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The National Archives, PC 2/14 f.280, 25 Feb 1585/6
A letter to certaine Justices of the Peace in Sussex that whereas the Queen's Majesty hath caused a proportion of canons, culverins and other ordenance of cast yron to be made by the founders, John Phillips and Thomas Johnson, within the countie of Sussex for her Majesties speciall service, and for that the necessitie to have it brought hither is grete, which is hardly to be furthwith don by cariage over the land towardes London, and therefore it is thought better to be transported towardes the sea side, which cannot be but by licence over some men's inclosures, and therefore their Lordships requier and praye the Justices in her Majesties behalf to consider amongst them selves how the foresaid cariage may be best made and don accordingly; the peeces that are appointed for her Majesties said service are all marked with her Highnes' armes, and the said founders shall attend for assistaunce in that behalf, for the performance whereof their Lordships nothing [doubting] of their carefull diligence.
The National Archives, SP 15/30 f.209, 16 Aug 1588
Warrant to John Phillips, gun founder, to cast 12 bastard demi-culverins, weighing 25 cwt. a piece, for Michael de Decher to transport for defence of Middleburg in Zealand.
Staffordshire Record Office, D593/S/4/28/3 (part 1) 9 November 1588
Thoms Smithe of London Customer hath in Tunbridge aforesaid at Barden a furnace called Barden fornace in lease for years unto the said Edmund Willard and Abraham Willard the chief workmen wherof is one John Phillippes of London gunfounder, in wc fornace are seldome caste any sowes of yron, but most comonlie peeces of ordnance, whear thear are remaining at this psent of theis severall kinde following
Sakers vi
Mynnions xxix
ffawcons xii
And at Gage Green in Hadlow to be careyed to the water side at Milhale and from thenc to Tower Wharfe at London
Mynnions vi
ffawcons vi
The said John Phillips standeth onlie bounden for the dew performance of the said order bycawse the said Edmund and Abraham wear not to be had as before
Staffordshire Record Office, D593/S/4/28/3 (part 1) 9 November 1588
Sir Walter Waller knight hath wt in the pish of Asherst a fornace called Asherst fornace now in th’occupacon of the said John Phillips of London gunfounder, at wch fornace thear are most comonlie peeces of ordnance caste whear thear are remaining at this psent of
Sakers ix
Minnions xl
ffawcons xxx
The National Archives, PC 2/15 f.443, Whitehall 21 Apr 1589
A letter to the Lord of Buckhurst praying his Lordship to permitt suche as have skill and expeiience to make cast peeces to worke as they were accustomed before the tyme of the re¬ straint, taking sufficient bond of the makers of those peeces, [orj of suche as cause them to be made or hove furnaces, not to sell anie to anie straingers, or to suche as they doe knowe doe buy ordi¬ nance to th’end to convey the same beyond the seas, neyther they themselves to transport the same, and with suche other con- dicions as his Lordship shoud receave mencioned in a note, there enclosed, in which behalf bondes were tooke by their Lordships of suche as were named in the said note which followeth:
Ordres to be observed by the Casters of iron ordinance which they are to be bounde to observe.
Not to sell anie ordinance to anie straungers.
Not to transport anie iron ordinance beyond the seas.
Every moneth to deliver a true note of suche ordinance as they doe either make or sell to the Lord Admirall, or suche as his Lordship shall appoint to receave the same, and an other note of the same unto the Erie of Warwycke.
A note of all their names of whome bonds were already taken to observe these Ordres.,
Thomas Hodgson, Thomas Browne, Ephraem Arnold, Franncys Johnson, John Johnson, Thomas Johnson.
A letter to the like effecte unto the Lord Cobham for the county of Kent, praying his Lordship alsoe to take such ordre with John Philips, whoe had made cast peeces since the restraint, and contrary to bondes taken in that behalf, for the contempt and forfecture of the same as his Lordship should thinke convenient.
Staffordshire Record Office, D593/5/4/28/17, 1 Nov 1590
The names of the ironmasters who were bound 1590
[inter alia] John Phillips of London gonnefounder Occupier of the ffurnace at Ashurst in the countie of Kent bound in 2000ls
Suertyes: Thomas Johnson of Hartfeilde in the countie of Sussex in 200ls; ffrancis Johnson of Hartfeilde aforesayde yeom 200ls
The National Archives, SP 12/249 f.156,17 Aug 1594
Certificate by John Phillipps and Thos. Johnson, gun founders, that 50 culverins, 10 feet long, will weigh 50 cwt. apiece, or converted to demi-culverins, 125 tons; the reason of so great a difference being that the culverin shot weighs 18 lbs., and the demiculverin but 9 lbs.
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