A PORTABLE WEATHER GLASS OR BAROMETER, WHICH MAY BE. REMOVED AND CARRIED TO ANY PLACE THOUGH TURNED VPSIDE DOWNE WITHOUT SPILLING ONE DROP OF THE QUICKSILVER OR LETTING ANY AIR INTO THE TUBE, AND THAT NEVERTHELESSE THE AIR SHALL HAVE THE SAME LIBERTY TO OPERATE VPON IT AS ON THOSE COMON ONES NOW IN VSE WITH RESPECT TO THE WEIGHT OF THE ATMOSPHERE
Year: 1695

page_text: Psente shall come greeting.
WHEREAS our trusty and welbeloved subiect DANIEL QUARE hath humbly
repsented vnto vs that with much study and industry, and at his great
expence hee hath invented and brought to pfeccon "A PORTABLE WEATHER
GLASS OR BAROMETER, WHICH MAY BE. REMOVED AND CARRIED TO ANY PLACE THOUGH
TURNED VPSIDE DOWNE WITHOUT SPILLING ONE DROP OF THE QUICKSILVER OR LETTING
ANY AIR INTO THE TUBE, AND THAT NEVERTHELESSE THE AIR SHALL HAVE THE
SAME LIBERTY TO OPERATE VPON IT AS ON THOSE COMON ONES NOW IN VSE WITH
RESPECT TO THE WEIGHT OF THE ATMOSPHERE;" which invenčon will be of great
vse to our subiects in geñall both by sea and land, and hath never yet been
knowne or made vse of in this our kingdome, and haveing therefore prayed
our Letters Patente for the sole vse and benefitt of the same.
NOW KNOWE YEE, that wee, being willing to cherish and encourage
all laudable endeavours and designes of such our subiectf as have by their
industry found out vsefull and pfitable arte, misteries, and invenčons, and
that the said Daniel Quare may accordingly reap some fruit and benefitt of
his labour and charge in and concerning the misses, of our especiall grace,
certaine knowledge, and meer močon, wee have given and granted, and by
these psente doe give and grant vnto the said Daniel Quare,. his executors,
administrators, and assignes, especiall lycence, power, priviledge, and authority
that hee and they, by him and themselves, and by his and their deputies,
servante, agente, and workmen, and such others only as hee, the said Daniel
Quare, his executors, administrators, and assignes, shall agree with, shall and

page_text: may from time to time, and at all times hereafter dureing the space o
fourteen yeares next ensueing the date of these psente, at his and their own
pper cost and charges erect, vse, teach, excise, and putt in practice the said
new invenčon soe by him contrived and found out, as aforesaid, in any place
or places within our Kingdome of England, Dominion of Wales, and Town
of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and also shall and may receive, take, and enioy all
the benefitte, Pfitte, commodities, and advantages of and by the said new
invenčon to be had, made, acquired, or gotten to his and their owne Pper
benefitt, vse and vses, to have, hold, vse, excise, and enioy the said lycence,
powers, priviledges, and authorities, and all other the pmisses by these psente
granted or menconed to be granted vnto the said Daniel Quare, bis executors,
administrators, and assignes, for and during and to the full end and terme of
fourteen yeares from the day of the date of these sente next ensueing, and
fully to be compleat and ended according to the Statute in that case made
and pvided; and to the end the said Daniel Quare, his executors, admi-
nistrators, and assignes, may the better enioy the full and whole benefitt, and
the sole vse and excise of his said new inventon, wee doe by these psente, for
vs, our heires and successors, streightly charge, require, and command all and
every person and persons, bodies politique and corporate, of what quality,
degree, name, or condicon soever they be, within our said Kingdome of
England, Dominion of Wales, and Towne of Berwick-vpon-Tweed, that
neither they nor any of them during the said terme of fourteen yeares hereby
granted either directly or indirectly doe vse, excise, or put in practice the
said new invenčon so by the said Daniel Quare invented and found as afore-
said, nor doe nor shall counterfeit, imitate, or resemble the said new invenčon
or any materialle or ingrediente therovnto belonging, nor doe nor shall make
any addičon thereto or substracčon therefrom whereby to ptend themselves
the inventors or devisors thereof, without the lycence, consent, or agreement
of the said Daniel Quare, his executors, administrators, or assignes, in writeing
vnder his or their hande and seales first had and obtained in that bebalfe,
vnder such paines and penalties as can or may be inflicted on the offender or
offenders therein for the contempt of this our royall command, and further to
be answerable to the said Daniel Quare, his executors, administrators, and
assignes, according to the vtmost rigor of the law for his and their damages
thereby susteyned: And further, wee doe by these our Letters Patente, for
vs, our heires and successors, will, authorize, require, and command all and
singular justices of the peaco, mayors, sheriffe, bayliffe, constables, head-
boroughs, and all other officers and ministers whatsoever of vs, our heires and
successors now and for the time being whome it may concerne, that thoy

