A
true
Remonstrance
of
the
State
of
the
Salt
businesse
,
undertaken
(
for
the
furnishment
thereof
between
Barwick
and
Pool
;
they
with
the
I
le
of
Wight
,
and
members
inclusive
)
by
the
Societie
of
Saltmakers
of
South
,
and
North-Shields
,
and
of
Scotland
.
IN
the
times
of
Hostility
with
Spain
and
France
,
which
was
in
Anno
1627.
28
,
29
,
30.
there
was
such
a
scarcitie
of
Salt
in
this
His
Majesties
Kingdome
,
that
it
was
sold
at
extream
rates
,
Viz.
5
,
6
,
7
,
8
,
9
,
10s
per
Bushell
and
upwards
,
and
in
many
places
of
this
Kingdome
,
Salt
not
to
be
had
for
any
money
:
and
that
,
which
in
those
times
was
imported
(
unlesse
by
way
of
Reprizall
)
was
imported
by
Hamburghers
,
and
Flemings
,
who
made
their
advantage
of
our
necessities
for
so
usefull
,
and
necessary
a
commodity
.
When
the
Peace
was
concluded
between
His
Majesty
,
and
the
French
King
;
the
French
King
made
an
Edict
,
that
no
Salt
should
be
exported
out
of
His
Kingdome
,
upon
confiscation
of
Ship
goods
,
and
life
.
In
which
streight
,
in
December
1630.
The
Lord
Maior
,
and
Aldermen
,
and
the
Company
of
Fishmongers
of
the
City
of
London
,
together
with
the
Maior
,
Aldermen
,
and
Cominalty
of
the
Town
of
Kings-Lynne
,
the
Bailiffs
,
and
Aldermen
of
Great
Yarmouth
,
and
divers
others
in
behalf
of
themselves
,
and
the
Fishermen
Inhabiting
amongst
them
,
did
petition
to
the
right
Honourable
,
the
Lords
,
and
others
of
His
Majesties
most
Honourable
Privy
Counsell
(
in
haec
verba
.
)
Petition
inhiting
exportation
.
HUmbly
shewing
,
That
whereas
by
an
Edict
made
by
the
French
King
about
six
Moneths
since
,
the
exportation
of
any
Salt
was
forbidden
,
whereas
since
that
time
,
the
Dutch
for
their
supply
have
repaired
to
Newcastle
,
and
places
thereto
adjoyning
in
this
Kingdom
,
and
have
there
bought
,
great
quantities
of
Salt
,
which
they
export
out
of
this
Kingdome
,
into
their
own
Countrey
,
who
before
the
said
Edict
,
for
the
advance
and
benefit
of
their
own
people
,
did
make
a
decree
,
that
no
Newcastle
Salt
should
be
imported
into
their
Countrey
,
upon
pain
of
Confiscation
:
and
now
by
their
daily
,
and
continuall
exportation
of
Salt
out
of
this
Kingdome
,
the
Fishermen
here
should
be
altogether
unprovided
of
Salt
,
for
their
voyages
to
Wesmony
,
Iseland
,
and
North-Seas
.
And
forasmuch
as
all
other
things
to
furnish
them
to
Sea
,
are
now
at
excessive
rates
,
as
victualls
,
Cordage
,
and
all
other
materialls
:
and
also
Salt
by
reason
of
the
said
exportation
,
much
inhaunced
in
price
,
by
reason
whereof
the
Fishermen
shall
be
disabled
to
go
to
Sea
,
their
voyages
overthrown
,
and
thereby
this
Kingdome
destitute
of
victuall
,
which
is
by
them
brought
in
.
The
Petitioners
humbly
pray
this
Honourable
Board
,
to
take
into
consideration
,
that
it
concerneth
the
maintenance
,
and
imployment
of
many
thousand
Seamen
,
the
Nursery
of
Navigation
,
the
supply
of
this
Kingdom
with
Fish
,
and
therefore
to
restrain
the
exportation
of
all
Salt
from
Newcastle
,
and
places
thereto
adjoyning
,
out
of
this
Kingdome
,
untill
Midsomer
next
;
by
which
time
we
hope
this
Kingdome
,
which
is
now
destitute
in
all
parts
,
may
be
supplyed
out
of
Spain
,
And
your
Petitioners
shall
pray
,
&c.
