| Description | i) William, Viscount Dudley and Ward
ii) Roger Wright Hawkes of Dudley, Worcs., one of the sons of Abiathar Hawkes of Dudley, Ironmaster; Samuel Wilmot Hodgetts of Dudley, Banker; Benjamin Penn of the Grave Yard, Sedgley, Staffs; and James Wainwright of the City of Hereford, Herefords., Ironmasters and Co-partners
Mines and veins of ironstone in the lands of i) in Sedgley, Lower Gornal, Gornal and Upper Gornal [detailed, occupiers given]; strata of heathen coal under the ironstone mine; mine of thick coal under i)'s land in Dudley and Sedgley [detailed].
With permission to enter into the land and dig, bore, etc. , to erect necessary fire engines, cranks, etc. to extract the minerals and to use the roads, etc. for working and carrying away the minerals. ii) must compensate land holders for any damage.
Rent: 3s for every bloom of ironstone (no less than 1,500 blooms); 6d for each ton of Heathen coal and 11d a ton for other coal [measurements specified]. Rent to be advanced if the average price of coal should rise.
With specified conditions including that an account should be kept of the ironstone/etc. mined and that the mines should be kept in a 'workmanlike' manner.
Also, provision for ii) to buy lime and limestone from i) upon account. Prohibits the use of minerals and lime not belonging to i), with provisions and allowance to bring Refuse Ironstone or Ironstone Binds 'for the better fluxing the Ironstone' for cast iron or pigs at the furnace.
Signed, sealed and witnessed.
Endorsed: 'No. 7'; '17/7' |