page_text: and every or tuem respectively be from time to time during the terme hereby
granted in their respective offices, and according to their and every of their
best skill and endeavours, ayding, helping, and assisting vnto the said Daniel
Quare, his executors, administrators, and assignes, deputies, agente, and
servante in and by all thing in and about the accomplishment of our royall
will and pleasure, herein-before declared, and in the execučon of the severall
powers and priviledges hereby granted as aforesaid :: And moreover wee doe
by these Psents, for vs, our heires and successors, will and comand that our
said respective officers and ministers before menčoned, or any of them, doe
not nor shall at any time hereafter during the terme hereby granted in any
wise molest, trouble, or hinder the said Daniel Quare, his executors, admi-
nistrators, or assignes, deputies, agente, of servants, in or about the vse or
excise of the aforesaid: Invencon, or any part thereof, or any thing relateing
therevnto: Pvided always, and these our Letters Patente are and shall be
vpon this condičon, that if at any time dureing the said terme of fourteen
yeares hereby granted it shall be made appeare to vs, our heires or successors,
or any six or more of our or their Privy Councill, that this our "grant is
contrary to law, or Piudiciall, , or inconvenient to our subiects in genfall, or
that the Invenčon before menčoned is not a new invenčon as to the publick
vse and excise of the same, and not invented and found out by the said
Daniel Quare as aforesaid, then vpou significačon and declaračon of such
Piudice or inconveniency to be made by vs, our heires or successors, vnder
our or their signet or privy seale, or by the Lordf or others of our or their
Privy Councill, or any six or more of them, vnder their hande, these our
Letters Patente shall forthwith cease, determine, and be vtterly voyd to all
intent and purposes, anything herein-before contained to the contrary not-
withstanding: pvided also, that these our Letters Patente or any thing herein
contained shall not extend or be construed to extend to give priviledge vnto
the said Daniel Quare, his executors, administrators, or assignes, to imitate
any invenĉon or worke whatsoever which hath been heretofore invented and
found out by any other of our subiecte whatsoever, and publickly excised
within our kingdome or dominion aforesaid, to whome wee have already
granted our like Letters Patente of priviledge for the sole excise and benefitt
thereof, it being our will and pleasure that the said- Daniel Quare, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, and all and singular other person and
persons to whome wee have already granted our like Letters Patente, shall
distinctly vse and practice their severall invenčons by them respectively found
out according to the true meaneing of such our Letters Patent and of these
Psente: And, lastly, wee doe hereby, for vs, our heires and successors, grant

page_text: vnto the said Daniel Quare, his executors, administrators, and assignes, that
these our Letters Patente, or the enrollment thereof, shall be and continue in
and by all things good, valid, firme, and effectuall in the law according to
the true meaneing of the same, notwithstanding the not full and certaine
describeing or menconing of the said Invenčon or of the materialle, wayes, or
meanes of makeing, vseing, or exciseing of the same, or of the certaine vse
or benefitt thereof, or any other defect, incertainety, or impfeccon in these
Psent, or any other matter, cause, or thing whatsoever to the contrary in
anywise notwithstanding.
In witnesse, &c. Witnesse, Thomas Archbishopp of Canterbury, and
the rest of the keepers and justices of the kingdome, at Westmi, the
Second day of August.
Pbre de privato sigillo. &c.