Whitehall
the
eight
of
December
,
1630.
Ordered
that
none
be
exported
.
Their
Lordships
upon
mature
advice
,
and
deliberation
had
thereof
,
have
thought
fit
,
and
ordered
,
that
the
exportation
of
all
Salt
,
aswell
from
the
Ports
of
Newcastle
,
as
from
all
other
Ports
of
this
Kingdome
,
into
forraign
parts
,
be
hereby
strictly
prohibited
,
and
that
no
Salt
shall
be
laden
or
Shipped
at
any
Port
of
this
Kingdome
,
before
good
security
be
given
,
that
the
same
shall
be
brought
to
some
other
Ports
of
this
Realm
,
and
there
sold
and
disposed
to
his
Majesties
Subjects
,
within
the
same
.
Hereof
the
Lord
Treasurer
is
prayed
,
and
required
,
to
take
notice
,
and
give
directions
to
the
severall
Ports
accordingly
,
1630.
The
Peace
being
concluded
between
the
Crowns
of
England
,
and
Spain
,
divers
Merchants
of
this
Kingdome
sent
to
Spain
,
betweene
2.
and
300.
sail
of
Ships
,
to
fetch
Salt
for
the
supply
of
this
Kingdome
,
and
the
King
of
Spain
taking
advantage
of
our
necessities
,
did
not
only
along
time
imbarge
the
said
Ships
,
but
did
also
impose
upon
his
Salt
30
Ryalls
per
Moy
,
and
3
Moys
making
a
London
weigh
,
and
the
principall
price
of
the
Salt
was
formerly
but
12
to
15
Ryalls
per
Moy
;
so
the
Impost
on
every
weigh
,
was
45
'
per
weigh
:
by
which
means
of
imbargement
,
and
Imposition
His
Majesties
Subjects
were
damnified
in
that
voyage
(
though
Salt
was
sold
here
at
a
very
dear
rate
)
at
the
least
forty
thousand
pounds
sterling
.
Whereupon
divers
of
the
said
Merchants
for
their
relief
,
did
a
long
time
Petition
His
Majesty
,
and
the
Board
,
for
imbargement
of
their
Ships
,
and
impositions
laid
by
the
King
of
Spain
,
upon
the
said
Salt
,
but
could
get
none
.
Thereupon
His
Majesty
,
in
His
Princely
care
,
with
the
advice
of
His
most
Honourable
Privy
Counsell
,
and
His
Councell
learned
in
the
Law
,
fell
into
consideration
how
to
erect
a
native
manufactury
within
His
Majesties
Kingdomes
of
England
,
and
Scotland
,
for
the
supplying
of
these
His
Kingdomes
(
without
dependency
upon
any
forraign
State
)
with
Salt
,
being
so
necessary
and
usefull
,
as
cannot
be
wanted
,
His
Majesty
being
informed
,
that
there
were
sufficient
materialls
(
as
Pan-coales
,
fit
for
no
other
use
)
within
His
Kingdomes
of
England
and
Scotland
,
to
go
on
with
the
work
,
and
by
which
means
many
thousands
of
His
poore
Subjects
should
have
imployments
in
making
the
said
Comodity
:
which
hath
been
proved
,
and
will
be
maintained
to
be
as
sufficient
for
Sea
,
and
in
land
uses
,
as
any
forraign
Salt
whatsoever
.
And
that
Fish
salted
with
that
Salt
,
doth
out
sell
Fish
salted
with
any
Forraine
Salt
in
any
Market
whatsoever
.
Vndecimo
Caroli
.
The
first
Society
.
