Claudia, users of legal parlance sometimes rejoice in what can seem to groundlings as strained language (example: "naked promise") that verges on the bizarre or baroque. A little thought can usually anchor the idea. Thus, my reply has two prongs, the first of which has just ended. The second prong has to do with your question whether "you are welcome to use" equates to "have my permission to use". I think it surely does so equate, but another such as Roger Slater might want to assure you also.
Peppercorns, being a spice, were once a relative rarity, and had some real negotiable value in barter.
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