AN ENGINE, INSTRUMENT, OR DEVISE, NOT HERETOFORE PUT IN PRACTISE BY ANY WITHIN OUR REALMES OR DOMYNIONS, CONSISTING OF DIVERS AND SEVERALL WHEELS AND SHIVORS SETT IN A FRAME OF TIMBER, WHICH GOETH DOWNE TO THE BOTTOME OR LOWER PARTE OF THE WORKE WHERE IT IS TO BE VSED EITHER BY A TREADWHEELE MEANES, HAND, HORSES, WATER, OR OTHERWISE MOST FITT AND NECESSARY FOR THE DRAYNING OF MYNES OR LOWE GROUND, AND EXPEDITING OF BUILDING, AND OTHER VSES
Year: 1629

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Ireland, Defendor of the Faith, &c. to all to whome theis Psente shall come,
grectinge.
WHEREAS our welbeloved subiecte Captaine THORNESSE FRANCKE bath,
by his longe and greate travaile and industry, and after many chargeable
experyment, found out and pfected "AN ENGINE, INSTRUMENT, OR DEVISE,
NOT HERETOFORE PUT IN PRACTISE BY ANY WITHIN OUR REALMES OR DOMYNIONS,
CONSISTING OF DIVERS AND SEVERALL WHEELS AND SHIVORS SETT IN A FRAME OF
TIMBER, WHICH GOETH DOWNE TO THE BOTTOME OR LOWER PARTE OF THE WORKE
WHERE IT IS TO BE VSED EITHER BY A TREADWHEELE MEANES, HAND, HORSES,
WATER, OR OTHERWISE MOST FITT AND NECESSARY FOR THE DRAYNING OF MYNES OR
LOWE GROUND, AND EXPEDITING OF BUILDING, AND OTHER VSES," tending to the
publique good, ease, and benefitt of our Realmes, and our subiect thereof.
KNOWE YE, that wee, graciously favouring and willing to cherishe such
ingenious and pfitable Invenčons, and houldinge it fitt in honor and justice,
and it being agreeable to the lawes of this our Realme of England, that the
inventors and authors of soe laudable a worke should in some measure reape
the fruit of theire owne labors, of our especiall grace, certaine knowledge, and
meere mocon, have given and graunted, and by theis psente, for vs, our
heires and successors, doe give and graunt vnto the said Captaine Thornesse
Francke, his executors, admynistrators, and assignes, his and theire deputie
and deputies, and every of them, full and free licence, libertie, power, and

page_text: authoritie, that he and they and every of them, by himselfe or themselves, or
any of them, and none other parson or parsons whatsoever, shall and may, at all
tyme and tymes during the terme of fowrteene yeares next ensueing the date
hereof, vse, exercise, practise, and put in vse, within our Realmes of England
and Ireland, and the Domynion of Wales, or any of them, or in any place or
places in them, or any of them, at his and thire will and pleasure, the said
engine, instrument, or devise by him soc as aforesaid menconed to be in-
vented, and to doc any thinge necessarye to be done or vsed, in or about
the puttinge in practise of the said engine, instrument, or devise, to the
most and best benefitt of the said Captayno Thornesse Francke, his executors,
admynistrators, and assignes.
And to the intent this our graunte may take the better effecte, and the said
Captayne Thornesse Francke, his executors, admynistrators, and assignes, may
the more fully enioy the benefitt thereof, wee will and by theis psente, for vs,
our heires and successors, do straightly charge, phibite, and comaund, and do
alsoc of our more especiall grace, certaine knowledge, and meere mocon, for vs,
our heires and successors, grant to the said Captayne Thornesse Francke, his
executors, admynistrators, and assignes, and every of them, that noc parson or
parsons whatsoever, Englishmen, denizens, or strangers, borne of what estate, con-
dicon, or degree he or they shalbe, other then the said Captayne Thornesse Franke,
his executors, admynistrators, and assignes, deputic and deputyes, or some or
one of them doe, at any tyme to tymes hereafter during the said terme of four-
teene yeres now next comyng, practize, exercise, or putt in vse within our said
Realmes of England and Ireland, and Domynion of Walles, or any of them
the said engine, instrumente, or devise, by the said Captaine Thornesse
Francke, soe as aforesaid menconed to be invented, or any way vse or count-
feite the forme thereof, or of any thinge therevnto appteyning, which by the
said Captayne Thornesse Francke, his executors, admynistrators, or assignes
shalbe firsto putt in practise accordinge to his Invenĉon aforesaid vppon peine
of forfeiture to vs, our heiros and successors, of all and every such engines,
instrument, frames, or devises, as shalbe made, erected, framed, or vsed,
contrary to the true intent and meanyng of theis sente and also vpon paine
of the high displeasure of vs, our heires and successors, and such further paines
and penaltyes and imprisonment as by any the lawes or statute of our realmes,
or any of them, can or may be inflicted or imposed vpon the offendors for theire
disobedience in contemnyng our comaund and Progative royall. And for the
better execucon of this our graunte, wee doe by theis psente for vs, our heires,
give and graunte full power and authoryty vnto the said Captayne Thornesse
Francke, his executors, admynistrators, and assignes, that he or they by