Upon
which
weighty
considerations
His
Majesty
was
pleased
to
give
incouragement
by
incorporating
many
of
His
Subjects
of
England
and
Scotland
,
to
erect
works
for
the
making
of
Salt
,
enabling
them
with
divers
liberties
and
priviledges
,
for
the
regulating
of
the
said
Trade
,
or
Mistery
for
the
term
of
fourteen
yeers
,
with
Proviso
,
that
in
case
His
Majesty
,
and
the
State
should
finde
any
better
way
for
the
settlement
thereof
,
within
three
yeers
,
their
Charter
of
Incorporation
to
be
surrendered
:
wherein
the
said
Societies
were
tyed
to
these
particulars
.
1
To
make
a
sufficient
quantitie
of
good
and
Merchantable
Salt
for
the
supply
of
His
Subjects
within
the
limits
between
Barwick
and
Southampton
,
they
with
the
I
le
of
Wight
included
.
2
At
a
certain
moderate
price
,
not
exceeding
three
pounds
per
weigh
for
Land-use
,
accompting
forty
Bushels
to
the
weigh
,
and
ten
Gallons
to
every
Bushell
,
and
50s
per
weigh
for
Fishery-use
,
out
of
which
they
were
to
pay
His
Majesty
for
what
they
did
make
,
10s
per
weigh
for
Land-use
,
and
3s
4d
per
weigh
for
Fishery
use
:
In
recompence
to
His
Majesty
for
what
he
should
loose
in
his
customes
by
restraint
of
forraign
Salt
.
3.
To
permit
any
that
had
any
Salt-workes
erected
within
the
Limits
to
make
and
sell
,
they
conforming
themselves
to
such
meet
orders
of
the
said
Society
,
for
the
regulating
of
their
Trade
,
as
were
not
repugnant
to
His
Majesties
Lawes
.
His
Majestie
covenanteth
with
the
said
Societie
.
1
To
regulate
the
Society
of
Saltmakers
in
Scotland
.
2
To
inhibite
forraign
Importation
within
the
Limits
under
a
nomine
penae
of
48s
6d
per
weigh
to
support
the
native
Manufacture
at
home
.
Not
long
after
,
severall
Merchants
of
Southampton
,
and
the
West
parts
with
some
Salters
in
London
Petitioned
the
Board
against
the
said
Inhibition
of
forraign
Salt
,
and
procured
liberty
to
import
great
quantities
of
forraign
Salt
,
pretending
the
Native
Salt
,
was
insufficient
to
save
their
Newfound-Land
Fish
,
and
for
other
uses
thereby
intending
rather
to
destroy
then
support
so
good
a
Native
Manufactury
in
this
Kingdome
,
as
the
making
of
Salt
was
.
Shortly
after
one
Nicholas
Murford
proposeth
to
His
Majesty
a
new
way
of
making
of
Salt
by
the
Sun
,
and
to
supply
the
whole
Kingdomes
of
England
and
Ireland
,
with
sufficient
Salt
for
all
uses
,
and
to
pay
His
Majesty
out
of
it
10s
per
weigh
,
for
all
Land
use
,
and
3s
4d
per
weigh
for
Fishery
but
propounded
no
certain
price
to
the
Subject
:
Which
proposition
of
Murfords
,
and
the
liberty
of
Importation
to
the
Merchants
of
Southampton
caused
the
first
undertakers
,
to
Petition
His
Majesty
to
be
discharged
:
Whereupon
many
disputes
arose
between
the
Societies
of
Scotland
,
and
them
of
South
,
and
North-Shields
,
and
the
said
Nicholas
Murford
:
For
the
hearing
whereof
,
His
Majesty
,
and
the
Board
appointed
a
day
to
hear
the
said
parties
at
Greenwich
in
July
1638.
when
the
said
Murford
proffered
His
Majesty
,
and
the
Board
to
farm
his
said
duties
of
10s.
and
3s
4d.
and
48s
6d
per
weigh
,
and
give
ten
thousand
pounds
per
annum
for
the
same
,
provided
none
might
import
any
forraign
Salt
,
but
the
said
Murford
to
whom
the
said
duties
were
let
at
10000l
per
annum
.
