Charles by the grace of God, King of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c. To all to whom these presents shal come greeting; [electronic resource] : whereas we have beene lately informed, by severall certificates of diverse of our chiefe officers of our Navie Royall, and of ancient sea captaines, that frequent and lamentable shipwrackes, have from time to time beene, and doe continue at Goodwin Sands, ..

Letters patent authorising Sir John Meldrum to impose duties on ships for the upkeep of the lighthouses on the North and South Foreland.