A FURNACE FOR MAKEING, MELTING, AND PREPARING THE SAID METTLE FOR THE MAKING ALL SORTS OF GLASS WARES
Year: 1720

page_text: GEORGE, by the grace of God, &c., to all to whom these Presents shall
come greeting.
WHEREAS our trusty and welbeloved BENIAMIN PERROTT, of the City of
Bristoll, Glassmaker, hath by his petition humbly represented vnto vs that
he hath been bred vp and followed the trade and mistery of a glassmaker
for the space of fifty yeares last past, that the vsual way and method of
making and melting the mettle for all mauner of glass and glass wares
hath from the practice thereof to this day been in clay potte, which potts
frequently breaking by many accidents, and the mettle therein running
out to wast is the only reason the price of glass wares is so high, and
that he hath with much difficulty, expence, and trouble invented "A
FURNACE FOR MAKEING, MELTING, AND PREPARING THE SAID METTLE FOR THE
MAKING ALL SORTS OF GLASS WARES," whereby the inconveniency so as afore-
said happening to the said potts will be effectually prevented, and our subiects,
by means of his contrivance and invenčon, will be sufficiently supplied with all
manner of glass wares much cheaper, and having therefore humbly prayed
vs to grant vnto him, his executors, administrators, and assignes, our Royal
Letters Patents vnder our Great Seal of Great Britain, for the sole vse and
benefit of the said Invenčon within England and Ireland for the term of
fourteen years, according to the Statute in such case made and provided.
KNOW YEE, THEREFORE, that wee, being willing to give encouragement
to all arts and inventions which may be of publick vse and benefit, of our
especial grace, certain knowledge, and meer močon, have given and granted,
and by these Presents, for vs, our heirs and successors, do give and grant

page_text: vnto the snid Beniamiu Perrott, his executors, administrators, and assignes,
especial lycence, full power, sole priviledge and authority that he, the said
Beniamin Perrott, his exccutors, administrators, and assignes, and every of
them, by himselfe and themselves, or by his or their deputy and deputies,
servants or agents, or such others as he the said Beniamin Perrott, his
executors, administrators, or assignes, shall at any time agree with and no
others from time to time, and at all times during the term of years herein
expressed, shall and lawfully may exercise, work, vse, and enioy within that
part of our Kingdom of Great Britain called England, our Dominion of
Wales, and Town of Berwick- vpon-Tweed, and within our Kingdom of
Ireland, bis said new Invenčon of a furnace for making, melting, and pre-
paring the mettle for the making all sorts of glass wares as aforesaid, in such
manner as to him the said Beniamin Perrott, his executors, administrators,
and assignes, or any of them shall in their discretions seem meet, and that he
the said Beniamin Perrot, his executors, administrators, and assignes, shall
and may have and enioy the whole profit, benefit, commodity, and advantage
from time to time coming, growing, and ariseing by reason of the said
Invenĉon, for and during the full term of yeares herein menconed; to have,
hold, exercise, and enioy the said lycence, powers, priviledges, and advantages
herein-before granted or menconed to be granted vnto the said Beniamin
Perrot, his executors, administrators, and assignes, for and during and vnto
the full end and term of fourteen yeares from the date of these Presents next
and immediately ensucing, and fully to be compleat and ended according to the
Statute in such case made and provided. And to the end that the said Benia-
min Perrot, his executors, administrators, and assignes, and every of them
may have and enjoy the full benefit and the sole vse and exercise of the said
Invenčon according to our gratious intencon herein-before declared, wee do
by these Presents for vs, our heires and successors, require and strictly comand
all and every person and persons, bodies politick and corporate, and all other
our subiects whatsoever, of what estate, quality, or degree, name or condicon
soever they be within that part of our said Kingdom of Great Britain called
England, our Dominion of Wales, and Town of Berwick-vpon-Tweed afore-
said, and within our said Kingdom of Ireland, that neither they or any of
them during the continuance of the said term of fourteen hereby granted,
either directly or indirectly, do make, vse, or put in practice the said Invencon
or any part of the same so attained vnto by the said Beniamin l'errott
as aforesaid, nor shall in anywise counterfeit, imitate, or resemble the same,
nor shall make or cause to be made any additon thereunto or substraccon
from the same, whereby to pretend himselfe or themselves the inventor or