And
,
the
Society
of
South
,
and
North-Shields
left
to
use
their
Pans
,
and
sell
as
they
please
;
provided
,
they
paid
His
Majesties
duties
of
10s
per
weigh
for
Land
use
,
and
3s
4d
per
weigh
for
Fishery
expence
.
Which
caused
the
Saltmakers
of
South
and
North-Shields
(
seeing
the
said
Murford
was
permitted
to
import
what
Salt
he
pleased
,
and
set
up
what
works
he
would
,
which
assured
them
,
that
nothing
lesse
,
then
their
undoing
could
befall
them
)
for
their
relief
therein
to
Petition
His
Majesty
at
Oatelands
the
15
of
July
1638.
that
they
might
either
be
discharged
of
the
duties
of
10s
and
3s
4d
per
weigh
,
or
have
some
course
taken
that
they
might
have
sail
for
what
they
made
at
moderate
rates
,
so
as
they
might
subsist
in
their
Trade
,
else
they
could
neither
pay
His
Majesty
,
nor
subsist
.
His
Majesty
thereupon
conferring
with
His
most
Honourable
Privy
Counsell
,
wished
some
course
might
be
taken
,
that
they
might
be
relieved
,
and
that
they
should
think
of
some
better
course
,
and
attend
him
at
Oatelands
the
then
next
sitting
of
the
Lords
.
At
which
time
,
the
present
Society
of
Salt-makers
made
some
propositions
to
His
Majesty
,
both
to
pay
His
Majesty
,
and
serve
His
Subjects
at
more
moderate
rates
then
formerly
,
which
together
with
the
said
Nicholas
Murfords
were
read
,
and
consider
of
at
Oatelands
,
July
29
,
1638.
and
an
Order
as
followeth
,
was
thereupon
made
,
At
the
Court
at
Oatelands
,
29
July
1638.
A
draught
of
the
Contract
about
Salt
,
on
the
behalf
of
Nicholas
Murford
,
being
this
day
read
at
the
Board
,
also
a
Proposition
made
by
Thomas
Horth
Merchant
,
and
others
owners
of
Salt-Pans
at
South
,
and
North-Shields
,
and
another
Petition
on
the
behalf
of
the
Town
of
great
Yarmouth
,
after
long
debate
,
His
Majesty
with
the
advice
of
the
Board
,
did
referre
the
consideration
of
the
security
presented
by
the
said
Nicholas
Murford
,
to
the
Lord
High
Treasurer
of
England
,
and
the
Lord
Cottington
,
and
if
their
Lordships
do
approve
thereof
,
then
to
proceed
with
to
finish
the
contract
with
the
said
Murford
,
or
as
they
should
finde
most
expedient
for
his
Majesties
service
.
The
said
Lord
High
Treasurer
of
England
,
and
Lord
Cottington
to
whom
the
businesse
for
settlement
was
referred
,
made
choice
rather
of
the
new
Societie
,
their
propositions
then
of
Mr
Murfords
.
As
by
their
report
to
his
Majesty
made
in
August
1638.
appeareth
,
and
for
these
reasons
following
.
1
Because
their
price
was
certain
,
and
at
cheaper
prices
then
formerly
.
2
That
their
means
of
making
,
was
certain
,
being
made
only
by
Salt-Water
and
Fire
.
And
Master
Murfords
undertaking
uncertain
.
1
By
reason
he
depended
on
hot
and
dry
weather
,
which
was
uncertain
,
without
which
he
could
make
little
or
no
Salt
.
2
He
would
set
no
certain
price
,
but
would
be
left
to
his
will
to
raise
,
and
fall
in
it
,
as
he
pleased
.
3
That
none
should
import
any
forraign
Salt
but
he
.
As
by
the
order
of
His
Majesty
,
and
the
Board
the
15
day
of
July
1638.
appeareth
.
Whereupon
His
Majesty
in
His
Princely
care
,
tendring
the
good
of
the
Weale
Publike
,
was
pleased
to
admit
freedome
of
dispute
,
what
could
be
said
in
opposition
by
all
the
severall
Ports
within
the
Lymits
,
with
the
City
of
London
,
Fishmongers
,
and
Traders
in
Salt
there
;
appointing
a
particular
day
for
the
hearing
of
all
their
complaints
,
reasons
,
and
discourses
for
the
full
clearing
thereof
,
before
the
settlement
thereof
,
expressed
as
followeth
.
