A MILL FOR THE GRINDING OF RAPESEED AND LYNNSEED, WITH A PRESSE TO PRODUCE YE OYLE FROM THE SAME, AND ALSO FOR Y GRINDING OF BRAZILE WOOD, LOGWOOD, AND OTHER HARD WOODS AND THINGS GRINDABLE, WHICH MILL WORKES A NEW WAY WITHOUT STONES, AND TO A FARRE GREATER ADVANTAGE THEN HATH ANY WHERE HITHERTO BEENE PRACTIZED
Year: 1673

page_text: CHARLES THE
greeting.
&C.,
WHEREAS LEWIS BAYLY,Gentleman, by his humble peticon (informing us
that at very greate charge and expence hee hath lately invented and erected
vpon ye banke of the river of Thames, between Reddrith and Deptford,
"A MILL FOR THE GRINDING OF RAPESEED AND LYNNSEED, WITH A PRESSE TO
PRODUCE YE OYLE FROM THE SAME, AND ALSO FOR Y GRINDING OF BRAZILE WOOD,
LOGWOOD, AND OTHER HARD WOODS AND THINGS GRINDABLE, WHICH MILL WORKES
A NEW WAY WITHOUT STONES, AND TO A FARRE GREATER ADVANTAGE THEN HATH
ANY WHERE HITHERTO BEENE PRACTIZED," by meanes of which Invenčon a
considerable trade, now cheitely engrossed by the Dutch, may bee brought
into or dominions; and that hee hath likewise invented and experimented
beyond the seas "A NEW ENGINE FOR THE CLEANSING AND DIGGING RIVERS
HARBORS, AND HAVENS TO ANY DEPTH VNDER FIVE-AND-TWENTY FOOTE AT Low
WATER," a draught or scheme whereof, fairely drawne vpon.vellome, is here-
vnto annexed, which will tend very much to ye safety and conveniency of our
Navy Royall, as well as yo shipps of our subiects) hath besought us to grant
him o' licence and priviledge for the sole vsc, benefit, and exercize of his
said Invenĉons whin all of dominions, & for the terme of fourteene yeares,
according to the Statute in such case made and provided.
KNOW YEE, that wee, beeing willing to cherrish and encourage all laudable
endeavors and designes of such o' subjects as have found out vsefull and
profitable arts, misteries, and invenčons, by granting and appropriating vnto
them for some terme of yeares the fiuit & benefit of their labor and industry,
whereby their studies and expences in the attainement thereof may bee
recompenced and rewarded vnto them, of our especiall grace, certaine know-

page_text: edge, and meere močon have given and granted, and by theis Presents, for us
o' heires & successors, do give and grant vnto the said Lewis Bayly, hi
executo", administrato", and assignes, especiall licence, power, priviledge, and
authority that hee and they, by him and themselfes, and by his and thei
deputies, servants, agents, and workemen, and such others onely as hee, the
said Lewis Bayly, his executo", adm", or assignes, shall agree with, shall and
may from time to time and atall and every time and times hereafter during the
terme and space of fourteene yeares next ensueing the date of theis Presents,at
his and their owne propper costs and charges, erect, vse, practice, teach,
exercise, and put in vre the said severall new Invenčons so by him contrived
and found out as aforesaid, in any parts or places whatsoever within of King
domes of England and Ireland, and y dominions & territories therevnto
belonging, and also shall and may have, receive, take, & enjoy all the benefit,
profit, commodity, and advantage of and by the said new Invenčons of the mill,
presse, & engine, & every of them, to bee had, made, accquired, or gotten to
his & their owne proper benefit, vse & vses, to haue, hold, vse, exercise
& enjoy the said licence, priviledge, power, & authority, and all other
the premisses by theis Presents granted or menconed to bee granted, &
every of them, into y said Lewis Bayly, his executo", adm", & assignes,
in all o' said dominions, for and during and vnto y full end & terme of four-
teen yeares from henceforth next ensueing, & fully to bee compleate & ended
according to yo forme of the Statute in that case made and provided. And to y
end the said Lewis Bayly, his executo", adm", & assignes, may the better enioy
the full & whole benefit, and the sole vse & exercise of his said Invencons,
and every of them, wee do by theis Presents, for vs, o' heires & successo",
streightly charge, require, & command all & every person & persons, bodies
politique & corporate, of what quality, degree, name, or condicon soever they
bee, within o' said Kingdomes of England and Ireland, & y dominions and
territories of the same, that neither they nor any of them dureing ye said terme
of fourteen yeares hereby granted, either directly or indirectly, doe vse,exercize
or put in practice the said Invenĉons, or any of them, so by the said Lewis
Bayly invented & found out as aforesaid, nor do nor shall counterfeite,
imitate, or resemble ye said mill, presse, or engine so by him made or invented
as aforesaid, nor any of them, nor do nor shall make any addičon therevnto
or substracĉon from ye same or any of them, whereby to pretend themselues
y inventor or deviso" thereof, without licence, consent, or agreement of y
said Lewis Bayly, his executo", adm", or assignes, in writeing vnder his or
their hands and seales first had and obtained in that behalfe, vpon paine of
forfeiture & losse of all such mills, presses, & engines, and also vpon such
paines & penalties as can or may bee inflicted on such offendo" for the con-

