A NEWE ENGINE FOR THE DRAYNINGE AND MAKEING DRYE OF MARISHE AND FENN GROUND?, WHICH EEING OFTEN COVERED WITH WATER ARE VTTERLY DISABLED AND MADE VNFRUITEFULL TO THE OWNERS THEREOF AND TO THE GREATE PIUDICE OF THE COMONWEALTH
Year: 1628

page_text: CHARLES, by the grace of God, &c. to all to whome theis p'sente shall
come, greetinge.
WHEREAS our welbeloved subiect ANDREWES BURRELL by his humble
peticon hath given vs to understand that by his owne industry, great cost
and charges and sole endeavor hee hath invented and found out "A NEWE
ENGINE FOR THE DRAYNINGE AND MAKEING DRYE OF MARISHE AND FENN GROUND?,
WHICH EEING OFTEN COVERED WITH WATER ARE VTTERLY DISABLED AND MADE
VNFRUITEFULL TO THE OWNERS THEREOF AND TO THE GREATE PIUDICE OF THE
COMONWEALTH;" which said Inventon was never heretofore vsed within any
of our realmes or domynions, and will be to the greate good and pffitt of all
our loving subiecte, owners of such marishe lande, and to the noe smale
benefitt of our subject in generall, and hath therefore humblie besought
vs that wee would be graciously pleased to graunte vnto him a priviledge for
the sole vsing, putting in practise, and exercisinge of the said engine, way,
meanes, and Invenčon by him invented and founde out as aforesaid.
KNOWE YE, THEREFORE, that wee, tending the generall good of our
loving subiecte, and willing to cherrishe such ingenious and pfittable invenĉons,.
and finding it behoufull for our honor that the authors and furtherers of soc
pfittable inventons should, in some measure, receive the fruite of their labours
answerable to their demeritte and condiscendinge vnto the peticon of the said
Andrewes Burrell haue, therefore, and for other good causes and consideracons,
vs therevnto movinge of our especiall grace, certen knowledg, and mere

page_text: močon, given and graunted, and by theis psente, for vs, our heires, and
successors, doe give and graunte vnto the said Andrewes Burrell full, free,
and sole libtie, license, priviledge and authoritie that hee, the said Andrewes
Burrell, his executors, administrators, and assignes, by him or themselves, or
his or their deputyes, factors, servaunt, or workemen, shall and may, at all
tymes and from tyme to tyme for and duringe the terme of fourteene yeares
next ensuinge the date hereof, vse, or exercise, practise, or put in vre, within
our said Realme of England, all, every, or any such waies or meanes, and to
frame, make, erecte, sett vpp, and vse, all such engins, deuises, and instrumente,
as hec, they, or any of them, their, or any of their executors, administrators,
deputyes, factors, or assignes, shall thinke meete, and which haue bene first
invented and found out by him, the said Andrewes, and not heretofore
practised, put in vse, or pfected within our said Realme of England by any
other, for the drayninge and makeing drye of marishe and fenn ground as
aforesaid. And to the intent that the said Andrewes Burrell, his executors,
administrators, assignes, deputyes and factors, shall, and may haue, take, and
enioye to their owne vse, such benefitt and pffitt as shall or may arise or come
by putting in vse or practise the said newe wayes or meanes, and by vsinge
the said engins, instrumente, and deuises, to the purposes aforesaid or any of
them, during the terme aforesaid, our will and pleasure is, and wee doe by
theis sent for vs, our heires, and successors, of our supreame power and
authoritie, and by our.. prérogatiue royall, which wee will in noe sorte haue
questioned, straightly. phibite, charge, and comñaunde, all and singuler pson
and psons of what estate, degree, or condicon soever they or any of them
shalbe, (that none of them other then the said Andrewes Burrell, his
executors, administrators, factors, deputyes, servaunte, and assignes, shall
duringe the. said terme of fourteene yeares attempte, sume, or goe aboute
directly or indirectly, within our said Kingdome of England or any parte
thereof, to vse, practise, or putt in vre the said newe waies, meanes, invenĉon,
or course of workeing to the purposes aforesaid as haue bene practised and
.brought to. pfeccon by him, the said Andrewes Burrell, or to frame, make,
erect or vse any of the said engins, instrument, or deuises, or the like, by the
example of the said Andrewes Burrell, or any waies to counterfeit the engins
or instrument, or any parte thereof not formily put in practise within our said
realme, upon payne of forfeiture of all such engine, instrumente, or deuises as
.shalbe soe.framed, made, érected, or vsed contrye to the true intent and
meaninge of theis,psente, and vpon such paynes, penalties, and imprisonment
as by the lawes and statute of this realme, or by our Progatiue royall may be
assessed, adiudged, or inflicted vpon or against the offendors in that behalfe.

