A MOST READYE AND EASY WAY FOR THE EARING, PLOUGHING, AND TILLING OP LAND OF WHAT KINDE SOEVER WITHOUT THE VSE OR HELPE EITHER OF OXEN OR HORSES, BY THE LABOUR OR HELPE OF TWOE MEN ONELY TO GOE WITH EVERIE PLOUGH THAT SHALBE VSED, WITH AN ENGYNE OR GYNN FOR THAT PPOSE
Year: 1627

page_text: CHARLES, by the grace of God, &c. to all to whome theise psentes shall
come greeting.
WHEREAS our welbeloved subiectes, WILLM BROUNCKER and JOHN APRICE,
Esquiers, and WILLM PARHAM, Gent, have, by theire long and greate and
industrie, and after many chargeable experimentes, founde out and invented
"A MOST READYE AND EASY WAY FOR THE EARING, PLOUGHING, AND TILLING OP
LAND OF WHAT KINDE SOEVER WITHOUT THE VSE OR HELPE EITHER OF OXEN OR
HORSES, BY THE LABOUR OR HELPE OF TWOE MEN ONELY TO GOE WITH EVERIE
PLOUGH THAT SHALBE VSED, WITH AN ENGYNE OR GYNN FOR THAT PPOSE," not
formerly putt in practize within this our Realme of Englande.
KNOWE YEE, that wee graciously favouring and willing to cherish such
ingenious and pffitable invenčons, which tende to the publique good of our
subiecte, of our especiall grace, Etaine knowledge, and meere močon, have
given and graunted, and by theise psentes for vs, our heires and successors,
doe give and graunte vnto the saide Willm Brounker, John Aprice, Wittm
Parham, and the survivors and survivor of them, theire executors, adminis
trators, and assignes, full and free libtye, lycence, power, and authoritye, that.
they and everic of them, by himselfe or themselues, and theire deputies, shall
and may at all tyme and tymes, and from tyme to tyme during the terme of
fourteene yeres nexte epsueing the date hereof, vse, exercise, practize, and
in vse, within this our Realme of Englande and the Domynion of Wales, or
any place or places in them, or either of them, at theire or any of theire will
putt

page_text: and pleasure, the sande waye, meanes, engyne, instrumente, or deuise for the
caring, plowing, and tilling of land, of what kinde soever, and to doe any other
matter or thing necessarie to be done or vsed in or aboute the putting in
practize of the saide way, meanes, engine, instrumente, or deuise for caring,
ploughing, or tilling of land soe as aforesaide, by them or any of them first
invented; and to the intente that this our graunte may take the better effecte,
wee doc by theise psentes, for vs, our heires, and successors, straightly
chardge, phibite, and commaunde, and doe alsoe of our more especiall grace,
certaine knowledge, and meere mocon, for vs, our heires and successors,
graunte vnto the saide Willm Brounker, John Aprico, and Willm Parham,
theire executors, administrators, and assignes, that noe pson or psons what-
soever, borne within our realmes or domynions, nor any other pson or psons,
denizens or strangers whatsoever, of what estate, degree, or condičon, hec or
they be, or shalbe, other then the saide Wittm Brounker, John Aprice, and
Willin Parham, their executors, administrators, or assignes, or such as shalbe
by them or any of them, or theire deputies, licenced or authorized, shall, may
or doc at any tyme or tymes during the said terme of fourteene yeres, in or by
theise sentes graunted, as aforesaide, practize, excise, vse, or putt in vre the
said way, meanes, engine, instrument or deise, to the ppose aforesaide, or
any way counterfeite or ymitate the same, or make or vse any other engyne,
instrumente, or deuise to the ppose aforesaide, after the example or psidente
to be made and vsed by the saide Witm Brounker, John Aprice, and Witm
l'arham, theire executors, administrators, or assignes, or any of them, whether
it be in all partes like, or with any addicon or other alteračon to or from the
same, or doe any matter or thing which shalbe first putt in practize by them
or any of them to the ppose aforesaide, and not formerly done or putt in practize
within this our realme vpon paine of forfeiture to vs, our heires and successors
of all such engynes or instrumentes as shalbe made, or vsed contrarie to the
truc intente and meancing of theise psentes, and alsoe vpon payne of the high
indignacon of vs, our heires and successors, and such further paines, penalties,
punishmentes and ymprisonmentes, as by any lawes or statutes of this our
realme can or may be inflicted or ymposed vpon the offendors for theiro
disobedyence in contempncing our royall command. And further wee doc by
theise sentes, for vs, our heires and successors, give and graunte full power
and authority to the saide Wittm Brouncker, John Aprice, and Wilm
Parham, theire executors, adminstrators, and assignes, and everie or any of
them or theire deputies, at all tymes convenient, and from tyme to tyme, in
lawful manner, during the said terme of fourteene yeres, with the assistance of
a constable or some other officer, to enter into all place and places convenient

