An ARTE FOR THE PSENT TAKEING AWAY OF OUTSIDES OF SHELLE COMONLY CALLED ORMER SHELL, TAKEN ABOUTE OUR ISLAND OF GURNSEY AND JERSEY, AND SOME OTHER PARTES OF OUR DOMYNIONS, NEVER HERETOFORE VSED BUT FOR ROCK UNTILL THE PETICOEES, BY TAKEING AWAY. THE OUTSIDE, HAVE LAIED ITT WITH TORTESSESHELL AND WHALEPONE OR WOOD FOR DIVERSE USES, AND NOWE LATELY ON LYNNEN CLOATH, TAFFATIE, AND OTHER STUFF, SOMETYMES MIXED WITH SILVER AND GUILTE, AND WILBE FITT FOR HANGING FOR BEDDE AND MANY OTHER VSES
Year: 1637

page_text: CHARLES, by the grace of God Ixing of England, Scotland, France, and
Ireland, Defender of the Fayeth, &c., to all to whome theise psente shall
come, greeting.
WHEREAS our welbeloved subiecte, EDMOND GREGORY, Gentleman, and
LYMINGE DICKENSON, our servaunt, by theire humble peticon to vs lately
exhibited, have shewed vnto vs that they have by theire paynes and industrie
found out "An ARTE FOR THE PSENT TAKEING AWAY OF OUTSIDES OF SHELLE
COMONLY CALLED ORMER SHELL, TAKEN ABOUTE OUR ISLAND OF GURNSEY AND
JERSEY, AND SOME OTHER PARTES OF OUR DOMYNIONS, NEVER HERETOFORE VSED
BUT FOR ROCK UNTILL THE PETICOEES, BY TAKEING AWAY. THE OUTSIDE, HAVE
LAIED ITT WITH TORTESSESHELL AND WHALEPONE OR WOOD FOR DIVERSE USES,
AND NOWE LATELY ON LYNNEN CLOATH, TAFFATIE, AND OTHER STUFF, SOMETYMES
MIXED WITH SILVER AND GUILTE, AND WILBE FITT FOR HANGING FOR BEDDE AND
MANY OTHER VSES;" and therefore they have humbly besought vs to give vnto
them and theire assignes our free Lřes Pattente for fourteene yeares for the
sole makeinge and vseinge the saide arte of covering cloath, taffatic, wood, or
other stuffe, beeing a newe invencon, in as ample and large manner as in the
like cases is vsed to bee graunted, phibitinge all others to vse the same or the
said shelle but as formerly for rocke, but such as shall worke for and under
the petitoners, and they will pay vnto vs five pounde p anñ for the same.
KNOWE YEE, that wee, favouring the goode endeavours of the saide
Edmond Gregory and Lyming Dickenson, and willing to cherrishe and reward
them for such pfitable and ingenious invenčons as may tend to the genall
good of the cōmonwealth, of our especiall grace, Etaine knowledge, and meere
mocon, have gyven and graunted, and by theise sente, for vs, our heires

page_text: and successors, doe give and graunte vnto the said Edmond Gregorie and Lyminge
Dickenson, theire executors, administrators, and assignes, full and free libtic,
lycense, power, priviledge, and authoritie that they, the said Edmond Gregory
and Lynting Dickensou, theire executors, administrators, and assignes, by
. themselves, or by theire deputies, servaunte, agente, and workemen, or such as
.they shall from tyme to tyme license and authorise under theire hande, and
.none others, shall and may, from tyme to tyme and att all tymes hereafter
dureing the terme and space of fourteene yeares nexte ensueing the date of
.theise psente, vse, exercise, practice, and sett vpp and putt in vse, within this
our realme of England and domynion of Wales, the sole makeing, workeing,
.and vseing of the saide arte or misterie of takeing away the outside of the
saide shelle called ormer shelle, and covering of cloath, taffitic, wood, and
other stuffe therewith, after the manner and forme whereof they, the saide
Edmond Gregoric and Lyminge Dickenson were the firste and true In-
ventors, and which any other or others have not used or putt in
practice within any our saide domynions before the saide Edmond Gregoric
an Lyming Dickenson, att theire and every of theire wille and pleasures;
and further, to sett vpp and putt the same arte or misterie in execucon
in any place or places within our saide realmes and domynions, and the
saide cloathes, taffaties, woodes, and other stuffe soe covered, made, and
wroughte to vtter and sell for theire beste comoditie and advantage. Where-
fore our will and pleasure is, and wee doe by theise psente, for vs, our heires
and successors, straightly charge, phibitt, and forbidd all and every other
person and persons, of what estate, degree, or condicon soever hec, they, or
any of them bee or shall bee, that none of them other then the saide Edmond
Gregorie and Lyminge Dickenson, theire executors and administrators, and
their deputies, substitutes, workemen, agente, or assignes, by them licensed
of authorised vnder theire hande as aforesaide, doe or shall, dureinge the saide
terme, psume or attempt, directly or indirectly, to vse, exercise, or practice the
makeing, vseing or workeing of the saide arte or mistery of takeinge away
thic outside of the saide shell called ormer shelle, or the covering of any cloath,
taffatie, wood, or other stuffe therewith, after the manner or way by the saide
Edmound Gregorie and Lyminge Dickenson first invented, and not vsed by
others, vpon payne of our highe displeasure and indignacon, of such other
paynes and penalties as by our lawes can or may bee inflicted vpon the
offenders for breache or contempte of this our royall cōmaundemt; to have and
to hould the saide licences, powers, priviledges, and authorities, and all other
the misses by theise sente menconed to bee graunted to the saide Edmond
Gregory and Lyming Dickenson, theire executors, administrators, and assignes,

