A NEWE WAIE, NOT HERETOFORE VSED, OF DRAWING OUT AND EXTRACTING THE TALLOWE OR LIQUID SUBSTANCE OF THE SAID BONES TO THE GENERALL GOOD OF OUR SUBIECT, ASWELL IN BRINGING DOWNE THE EXCESSIVE PRICE OF TALLOWE AS IN REGARD OF THE MANY VSES POR WHICH THE SAID TALLOWE OR LIQUID SUBSTAUNCE SOE TO BE DRAWNE OUT AND EXTRACTED WILL SERVE THEREBY, ALSOE GIVING VS TO VNDERSTAND THAT THE OFFIL OF THE SAID BONES MAY NOTWITHSTANDING BE YMPLOYED TO MANY OTHER GOOD PURPOSES BESIDES
Year: 1636

page_text: come, greeting.
WHEREAS EDWARD BIDDLE, by his humble peticon to vs exhibited, hath
informed vs that there is a greate annoyaunce in and about the citties. of
London and Westin, through the casting forth all sort of victuall bones into
the street, and that himselfe, after many chargeable trialle hath experi-
mented and found out "A NEWE WAIE, NOT HERETOFORE VSED, OF DRAWING OUT AND
EXTRACTING THE TALLOWE OR LIQUID SUBSTANCE OF THE SAID BONES TO THE GENERALL
GOOD OF OUR SUBIECT, ASWELL IN BRINGING DOWNE THE EXCESSIVE PRICE OF TALLOWE
AS IN REGARD OF THE MANY VSES POR WHICH THE SAID TALLOWE OR LIQUID SUBSTAUNCE
SOE TO BE DRAWNE OUT AND EXTRACTED WILL SERVE THEREBY, ALSOE GIVING VS TO
VNDERSTAND THAT THE OFFIL OF THE SAID BONES MAY NOTWITHSTANDING BE YMPLOYED
TO MANY OTHER GOOD PURPOSES BESIDES ;" and hath therefore humblie besought vs,
that in recompence of soe laudable, and to the cōmonwealth soe pfittable,
an Invenčon, wee would be graciously pleased to graunt vnto him, vnder such
name or names as he should sett downe, a Patent of Priviledg vnder our
Great Seale of England, for the sole vse of the said Invenčon within our said
citties of London and West, and foure miles round aboute the same, for the
space of fowerteene yeares: And whereas the said Edward Biddle hath
offred to pay vnto vs the yerelie rent of fiftie poundes during the terme
aforesaid, and to give after the rate of sixepence for every hundred weight
of victuall bones, videft, one third parte thereof to such pson or psons as shall

page_text: save them, and the other twoe partes vnto such poore people as att the
nomynacon of the churchwardens of the respective parishes within our said
citties of London and Westin, and fower miles round about the same, shall
gather and bring them to some convenient place to be weighed.
KNOWE YE, that wee, graciously favouring such ingenious and pfittable
Invenčons, and for the better avoiding the forenamed nusance, of our especiall
grace, certaine knowledge, and mere močon, haue given and graunted, and
for vs, our heires and 'successors, doe give and graunt, vnto the said Edward
Biddle, and our trustic and welbeloved servant Thomas Osbaldstone, Esquire,
one of our serieant att armes, att the nomynacon and request of the said
Edward Biddle, full and free libertie, licence, power, priviledg, and autho-
ritie that they, the said Edward Biddle and Thomas Osbaldstone, or their
assignes, or the survivor of them, or the executors, administrators, or assignes
of the survivor of them, by him or themselves, his or their deputies, servante,
workemen, factors, or agente, and none other, shall and maie att all and
every tyme and tymes hereafter from tyme to tyme during the terme of fower-
teene yeares next ensueing the date of theis presente, at his and their owne
pper cost and charges, exercise, practice, and put, in vse, within our said
citties of London and Westin, and fower miles round aboute, the same, the
misterie, arte, way, and meanes, whereof, the said Edward Biddle was and is
the first and true inventor, and others haue not hitherto vsed or put in practice,
of drawing out and extracting the tallowe or other liquid substance of all
victuall bones to be gathered and had within the said citties of London and
West, and fower miles round about the same, at his and their will and
pleasure; wherefore our will and pleasure is, and by theis presente of our
more especiall grace, certaine knowledge, and meere močon, wee doe for vs,
our heires and successors; straightlie charge and inhibit all and every other
pson and psons whatsoever, of what estate, degree, or condicon he or they or
any of them be, that none of them other then the said Edward Biddle and
Thomas Osbaldstone, or their assignes, or their survivor of them, or the
executors, administrators, or assignes of the survivor of them, or his or their
substitutes, deputies, workemen, servante, factors, or agent, or some of
them, doe, or shall during the said terme of fowerteene yeares, vse or practise,
directlie or indirectlie, the said arte, way, or meanes, by the said Edward
Biddle first invented, and not used by others, of drawing out and extracting
the tallowe or other liquid substance of all victuall bones be gathered and
had as aforesaid, without the licence, consent, and agreem' of them the said
Edward Biddle and Thomas Osbaldstone, or their assignes, or the survivor
of them, or the executors, administrators; or assignes of the survivor of them,