page_text: inventors, devisor or devisors thereof, without tho lycence, consent, or agree-
ment of the said Beniamin Perrott, his executors, administrators, or assignes,
in writing vader his or their hand and seales first had and obtained in
that behalfe, vpon such pains and penalties as can or may be iustly inflicted
on such offenders for their contempt of this our royal command; and further
to be answerable to the said Beniamin Perrott, his executors, administra-
tors, and assignes, according to law for his and their damages thereby occa-
sioned; and moreover wee do by these Presents, for vs, our heires and
successors, will and command all and singular our justices of the peace,
mayors, sheriffs, bayliffs, constables, headboroughs, and all other officers
and ministers whatsoever of vs, our heires and successors, for the time being,
that they, or any of them, do not, nor shall at any time hereafter during the
said term hereby granted, in any wise molest, trouble, or hinder the said
Beniamin Perrott, his executors, administrators, or assignes, or any of them, or
his or their deputies, servants, or agents, in or about the due and lawfull
making, vse, or exercise of the aforesaid Invenčon, or anything relating thereto :
Provided always, and these our Letters Patents are and shall be vpon this
condition, that if, at any time during the said term hereby granted it shall be
made appear to vs, our heires or successors, or any six or more of our or their
Privy Council, that this our grant is contrary to law, or preiudicial] or incon-
venient to our subiects in general, or that the said Invenĉon is not a new
invenčon as to the publick vse and exercise thereof within that part of our
said Kingdom of Great Britain called England, our Dominion of Wales, and
Town of Berwick-vpon-Tweed aforesaid, and within our said Kingdom of
Ireland, or not invented and found out by the said Beniamin Perrott, as
aforesaid, then, vpon significacon and declaration thereof, to be made by vs,
our heires or successors, vnder our or their signet or privy seal, or by the
Lords and others of our or their. Privy Council, or any six or more of them,
vnder their hande, these our Letters Patents shall forthwith cease, determine,
and be vtterly void to all intents and purposes, any thing herein before con-
tained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding: Provided also, that these
our Letters Patents, or any thing herein contained, shall not extend or be
construed to extend to give priviledge vnto the said Beniamin Perrott, his
executors, administrators, or assignes, or any of them, to vse or imitate any
invenčon or work whatsoever which hath heretofore been found out or
invented by any other of our subiects whatsoever, and publickly vsed or
exercised within that part of our said Kingdom of Great Britain called
England, our Dominion of Wales, and Town of Berwick-vpon-Tweed, afore-
said, or within our said Kingdom of Ireland, vnto whom like Letters Patents

page_text: or priviledges have been already granted for the sole vse, exercise, and benefit
thereof, it being our will and pleasure that tho said Beniamin Perrott, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, and all and every other person and
persons to whom like Letters Patents or priviledges have been already
granted, as aforesaid, shall distinctly vse and practice their several invencons
by them invented and found out, according to the true intent and meaning of
the same respective Letters Patents, and of these Presents. And, lastly, wee
do by these Presents, for vs, our heires and successors, grant vnto the said
Beniamin Perrott, his executors, administrators, and assignes, that these our
Letters Patents, or the inrollment or exemplificačon thereof, shall be in and
by all things good, firm, valid, sufficient, and effectuall in the law according to
the true intent and meaning thereof, and shall be taken, construed, and
adiudged in the most favourable and beneficiall sense for the best advantage of
the said Beniamin Perrott, his executors, administrators, and assignes, as well
in all Courts of Record as elswhere, and by all and singular the officers and
ministers whatsoever of vs, our heires and successors, within that part of our
said Kingdom of Great Britain called England, our Dominion of Wales, and
Town of Berwick-vpon-Tweed aforesaid, and within our said Kingdom of
Ireland, and amongst all and every the subiects of vs, our heires and successors,
whatsoever and wheresoever, notwithstanding the not full and certain describ
ing the nature or quality of the said Invenčon, or of the materialls thereto
conducing and belonging.
In witness. &c. Witnesse ourselfe at Westminster, the Six-and-twentieth