ENGINE FOR THE BEAUTIFYING OF ALL MANNER OF LINNEN CLOATH, CALICOS, SILKES, AND STUFFS BARE OF WOOLL, PAPER, AND PASTBOARDS, BY GLAZING, SLICKING, AND SMOOTHING OF THE SAME MUCH BETTER AND FINER THEN NOW IS VSED OR DONE
Year: 1695

page_text: Presents shall come greeting.
WHEREAS our trusty and welbeloved PETER OLIVER, Gentleman, hath by
his humble petičon represented vnto vs that he hath by his great study, labour,
and industry.invented "AR ENGINE FOR THE BEAUTIFYING OF ALL MANNER OF LINNEN
CLOATH, CALICOS, SILKES, AND STUFFS BARE OF WOOLL, PAPER, AND PASTBOARDS, BY
GLAZING, SLICKING, AND SMOOTHING OF THE SAME MUCH BETTER AND FINER THEN NOW
IS VSED OR DONE," which said engine hath never yett beene knowne or made
vse of in this our kingdome, and hath prayed our Letters Patents for the sole
vse of the same.
KNOW YEE, THEREFORE, that wee, being willing to cherish and en-
courage all laudable endeavours and designes of each our subjects as have by
their industry found out vsefull and profitable arts, misteries, and invenčons, and
that the said Peter Oliver may accordingly reape some fruit and benefitt of his
labour and charge in and concerning the premisses, of our especiall grace,
certaine-knowledge, and meere močon wee have given and granted, and by
these Presents doe give and grant vnto the said Peter Oliver, his executors,
administrators, and assignes, especiall lycence, power, priviledge, & authority
that hee and they, by him and, themselves, and by his and their deputys,
servants, agents, and workemen, and such others only as hee, the said
Peter Oliver, his executors, administrators, and assignes, shall agree with, shall
and may from time to time and att all times hereafter durcing the space of
fowrteene yeares next ensucing the date of these Presents, at his and theire owne

page_text: proper costs and charges, erect, vsc, teach, exercise, and putt in practice the
said new Inventon soe by him contrived and found out as aforesaid, in any
place or places within this our Kingdome of England, Dominion of Wales,
and Towne of Berwick-vpon-Tweed, and alsoo shall and may receive, take, and
enioy all the benefitts, profitts, commodities, and advantages of and by the said
new Invenĉon to be had, made, acquired, or gotten, to his and their owne
proper benefitt, vso and vses, to have, hold, vse, exercise, and enioy the said
Jycence, powers, priviledges, and authorities, and all other the premisses by
these Presents granted or menconed to be granted vnto the said Peter Oliver,
his executors, administrators, and assignes, for and dureing and vnto the full end
and terme of fowrteene yeares from the day of the date 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 Peter Oliver, his executors,
administrators, and assignes, may the better enioy the full and whole benefitt
and the sole vse and exercise of his said new Invenčon, wee doe by these
Presents, for vs, our heires and successors, straightly charge, require, and
comand all and every person and persons, bodies politick 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 dureing the said terme
of fowrteene yeares hereby granted, either directly or indirectly, doe vse
exercise, or put in practice the said new Invenĉon soe by the said Peter Oliver
invented and found out as aforesaid, nor doe nor shall counterfeit, imitate, or
resemble the same new Invenĉon, or any materialls therevnto belonging, nor
doe nor shall make any addičon therevnto or substracčon therefrom, whereby
to pretend themselves the inventers or devisers thereof, without the licence,
consent, or agreement of the said Peter Oliver, his executors, administrators,
or assignes, in writing vnder his or their hands and seales first had and
obteyned in that behalfe, vnder such paines and penalties as can or may bo
inflicted on the offender or offenders therein for the contempt of this our
royal command, and further to be answerable to the said Peter Oliver, bis
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 successors, will, authorize,
require, and command all and singular justices of the peace, mayors, sherriffs,
bayliffs, constables, headboroughs, and all other officers and ministers whatso-
ever of vs, our heires and successors, now and for the time being whom it
may concerne, that they and every of them respectively be from time to time,
durcing the terme hereby granted, in their respective offices, and according to their

page_text: and every of their best skills & endeavours, ayding, helping, and assisting vnto
the said Peter Oliver, his executors, administrators, and assignes, deputys,
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 execučon of the
severall powers and priviledges hereby granted as aforesaid.. And moreover,
wee doe by these Presents, 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 dureing the terme hereby
granted in any wise molest, trouble, or hinder the said Peter Oliver, his
executors, administrators, or assignes, deputys, agents, or servants, in or
about the vse or exercise of the aforesaid Invenčon, or any part thereof, or
any thing relateing therevnto: Provided alwayes, and these our Letters
Patents are and shall be vpon this condičon, that if at any time dureing the said
terme of fowrteene yeares hereby granted, it shall be made appeare to vs, our
heires or successors, or any six or more of our or their Privy Councell, that this
our grant is contrary to law or Piudiciall or inconvenient to our subiects in
generall, or that the Invenčon before menconed is not a new invenčon as to the
publick vse and exercise of the same, and not invented and found out by the
said Peter Oliver as aforesaid, then, vpon 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 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, 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
Peter Oliver, his executors, administrators, or assignes, to imitate any invencon
or worke whatsoever which hath beene heretofore invented and found out by
any other of our subiects whatsoever, and publickly exercised within our said
Kingdome of England, Dominion of Wales, and Towne of Berwick-vpon-
Tweed, to whom 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 Peter Oliver, his executors, administrators, and assignes, and all
and singular other person and persons to whom wee have already granted our
like Letters Patents, shall distinctly vse and practice their severall Invencons
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 Peter Oliver, his executors,
administrators, and assignes, that these our Letters Patents, or the enrollment

page_text: thereof, shall be and continue in and by all things good, valid, firmne, and
effectuall in the law according to the true meaneing of the same, notwith-
standing the not full and certaine describeing or menconing of the said
Invenčon, or of the materialls, 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 be the contrary in any wise notwithstanding.
In witnesse, &c. Witnesse the King at Westin, the Sixth day of Aprill.
By Writt of Privy Seale.