PAINTING WITH OYLE CULLORS VPON WOLLEN CLOATH, KERSEYS, AND STUFFES, BEING PPER FOR HANGING, AND ALSOE WITH THE SAID CULLORS VPON SILKE FOR WINDOWES
Year: 1836

page_text: CHARLES, by the grace of God King of England, Scotland, France, and
Ireland, Defendor of the Faith, &c., to all to whome these psente shall come,
greeting.
WHEREAS our welbeloved subiect RICHARD GREENBURY, of our citty of
.London, Painter, by his humble peticon to vs exhibited, hath shewed vnto vs
that he is the first in this kingdome or.elswhere to his knowledge, that hath
made practise of "PAINTING WITH OYLE CULLORS VPON WOLLEN CLOATH, KERSEYS,
AND STUFFES, BEING PPER FOR HANGING, AND ALSOE WITH THE SAID CULLORS VPON
SILKE FOR WINDOWES;" which workes are by some well liked and made vse
of as by the said peticon appeareth, and therefore the peticoner hath humbly
besought vs to graunt vnto him, and such as he shall nominate, Lřes Patente
of priviledge or the terme of yeares allowed by the statute, for the sole vsing
and excising of his said newe Invenčon and way of paynting, as aforesaid,
within our realmes of England, Ireland, and dominion of Wales, with such
clauses as are vsuall in like graunte.
KNOWE YE, that we, graciously favouring and willing to cherish such inge-
nious invenčons, of our especiall grace, ?teyne knowledge, and meere močon,
have given and graunted, and by these sente, for vs, our heires and
successors, doe give and graunt vnto the said Richard Greenbury and EDWARD
GREENBURY, his sonne, their executors, administrators,, and assigns, full, free,
and absolute licence, power, priviledge, and authority, that the said Richard
Greenbury and Edward Greenbury, or either of them, their or either of their

page_text: executors, administrators, or assignes, and their and either of their deputies
and substitute, servante, agente, and assignes, or any of them, and none other
person or persons whatsoever, shall and may from tyme to tyme and at all and
every tyme and tymes hereafter during the terme of yeares hereafter menconed,
at their and every of their wills and pleasures, vse, excise, petise, and put in
vse, within these our realmes of England, Ireland, and dominion of Wales,
according to the said Richard Greenbury, his owne way and invenčon, the sole
Paynting with Oyle Cullors vpon Wollen Cloath, Kerseys, and Stuffes, being pper
for Hanging, and alsoc with the said Cullors vpon Silke for Windowes, after
the way by him, the said Richard Greenbury, invented, and not formerly vsed,
pctised, and brought to perfeccon by any other or others within our said realmes
and dominion, and the same soe made to vtter, sell, or put to sale within our
said realmes and dominion at his and their pleasure, for his and their pfitt and
advantage. Wherefore our will and pleasure is, and we doe hereby for vs,
our heires and successors, straightly charge and comaund, phibitt and forbidd,
all and every other person and persons whatsoever, of what estate, degree, or
condičon soever he, they, or any of them shalbe, that none of them other then
the said Richard Greenbury and Edward Greenbury, his sonne, their or one
of their executors, administrators, deputies, substitutes, workemen, or assignes,
doe or shall, during the terme of yeares herein-after menčoned, directly or
indirectly make or use, excise, petise, or put in vse, the Painting with Oyle
Cullors vpon Wollen Cloath, Kerseys, or Stuffes, being pper for Hanging, or.
upon Silke for Windowes, after the way and manner by him the said Richard
Greenbury first invented, and not vsed or petised by any others, without the
speciall licence and consent of them, the said Richard Greenbury and Edward
Greenbury, their executors, administrators, or assignes, or one of them, first had
and obteyned; to have, hold, vse, excise, and enioy the said licences, priviledges,
powers, and authorities, and other the pmisses by these psente graunted or
menčoned to be graunted, from the date of these sente vnto the full end
and terme, and for and during the full terme and tyme of fowerteene yeares
from thence next ensueing, and fully to be compleate and ended, yeilding and
paying therefore, and the said Richard Greenebury and Edward Greenbury,
for themselues, and either of them, their and either of their executors,
administrators, and assignes, and for every of them, doe hereby covenant
and pmise to and with vs, our heires and successors, by theise psente, to yeild
and pay during the said terme vnto vs, our heires and successors, the yearely
rent of forty shillinge. of lawfull money of England at the receipt of the
Exchequer of vs, our heires and successors, at the Feast of the Birth of our
Lord God onely, or within forty dayes after the same feast; and we doe by

