THE TRUE ART OF MAKEING BLACK SILKE CRAPE AND WHITE SILKE CHAPE, SUCH AS FORMERLY WERE AND NOW ARE VEED FOR VAILES, HOOD, SCARFER, AND HATTBAND FOR MOURNING
Year: 1698

page_text: WILLIAM THE THIRD, by the grace of God, &c., to all to whome these
Presents shall come greeting.
WHEREAS our trusty and welbeloved FRANCIS POUSSET hath by his humble
petition represented vnto vs that he hath after many yeares trouble and great
expence found out "THE TRUE ART OF MAKEING BLACK SILKE CRAPE AND WHITE
SILKE CHAPE, SUCH AS FORMERLY WERE AND NOW ARE VEED FOR VAILES, HOOD,
SCARFER, AND HATTBAND FOR MOURNING, and brought the same to such perfec-
tion that there is noe difference between those he can make and those that
come from Italy, the establishing of which manufacture in this our kingdome
will prove to the generall advantage thereof, and haveing therefore prayed
vs to grant him our Letters for the sole makeing the said black silke crape and
white silke crape for the terme of fourteen yeares, according to the Statute in
that behalfe.
KNOW YEE, THEREFORE, that wee, being willing to cherish and encourage
all laudable endeavours and designes of such our subiects as have by their
industry found out vsefull and pfitable arts, misteries, and inventions, and
that the said Francis Pousset may accordingly reape some fruite and benefitt
of his labour and charge in and concerning the premisses, of our especiall
grace, certain knowledge, and meer moñon, wee have given and granted, and by
these Presents doe give and grant vnto the said Francis Pousset, his executors,
administrators, and assignes, especiall lycence, power, priviledge, and authority,
that he and they, by him and themselves, and by his and their deputies, ser-
vants, agents, and workmen, and such others onely as he the said Francis

page_text: Pousset, his executors, administrators, and assignes, shall agree with, shall and
may, from time to time and at all times hereafter dureing the space of four
teen yeares next ensueing the date of these p'sents, at his and their own
proper costs and charges, erect, vse, teach, exercise, and put in practice the
said new Inventon, soe by him contrived and found out as aforesaid, in
any place or places within our Kingdome of England, Dominion of Wales,
and Towne of Berwick-vpon-Tweed, and alsoe shall and may receive, take, and
enioy all the benefitts, profitts, commodities, and advantages of and by the said
new Invenčon to be had, made, acquired, or gotten, to his and their own
proper benefitt, vse, and vses, to have, hold, vse, exercise, and enioy the said
lycence, powers, priviledges, and authorities, and all other the pmisses by these
Psents granted or menčoned to be granted vnto the said Francis Pousset, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, for and dureing and to the full end
and terme of fourteen yeares from the day of the date of these Presents next
ensueing, and fully to be compleate and ended, according to the Statute in
that case made and provided. And to the end the said Francis Pousset, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, may the better enioy the full and
whole benefitt and the sole vse and exercise of his said new Invention,
wee doe by these Presents 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 condition
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,
dureing the said terme of fourteen yeares hereby granted, either directly or
indirectly doe vse, exercise, or put in practice the said new Invention soe by
the said Francis Pousset invented and found out as aforesaid, nor doe nor shall
counterfeit, imitate, or resemble the said new Invention, or any matterialls
therevnto belonging, nor doe nor shall make any addition thereunto or sub-
stracčon therefrom, whereby to ptend themselves the inventers or devisors
thereof, without the lycence, consent, or agreement of the said Francis Pousset,
his executors, administrators, or assignes, in writeing vnder his or their hande
and seales first had and obtained in that behalfe, 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
Francis Pousset, his executors, administrators, and assignes, according to the
vtmost rigor of the law for his and their damages thereby sustained. And
further, wee doe by these our Letters Patents, for vs, our heires and suc-
cessors, will, authorize, require, and command all and singular justices of the
peace, mayors, sheriffes, bayliffs, constables, headboroughs, and all other

page_text: officers and ministers whatsoever of vs, our heires and successors now and for
the time being whome it may concerne, that they and every of them respec-
tively be from time to time dureing the terme hereby granted in their respective
offices, and according to their and every of their best skills and endeavours,
aiding, helping, and assisting vnto the said Francis Pousset, his executors,
administrators, and assignes, deputies, agents, and servants, in and by all
things in and about the accomplishment of our royall will and pleasure herein-
before declared, and in the execution 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 command that our said respective officers
and ministers before menčoned, or any of them; doe not, nor shall at any time
hereafter dureing the terme hereby granted, in any wise molest, trouble, or
hinder the said Francis Pousset, his executors, administrators, or assignes,
deputies, agents, or servants, in or about the vse or exercise of the aforesaid
Invention, or any part thereof, or any thing relateing thereunto: Provided
alwaies, and these our Letters Patents are and shall be vpon this condition,
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 preiudiciall
or inconvenient to our subiects in generall, or that the Invention before
menčoned is not a new invention as to the publick vse and exercise of the
same, and not invented and found out by the said Francis Pousset as aforesaid,
then vpon signification and declaration of such preiudice or inconveniency, to
be made by vs, our heires, or successors, vnder our or their signett or privy
seale, or by the Lord or others of our or their Privy Councill, or any six or more
of them, vnder their hande, these our Letters Patents shall forthwith cease, de-
termine, and be vtterly void to all intents and purposes, any thing herein-before
contained to the contrary notwithstanding: Provided alsoe, that these our
Letters Patents, or any thing herein contained, shall not extend or be construed
to extend to give priviledge vnto the said Francis Pousset, his executors, ad-
ministrators, or assignes, to immitate any Invention or worke whatsoever which
hath been heretofore invented and found out by any other of our subiects
whatsoever, and publickly exercised within our said kingdome, dominion, or
towne, to whome wee have already, granted our like Letters Patents of privi-
ledge for the sole exercise and benefitt thereof, it being our will and pleasure
that the said Francis Pousset, his executors, administrators, and assignes, and
all and singular other person and persons to whome wee have already granted
our like Letters Patents, shall distinctly vse and practice their severall Inven-
tions by them respectively found out, according to the true meaning of such

page_text: our Letters Patents, and of these Presents. And lastly, wee doe hereby, for
vs, our heires and successors, grant vnto the said Francis Poussett, his exe-
cutors, administrators, and assignes, that these our Letters Patent, or the
inrollment thereof, shall be and continue in and by all things good, valid,
firme, and effectual in the law, according to the true meaning of the same,
notwithstanding the not full and certaine describeing or mentioning of the
said Invention, or of the matterialls, wayes, or meanes of makeing, vseing, or
exerciseing of the same, or of the certaine vse or benefitt thereof, or any other
defect, incertainty, or imperfeccon in these Presents, or any other matter,
cause, or thing whatsoever to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding.
In witnesse, &c. Witnesse our selfe at Westminster, the Second day of
September.