At
Whitehall
the
ninteenth
of
December
,
1638.
This
day
upon
consideration
had
at
the
Board
(
His
Majesty
being
present
in
Counsell
)
of
the
severall
Petitions
presented
in
the
name
of
the
Cinque
Ports
,
and
their
members
the
Towns
,
and
Counties
of
Southampton
and
Poole
,
and
the
Towns
of
Weymouth
,
and
Welcomb
Regis
,
the
Town
and
Fishery
of
great
Yarmouth
,
Lewes
,
and
of
the
Traders
in
Fish
,
and
Salt
of
the
City
of
London
,
touching
the
vending
and
making
of
Salt
at
Shields
:
And
upon
hearing
of
the
Agents
of
the
said
Ports
,
and
their
Councell
,
and
the
answer
of
Thomas
Horth
,
and
the
new
undertakers
of
the
said
Saltbusinesse
.
His
Majesty
,
and
the
Bord
conceiving
it
to
be
a
matter
of
great
advantage
to
the
Kingdom
,
that
Salt
made
within
His
Maies
own
Dominions
should
be
preferred
,
and
used
before
any
forraign
Salt
,
and
finding
upon
debate
,
that
the
Salt
made
in
His
Majesties
Dominions
is
sufficient
for
all
uses
;
Did
therefore
order
that
the
said
businesse
be
forth
with
established
,
and
that
for
the
price
,
the
Lord
Treasurer
,
and
the
Lord
Cottington
should
be
hereby
prayed
,
and
required
to
call
before
them
some
Fishermen
,
and
others
,
and
upon
hearing
of
them
,
and
the
said
Horth
,
to
set
down
what
rates
and
prices
Salt
shall
be
sold
at
by
the
undertakers
,
which
was
by
their
Lordships
setled
accordingly
.
Since
which
settlement
,
the
said
present
undertakers
,
have
been
alwayes
furnished
with
sufficient
quantities
to
serve
within
the
limits
,
and
have
not
at
any
time
sold
the
same
above
three
half
pence
per
Gallon
at
the
most
,
but
for
the
greatest
part
they
have
not
sold
for
above
one
penny
per
Gallon
.
The
second
undertaking
began
14ᵒ
Caroli
.
And
they
are
able
to
make
such
quantities
of
good
and
sufficient
Salt
,
to
serve
within
the
limits
,
and
the
whole
Kingdom
,
if
need
be
,
at
jd.
ob
.
per
Gallon
,
which
is
far
cheaper
than
it
hath
been
at
many
yeers
before
,
or
since
the
surrendring
and
discharging
the
said
undertakers
.
It
having
been
sold
,
before
either
of
the
said
Societies
were
settled
;
at
4l.
3l.
15s.
3l.
10s.
and
3l.
the
Sheilds
weigh
,
many
yeers
together
:
And
since
the
discharge
of
the
said
Charter
,
Salt
hath
been
sold
in
London
by
the
Ingrossers
,
Forestallers
,
and
Regrators
,
at
2s.
and
2s
6d.
the
Peck
,
Land-measure
,
which
is
lightly
measured
,
whereby
they
make
5
Pecks
and
half
out
of
every
Bushell
that
they
buy
from
the
Merchant
,
which
is
13s.
9d.
per
Bushell
,
accounting
40
Bushels
to
the
weigh
,
As
in
the
moneths
of
Ianuary
and
February
.
The
French
King
for
mixt
clothes
.
The
States
of
the
Netherlands
for
white
Salt
.
is
27l
10s
the
weigh
;
which
cost
them
not
at
the
dearest
(
laid
up
in
their
houses
)
above
5l
per
weigh
,
which
in
the
being
of
both
the
Charters
was
not
sold
at
above
five
pence
or
six
pence
per
Peck
at
most
by
the
Retayler
:
which
moderate
rate
was
occasioned
by
the
certainty
of
the
price
:
And
therefore
the
Retailers
of
Salt
in
London
,
with
the
Refiners
of
Salt
.