page_text: for and durcing the terme of fourteene yeares from the date hereof, fully to
bee compleate and ended, yeilding and payeing, and the saide Edmond Gregory
and Lyming Dickenson, for themselves and either of them, theire and either
of theire executors, administrators, and assignes, doe coveñnt, pmise, and
graunte to and with vs, our heires and successors, by theise psente, to yeild
and paie therefore yearely, durcing the saide ?me of fourteene yeares, to the
vse of vs, our heires and successors, att the receipte of our Exchequer, the
yearely rente or some of five pound of lawfull money of England, att the
Feaste of the Annunciacon of our blessed Ladie Sainte Mary the Virgyn and
Sainte Michael the Archangell, by even and equall porcons. And we doc by
theise psente, for vs, our heires and successors, give power and authoritie
vnto the saide Edmond Gregory and Lyming Dickenson, theire executors,
administrators, and assignes, with the assistance of a constable or other officer,
att all convenient tyme and tymes, to enter into all places where any iuste
cause of suspicon shall bee that any person doeth doeth vse, exercise, or
practice the makeing, vseing, or workeing of the saide arte or misterie of
takeing away the outsides of the saide shelle called ormers shelle, or covering any
cloath, taffatic, wood, or other stuff therewith, after the way and invenĉon of
the saide Edmond Gregory and Lyming Dickenson, and there to search and
make discovery of all such as shall putt the same in practice, or vse or
exercise the saide Invencon, or any parte thereof, contrary to the true intente
and meaning of theise psente, to the end the delinquente and offenders
therein being discovered may reccave condigne punishment, according to their
demeritte, for contempte of our royall comaundm' herein declared. And wee
doc further, by theise psente, for vs, our heires and successors, will, require,
and comaund all and singuler maiors, sherriffe, justices of the peace, bayliffe,
constables, headboroughs, and other officers, ministers, and subiect of vs, our
heires and successors, and every of them whome itt shall or may conène, that
they and every of them bee, from tyme to tyme dureing the terme aforesaid,
ayding, helping, furthering, and assisting to the saide Edmond Gregory and
Lyminge Dickenson, and such as they shall lycense and ymploy in all thing
in and aboute the accomplishm of our pleasure herein declared, and in the
lue exercise and execucon of this our graunt and priviledge, and that they, nor
any of them, doe att any time hinder, moleste, or interrupt the saide Edmond
Gregory and Lyming Dickenson, theire executors, administrators, deputies,
agente, workemen, or assignes, or any of them, in any wise conening the
Pmisses, as they tender our pleasure and will avoide the contry att their pille.
And theise our Lres Patente, or the inrollment of them, shall bee theire and
every of theire sufficient warrant and discharge in that behalfe. Provided

page_text: alwayes, that if the saide Edmond Gregory and Lyming Dickenson do not
inroll or cause to bee inrolled this our Psent graunte before the Clarke of
Pipe in our Exchequer, wthin sixe moneths nexte after the date hereof, then
they, the saide Edmond Gregory and Lyming Dickenson, their executors or
assignes, shall forfeite and pay to vs, our heires and successors, tenne pounde
for defaulte of such inrollm'; provided alsoe, that if att any tyme dureing the
saide terme of fourteene yeares itt shall appeare vnto vs, our heires and
successors, or vnto the lorde and others of the privie counsell of vs, our heires
and successors, that this our graunt is or shall be found contry to our lawes,
or in any sorte mischeevous or Piudiciall to the state or cōmonwealth,
then vpon significaĉon and declaraton to bee made by vs, our heires or suc-
cessors, vnder our or their signett or privie seale, or from the lorde and others
of the privie councell, or sixe or more of them, for the tyme beeing, in writeing
vnder their hande, of such Piudice and inconvenience, theise our Lřes Patente
shall forthwith cease, determync, and bec vtterly voide and of none effecte, to
all intente, construccons, and purposes whatsover. And wee doe hereby
graunte, for vs, our heires and successors, that theise our Lies Patente, or the
inrollment thereof, shall bee firme, good, and effectuall in all thing, according
to the true intent and meaning of the same, althoughe expresse mencon, &c.
In witnes, &c. Witnes our selfe at Westñi, the Nineth day of January.