page_text: these psente, for vs, our hoires and successors, give full power and authority
unto them, the said Richard Greenbury and Edward Greenbury; their and
either of their executors, administrators, and assignes, and every of them, with
the assistance of a constable or other officer, at all convenient tyme and tymes
to search in all place or places, house or houses, where any iust cause of
suspicon shall be, for discovery of such as shall make, vse, or put in petise
any of the misses herein-before menčoned and conteyned in our said realmes
or dominion contrary to our will and pleasure herein declared, and the true
intent and meaning of these psente, to the end the delinquente may be
discovered and receive condigne punishment according to their demeritte; and
we doe alsoe by these psente will, require, and comaund all and singuler
mayors, sheriffes, justices of peace, bayliffe, constables, headboroughes, and
other officers, ministers, and subiect of vs, our heires and successors, that they
and every of them be from tyme to tyme during the terme aforesaid, aiding,
helping, furthering, and assisting to the said Richard Greenbury and Edward
Greenbury, their and either of their executors, administrators, deputies,
agente, workemen, and assignes, and to every of them, in all thing in and
about the accomplishment of our pleasure herein declared, and in the excise
and execuĉon of this our graunt, and that they nor any of them doe in any wise
hinder or interrupt them or any of them con?neing the same, as they tender
our pleasure and will avoide the contrary at their perills, and these psente, or
the inrollment thereof, shalbe their sufficient warrant in that behalfe; provided
alwaies, that yf the said yearely some of forty shilling hereby to vs, our heires,
and successors, reserved as aforesaid, shall happen to be behind and vnpaid,
in part or in all, by the space of forty dayes next after the said feast in which
the same ought to be paied as aforesaid, or yf the said Richard Greenbury or
Edward Greenbury, their executors, administrators, or assignes, or some
or one of them, shall not inroll or cause to be inrolled this our psent
graunt before the Clarke of the Pipe for the tyme being within sixe moneths
next after the date of these sente, that then the said Richard Greenbury
and Edward Greenbury, their executors, administrators, or assignes, shall
forfeite and pay vnto vs, our heires and successors, aswell the sōme of tenn
shilling of currant money for every moneth in which the said rent shall
happen to be behind and vnpaied next after the said forty dayes, as aforesaid,
and alsoe the some of tenn shillinge in the name of a payne for every sixe
moneths default of the inrollment of these psente before the said Clarke of
the Pipe, as aforesaid. And lastly, yf at any tyme during the said terme of
fowerteene yeares yt shall appeare vnto vs, our heires or successors, or vnto the
Lorde and others of our Privy Councell, that this our graunt shalbe inconve-

page_text: nient or piudiciall to the cōmon wealth, then vpon significaĉon and decla-
racon to be made by vs, our heires or successors, vnder our or their signet or
privy.seale, or by the Lorde and others of our Privy Councell, or sixe of them
for the tyme being, in writing vnder. their hande, of such piudice or inconve-
nience, these our Lřes Patente shall forthwith cease, determyne, and be
vtterly.void and of none effect, anything in these psente conteyned to the
contrary in any wise notwithstanding. And we doe hereby graunt for vs, our
heires and successors, that these our Lřes Patente, or the inrollment thereof,
shalbe firme, good, and effectuall, according to the true intent and meaneing of
the same, although expresse mencon, &c.
In witnes, &c.
day of March.
Witnes our selfe at Westin, the Five and twentitl
P bře de priuato sigillo, &c.