AN ENGINE OR PUMPE SERVICEABLE FOR THE DREYNING OF MINES AND OTHER VSES OF THAT NATURE, WHICH FORCES AND DRAWES WATER IN ONE WHOLE ENTIRE BARRELL WITH ONE AND THE SELP SAME STROAKE, DRAWEING MORE WATER AND RAISING OF IT HIGHER WITH LESSE STRENGTH AND MUCH MORE EASE THAN HITHERTO ANY ENGINE THAT HATH BEENE INVENTED BY ANY OTHER PERSON HATH DONE
Year: 1675

page_text: WHEREAS wee have beene informed by the humble peticon of our trusty
and wellbeloved THOMAS NEALE, Esquire, that hee hath invented "AN ENGINE
OR PUMPE SERVICEABLE FOR THE DREYNING OF MINES AND OTHER VSES OF THAT NATURE,
WHICH FORCES AND DRAWES WATER IN ONE WHOLE ENTIRE BARRELL WITH ONE AND
THE SELP SAME STROAKE, DRAWEING MORE WATER AND RAISING OF IT HIGHER WITH
LESSE STRENGTH AND MUCH MORE EASE THAN HITHERTO ANY ENGINE THAT HATH BEENE
INVENTED BY ANY OTHER PERSON HATH DONE," which said engine hath beene seene
and tryed by severall persons knoweing in matters of such nature, and by them
approved of as fitter for all sorts of mines and water-bowses in any parts of
this kingdome then any of those yett extant, a modell whereof is hereunto
annexed, with an explanačon thereof: And whereas the said Thomas Neale
hath humbly besought vs to grant him the benefitt of his said Invencon
for the terme of fourteene yeares according to the Statute in that behalfe;
and wee being willing to give all incouragem to the invento" of such arts
as may bee of publique vse and benefitt.
KNOW YEE, THEREFORE, that wee, of our especiall grace, certaino
knowledge, and meere močon, have given and granted, and by these psents, for
vs, our heires and suce", doe give and grant vnto the said Thomas Neale, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, especiall licence, full and sole power,

page_text: priviledge, and authority, that hee and they, by him and themselves, and by
his and their deputies, servants, and workemen, and noc others, shall and may
during the terme of fourteene yeares next ensueing the date of these Presente,
vse, practise, exercise, and enjoy the said art or invenĉon within our King-
dome of England, Dominion of Wales, and Towne of Berwick-vpon-Tweed,
in such manner as to them shall seeme meete, and shall have and enjoy the
sole benefitt and advantage ariseing thereby or by reason thereof; to have,
hold, and enjoy the said licences, powers, priviledges, authorities, and other
the premisses hereby granted or intended to bee granted to the said Thomas
Neale, his ex, adms, and assignes, from the day of the date of these Presente,
for and during the terme of fourteene yeares from thence next ensueing and
fully to bee compleate and ended, according to the Statute in that case made
and provided: And to the'nd the said Thomas Neale, his executo", adni", and
assignes, and every of thein, may the better enjoy the full and whole benefitt
and the sole vse and exercise of his said Invencon, as well within the liberties
as without, wee doe by these Presents, for vs, our heires and successo, require
and streightly charge and command all and every person and persons, bodies
politique and corporate, of what soever degree, name, or condicon they bee,
that they nor any of them, dureing the terme of yeares hereby granted, either
directly or indirectly, doe or shall vse or putt in practice the said art or
Invenĉon by the said Thomas Neale invented or contrived as aforesaid, nor
doe or shall counterfeite, imitate, or resemble the same, nor doe or shall
make any additon thereunto or subtracčon from the same, whereby to pre-
tend themselves the invento" or devisors thereof, without the licence, consent,
or agreement of the said Thomas Neale, his executo", adm", or assignes, in
writing vnder his or their hands and seales first had and obteyned in that
behalfe, vpon such paines and penalties as can or may bee inflicted on such
offenders for the contempt of this our command in that behalfe, and further
to bee answearable to the said Thomas Neale, his executo", administrators, or
assignes, according to law and justice, for his and theire damages thereby
sustained. And further, wee doe by these psents, for vs, o' heires and succ",
give and grant vnto the said Thomas Neale, his executo", administrato", and
assignes, full power and authority, that hee, they, and every of them, his,
their, and every of their deputies, servants, or agents, or any of them (baveing
first obteyned a warrant in this behalfe from the Ld Cheife Justice of the Court
of King's Bench for the tyme being) may, with the assistance of a constable
or any other lawfull officer, as well within the liberties as without, vpon request
att convenient tymes in the day during the tyme aforesaid, and in lawfull
manner, enter and make search in any houses, shopps, or other places where

