A NEW METHOD OF MAKING PORCELAIN WARE IN ALL ITS DIFFERENT BRANCHES, VIZ,-TO MAKE THE COURSER SPECIES OF CHINA, THE MORE BEAUTIFUL ONES OF THE INDIES, AND THE FINEST OF JAPAN
Year: 1766

page_text: Presents shall come greeting.
WHEREAS the COUNT DE LAURAGUAIS, of London, hath by his petition
humbly represented unto us, that by labour, study, travelling, and expence in
trying experiments, he hath found out and invented "A NEW METHOD OF MAKING
PORCELAIN WARE IN ALL ITS DIFFERENT BRANCHES, VIZ,-TO MAKE THE COURSER
SPECIES OF CHINA, THE MORE BEAUTIFUL ONES OF THE INDIES, AND THE FINEST
OF JAPAN," in a manner different from any that is made in our dominions, and
he, having found the materials tryed in Great Britain, has brought the same to
so great perfection that the porcelain made therewith after his new method far
excells any that has hitherto been made in Great Britain, the same not being
fusible by fire as all other china made there is; that in regard he hath been
at great trouble and expence in bringing his said Invention to perfection, and
humbly conceives the same will be of publick utility to our subjects, the petitioner
therefore most humbly prayed us to grant unto him, his executors, admors, and
assigns, our Royal Letters Patent under our Great Seal of Great Britain, for
the sole making and vending his said Invention in that part of our Kingdom of
Great Britain called England, our Dominion of Wales, and Town of Berwick-
upon-Tweed, and also in our Plantations and Colonies abroad, for the term of
fourteen years, according to the Statute in that case made and provided; wee
being willing to give encouragement to all arts and inventions which may
be for the publick good, are graciously pleased to condescend to his request.

page_text: KNOW YE, THEREFORE, that wee, of our especial grace, certain
knowledge, and meer motion, have given and granted, and by these Presents,
for us, our heirs and successors, do give and grant unto the said Count de
Lauraguais, his extors, admňors, and assigns, our especial licence, full power,
sole priviledge and authority, that he, the said Count de Lauraguais, his
extors, admors, and assigns, and every of them, by himself and themselves, or
by his and their deputy or deputies, servants or agents, or such others as he,
the said Count de Lauraguais, his executors, adiñors, or assigns, shall at any
time agree with, agree with, and no others, from time to time and at all times
hereafter during the term of years herein expressed, shall and lawfully
may make, use, exercise, and vend his said Invention within that part of our
Kingdom of Great Britain called England, our Dominion of Wales, and Town
of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and also in all our Colonies and Plantations abroad, in
such manner as to him, the said Count de Lauraguais, his extors, adñiors, and
assigns, or any of them, shall in their discretions seem meet; and that he,
the said Count de Lauraguais, his extors, adñors, and assigns, shall and
lawfully may have and enjoy the whole profit, benefit, comodity, and
advantage from time to time coming, growing, accruing, and arising by
reason of the said Invention for and during the term of years herein
mentioned; to have, hold, exercise, and enjoy the said licence, powers,
privileges, and advantages herein-before granted or mentioned to be
granted unto the said Count de Lauraguais, his extors, adiñors, and assigns,
for and during and unto the full end and term of fourteen years from
the date of these Presents next and immediately ensuing and fully to be
compleat and ended, according to the Statute in such case made and
provided. And to the end that the said Count de Lauraguais, his executors,
adñiors, and assigns, and every of them, may have and enjoy the full benefit
and the sole vse and exercise of the said Invention, according to our
gratious intention herein-before declared, wee do by these Presents, for us,
our heirs and successors, require and strictly command all and every person
and persons, bodies politick and corporate, and all other our subjects what-
soever, of what estate, quality, degree, name, or condition soever they be,
within that said part of our Kingdom of Great Britain called England,
our Dominion of Wales, and Town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and also in our
Plantations and Colonies abroad, aforesaid, that neither they nor any of them,
at any time during the continuance of the said term of fourteen years
hereby granted, either directly or indirectly do make, use, or put in practice
the said Invention, or any part of the same so attained unto by the said
Count de Luaraguais as aforesaid, nor in any wise counterfeit, imitate, or re-

page_text: semble the same, nor shall make or cause to be made any addition there-
unto or substraction from the same, whereby to pretend himself or them-
selves the inventor or inventors, devisor or devisors thereof, without the
licence, consent, or agreement of the said Count de Lauraguais, his extors
admors, or assigns, in writing under his or their hand and seals first had
and obtained in that behalf, upon such pains and penalties as can or may
be justly inflicted on such offenders for their contempt of this our royal
command, and further to be answerable to the said Count de Lauriguais,
his executors, admors, and assigns, according to law, for his and their
damages thereby occasioned. And moreover, wee do by these Presents, for
us, our heirs and successors, will and command all and singular the justices
of the peace, mayors, sheriffs, bayliffs, constables, headboroughs, and all other
officers and ministers whatsoever of us, our heirs 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
Count de Lauraguais, his extors, adiñors, or assigns, or any of them, or his
or their deputys, servants or agents, or about the due and lawful use or
exercise of the aforesaid Invention, or any thing relating thereto : Provided
always, and these our Letters Patent are and shall be upon this condition, that
if at any time during the said term hereby granted it shall be made appear to
us, our heirs or successors, or any six or more of our or their Privy Council,
that this our grant is contrary to law, or prejudicial or inconvenient to our
subiects in general, or that the said Invention is not a new invention as to
the publick use and exercise thereof in that said part of our Kingdom of
Great Britain called England, our Dominion of Wales, and Town of Berwick-
upon-Tweed, and also in our plantations and colonies abroad, aforesaid, and not
invented or found out by the said Count de Lauraguais, as aforesaid, then
upon signification or declaration thereof, to be made by us, our heirs or
successors, under 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, under their hands,
these our Letters Patent shall forthwith cease, determine, and be utterly void
to all intents and purposes, any thing herein-before contained to the contrary
thereof in any wise notwithstanding: Provided also, that these our Letters
Patent or anything herein contained shall not extend or be construed to
extend to give privilege unto the said Count de Lauraguais, his executors,
admors, or assigns, or any of them, to use or imitate any invention or work
whatsoever which hath heretofore been found out or invented by any
other of our subjects whatsoever, and publickly used or exercised in said
part of our Kingdom of Great Britain called England, our Dominion of