page_text: And wee doc further by theis psente, for vs, our heires, and successors, give
and graunte vnto the said Andrewes Burrell, his executors, administrators,
deputyes, servaunte and assignes, and every of them, full power, little, and
authoritie that they or any of them shall and may, from tyme to tyne at all
convenient tymes during the terme aforesaid, with the assistance of a constable
or other officer, enter into any house or houses or other place or
places within
this our said Realme of England, as well within libties as without, where they
or any of them shall knowe or haue iuste cause to suspecte any such engins,
instrument, or deuises to be made, framed, erected, or vsed, or other thing
done contrarye to the true intent and meaninge of theis Psente, and there to
trye and search by all lawfull waies and meanes, for all such engins, instru-
mente, deuises, or other thinge soe made, framed, erected, vsed, or done
contrarye to the tenor hereof, and findinge any such, to seize the same, as for-
feited to the vse of vs, our heires and successors, and to deface and pull downe
the said engins, instrumente, and deuises soe made, erected or vsed; the one
moyetic whereof, soe farre as in vs lyeth, wee doe by theis psente. for vs, our
heires and successors, give and graunte to the said Andrewes Burrell, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, and the other moyetie thereof, we will,
shall be reserved to the vse of vs, our heires and successors; and if in the
execucon hereof, lice or they, or any of them, shall finde any opposicon or
resistance, that then hee or they, or some or one of them, doe certefic the
same into the Courte of Exchequer of vs, our heires and successors, under
their or some or one of their handes in writing, to the end the offendors therein
may receive condigne punishment for their offences. Vnto which Courte of
Exchequer wee doe hereby, for vs, our heires and successors, give full power
and authoritie vpon such certificate as aforesaid, and due pile thereof made to
inflicte such punishment by fyne, ymprisonment, or otherwise vpon the offendors
as their offences shall deserve, and to the said Courte shalbe he thought most
meete, to haue and to hold the said licences, priviledges, powers, and authori-
ties, and all other the misses before, in, and by theis sente given and
graunted, or menconed to be given and graunted, and every parte and parcell
of them, vnto the said Andrewes Burrell, his executors, administrators, and
assignes, from the day of the date of theis psente vnto the full end and
terme, and for and during the terme of foureteene yeares from thence next
ensuing and fully to be compleat and ended, yielding and paying therefore.
And the said Andrewes Burrell, for himselfe, his executors, administrators.
and assignes, doe covenaunt, pmise, and graunte to and with vs, our heires and
successors, to yield and pay yearely vnto vs, our heires and successors, for the
listies, priviledges, and other the pmisses before menconed to be graunted, the

page_text: yearely rent or sume of three poundes of lawful money of England, at the
receipte of the Exchequer of vs, our heires and successors at Westñi, at the
Feaste of Saint Michael Th'arkangell, yearely to be payd, the first payment to
be made at the said Feaste of Saint Michaell Th'arkangell next ensuinge the
date of theis psente. And wee doe by theis psente, for vs, our heires and
successors, giue power and authoritie vnto, and will and commaund all and sin-
guler mayors, sheriffs, justices of peace, bayliffe, constables, headboroughes,
and other officers, minister, and subiecte whatsoever, of vs, our heires and
successors, that they and every of them be, from tyme to tyme during the terme
aforesaid, ayding, helping, and assisting vnto the said Andrewes Burrell, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, deputyes, servaunte, and workemen,
in all thinges in or aboute the accomplishm' of our pleasure expssed in theis
our Lřes Patente, and in the exercise and execuĉon of the same, and not any
way to hinder, molest, interrupt, or lett them or any of them in any thinge
conninge the pisses, as they tendour our pleasure and will avoyde the
contrarye at their vttmost pills, and theis psente, or the inrollment thereof,
shalbe vnto them and every of them a sufficient warrant and discharge in that
behalfe.
And lastly, our will and pleasure is, and wee doe by theis psente, for vs,
our heires and successors, graunte that theis our Lies Patent, or the
inrollment thereof, shalbe in all thing firme and availeable according to the
true and plaine meaninge of the same, although the pticuler waies and
meanes, and the formes of the engins, instrumente, and deuises to be vsed,
made, and sett vpp by the said Andrewes Burrell, his executors, adminis-
trators, deputyes, servaunt(, factors, or assignes be not herein pticulerly
or expsly named, menconed, or discribed, and notwithstanding any other
defect or incerteintye in theis sente, or any other matter, cause, or thing to
the contrye thereof in any wise notwithstanding; although expresse
mencon, &c.
In witnes, &c. Witnes our selfe at Westñi, the Second day of January.