A SPIALL MEANES TO DIVE INTO THE SEA OR OTHER DEEPE WATERS, THERE TO DISCOVER, AND THENCE BY AN ENGINE TO RAISE OR BRINGE VPP SUCH GOOD( AS ARE LOST OR CAST AWAIE BY SHIPWRACKE OR OTHERWISE
Year: 1632

page_text: greeting.
WHEREAS our welbeloved subiecte RICHARD NORWOOD hath informed vs
that hee at his greate charge, and by his industrie and indeavour, hath found
out "A SPIALL MEANES TO DIVE INTO THE SEA OR OTHER DEEPE WATERS, THERE
TO DISCOVER, AND THENCE BY AN ENGINE TO RAISE OR BRINGE VPP SUCH GOOD(
AS ARE LOST OR CAST AWAIE BY SHIPWRACKE OR OTHERWISE," and hath humbly
besoughte vs to be pleased, according to our accustomed goodnes, to graunte
vnto him the sole benefitt of the saide Invenčon for fowerteene yeares.
KNOWE YEE, that wee, graciously favouring and willing to further such
ingenious and pfitable Invenčons, and findeing the petize of the samo tendeth
to the publique good, doe therefore, and for other good causes and consideračons
vs herevnto moveing, of our espiall grace, Etaine knowledge, and mere
močon, for vs, our heirs and successors, by theis Psente, give and graunte
vnto the saide Richard Norwood, his executors, admynistrators, and assignes,
full, free, and absolute licence, libtie, power, and authority, that the saide
Richard Norwood, bis executors, admynistrators, assignes, deputies, and sub-
stitute, and none other, shall and may, at all tymes and from tyme to tyme
dureing the tearme of fowerteene years, next ensucing the date of theis psente,

page_text: at their and every of their wills and pleasures, frame, make, vse, excise,
Betise, sett vpp, and putt in vre, within our domynions, the manner of diveing
by him newly invented, not vsed by others, and the engine or instrument(
invented by him, and not vsed by others for diveing and for raising or
bringing out of the sea or other deepe waters anie good lost or cast awaie by
shipwracke or otherwise. Wherefore our will and pleasure is, and by theis
Psente, of our more espiall grace, Etaine knowledge, and meere močon, wee
doe, for vs, our heirs and successors, straightly charge, inhibite, and phibite all
and every other pson or psons whatsoever, of what estate, degree, or condcon
hee or they or anie of them bee, that none of them other then the said
Richard Norwood, his executors, admynistrators, substitute, workemen, or
assignes, or anie of them, doe or shall, dureing the saide terme of .fowerteene
years, vse or practise directly or indirectly the instrument or engins by said
Richard Norwood invented, and not vsed by anie other, for diveing, or
raiscing or bringing out of the sea or other waters anie such goode, without
the licence, consent, and agreement of the said Richard Norwood, his execu-
tors, admynistrators, or assignes, or some or one of them. And wee doe, by
theis sente, for vs, our heirs and successors, will and comaund all and
singuler maiors, sheriffe, justices of peace, bayliffe, constables, headboroughs,
and other officers, ministers, and subiect of vs, our heires and successors, that
they and every of them bee, from týme to tyme dureing the terme aforesaid,
aiding, helpeing, and assisting to the said Richard Norwood, his executors,
admynistrators, deputies, and assignes, in all thinges in and about the accom-
plishment of our pleasure herein expressed, and in the exercise and execučon
of the same, and that they, nor anie of them, doe anie way hinder, molest, or
infrupt the saide Richard Norwood, his executors, admynistrators, deputies, or
assignes, or anie of them, in anie wise coneneing the pmisses as as they tender
our pleasure, and will avoide the contrarie at their pills. And theis our Lřes
Patente, or the inrollment of them, shalbee their sufficient warrant in that
behalfe; prouided alwaies, and our will and pleasure is, that if at anie tyme
dureing the saide terme it shall appeare vnto vs, our heires or successors, or
vnto the Lorde, and others of the Privie Councell of vs, our heirs or successors,
that the practise and execucon of this graunte shall be inconvenient and
Piudiciall to the common welth, then vppon significačon and declaračon to beo
made by vs, our heirs or successors, vnder our or their signett or privie seale,
or by the said Lorde and others of the Priuie Councell, or sixe or more of
them for the tyme being, in writeing vnder their hand, of such piudices and
inconvenience, theis our Lřes Patente shall forthwith cease defmyne, and bee

page_text: vtterly voide. And lastly, wee doo hereby for vs, our heirs and successors,
graunte that theis our Lřes Patente, or the inrollement of them, shalbee good
and effectuall according to the true meaneing of the same; although expresse
mencon, &c.