page_text: shall bee just cause of suspition, for discovering and finding out of all such
persons as shall within the terme of fourteene yeares imitate or cause to bec
imitated, or shall vse or putt in practice the said art or invencon soc by the
said Thomas Neale invented and contrived as aforesaid, that soe such offenders
may bee proceeded against and punished according to theire demeritts. And
further, wee doe by these Presente, for vs, our heires and succ", will, authorize,
and require all and singuler justices of the peace, mayors, sheriffs, bayliffes, head-
boroughs, and all other office" and ministers of vs, our heires and suce" for the
tyme being, that they and every of them respectively bee from tyme to tyme,
during the said terme hereby granted, in their respective places favouring,
aiding, helping, and assisting vnto the said Thomas Neale, his executo", ad-
ministrators, and assignes, and to his and their deputie and deputics, serv** and
agents, in and by all things in and about the accomplishm' of our will and
pleasure herein declared, and the exercise and execucon of the powers and
priviledges hercin and hereby granted or menčoned to bee granted as afore-
said. And moreover, wee will and comand by these Presente, for vs, our heires
and suce", that o' said officers or any of them doc not molest, trouble, or
interrupt the said Thomas Neale, his executo", administrator, or assignes, or
his or their deputie or deputies, serv" or agents, or any of them, in or about
the vse or exercise of the said art or invenĉon or in any matter or thing con-
cerncing the same: Provided alwayes, that if att any tyme during the said
terme of fourteene yeares itt shall bee made appeare to vs, our heires or
successors, or any six or more of our or their Privy Councell, that this grant
is prejudicial or inconvenient to our common weale, or that the said art or
invenčon is not a new invenĉon of the said Thomas Neale, as to the use and
practise thereof, within our Kingdome of England, then vpon significačon and
declaracon to bee made by vs, our heires or succ", vnder our or their signet or
privy scale, or by the Lords and others of our Privy Councell, or six or more of
them, for the tyme being, in writing vnder their hands, of such prejudice and
inconvenience, these our Lies l'attents, and all things therein conteyned, shall
forthwith cease, determine, and bec vtterly void to all intents and purposes,
any thing herein-before conteyned to the contrary notwithstanding: Provided
alsoe, that these of Lřes Pattents, or any thing herein conteyned, shall not
extend or bee construed to extend to give priviledge to the said Thomas Neale,
his executo", administrato", or assignes, or any of them, to vse or imitate any
invencon or worke found out or invented by any other pson or psons (and
publiquely exercized in this o' Kingdome of England), vnto whom wee have
already granted or like Lies Pattents of priviledge for the sole vse, exercise, and
Lenefitt thereof, itt being o' will and pleasure that the said Thomas Neale,

page_text: and
his executo", administrato", and assignes, and all and singuler other
pson
psons to whom wee have already granted our like Lřes Pattente of priviledge
as aforesaid, shall distinctly vso and practice their severall invenĉons by them
invented and found out, according to the true intent and meaning of the
said severall and respective Lřes Pattente and of these psents. And lastly,
wee doe by these Presente, for vs, our heires and suce", grant vnto the said
Thomas Neale, his executo, administrato", and assignes, that these o' Lřes
Pattente, and the inrollm thereof, shallbee in and by all things good, valid,
sufficient, and effectuall in the law, according to the true intent and meaning
of these sente, and shallbec taken, construed, and adjudged most favourably
and beneficially for the best benefit and advantage of the said Thomas Neale,
his executo, administrators, and assignes, as well in all o' Courts of Record
as elswhere, notwithstanding the not full and certaine describeing of the
said art or invenčon, or of the certaine vse or benefitt thereof, and notwith-
Psents
standing any other defects, incertainties, or impfeccons in these sents or
any act, statute, ordinance, pvision, pelamačon, or restraint to the contrary
in anywise notwithstanding.
Digimet
manuall.
WI. JONES,
Sept. 13, 1675.