difpofing, Shipping, Venting or Trading of or •or any Sea-coals, Stone-coals or Pit-coals, forth or out of the Haven and River of Tine ; or to any Grant made by the faid Governor and Stewards, and Brethren of the Fellowftiip of the faid Hoaft-men, to the late Queen Elizabeth, of any Duty or Sum of Money to be paid for or in Refpedt of any fuch' Coals as aforefaid; (3) nor to any Grants, Letters Patents or Commiffion, heretofore granted, or here- after to be granted, of, for or concerning the Licencing of the Keeping of any Tavern or Taverns, or felling, uttering or retailing of Wines to be drunk or fpent in the Manfion Houfe or Houfes, or other Place in the Tenure or Occupation of the Party or Parties fo felling or uttering the fame; or for or con- cerning the Making of any Compofitions for fuch Licences, fo as the Benefit of fuch Compofitions be referved and applied to and for the Ufe of his Majefty, his Heirs or Succeflfors, and not to the private Ufe of any other Perfon or Perfons. XIII. Provided alfo, and be it enadled. That this AdV, or any Declaration, Provifion, Penalty, For- Nor to Letttrr feiture, or other Thing before-mentioned, fhall not extend or be prejudicial to a Grant or Privilege P^'5.""P?"'«< for or concerning the Making of Glafs, by his Majefty's Letters Patents under the Great Seal of .£'«-Manfei,Knt! ~lafid, bearing Date the two and twentieth Day of May in the one and twentieth Year of his Majefty's or to James ' .tvgnoi England, made and granted to ^ii Robert Manfel Kn^t,Vict- AimazHoi England: (2) hf or **'=«"*"> ^^q;*-^ to a Grant or Letters Patents bearing Date the twelfth Day of June in the thirteenth Year of his Ma- jefty's Reign of England, made to Janm Maxewell Efquire, concerning- the Tranfportation of Calves Skins: (3) But that the faid feveral Letters Patents laft mentioned ftiall be and remain of the like- Force andEffedt, and as free from the Declarations, Provifions, Penalties and Forfeitures before-mentioned, as if tliis Adt had never been had nor made, and not otherwife. XIV. Provided alfo, and be it declared and enadted. That this Adt, or any Declaration, Provifion, jjor to thofe- Penalty, Forfeiture or other Thing before-mentioned, fhall not extend or be prejudicial to a Grant or granted toAbra-^ Privilere for or concerning the Making of Smalt, by his Majefty's Letters Patents under the Great Seal Edwarf'Lord' of En^nd, bearing Date the fixteenth Day of February in the fixteenth Year of his Maj.efty's Reign of Dudley, England, made or granted to Mraham Baker: (2) Nor to a Grant or Privilege, for or concerning the Melting of Iron Ewer, and of Making the fame into Caft- works or Bars with Sea-coals or Pit-coals, by his Majefty's Letters Patents under the Great Seal of England, bearing Date the twentieth Day or February in the nineteenth Year of his Majefly's Reign of England, made or granted to Edward Lord Dudley ; (3 ) but that the fame feveral Letters Patents and Grants fhall be and remain of the like Force and Effect, and as free from the Declarations, Provifions, Penalties and Forfeitures before-mentioned, as if this Adl had never been had nor made, and not otherwife, e AP. i 4!'
