A VERY BENEFICIALL WAY OF MELTING OARES AFTER THE HUNGARIAN MANNER, EITHER WITH OR WITHOUT BELLOWS, WHICH SAVES THAT PART OF THE METTALL THAT, BY THE COMON WAY OF MELTING VSED HERE, FLYES AWAY INTO SMOAKE, AND IS LOST AND INFECTS THE AIRE
Year: 1699

page_text: WILLIAM THE THIRD, by the grace of God, &c., to all to whom these
Presents shall come greeting.
WHEREAS our trusty and wellbeloved subiects, JOHN HILL and OLIVER
HILL, Gentlemen, have, by their humble petičon, represented vnto vs, that the
said Oliver Hill, hath by great study and expence, found out, perfected; and
brought into this kingdome "A VERY BENEFICIALL WAY OF MELTING OARES
AFTER THE HUNGARIAN MANNER, EITHER WITH OR WITHOUT BELLOWS, WHICH SAVES
THAT PART OF THE METTALL THAT, BY THE COMON WAY OF MELTING VSED HERE,
FLYES AWAY INTO SMOAKE, AND IS LOST AND INFECTS THE AIRE," which said way of
melting oares may prove advantageous to our subiects in generall; and they
haveing, therefore, humbly besought vs to grant them our Letters Patents for
the sole vse and benefitt of the said new Invenčon for the terme of fowrteene
yeares, wee are gratiously pleased to gratify them in their request.
KNOW YEE, THEREFORE, that wee, being willing to cherish and encou-
rage all laudable endeavours and designes of such our subiects as have by their
industry found out vsefull and profitable. arts, misteries, and invenčons, and
that the said Oliver Hill may accordingly reap some fruit and benefitt of his
labour and charge in and concerning the premisses, of our especiall grace,
certaine knowledge, and meere močon wee have given and granted, and by
these Presents doe give and grant vnto the said John Hill and Oliver Hill,
their executors, administrators, and assignes, especiall lycence, power, privi-
ledge, and authority, that they, by themselves, or by their or either of their
deputys, servants, agents, and workemen, and such others onely as they the

page_text: said John Hill and Oliver Hill, their executors, administrators, and assignes,
shall agree with, shall and may from time to time and at all times hereafter
dureing the space of fowrteene yeares next ensueing the date of these Presents,
at their owne proper costs and charges, erect, vse, teach, exercise, and put in
practice, the said new Invenčon soe by him the said Oliver Hill contrived and
found out as aforesaid, in any place or places within our Kingdome of Eng-
land, Dominion of Wales, and Towne of Berwick-vpon-Tweed, and alsoe
shall and may receive, take, and enioy all the benefitts, profitts, comoditics,
and advantages of and by the said new Invenčon to be had, made, acquired,
or gotten to their owne proper benefitt, vse, and vses; to have, hold, vse,
exercise, and enioy the said lycence, powers, priviledges, and authorities, and
all other the premisses by these Presents granted or menconed to be granted
vnto the said John Hill and Oliver Hill, their executors, administrators, and
assignes, for and dureing and vnto the full end and terme of fowrteene yeares
from the day of the date of these Presents next ensucing, and fully to be
compleat and ended, according to the Statute in that case made and provided.
And to the end that they, the said John Hill and Oliver Hill, their executors,
administrators, and assignes, may the better enioy the full and whole benefitt,
and the sole vse and exercise of the said new Invencon, wee doe by these
Presents, for vs, our heires and successors, streightly charge, require, and
comand all and every person and persons, bodies politick and corporate, of
what quality, degree, name, or condičon soever they be, within our Kingdome of
England, Dominion of Wales, and Towne of Berwick-vpon-Tweed, that neither
they nor any of them, dureing the said terme of fourteene yeares hereby granted,
either directly or indirectly, doe vse, exercise, or put in practice the said new
Invenčon, or any part thereof, soe by the said Oliver Hill invented and found
out as aforesaid, nor doe nor shall counterfeite, imitate, or resemble the said
now Invenčon, or any part thereof, nor doe nor shall make any addičon
therevnto or substracčon therefrom whereby to pretend themselves the in-
ventors or devisors thereof, without the lycence, consent, or agreement of the
said John Hill and Oliver Hill, thoir executors, administrators, or assignes, in
writing vnder his or their hands and scales first had and obtained in that
behalfe, vnder such paines and penalties as can or may be inflicted on the
offender or offenders herein for the contempt of this our royall command; and
further, to be answerable to the said John Hill and Oliver Hill, their executors,
administrators, and assignes, according to the vtmost rigor of the law, for
their damages thereby sustained. And further, wee doe by these our Letters
Patents, for vs, our heires and successors, will, authorize, require, and
command all and singular justices of the peace, mayors, sheriffs, bayliffs, con-