And
some
Western
Merchants
trading
to
the
Newfound-Land
;
are
the
main
opposers
of
this
Native
Manufacture
,
which
all
other
Princes
and
States
,
do
so
nuch
cherish
when
they
can
erect
any
Native
Manufacture
within
their
own
principalities
,
to
give
employment
to
their
own
Natives
,
that
they
prohibit
the
importation
of
any
such
Commodity
,
upon
confiscation
of
Ship
and
Goods
.
Objections
by
the
opposers
:
Are
-
1
That
it
is
a
Monopoly
.
-
2
That
the
Imposition
laid
upon
the
forraign
,
and
Native
Salt
,
is
contraty
to
Law
.
-
3
That
the
prosecution
hath
been
unjust
,
and
with
violence
.
-
4
That
the
Comodity
is
not
sufficient
for
the
Fishery
Trade
.
-
5
That
the
prices
are
extreame
.
-
6
That
there
cannot
be
sufficient
quantities
made
to
serve
the
Kingdome
.
-
7
That
it
is
a
very
great
decay
to
Navigation
.
-
8
That
it
is
an
Enbargement
to
Free
Trade
.
Answer
-
1
The
Charter
was
granted
for
14
yeers
with
proviso
,
that
if
His
Majesty
or
State
should
finde
any
better
way
for
the
settlement
thereof
,
to
be
surrendred
at
three
yeers
.
It
debarres
no
man
from
making
,
that
formerly
had
any
works
,
no
man
from
erecting
of
new
works
,
only
requires
them
to
be
of
the
Corporation
,
and
to
pay
the
duty
imposed
by
His
Majesty
,
and
to
serve
the
Subject
at
the
rates
agreed
on
.
If
a
Monopoly
be
a
sole
Vendition
,
the
Society
are
not
the
sole
Vendors
,
for
all
Salt
Retaylers
are
free
to
come
and
buy
at
the
works
,
or
without
the
lymitts
.
-
Chiefe
Iustice
Popham
,
in
the
Case
of
Currents
.
2
It
is
a
Judg'd
case
,
that
His
Majesty
may
under
a
nomine
penae
prohibite
importation
of
any
forraign
Comodity
,
it
hath
not
at
any
time
been
adjudged
against
His
Majesty
,
that
without
a
nomine
penae
he
cannot
prohibite
the
Importation
of
any
forraign
Commodity
that
he
intends
to
make
a
Native
Manufacture
.
-
3
The
prosecution
is
warranted
by
order
of
the
Lords
,
and
yet
not
prosecuted
with
violence
,
but
with
great
moderation
.
-
4
It
is
sufficient
to
cure
both
Cod
and
Ling
,
and
doth
sell
at
any
Market
dearer
and
better
then
that
which
is
cured
with
French
or
Spanish
Salt
.
-
5
During
the
Charter
,
Salt
hath
been
cheaper
then
before
or
after
the
Society
selling
it
at
such
moderate
Rates
to
the
Retaylers
,
that
the
Common-wealth
from
the
Retaylers
of
Salt
,
might
be
served
at
any
time
at
2d½
or
3d
the
Gallon
at
the
most
,
and
yet
the
Retaylers
of
Salt
,
sufficient
gainers
thereby
,
but
since
the
Delivery
up
of
the
Charter
,
Salt
hath
been
,
and
is
sold
by
the
Retaylers
to
the
Subject
at
two
shillings
the
Peck
,
as
at
this
day
.
-
6
The
Society
of
both
Kingdomes
,
are
able
to
make
farre
greater
quantities
then
His
Majesties
Kingdomes
can
Vend
.
-
7
Navigation
shall
not
be
prejudiced
,
but
rather
beneficed
by
the
Manufacture
,
for
it
will
appear
upon
Examination
by
the
Books
of
entry
returned
by
the
Officers
of
the
Ports
,
that
whereas
there
is
one
English
bottome
that
formerly
hath
imported
Salt
,
there
have
been
ten
strangers
to
one
,
but
hereby
will
be
many
hundreds
of
English
Barqes
imployed
from
Port
to
Port
of
His
Majesties
Subjects
only
.
