THE MAKEING OF A NEW SORT OF GLAZED PRINTED HANGINGS, MADE OF COTTON, WORSTED, OR WOOLLEN YARNE, OF ALL SORTS OF CURIOUS FIGURES AND LANDSKIPS, WHICH, FOR BEAUTY OF COLOURS, EXACTNESSE OF FIGURES, STRENGTH, AND GLOSSE, IS HARD TO BE DISTINGUISHED FROM THE FINEST SILK TAPESTRY HANGINGS BROUGHT HITHER FROM FORREIGNE PARTS
Year: 1692

page_text: presents shall come, greeting.
WHEREAS WILLIAM BAYLEY hath by his humble peticon represented vnto
vs, that he hath by his industry, great charge and expence, found out and
invented "THE MAKEING OF A NEW SORT OF GLAZED PRINTED HANGINGS, MADE OF
COTTON, WORSTED, OR WOOLLEN YARNE, OF ALL SORTS OF CURIOUS FIGURES AND
LANDSKIPS, WHICH, FOR BEAUTY OF COLOURS, EXACTNESSE OF FIGURES, STRENGTH,
AND GLOSSE, IS HARD TO BE DISTINGUISHED FROM THE FINEST SILK TAPESTRY
HANGINGS BROUGHT HITHER FROM FORREIGNE PARTS," which said Invention was
never before found out nor the like made but by him, and will be of great
advantage in vending our English manufacture, and in imploying many poore
people, and hath humbly prayed vs to grant him our Letters Patents for the
sole vse thereof, for the terme of fourteen yeares according to the statute in
that case provided.
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 profitable arts, misteries, misteries, and Inven-
tions, and that the said William Bayley may accordingly reape some fruit
and benefitt of his labour and charge; in and concerning the pmisses, of our
especiall grace, certaine knowledge, and meer močon, have given and granted,
and by these presents doe give and grant, vnto the said William Bayley, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, especiall lycence, power, priviledge,

page_text: and authority, that he and they, by him and themselves, and by his and their
deputies, servants, agents, and workmen, and such others onely as he, the said
William Bayly, his executors, administrators, and assignes, shall agree with,
shall and may, from time to time and at all times hereafter dureing the space
of fourteen yeares next ensucing the date of these psents, at his and their
own proper costs and charges, erect, vse, teach, exercise, and put 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-vpon-Tweed, and alsoe shall and may receive, take, and
enioy all the benefitts, profitts, comodities, and advantages of and by the said
new Invention 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 premisses by
these presents granted or menčoned to be granted vnto the said William
Bayley, his executors, administrators, and assignes, for and dureing and vnto
the full end and terme of fourteen yeares from the day of these presents next
ensueing, and fully to be compleat and ended, according to the statute in that
case made and provided; and to the end the said William Bayley, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, may the better enioy the full and
whole benefitt, and the sole vse and exercise of his said Invention, wee doc
by these presents, for vs, our heires and successors, streightly charge, require,
and comand all and every person and persons, bodies politique and corporate,
of what quality, degree, name, or condicon soever they bec, within our said
kingdome of England, dominion of Wales, and town 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 soc by the said William Bayley invented and found
out as aforesaid, nor doe nor shall counterfeit, imitate, or resemble the said
new Invention or any materialls or ingredients thereunto belonging, nor doe
nor shall make any addition thereto or substracčon therefrom, whereby to pre-
tend themselves the inventers or devisors thereof, without the lycence, consent,
or agreement of the said William Bayley, his executors, administrators, or
assignes, in writeing vnder his or their hands and seales, first had and obteined
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 William Bayley, 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 Patents, for vs, our heires and successors, will authorize, require, and

page_text: command all and singular justices of the peace, mayors, sheriffs, bayliffs,
constables, headboroughs, and all other 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 respectively 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, ayding, helping, and
assisting vnto the said William Bayley, 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 aforsaid;
and moreover wee' doe by these psents, for vs, our heires and successors, will
and command that our respective officers and ministers before menconed, or
any of them, doe not nor shall, at any time hereafter dureing the terme hereby
granted, in anywise molest, trouble, or hinder the said William Bayley, his
exccutors, adininistrators, or assignes, deputies, agents, or servants, in or about
the vse or exercise of the aforesaid Invention or any part thereof, or anything
relateing thereto: Provided alwaies, and these our Letters Patents are and
shall be vpon this condicon, that if at any time dureing the said terme of
fourteen yeares hereby granted it shall be made appear 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 prejudiciall or inconvenient to our subiects in
generall, or that the Invention before menconed is not a new invention as
to the publick vsc and exercise of the same, and not invented and found out
by the said William Bayley as aforesaid, then, vpon signification and declaracon
of such preiudice or inconveniency to be made by vs, our heires or successors,
vnder our or their signet or privy scale, or by the lords or others of our or their
privy councill, or any six or more of them, vnder their hands, these our Letters
Patents shall forthwith cease, determine, and be vtterly void to all intents and
purposes, anything herein-before conteyned to the contrary notwithstanding:
Provided also, that these our Letters Patents, or anything herein conteyned,
shall not extend or be construed to extend to give priviledge vnto the said
William Bayley, his executors, administrators, or assignes, to imitate any
invention or worke whatsoever which hath been heretofore invented or found
out by any other of our subiects whatsoever, and publickly exercised within
our kingdome or dominion aforesaid, to whome wee have already granted our
like Letters Patents of Priviledge for the sole exercise and benefitt thereof;
it being our will and pleasure that the said William Bayley, 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

page_text: and practice their severall inventions by them respectively found out, according
to the true meaning of such our Letters Patents and of these presents. And
lastly wee doe hereby, for vs, our heires and successors, grant vnto the said
William Bayley, his executors, administrators, and assignes, that these our
Letters Patents, 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
meaning of the same, notwithstanding the not full and certain describeing or
menčoning of the of the said Invencon, or of the materialls, ingredients,
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 anywise notwithstanding.
In witnosco &
Witnesse ourselves at Westminster the Two and
twentieth day of April.
By Writt of Privy Seale.