A SECRETT FOR MAKRING AND DUCKING COLOURS IN CLOATH, AND ALL OTHER SORT OF MANUFAC- TURES IN WOOLLEN OR SILK, SIMPLE OR COMPOUND, IN FIGURES, FLOWERS, FORRESTRY, AND LANDSKIPS, AND DYING ON ONE SIDE ONLY, BY DIVERSE WAYES AND MEANES
Year: 1695

page_text: Psent shall come greeting.
WHEREAS, RALPH LANE, Merchant, hath repsented vnto vs, that by long
industry and study, and at his great expence, hee hath found out "A SECRETT FOR
MAKRING AND DUCKING COLOURS IN CLOATH, AND ALL OTHER SORT OF MANUFAC-
TURES IN WOOLLEN OR SILK, SIMPLE OR COMPOUND, IN FIGURES, FLOWERS, FORRESTRY,
AND LANDSKIPS, AND DYING ON ONE SIDE ONLY, BY DIVERSE WAYES AND MEANES,"
which have never been heretofore knowne or made vse of in England, or in
any other part of the world (as hee beleives), and will be of great vse and
advantage to His Maiesties subiecte in genall, by the beauty and ornament it
will add to the aforesaid manufactures, and considerably increase the con-
sumpcon and raise the esteeme of them in forreigne parte, as well as at home,
and hath prayed vs to grant him our Letters Patente for the sole vse and
benefitt of the said Invenčon.
KNOW YEE, THEREFORE, that wee, being willing to cherish and encourage
all laudable endeavours and designes of such our subiecte as have by their
industry found out vsefull and pfitable arte, misteries, and invenčons, and
that the said Ralph Lane may accordingly reap some fruit and benefitt of his
labour and charge in and concerning the Pmisses, of our especiall grace,
certaine knowledge, and meer močon, wee have given and granted, and by these
Psente doe give and grant vnto the said Ralph Lane, bis executors, adminis-
trators, and assignes, especiall lycence, power, priviledge, and authority, that
hee and they, by him and themselves, and by his and their deputies, servante

page_text: agente, and workemen, and such others onely as hee, the said Ralph Lane, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, shall agree with, shall and may, from
time to time and at all times hereafter durcing the space of fourteen yearos
next ensueing the date of these psente, at his and their owne pper cost and
charges, erect, vse, teach, cxcise, and put in practice the said new Invencon
so by him contrived and found out as aforesaid, in any place or places within
our Kingdome of England, Dominion of Wales, and Towne of Berwick-vpon-
Tweed, and also shall and may receive, take, and enioy all the benefite,
pfit, comodities, and advantages of and by the said new Invenčon to be had,
made, acquired, or gotten to his and their owne pper benefitt, vsc, and vscs,
to have, hold, vse, excise, and enioy the said lycence, powers, priviledges, and
authorities, and all other the pmisses by these psente granted or menčoned to
be granted vnto the said Ralph Lane, his executors, administrators, and
assignes, for and dureing and vnto the full end and terme of fourteen yeares
from the day of the date of these Psente next ensueing, and fully to be
compleat and ended according to the Statute in that case made and prided.
And to the end the said Ralph Lane, his executors, administrators, and
assignes, may the better enioy the full and whole benefit, and the sole vse and
excise of his said new Invenčon, wee doc by these psente, for vs, our heires,
and successors, streightly charge, require, and comand all and every pson
and psons, bodies politick and corporate, of what quality, degree, name, or
condicon soever they be, within our said Kingdome of England, Dominion of
Wales, and Towne of Berwick-vpon-Tweed, that neither they nor any of them.
dureing the said terme of fourteen yeares hereby granted, either directly or
indirectly doe vse, excise, or put in practice the said new Invenčon so by
the said Ralph Lane invented and found out as aforesaid, nor doe nor shall
counterfeit, imitate, or resemble the said new Invenčon, or any materialle
therevnto belonging, nor doe nor shall make any addičon therevnto, or
substracčon therefrom, whereby to tend themselves the inventors or devisors
thereof, without the lycence, consent, or agreement of the said Ralph Lane,
his executors, administrators, or assignes, in writeing vnder his or their handf
and seales first had and obtained in that behalfe, vnder such paines and
penalties as can or may be inflicted on the offender or offenders therein for the
contempt of this our royall comand. And further, to be answerable to the
said Ralph Lane, his executors, administrators, and assignes, according to the
vtmost rigor of the law, for his and their damages thereby susteyned. And
further, wee doe by these our Letters Patente, fer vs, our heires and
successors, will, authorize, require, and comand all and singular justices of the
peace, mayors, sheriffe, bayliffe, constables, headboroughs, and all other

page_text: officers and ministers whatsoever of vs, our heires and successors, now and for
the time being whome 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 skille and
endeavours, ayding, helping, and assisting vnto the said Ralph Lane, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, deputies, agente, and servante, in and
by all thing; 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 aforesaid. And moreover, wee doe by these
Psente, for vs, our heires and successors, will and command that our said
respective officers and ministers before menconed, or any of them, doe not,
nor shall at any time hereafter dureing the terme hereby granted, in any wise
molest, trouble, or hinder the said Ralph Lane, his executors, administrators,
or assignes, deputies, agent, or servante, in or about the vse or excise of the
aforesaid Invenčon, or any part thereof, or any thing relateing thereto.
pvided allwayes, and these our Letters Patente are and shall be vpon this
condičon, that if at any time dureing the said terme of fourteen 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 Piudiciall or inconvenient to our subiecte in genall, or that the
Invenčon before-menčoned is not a new invencčon as to the publick vse and
cxcise of the same, and not invented and found out by the said Ralph Lane
as aforesaid, then, vpon significačon and declaračon of such Piudice or
inconveniency to be made by vs, our heires or successors, vnder our or their
signet or privy seale, or by the Lorde or others of our or their Privy Councill,
or any six or more of them, vnder their hande, these our Letters Patente
shall forthwith cease, determine, and be vtterly voyd to all intente and
purposes, anything herein-before contained to the contrary notwithstanding.
Pvided alsoc, that these our Letters Patente, or anything therein contained,
shall not extend to be construed to extend to give priviledge vnto the said
Ralph Lane, bis executors, administrators, or assignes, to imitate any Invencon
or worke whatsoever which hath been heretofore invented or found out by any
other of our subiecte whatsoever, and publickly excised within our kingdome
or dominions aforesaid, to whome wee have already granted our like Letters
Patent of priviledgo for the sole excise and benefitt thereof, it being our
will and pleasure that the said Ralph Lane, his executors, administrators, and
assignes, and all and singular other pson and psons to whome wee have
already granted our like Letters Patente, shall distinctly vse and practice their
severall Invenčons by them respectively found out, according to the truo

page_text: meaning of such our Letters Patent and of these Psente. And lastly, wee
doe hereby, for vs, our heires and successors, grant vnto the said Ralph Lane,
his executors, administrators, and assignes, that these our Letters Patente,
or the enrollment thereof, shall be and continue in and by all thing good,
valid, firme, and effectuall in the law, according to the true meaneing of
the same, notwithstanding the not full and certaine describeing or menconing
of the said Invenčon, or of the materialle, wayes, or meanes of makeing,
vseing, or exciseing of the same, or of the certaine vse or benefit thereof,
or any other defect, incertainety, or impfecčon in these psents, or any other
matter, cause, or thing whatsoever to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding.
In witnesse, &c. Witnesse, Thomas Archbishopp of Canterbury, and
the rest of the keepers and justices of the kingdome, at Westñi, the
Sixth day of August.