-
8
The
complaint
of
want
of
free
Trade
concernes
the
Complainants
private
ends
,
and
not
the
generall
good
,
they
intending
in
their
particular
way
by
ingrosing
,
forestalling
,
and
regrating
to
make
a
scarcity
at
their
pleasure
,
to
the
great
abuse
of
the
Weale
publike
,
which
they
cannot
so
well
do
if
this
Comodity
be
made
a
Native
Manufacture
,
and
settled
at
a
certain
moderate
known
rate
,
as
aforesaid
.
Inconveniences
.
-
1
THe
importation
of
Salt
,
by
the
French
,
is
the
exportation
of
the
treasure
of
the
kingdome
although
the
Law
command
,
that
the
mony
,
taken
for
Salt
&c
,
shal
be
imployed
in
the
Commodity
of
this
kingdome
,
yet
not
one
stranger
of
ten
imploys
his
money
in
England
,
for
between
the
Buyer
,
the
Officer
,
and
the
Seller
,
there
are
only
factionall
Bills
of
imployment
,
but
no
imployment
.
-
2
If
Salt
proove
scarce
in
France
,
then
our
English
must
dearely
pay
for
that
scarcity
.
-
3
If
the
French
King
lay
an
Edict
,
that
none
shall
be
transported
(
as
he
hath
done
)
upon
confiscation
of
Ship
,
goods
,
and
life
,
then
these
Kingdomes
cannot
be
served
with
that
most
usefull
and
necessary
Commodity
.
-
4
If
wars
fall
between
the
Crownes
of
France
and
England
,
then
we
can
have
no
French
Salt
,
but
such
as
is
imported
by
Flemings
,
or
some
other
Neutrall
States
,
who
(
as
they
have
done
)
will
make
advantage
of
our
necessities
.
-
5
In
the
like
Case
we
stand
with
Spaine
,
to
both
of
them
we
shall
be
Subiect
to
what
tax
or
Imposition
they
please
to
lay
upon
that
Comodity
which
we
cannot
be
without
,
nor
the
Common-weale
at
any
certaintie
,
unlesse
the
Manufactures
be
supported
.
Conveniences
BE
it
warre
,
or
peace
,
Scarcity
or
plenty
in
forraign
parts
His
Maiesties
Kingdomes
and
Subiects
,
may
be
served
with
a
sufficiency
of
good
Salt
,
many
thousands
of
his
poore
Subiects
set
on
work
,
and
gain
their
daily
livelihood
,
the
materialls
that
the
Salt
is
made
by
,
not
usefull
for
these
Kingdomes
,
only
for
the
Salt
works
,
being
Salt
water
and
Pan-coales
,
Navigation
no
wayes
preiudiced
,
much
lesse
destroyed
,
nor
any
Enbargement
of
any
free
Trade
to
the
preiudice
of
the
Weale-publike
,
why
should
the
Manufacture
be
destroyed
to
the
dishonour
of
His
Maiesty
,
the
ruine
of
such
His
Loyall
Subiects
,
who
by
His
Maiesties
command
,
and
Princely
Encouragement
,
have
spent
many
thousands
of
pounds
to
bring
the
work
to
perfection
,
beside
the
miserable
distresse
that
many
thousands
of
His
Maiesties
poore
Subiects
will
be
left
in
,
who
eate
their
dayly
bread
,
by
their
dayly
labour
in
that
Manufacture
.
Which
reasons
are
humbly
offered
for
the
supportation
of
so
absolute
,
and
necessary
a
Comodity
which
must
of
necessity
be
destroyed
,
unlesse
the
inhibition
of
importation
of
forraign
Salt
,
within
the
Lymitts
be
ratified
and
confirmed
.
The
consideration
whereof
is
humbly
presented
to
the
most
honourable
Houses
of
Parliament
.