page_text: himselfe or themselues, or his or theire deputy or deputyes, Suante or agente,
shall and may, at all tymes convenient and from tyme to tyme during the said
terme of fourteene yeares, with the assistance of a constable or some other
oflicer, enter into all place and places convenient within our said realmes or
domynions, or any of them where he or they or any of them shall have iust
cause to suspecte any such engine, instrument, frame or devise to be made,
coun?feited, framed, or vsed, or be or remayne contrary to the true meanynge
of theis psente as well within lib3tyes as without, and fynding any such engine,
instrument, frame, or devise to be made, erected, count feited, framed, or vsed,
contrary to our pleasure herein expressed, to seize the same to the vse of vs, our
heires and successors; the one full moytye and halfe parte of the cleere benc-
fitt and pfitt of all such engines, instrume, frames, and devises, or any of them
soe to be forfeited and seized as aforesaid over and above all charges and expences
any way concnyng the seizure thereof, being first of all allowed and deducted out
of the whole benefitt and pfitt thereof vnto him, the said. Captaine Thornesse
Franck, his executors, admynistrators, and assignes, wee doe, for vs, our heires and
successors, hereby give and graunte vnto the said Captayne Thorness Francke,
his executors, admynistrators, and assignes, to his and theire owne pper vse
and behoofe forever. And if in the executon thereof he or they shall find any
resistance, that then he or they or some of them certifie the same into the
Courte of Excheqr, or any of the court of justice of vs, our heires or succes-
sors, within any of our said Realmes or Domynion respectively, where any such
offence shalbe comytted, to the end the offendors therein may receive condigne
puneshment for the same theire offences. Vnto which courte, and every of
them wee doe hereby for vs, our heires and successors, give power and autho-
rytie, vpon such Ctificato as aforesaid, and due proofe thereof, to inflicte such
ymprisonment or other punishmente vpon the offendors as theire offence shall
deserve, or to the said courte or any of them shalbe thought mecte.
And for the better helpe and assistance of the said Captayne Thornesse
Francke, his executors, admynistrators, and assignes, in and about the exe-
cucon of this our graunt, wee doc hereby for vs, our heires and successors,
will and comaund all and singuler maiors, justices of peace, sheriffe, bayliffe,
constables, headboroughes, and other officers, ministers, and subiecte what-
soever of vs, our heires and successors, that they and every of them be, from
tyme to tyme during the tearme aforesaid, ayding, helping, and assisting to
the said Captaine Thornisse Franck, his executors, administrators, assignes,
deputies, servants, and workemen, in all thing in or aboute the execučon of
this our graunte as they tender our pleasure, and theise sent, or the inroll-
ment thereof, shalbee vnto them and every of them a sufficient warrant and

page_text: discharge in that behalfe; provided allwaies that this our psent graunte or any
thinge therein conteyned shall not extend or bee construed to extend to the
Piudice or hinderance of any person or persons whatsoever, in or aboute the
doeing or performinge any thinge by them or anie of them heretofore vsed or
put in practise to any the purposes aforesaid, or other purposes whatsoever;
but they and everie of them shall and may make, vse, and put in practise anie
engines, instrumente, and devises, waies, and meanes heretofore put in practise
for drayning of mines or other vses in as ample manner as hee and they have
heretofore vsed, done, and performed, any thinge in these psente conteyned to
the contrarie in any wise notwithstandinge.
And lastly, our will and pleasure is, and wee doe hereby for vs, our heires
and successors, graunte that theise our Letters Patent or the inrollment
thereof, shalbee in all thing good, firme, and availeable, according to the truc
intent and meaninge of the same; although expresse mencon, &c.
In witnes, &c. Witnes our selfe at Cañbury, the Thirtieth day of
July.
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