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/
To my lovinge freinds/ mr Robert Binge Esquire/ and mr william Clarke/
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for the viewe/ of furnaces &/ ordennances/
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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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/