A NEWE WAYE OF DYEING OF WOOLLEN AND LYNNEN CLOTHES, STUFF, SILKES, AND OTHER MANUFACTURES, IN ANY KIND OF COLOURE, WITHOUT THE HELPE OR VSE OF CUTCHINELL, THAT SHALBE AS PFECTE, PMANENT, AND LASTING AS ANY GRAYNED COLOURE SOE DYED WITH THE SAID CUTCHINELL, AND THAT THE SAID COLOURES AND DYEING, BY HIM AND THEM SOE INVENTED AS AFORESAIDE, SHALBE FORMED AND DONE BY THE ONLY VSE OF MATTERIALLE NATURALLY GROWEING AND ARISING WITHIN OUR OWNE DOMYNIONS
Year: 1634

page_text: WHEREAS wee have been given to vnderstand by the humble peticon of
our welbeloved and faithfull servant, DAVID RAMSEY, Esquire, one of the
Groomes of our Privy Chamber, that hee and his copartners, by theire industry
and chardge, have invented and found out "A NEWE WAYE OF DYEING OF
WOOLLEN AND LYNNEN CLOTHES, STUFF, SILKES, AND OTHER MANUFACTURES, IN ANY
KIND OF COLOURE, WITHOUT THE HELPE OR VSE OF CUTCHINELL, THAT SHALBE AS
PFECTE, PMANENT, AND LASTING AS ANY GRAYNED COLOURE SOE DYED WITH THE SAID
CUTCHINELL, AND THAT THE SAID COLOURES AND DYEING, BY HIM AND THEM SOE INVENTED
AS AFORESAIDE, SHALBE FORMED AND DONE BY THE ONLY VSE OF MATTERIALLE
NATURALLY GROWEING AND ARISING WITHIN OUR OWNE DOMYNIONS;" and whereas the
said David Ramsey, by his said peticon, hath likewise informed vs that hee and
his associate have allsoc, by theire like industry and expence, invented and
found out "A PARRE MORE EASIE AND BETTER WAYE FOR SOWEING OF CORNE AND
GRAYNE, AND ALLSOE FOR THE CARRIAGE OF COACHES, CART, DRAYES, AND OTHER THING(
GOEING ON WHEELES, THEN EVER YET WAS VSED AND DISCOVERED," and therefore hath
humbly besoughte vs to graunt him Lřes Patente of priviledge for the sole
vseing and exerciseing of the said scuerall Invenčons for the terme of fowerteene
yeares, hee therefore rendring to vs, our heires and successors, one full tenth
part of the benefitt ariseing by the same seuerall Invenčons.
KNOW YEE, therefore, that wee, willing to give encouragement to our
subiect in the studdy and investigacon of such lawfull and comendable
arte, misteryes, and invenčons as may be may be of good vse and pffitt to vs
and our subiecte, of our especiall grace, Etaine knowledge, and mere močon,

page_text: and to recompence the chardge, industry, and paynes of our said servant,
David Ramsey, and his said associate, bestowed in and about the said seuerall
Invenčons, have given and graunted, and by theis psente, for vs, our beires
and successors, doe give and graunt vnto the said David Ramsey, his executors,
administrators, and assignes, full and sole power, priviledge, licence, and autho-
rity to vse, exercise, and put in practise, within our realme of England and
domynion of Wales, the saide seuerall devises, arte, and invencons for dyeing
of coloures as aforesaide, and for soweing of corne and grayne, and for the
carriadge of coaches, carte, drayes, and other thing goeing on wheeles as
aforesaide; and wee doc further, for vs, our heires and successors, authorise
the said David Ramsey, his executors, administrators, and assignes, to have,
take, receive, and enioye all such sōme and sōmes of money, and other benefitte,
pfitte, and advantage whatsoever as shall or may, by meanes of the said before
menčoned seueral Invenčons, or either or any of them, from tyme to tyme
be lawfully had, made, acquired, or gotten, for and dureing the terme of
yeares heereafter expressed, to have, houlde, receive, pceive, take, and enioye
the said powers, priviledges, licences, and authorityes. as aforesaide, and all
and every sōme and somes of money, and other pffitte, benefitte, and advan
tages thereof or thereby ariseing, or by meanes thereof to be lawfully had,
made, acquired, or gotten vnto the said David Ramsey, his: executors,
administrators, and assignes, to his and theire owne pper vse, benefitt,
and behoofe, for and dureing the terme of fowerteene. yeares from the
date of theis sente next and mediatly ensueing, fully to be com-
pleat and ended, yeilding, and payeing therefore yearelie, and the said
David Ramsey, for him, his executors, administrators, and assignes, doth
coveñnte, pmise, and graunt to and with vs, our heires and successors, to paie
vnto vs, our heires and successors, into the receipte of the Exchequer at
Westin, at the Feast of Saint Michaell. Tharchangell, yearelie, or within forty
daies after the said feaste, one full and iust tenth part of all such sōmes of
money, benefitt, or other pfitt or advantage as shall from tyme to tyme be
had, made, acquired, or gotten by meanes of the said seuerall menconed
Invenčons, or any of them, dureing the said terme hereby graunted; and to
the intent that the said David Ramsey, his executors, administrators, and
assignes, may the better receive and take for the terme heereby graunted; the
full and whole benefitt of theire said seuerall Invenčons as wee intend:by theis
presente, wee doe therefore heereby declare and signifie our expresse will and
royall pleasure to be, and doe for vs, our heires and successors, straightly
chardge and inhibite all and every our subiecte, and all and:
every other .pson
and psons whatsoever, that they or any of them, dureinge the terme before

