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they now do to the light upon Dungeness viz One penny p Ton 
outward and the like inward for all ships and Vessels passing by 
the said lighthouse (Excepting Coasters who are to pay but 
twelve pence p voyage), and the Petitioners being on due Inquiry 
and consideration well satisfied that the placing and maintaining 
a light upon the said Eock will be of great use and benefit to 
Navigation in General and to our own Ships in particular have 
humbly prayed us in consideration of the Charge of erecting 
and maintaining the said Light house or Beacon with a Light 
to grant them our Letters Patent for their demanding and taking 
the Duty of one penny g ton outward and as much inward from 
all ships and vessels passing by the same (Coasters as aforesaid 
excepted) the said payment to commence upon kindling the 
light. 
JSTow know yee that Wee for the Consideration aforesaid of 
our especiall Grace certaine knowledge and meer motion have 
given and granted and by these presents for us our heires and 
Successors doe give and grant unto the Master Wardens and 
Assistants of the Guild Fraternity or Brotherhood of the most 
Glorious and Undividable Trinity and of Saint Clement in the 
Parish Church [sic] of Deptford Strond in the County of Kent 
otherwise called the Master Wardens and Assistants of the Trinity 
House of Deptford Strond their Successors and Assignes full 
and free liberty licence power and Authority that they or any 
of them shall and may demand Collect and take of the Merchants 
and Owners of Shipps Hoys and Barks which shall passe by the 
said Light house intended to bee Erected on the said Eddystone 
as aforesaid the Duty of One penny j) Tunn outward bound and 
alsoe one penny p Tunn inward bound (that is to say of the 
merchants one halfe penny and of the owner of Shipp Hoy or 
Bark an halfe penny) and of such Strangers Shipps and Vessells 
as shall happen to pass by the said Light house or Beacon after 
the like rate if they shall put into any Port or Harbour although 
they doe not or shall not unlade or discharge any goods there. 
Excepting Coasters from whom we doe hereby for us our heires 
and successors give full power and Authority unto the said 
Master Wardens and Assistants their Successors and Assigns to 
demand Collect and take twelve pence for each Voyage passing 
by the said lighthouse or Beacon and noe more. 
To have hold receive and enjoy the said lycence liberty power 
and Authority and other the premisses herein before mentioned 
and intended to be hereby granted unto the said Master Wardens 
and Assistants and their Successors from the kindling of the said 
light during the continuance thereof. 
And forasmuch as other Order cannot well be taken for the 
levying of the said Contributions for the effecting establishing 
and continuance of this good Work then in the Ports Koads 
Creeks Harbours and Havens unto which the said Merchants and 