page_text: first had and obtayned; to: haue and to liould the said licences; priviledges;
powers, and authorities, and other the premisses by theis presente graunted>
or menčoned to be graunted to the said! Edward Biddle and Thomas Osbald!
stone, and their assignes; and the survivor of them, and the executors, admi--
nistrators; and assignes of the survivor of them, for and during the terme 'and'
vnto the full end. and' terme of fowerteene yeares'from-lienceforth next ensue-
ing, and fullie to be compleate and ended, yeilding and paying therefore yereliė,
and the said Edward Biddle and Thomas- Osbaldstone, for themselves and'
their assignes; and the survivor of them, and the executors, administrators;
and assignes of the survivor of them; doe coveñnt, pmise, and graunt to and
with vs; our heires and successors; by theis presente, to yeild and pay vnto
vs, our heires and successors, during the contynuannce of this 'our graunt, the
yerely rent: or some of. fiftie poundes of lawfull money of England, att the
receipt of: the Exchequer of vs;- our heires and successors, att the feast of
Saint: Michaell the Archangell and the Annunciacon of the Blessed Virgin
Marie; by even and equall- porcons, the first payment to begin att the feast
of Saint Michaell the Archangell next ensueing the date hereof; and alsoe'
giving and paying after the rate of sixe for every hundred weight of victuall
bones, videlt, one third parte thereof to such pson and psons as shall save
them, and the other two partes vnto such poore people as at the nomynacon
of the churchwardens of the respectiue parishes within our said citties' of
London and West, and fower miles round aboute the same, shall gather
and bring them to some convenient place to be weighed; and we doe by theis
presente, for vs; our heires and successors, will and comaund all and' singuler'
maiors, sheriffe, justices of peace, bayliffe, constables, headboroughes, and
others officers, ministers, and subiecte 'of vs, our heires and successors, that'
they and: every of them be from tyme to tyme during the terme aforesaid,
ayding, helping, and assisting to the said Edward Biddle and Thomas Osbald-
stone, and their assignes, and the survivor of them, and the executors, admi-
nistrators, and assignes:of. the survivor of them, and his and their deputies,
substitutes, servante, factors, and .agente, in all thing in and about the
accomplishment of our pleasure herein. declared, and in. the exercise and
execučon of the same; ' and 'that neither they nor any of them, doe att any
tyme hinder; molest;. or interrupt the said Edward: Biddle and Thomas'
Osbaldstone, or: their assignes, or the survivor of them; or the executors;
administrators, or assignes of. the survivor of them, or his or. their substitutes;
deputies, servante; factors; and agente, or any of them, in anywise-concnying
the premisses, as they tender. our pleasure and will avoid the contrarie; att

page_text: their perill; and our will and pleasure is, that yf the said yerely rent or sōme.
of fiftie poundes hereby to vs, our heires and successors reserved as aforesaid,
shall happen to be behind and vnpaied in parte or in all by the space of one
and thirtie dayes next after either of the said feaste in which the same ought to
be paied as aforesaid, or yf the said Edward Biddle and Thomas Osbaldstone,
or their assignes, or the survivor of them, or the executors, administrators,
or assignes of the survivor of them, shall not inroll or cause to be inrolled
this our present graunt before the Clerke of the Pipe for the tyme being,
within sixe monethes next after the date of theis presente, that then the said
Edward Biddle and Thomas Osbaldstone, and their assignes, and the survivor
of them, and the executors, administrators, and assignes of the survivor of them,
shall forfeite and pay to vs, our heires and successors, aswell the sōme of
five poundes for every moneth in which the said rent shalbe behind and
vnpaid next after the said one and thirtie dayes as aforesaid; as alsoe the like
some of five poundes, in the name of a payne, for every sixe monethes defaulte
of the inrollment of theis presente before the said Clerke of the Pipe for the
tyme being as aforesaid; provided likewise, and our will and pleasure is,.
that yf the said Edward Biddle and Thomas Osbaldstone, within sixe monethes
next after the date hereof, shall not by recognizaunce or bond give to vs such
security for the due aunswering to vs, our heires and successors, the said.
yerelie rent thereby reserved according to the tymes herein prefixed as the
Lord Treasurer or Chancellor of our Exchequer for the tyme being shall allowe,
or yf att any tyme during the said terme of fowerteene yeares it shall appeare
vnto vs, our heires or successors, or vnto the lordes and others of the privy.
councell of vs, our heires or successors, that this graunt is contrary to lawe, or
mischeivous to the state of our realme of England, or generally inconvenient,
that then, vpon significačon and declaraĉon to be made by vs, our heires or
sucessors, under our or their signett or privy seale, or by the lorde and others
of the privy councell of vs, our heires and successors, or sixe or more of them
for the tyme being, in writing under their hande, of such contrarietie to lawe,
mischeif, or inconvenience, this our graunt, for such cause or causes or causes
soe declared, shalbe void and of none effect, any thing in theis presente contayned
to the contrary in anywise notwithstanding. And wee doe hereby graunt, for vs,
our heires and successors, that theis our Lies Patente, or the inrollment thereof,
shalbe firme, good, and effectuall according to the true intent and meanyng of
the same, although expresse mencon of the yerelie value or any other value or
certaintie of the P misses, or any parte thereof, or of any other guifte or graunt
by vs or any of our progenitors or pdecessors, to the said Edward Biddle

page_text: and Thomas Osbaldstone heretofore made in theis presente, is not made, or
any statute, acte, ordinance, pvision, pclamacon, or restrainte herefore had,
made, ordayned, or pvided, or any other thing, cause, or matter whatsoever
to the contrarie thereof in anywise notwithstanding.
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