page_text: graunted, by any waies or meanes, either directly or indirectly, shall not
make, vse, exercise, or practice the said seuerall arte, devises, misteryes, or
invenčons, or any of them, by the said David Ramsey or his said associate
soe invented and found out as aforesaide, within our realme of England or
domynion of Wales, without the speciall licence of the said David Ramsey,
his executors, administrators, or assignes, or his or theire deputyes, servaunte,
or workmen, some or one of them first had and obtayned in that behalfe,
vppon payne of our indignacon and displeasure, and such further penalties
and punishment as shall or may be inflicted on them for theire neglecte or
contempte of our royall comaundment in that behalfe; provided alwayes, that
this our present graunt, or anything therein contayned, shall not extend any
further then to and for such arte, devises, and invenĉons only as whereof the
said David Ramsey, or his said copartners, some or one of them, are or have
or bath been the first devisors and inventors as aforesaide; and wee doe by
theis presente, for vs, our heires and successors, give power and authority
vnto the said David Ramsey, his executors, administrators, and assignes, with
the assistance of a constable or other lawfull officer, at convenient tyme and
tymes to search in all or any place or places where any. iust cause shalbe for
discovery and finding out of such as shall put in practise or vse the said
seuerall Invenčons, or any of them, contrary to the true intent and meaning of
theis psente, to the end the delinquent being discovered may receive condigne
punishement according to theire demeritte; and wee doe by theis present for vs,
our heires and successors, will and comaund the Treasorer, Chancellor, Vnder-
treasorer, Chamblaines, and Barons of the Exchequer, and all and singuler
mayors, sherriffe, justices of peace, bayliffe, constables, headboroughes, and
other officers and mynisters of vs, our heires and successors, that they and
every of them be from tyme to tyme, dureing the terme aforesaidė, ayding,
helping, and assisting to the said David Ramsey, his executors, administrators,
and assignes, and his and theire servaunte, deputies, and woorkmen, in all
thing in and about the accomplishement of our pleasure heerein declared,
and in the exercise and execučon of the same; and that they nor any
of them doe at any time hinder, molest, or interrupte the said David
Ramsey, his executors, administrators, or assignes, or his or theire deputies,
servaunt, or woorkomen, or any of them, in anywise concerning the Pmisses
as they tender our pieasure, and will avoide the contrary at theire perille
and theis our Lřes Patente or the inrollment of them shalbe theire sufficient
warrant in that behalfe; and to the intent that the said tenth part of all bene-
fitt and advantage arising or accrucing by the saide seuerall Inventons, or
any of them, may from tyme to tyme, dureing the contynuance of theis our

page_text: Letters Patent of priviledge bee to vs, our heires and successors, duly
aunsweared and paide as aforesaide, our will and pleasure is, and the said David
Ramsay, for him, his executors, administrators, and assignes, and every of
them, doth coveñnt, pmise, and agree to and with vs, our heires and successors,
that hee and they, or his and theire, or some of theire deputy or deputies shall
and will, once in every yeare durcing the terme aforesaide, that is to saye, in
the terme of St. Michaell every yeare, render and yeild vp a true and iust
accompte vppon oathe before one of the Barons of the Exchequer of vs, our
heires and successors, according to the course of the said Court, of all such
sōmes of money, benefitt, and advantage as by him or them shalbe acquired,
obtayned, and gotten by the vse, exercise, and practise of the saide seuerall
Inventons before menčoned, or of any of them; and further wee will, and by
theis sente, for vs, our heires and successors, doe graunt that theis our
Letters Patent, or the inrollment thereof, shalbe in all thing firme, goode,
sufficient, and availeable in the lawe to be pleaded against vs, our heires and
successors, notwithstanding the not naming and describing, or not taine
naming or describing, the saide scuerall Invenĉous, or any of them, and any
other defect or defecte in the not naming or not right naming of the natures,
formes, kinde, and qualityes of the premisses heereby graunted, or any part
thereof, and any other matter or thing whatsoever to the contrary thereof in
anywise notwithstanding; provided allwaies, that if the said tenth part of the
said sōmes of money, benefitte, pfitte, and advantages from tyme to tyme
dureing the said terme of yeares heereby graunted, ariscing, or to be leavied
and made of or by meanes of the said seuerall licences, graunte, and priviledges
heereby graunted, or any of them, shall not be duly aunsweared and paide to
vs, our heires and successors, as aforesaid, or if the saide David Ramsey, his
executors, administrators, or assignes, shall not inroll or cause to be enrolled
this our present graunt in our Court of Exchequer within sixe monethes next
after the date heereof, that then the said David Ramsey, his executors,
administrators, and assignes, shall forfeite and pay to vs, our heires and
successors, aswell as the some of five pounde, noie pene, for every moneth in
which the said rent or rente, some or sōmes of money, heereby to vs reserved
as aforesaide, shall not be duly accompted for, aunsweared, and paide as afore-
said as the some of twenty shillinge, noie pene, for every such sixe moneths
defaulte of the inrollment of theis present as aforesaide; provided allsoc, and
our will and pleasure is, that if at any tyme dureing the saide terme of fower-
tecne yeares heereby graunted, it shall appeare to vs, our heires or successors,
or vnto the Lorde or others of the Privy Councell of vs, our heires and
successors, that this our graunt or Letters Patente of licence and priviledge is

page_text: contrary to our lawes, or in any sort mischeiveous or inconvenient to the estate
of this our realme of England, then vppon significacon and declaracon to be
made by vs, our heires or successors, vnder our or theire signett or privy seale,
or by or from the Lorde and others of the Privy Councell, or sixe or more of
them, for the tyine being, of such mischiefe or inconvenience, theis our Letters
Patent shall forthwith cease, determyne, and be vtterly voyde to all intente
and purposes, anything in this presente contained to the contrary notwith-
standing. Althoughe expresse mencon, &c.
of January.
P bře de priuato sigillo, &c.