The patent for
Jonson
's pension of 1 Feb. 1616 . The document comprises a series of patents
stitched together to form a roll.
Jonson
's patent is the twelfth item on the
roll.
Eugene Giddens
[item 12]
De concessio ad vit' Beniamino
Iohnson
12.
Iames by the grace of god &c To all men to whome
theis presentes shall come Greeting. knowe yee that we
for divers good consideracions vs att this present especially moving
and in consideracion of the good and aceptable service done and to be done vnto vs
by our welbeloved Servaunt Beniamyn Iohnson of our especiall grace certaine
knowledge and mere mocion have given and graunted and by theis
presentes for vs our heires and successors doe
give and graunt vnto the said Beniamyn Iohnson a certaine ann uytie or
pencion of one hundred markes of lawfull money of
England
by the
yeare. To have hould and yerelie to receive the said Annuity or pencion of one
hundred markes by the yeare to the said Beniamyn Iohnson and his Assignes from the
Feast of the birth of our lord God
laste past
before the date hereof for and during the naturall life of him the said Beniamyn
Iohnson out of the Treasure of vs our heires and successors by the
handes of the Treasurer and
Chamberlaines of vs our heires and successors there for the tyme
being att the Foure vsuall
< . . . . . . . >
termes of
the yere that is to say att the Feast of Thannunciacion of the blessed virgin mary
the Nativitie of St Iohn Baptist St michaell Th'archangell and the Birth of our lord
god [The dates for these feasts are 25 March, 24 June, 29 September, and 25
December respectively.] quartely by even porcions to be paid Although
expresse mencion &c In witness whereof &c. wittnes our selfe at westminster
the first day of February.
per breve de
priuato Sigillo &c.
[Trans.: by writ under the privy
Seal]
Bibliography
Broadus (1921), 222
H&S, 1.231-2