Documents from the correspondence of Sir John Leveson related to the Privy Council instructions d/31.10.1588 to Lord Cobham, Lord Lieutenant of the County of Kent, to produce an inventory of all iron masters, iron workings and iron ordnance in Kent. Also instructing him to take monetary bonds from irom masters not to produce ordnance without the order from the Privy Council.
To our very good lorde the l[ord] Cobham. L[ord] Warden of the five portes/ and Her Ma[jes]tys lieuetin<a>[n]t of the Countie of Kent./
To my Lovinge frynds/ Mr Robert Bynge/ And Mr William Clarke/
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for the vewe/ of furnaces/ & ordnance/
Mr Byngs certificat of/ the veiw of the yron works/ in the weald of Kent/
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The names of such as ar[e]/ Casters of Iron peeces/ in Kent
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The names of such persons as did make and/ cast Iron ordnance in the p[ari]shes following/
Thom[a]s Johnson of Thornden/
Jhon Phillips of Borden/
To my lovinge freinds/ mr Robert Binge Esquire/ and mr william Clarke/
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for the viewe/ of furnaces &/ ordennances/
1590 18 Sept[ember]
My Lords/ letter [illegible] Certificate/ of [illegible]/ [illegible x 3]/
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Copy of a Let[ter] from the/ Lords of the Councell/ to the L[ord] Cobha[m] touch/ ing Iron Ordinance/
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My Lord cobhams/ Letter per byndyng/ of the owners and occupyers/ of Iron Works/ 4 october 1590/
To my Lovinge freend Sir/ Jhon Leveson knight my/ Deputie lieutenant/
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W[illia]m Bing
The copy of only one
7 Oct 1590
To the right worshipful/Sir John Leveson knight/ wi<t>he speed/
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Copy of my letter/ to the owners of Iron/ Works 1590/
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To the Ryght war-/ shipfull Sir Jhon/ Leveson knyght fore/ thys with speed at hal]/lyng/
Mr Ballard that he can / make no ordinance and/ ys not able to travayle. and he hath no/ fornace but a forge to beat/ iron bares/
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To the Ryght Worshipfull/ John Leveson knyght / thys withe speede/
1590 11 Oct[be]r/
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To the Right worshipful/ his good friend Sir John/ Leveson <knight>/
Mr Anthonye Colepeper hath/ hired out his iron work for 6 years/
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1590 11 Oct/ Mr Henry Darell Gent/ yt he hath no Iron furnace/ but only makes Iron/ bares/
To the ryght woorshipfull/ Sir John Leveson knight/ ........... thes w[it]h spede/ Att Hallinge./
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To my lovinge frend Sir/ Jhon Leveson knight my/ deputie Leutenant/
That her Ma[jes]ties pleasure ys to make/ ploy of the ....... of the 300/ men ....... ....... appoy[n]ted out of/ this countye/
That the iron masters shalbe/ bond tyll michaelmass next a 1000li a peece in the surety of/ in 100li a peece. 17th octob[er]/ 1590/
The names of [words illegible] Iron Workes/ [words illegible] 1590/
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The names of the Iron Masters wh[ich] were bound 1590/
A[nn]o reg[nu]m Eliza[beth] xxxij/
[Latin] Octobris/