page_text: stables, headboroughs, and all other officers and ministers whatsoever of vs,
our heires and successors, now and for the time being whom it may concerne,
that they and every of them respectively be from time to time dureing the
terme hereby granted in their respective offices, and according to their and
every of their best skills, and endeavours, ayding, helping, and assisting vnto
the said John Hill and Oliver Hill, their executors, administrators, and
assignes, deputys, agents, and servants, in and by all things in and about the
accomplishment of our royall will and pleasure herein-before declared, and in
the execučon of the severall powers and priviledges hereby granted as afore-
said. And moreover, wee doe by these Presents, for vs, our heires and
successors, will and command that our said respective officers and ministers
before menconed, or any of them, doo not, nor shall at any time hereafter
dureing the terme hereby granted, in any wise molest, trouble, or hinder the
said John Hill and Oliver Hill, their executors, administrators, or assignes,
deputies, agents, or servants, in or about the vse or exercise of the aforesaid
Invenčon, or any part thereof, or any thing relateing therevnto. Provided
always, and these our Letters Patents are and shall be vpon this condicon,
that if, at any time dureing the said fourteene yeares hereby granted, it shall
be made appeare to vs, our heires or successors, or any six or more of our
or their Privy Councill, that this our grant is contrary to law or preiu-
diciall or inconvenient to our subiects in generall, or that the Invencon
before menčoned is not a new invenčon as to the publick vse and exercise
of the same, and not invented and found out by the said Oliver Hill as
aforesaid, then, vpon significačon and declaračon of such preiudice or in-
conveniency, to be made by vs, our heires or successors, vnder our or their
signet or privy seale, or by the Lords or others of our or their Privy Councill,
or any six or more of them vnder their hands, these our Letters Patents shall
forthwith cease, determine, and be vtterly void to all intents and purposes,
any thing herein-before contained to the contrary notwithstanding: Provided
alsoe, that these our Letters Patents, or any thing herein contained, shall not
extend or be construed to extend to give priviledge vnto the said John Hill
and Oliver Hill, their executors, administrators, or assignes, to imitate any
invenčon or worke whatsoever which hath beene heretofore invented and
found out by any other of our subiects whatsoever, and publickly exercised
within our said Kingdome of England, Dominion of Wales, and Towne of
Berwick-vpon-Tweed, to whom wee have already granted our like Letters
Patents of priviledge, for the sole exercise and benefitt thereof, it being our
will and pleasure that the said John Hill and Oliver Hill, their executors,
administrators, and assignes, and all and singular other person and persons to

page_text: whom wee have already granted our like Letters Patents, shall distinctly vse
and practice their severall Invenčons, by them respectively found out according
to the true meaning of such our Letters Patents and of these Presents. And
lastly, wee doe hereby, for vs, our heires and successors, grant vnto the said
John Hill and Oliver Hill, their executors, administrators, and assignes, that
these our Letters Patents, or the inrollment thereof, shall be and continue in
and by all things good, valid, firme, and effectuall in the law, according to the
true meaneing of the same, notwithstanding the not full and certaine de-
scribing or menconing of the said Invenčon, or of the materialls, wayes, or
meanes of makeing, vseing, or exerciseing of the same, or of the certaine vse
or benefitt thereof, or any other defect, incertainty, or imperfeccon in these
Presents contained, or any other matter, cause, or thing whatsoever to the
contrary notwithstanding.
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By Writt of Privy Sealo.