THE EARLY POTTERIES OF STAFFORDSHIRE. 37 



subjects, but that lie will serve them as plentifullie, and sell them 

 at as reasonable price as the other hath sold them from tyme 

 to tyme. 



"Item. He will be bound to double her ma ties custome by the 

 year, whenever it hath been at the most. 



" Item. He will as in him lieth drawe the making of such like 

 pottes into some decayed town within this realm, wherebie manie a 

 hundred poore men may be sett a work. 



"Note. That no Englishman doth transport any potts into this 

 realm but onlie the said Garnet Tynes, who also serveth all the Low 

 Countries and other places with pottes." 



In 1626 a patent was granted to Thomas Eons, alias Kins, 

 and Abraham Cullen, for the manufacture of " Stone Potts, 

 Stone Juggs, and Stone Bottells." As this patent very 

 curiously illustrates this part of my subject, I make the 

 following extract : 



"Whereas we are given to understand by our loving subjecte 

 THOMAS Eons, als Eius, and ABKAHAM CTTLLYN, of London, mar- 

 chante, that heretofore, and at this present, our Kingdome of England 

 and other our Dominions are and have beene served with stone 

 potte, stone jugge, and stone bottles, out of foreign parte from 

 beyond the seas ; and they have likewise shewed vnto vs that by 

 their industry and charge, not onely the materialle, but also the 

 arte and manufacture, may be found out and pformed never 

 formerly vsed in this our Kingdome of England, by any which 

 profitable intencon they have already attempted, and in some goode 

 measure have proceeded in and hope to pfecte, whereby many poore 

 and vnproffitable people may be sett on worke, and put to labour 

 and good ymployment for their maintenance and reliefe, of which 

 they will make further tryall at their own charge for the good of 

 our realmes ; and in consideracon thereof they have humbly desired 

 that we would be graciously pleased to grant vnto them our royall 

 priveledge for ' THE SOLE MAKING OP THE STONE POTTE, STONE JUGGE, 

 AND STONE BOTTLE,' within our Dominions, for the tearme of 

 fowerteene yeares, for a reward for their Invencon ; and they have 

 also voluntarily offered vnto vs for the same a yearely rental of five 

 pounde towarde the increase of our revenue soe longe as they have 

 benefitte by this our grant ; neyther doe they desier by vertue of 

 such priviledge to prohibite or hinder the imporcacon of these 

 comodities by others from foreigne parte, but that they may still 

 bring in the same from beyond the seas as they have formerly done. 



