1631.] TO ELIZABETH FUXSTON AND SON. 93 



waies or meanes '¥'mitt or suffer the same or any IPte thereof 

 to come to the hands vse interest 'F'ptie or possession of any 

 Ysoxx or ^sons whatsoever without the assent or agreem^ of o'' 

 officer or officers appointed for the whole disposicon treatinge 

 or makeinge of agreements of or for wyne Licences and Com- 

 posicons for wyne Licences from tyme to tyme to be had or 

 made w*'' any 'Fson or 'Fsons whatsoever w^'Mn this o'' reahne 

 of England & Domynion of Wales, excepte in the Counties of 

 Devon and Cornwall & the Citty of Exceter, first had and 

 obteynii in writinge vnder his or their hand or hands scale or 

 scales, That then & at all tymes after the said lycense power 

 & authority by theis '^'snts given and graunted shall sease 

 determine and be vtterly void frustrate & of none effecte, Theis 

 o'^ tres pattents or any thinge therein conteyned to the con- 

 trary not"'^standinge, And further o^" will and pleasure is. And 

 wee also for vs o"" heires & Successors doe graunte that the 

 said Elizabeth Funston & John her sonne & either of them by 

 vertue of theis '**sn'ts shall have take & enjoy the full benefit 

 and advantage of this o"" licence from the first day of Aprill in 

 the yeare of o'' lord god 1629, And wee doe by theis ^^itn's for 

 divers good Consideracons vs especially moveinge for vs o'' 

 heires & Successors of o'" mere mocon speciall grace and 

 certeyne knowledge freely cleerely and absolutely dischardge 

 ^'don release and quite clayme vnto the said Elizabeth Fun- 

 ston & John her sonne their deputies servants & assignes & 

 either of them, All & singuler attempts Contempts offence & 

 forfeitures by them or either or any of them done committed 

 forfeyted or incurred since the said first day of Aprill in the 

 year of o"" lord god 1629 contrary to any of the branches 

 clauses or '^visions conteyned or enacted in or by the statute 

 made & enacted in the said seaventh yeare of the raigne of the 

 said late Kinge Edward the sixte or of any of them w^'^ doe 

 restraine the prices of wines & Keepinge of Tavernes or 

 sellinge of wynes or any other lawe or statute concerninge the 

 same, And alsoe all and singuler informacons accons bills and 

 suites already comenced or hereafter to be comenced ag'" the 

 said Elizabeth Funston & John her sonne their Deputies or 

 assignes or either or any of them for or concerninge any of the 