page_text: where they or any of them shall knowe or have cause to suspecte any such
engyne, instrumente, or deuise to be or remaine, or any thing done or prac-
tized contrarie to the true intente and meanying of theise psentes within this
our Realme of England or Domynion of Wales, as well within libities as
without, and there to seize and take away, to the vse of vs, our heires and
successors, all such engines, instrumentes, gynns, or deuises, as shalbe soe
founde, framed, or vsed contrarie to the tenor of this our graunt. And yf,
in the execučon thereof, they or any of them shall fynd any resistance, that
then they, or some of them doe Etifye the same into our Courte of Exchequer,
or to the Attorney Genfall of vs, our heires or successors for the tyme being, to
the end the offendors therein may receive condigno punishment for the same,
theire offences, in our Courte of Exchequer, by such way as to the said
Attorney Genall for the tyme being shall seeme fittest; vnto which court wee
doe hereby, for vs, our heires and successors, give power and authority vpon
such certificate, as aforesaide, and due pofe thereof made to inflicte such pu-
nishmente by ymprisonmente of the offendors, or otherwise, as theire offences
shall deserve, and to the saide Courte where such pfe shalbe made shalbe
thoughte meete.
And further, wee doe, by theise psentes, for vs, our heires and successors,
givo power and authoritye vnto the said Witim Brouncker, John Aprice,
and Wittm Parham, theire executors, administrators, and assignes, or any
of them, or theire lawfull deputies, to make composicons and agreement with
any the subiect of vs, our successors and successors, within this our said
Realme of England and Domynion of Wales, or either of them, which shall
desire to vse the said gynn, engyne, or instrument soo be made, as afore-
saide, for the vse thereof, during the said terme of fourteene yeres, or any
parte thereof, the said composičon not exceeding the some of sixpence for
every acre, to be accompted by the measure of sixteen foot and a halfe to the
pole or lugg, for everie tyme the same shalbe soe eared or tilled, and to receive
and take the money soe compounded and agreed vpon, the one moiety whereof
shalbe to the vse of the saide Wittm Brouncker, John Aprice, and Willm
Parham, theire executors, administrators, and assignes, and the other moiety
thereof to the vse of vs, our heires and successors, and to the end wee, our
heires and successors, may take knowledge what some of money shalbe from
tyme to tyme received by the saide Willm Brouncker, John Aprice, and
Willm Parham, theire executors, administrators, and assignes, during the
saide terme, by vertue of this our graunte, and thereupon be truly aunswered
of the moietye thereof to vs, our heires and successors, reserved as aforesaid..
Our will and pleasure ys, and the said Wittm Brouncker, John Aprice, and

page_text: Wilm Parham, for themselues, their executors, administrators, and assignes,
doe covenant, pmise, and graunte to and with vs, our heirs and successors, by
theise psentes, that they or some or one of them shall and will yerely and everie
yere, during the terme aforesaide in the terme of the Holy Trinitye, make and
give upon oath in writing, a true note or accompte before the Barons of the
Exchequer of vs, our heires and successors for the tyme being, or one of them,
what some and somes of money they or any of them shall receive within and
during the yere then last past, before such accompte or note declined, and shall
ymediately thereupon well and truly pay or cause to be paied vnto the receipte
of the Exchequer, or to the handes of such receivor or receivors, collector or
collectors, as wee shall appointe to receive the same, to the yse of vs, our
heires and successors, the moiety thereof hereby reserved and intended to be
paied to the vse of vs, our heires and successors as aforesaide.
And, lastly, for the better helpe of the said Witm Brounker, John Aprice,
and Wittm. Parham, theire executors, administrators, and assignes, and theire
deputies, in and aboute the execucon of this our graunte, wee doe hereby
for vs, our heires and successors, will and comaunde all and singuler maiors,
justices of peace, sheriffes, bailiffs, constables, headboroughes, and other
officers and ministers of vs, our heires and successors whatsoever, that they
and everie of them be, from tyme to tyme during the terme aforesaide,
ayding, helping, and assisting to the saide Wittm Brouncker, John Aprice,
and Wittm Parham, theire executors, administrators, and assignes, and depu-
tyes, and everie of them, in all thinges in and aboute the execuĉon of this
our graunte, and accomplishmente of this our pleasure herein expressed,
as they tender our pleasure and will avoide the contrarie at theire pills. And
theise sentes, or the inrollmente thereof, shalbe theire sufficient warrante
and dischardge in that behalfe, although expresse mencon, &c.
In witnes, &c. Witnes our selfe at Cañbury, the Sixte day of August.