page_text: tempt of this or command in that behalfe, and further to bee answerable to
y said Lewis Bayly, his executo", adm", & assignes, according to law &
justice, for his and their damages hereby susteyned. And further, wee do
by theis Presents, for us, or heires & successo", give & grant vnto ye said
Lewis Bayly, his exec", adm", & assignes, full power & authority that hee,
they,& every of them, his, their, & every of their deputies, agents, & servants,
haveing first obtained a warrant in that behalfe from the Lord Cheife
Justice of or Court at King's Bench for the time being, wth the assistance of a
constable or other lawfull officer, aswell winl iberties as without, at con-
venient times in the day during the terme afores, & in lawful manner, shall
& may enter into & make search in any house, houses, or other place or places
within o' said Kingdome of England & Ireland, & y dominions & territories
thereunto belonging, where there shall bee just cause of suspition for disco-
vering & finding out of all such persons as shall imitate, make, or vse, or
cause to bec imitated, made, or vsed, within o' said kingdomes or dominions,
the said mill, presse, & engine so by him the said Lewis Bayly found out and
invented as aforesd, or any of them, that so such offendo" may be proceeded
ag and punished according to their demeritts. And further, wee do by theis
Presents, for us, or heires & successo", will, authorize, require, & command all
& singular justices of y peace, maiors, sherriffs, bayliffs, constables, head-
borroughes, & all other officers & ministers of us, or heires & successo" for
the time being, that they & every of them respectively from time to time
during the said terme hereby granted in their respective places bee favouring,
helping, aideing, & assisting vuto y said Lewis Bayly, his exce", adm", &
assignes, and to his & their deputy & deputies, agents & servants, in & by
all things in & about y accomplishing of or will & pleasure herein declared,
and in the exercise & execucon of y' powers, priviledges,& authorities herein
& hereby given & granted or menconed to bee given & granted as aforesaid,
and moreover, that they nor any of them do at any time hereafter inolest,
hinder, or interrupt the said Lewis Bayly, his exec", adm", or assignes, or his
or their deputy or deputies, agents or servants, or any of them, in or about the
use or exercize of the said Invenĉon or Juvenčons, or any of them, or in any
matter or thing concerning the same: Provided alwaies, that if at any time
during the said terme of fourteene yeares it shall bee made appeare vnto us,
o' heires & successo"; or any six or more of o' or their Privy Councell, that
this o grant is contrary to law or preiudiciall or inconvenient, or not of pub-
lique vse or benefit, or that y said Invenĉons are not new Inventons of yo
said Lewis Bayly as to ye publique use & exercise thereof within our said
dominions, then, vpon significacon & declaračon to be made by vs, o' heires or
successo", vnder of or their signett or privy scale, or by the Lords & others of

page_text: o Privy Councell, or any six of them for y° time being, in writing vnd their
hands, of of such preiudice or inconveniency, theis o' Lřes Patents, and every
thing therein contained, shall from thenceforth cease, determine, & bee utterly
void, any thing herein-before contained to ye contrary notwithstanding. Andlastly
wee do by theis Presents, for us, o' heires & successo", grant vnto y said;
Lewis Bayly, his executo", adm", & assignes, that theis of Lřes Patents, or the
enrollment thereof, shall bee in & by all things,good, valid,sufficient, & effec-
tuall in the law, according to y° true intent & meaning of theis Presents, and
shall bec taken, construed, & adiudged most favourably & beneficially for the
best benefit & advantage of the said Lewis Bayly, his executors, adm", &
assignes, as well in or Courts of Record as elsewhere, notwithstanding the
not full and certaine describing or menconing the manner and quality of the
said Invenčons, or of the said mill, presse, & engine, or any of them, or of the
materialls, way, or manner of making, vsing, & exercising of the said mill,
presse, or engine, or of the certaine vse and benefit of them, or any of them
and notwithstanding any other defect, incertainety, or imperfeccon in theis
Presents contained, or any law, act, statute, ordinance, proclamacon, provision
or restriccon, or othermatterorthingwhatsoeverto y contrary notwithstanding
In witnesse be Witnesse Se
May it please your most excellent Ne
This containes yo' Maties grant of licence and priviledge vnto Lewis Bayly,
Gent, for y sole use & exercize of a certaine mill by him lately invented for
ye grinding of rapeseed & lynnseed with a presse to produce y" oyle from y
same,and for y grindingof Brazile wood, logwood,and other hard woods, & of
all things grindable; and also of a new engine for ye cleansing&diggingrivers,
harbo, & havens to any depth vnder 25 foot att low water, wtbin yor Matie
Kingdomes of England and Ireland, & y dominions & territories thereunto
belonging, for ye terme of 14teen yeares, according to ye forme of the Statute in
that case provided, with such powers, clauses, provisocs, & nonobstantes as
are usuall in grants of this nature.
And is prepared for your Matie
your Maties royall signature by warr' under yo' royall
signe manuall.
H. FINCH.
20 Feb /72.