page_text: Wales, and Town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, or our Plantations and Colonies
abroad, aforesaid, unto whom like Letters Patent or privileges have been
already granted for the sole use, exercise, and benefit thereof, it being our
will and pleasure that the said Count de Lauraguais, his executors, adñors,
and assigns, and all and every other person and persons to whom like Letters
Patent or privileges have been already granted as aforesaid, shall dis-
tinctly use and practice their several Inventions by them invented and
found out, according to the true intent and meaning of the same respective
Letters Patent and of these Presents. Provided likewise, nevertheless, and
these our Letters Patent are upon this express condition, that if the said
Count de Lauraguais, his executors or admors, or any person or persons
which shall or may at any time or times hereafter during the continuance
of this grant, have or claim any right, title, or interest in law or equity of, in,
or to the power, privilege, and authority of the sole use and benefit of the
said Invention hereby granted, shall make any transferr or assignment, or any
pretended transferr or assignment of the said liberty and privilege, or any share
or shares of the benefit or profit thereof, or shall declare the trust thereof
to or for any number of persons exceeding the number of five, or shall open
or cause to be opened any book or books for publick subscriptions, to be made
by any number of persons exceeding the number of five, in order to the
raising any sum or sums of money under pretence of carrying on the said
liberty or priviledge hereby granted, or shall by him or themselves, or his
or their agents or servants, receive any sum or sums of money whatsoever of
any number of persons exceeding in the whole the number of five, for such
or the like intents or purposes, or shall presume to act as a corporate body, or
shall divide the benefit of these our Letters Patent, or the liberty and privi-
ledges hereby by us granted, into any number of shares exceeding the number
of five, or shall commit or do or procure to be committed or done any act,
matter, or thing whatsoever, during such time as such person or persons shall
have any right or title either in law or equity in or to the said premisses which
shall be contrary to the true intent and meaning of a certain Act of Parliament
made in the sixth year of the reign of our late Royal Great Grandfather, King
George the First, intitled (An Act for the better securing certain Liberties and
Privileges intended to be granted by His Majesty by Two Charters for Assu-
rance of Ships and Merchandizes at Sea, and for lending Money upon Bottomry,
and for restraining several extravagant and unwarrantable Practices therein
mentioned, or in case the said power, privilege, or authority shall at any
time hereafter become vested in or in trust for more than the number of five
persons or their representatives at any one time (reckoning extors or admors

page_text: as and for the single person whom they represent, as to such interest as they
are or shall be intitled to in right of such their testator or intestate, that then
and in any of the said cases, these our Letters Patent, and all liberties
and advantages whatsoever hereby granted, shall utterly cease, determine,
and become void, any thing herein before contained to the contrary thereof
in any wise notwithstanding: Provided also, that if the said Count de
Lauraguais shall not particularly describe and ascertain the nature of his
said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, by an
instrument in writing under his hand and seal, and cause the same to be
inrolled in our High Court of Chancery within four calendar months next
and immediately after the date of these our Letters Patent, that then these our
Letters Patent, and all liberties and advantages whatsoever hereby granted,
shall utterly cease, determine, and become void, anything herein-before con-
tained to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding. And lastly, wee
do by these Presents, for us, our heirs and successors, grant unto the said
Count de Lauraguais, his extors, adiñors, and assigns, that these our Letters
Patent, or the inrollment or exemplification thereof, shall be in and by all
things good, firm, valid, sufficient, and effectual in the law, according to the
true intent and meaning thereof, and shall be construed, taken, and adjudged
in the most favourable and beneficial sense for the best advantage of the
said Count de Lauraguais, his extors, adñors, and assigns, as well in all
our Courts of Record as elsewhere, and by all and singular the officers and
ministers whatsoever of us, our heirs and successors, in that said part of our
Kingdom of Great Britain called England, our Dominion of Wales, and Town
of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and also in our Plantations and Colonies abroad,
aforesaid, and amongst all and every the subjects of us, our heirs and succes-
sors whatsoever and wheresoever, notwithstanding the not full and certain de-
scribing the nature or quality of the said Invention, or of the materials thereto
conducing and belonging.
In witness, &c. Witness ourself at Westminster, the Tenth day of
In witness, &c. Witness ourself at Westminster, the Tenth day of
June.
By Writt of Privy Seal.