A OR, WITH EITHER THE OPEN DIZON OR THE PRINCIPAL IN THE FRONT, WITH ONE OR MORE SETS OF KEYS, THE BELLOWS TO GO WITH EITHER THE FEET OR THE HANDS, BY WHICH ANY PERSON, THO UNSKILLED IN MUSICK, MAY BE TAUGHT IN AN HOUR'S TIME TO PLAY WITH GREAT EXACTNESS AND WITH THEIR PROPER GRACES, EITHER SINGLE OR DOUBLE, WITH PRELUDES AND INTERLUDES, ALL PEALE TUNES, FUGES, VOLUNTARYS, AND ANTHEMS THAT ARE USUALLY SUNG IN CHURCHES OF CHAPPELLS, OR ANY OTHER MUSICK, THO' NEVER SO DIFFICULT, OF WHAT LENGTH OR COMPASS SOEVER;
Year: 1731

page_text: GEORGE THE SECOND, by the grace of God, &c., to all to whom these
presents shall come, greeting.
WHEREAS our trusty and welbeloved JUSTINIAN MORSE. of Chipping
Barnet, in our County of Hertford, hath, by his peticon, humbly represented
unto vs, that he has by great study and many expensive experiments found
out and brought to perfection "A NEW ORGAN, WITH EITHER THE OPEN DIAPAZON
OR THE PRINCIPAL IN THE FRONT, WITH ONE OR MORE SETS OF KEYS, THE BELLOWS
TO GO WITH EITHER THE FEET OR THE HANDS, BY WHICH ANY PERSON, THO UNSKILLED
IN MUSICK, MAY BE TAUGHT IN AN HOUR'S TIME TO PLAY WITH GREAT EXACTNESS
AND WITH THEIR PROPER GRACES, EITHER SINGLE OR DOUBLE, WITH PRELUDES AND
INTERLUDES, ALL PEALE TUNES, FUGES, VOLUNTARYS, AND ANTHEMS THAT ARE
USUALLY SUNG IN CHURCHES OF CHAPPELLS, OR ANY OTHER MUSICK, THO' NEVER SO
DIFFICULT, OF WHAT LENGTH OR COMPASS SOEVER; AND THAT BY THIS INVENTION A
FULLER THOROUGH BASS MAY BE PLAYD THAN CAN POSSIBLY BE PERFORMED BY THE
HANDS OR FINGERS ALONE ON THE CUMON KEYS, AND THIS IS PERFORMED INTIRELY
WITHOUT ROWLS OR BARRELS, AND IN A THIRD PART OF THE ROOM, THE MUSICK
BEING PRICKT ON BOTH SIDES OF LEAVES OF HALF-INCH WAINSCOT, EIGHT OR TEN
PSALM TUNES BEING CONTEINED ON A BOARD ABOUT THE SIZE OF A LARGE SHEET
07 PAPER, AND MAY BE WORKED BY CLOCKWORK, JACK, OR WINCH, AND IS MADE
AFTER A BEW METHOD, TO PLAY LOUDER OR SOFTER, BY A DIVISION ON THE SOUND
BOARD; AND THAT THIS ORGAN MAY BE MADE FOR A MUCH LOWER PRICE THAN ALL
OTHERS HERETOFORE, AND THEREFORE WILL BE VERY PROPER TO BE MADE USE OF IN
CHURCHES OR CHAPPELLS IN SMALL PARISHES THAT ARE UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO
DE AT THE EXPENCE OF THE CONSTANT ATTENDANCE OF AN ORGANIST, OR IN GENTLE

page_text: MEN'S HOUSES OR PRIVATE FAMILYS," and having humbly prayed us, in regard
he is the first inventor and introducer of the said Invencon into publiek practice,
to grant unto him our royal Letters Patent for the sole use and benefit, of
his said Invencon of a new organ, with either the open diapazon or the
principall in the front, with one or more setts of keys, the bellows to go
with either the feet or the hands, wee, being willing to give encouragement
to all arts and invencons that may be for the publick use and benefit, are
graciously pleased to gratify him in this request.
KNOW YEE, THEREFORE, that wee, of our especial grace, certain know-
ledge, and meer motion, have given and granted, and by these presents, for vs,
our heires and successors, do give and grant unto the said Justinian Morse,
his executors, administrators, and assignes, our especial lycence. full power,
sole priviledge and authority, that he. the said Justinian Morse, his exe-
cutors, administrators, and assignes, and every of them, by himself and them-
selves, or by his and their deputy and deputys, servants or agents, or such
others as he, the said Justinian Morse, his executors, administrators, or
assignes, shall at any time agree with. and no others, from time to time and
at all times during the term of years herein expressed, shall and lawfully
may exercise, work. use, and enioy within that part of our kingdom of Great
Britain called England, our dominion of Wales, and town of Berwick-upon-
Tweed, his said Invencon of a new organ, with either the open diapazon or
the principal in the front, with one or more sets of keys, the bellows to go
with either the feet or the hands, as above described, and that he, the said
Justinian Morse, his executors, administrators, and assignes, shall and lawfully
may have and enioy the whole profit, benefit, commodity, and advantage from
time to time coming, growing. accrewing, & a riseing by reason of the said
Invention for and during the term of years herein mentioned, to have, hold,
exercise, and eniny the said Lycence, powers, priviledges, and advantages
herein-before granted or menconed to be granted unto the said Justinian
Morse, his executors, administrators, and assignes, for and during and unto
the full end and term of fourteen years from the date of these presents next
and imediately ensueing, and fully to be compleat and ended, according to the
statute in such cases made and provided. And to the end that the said Justi-
nian Morse, his executors, administrators, and assignes, and every of them.
may have and injoy the full benefit and the sole use and exercise of the said
Invencon, according to our gracious intention herein-before declared, wee d
by these presents, for vs, our heires and successors. require and strictly
comand all and every person and persons, bodies politick and corporate, and
all other our subiects whatsoever, of what estate, quality, degree, name, or

page_text: condition soever they be, within that said part of our kingdom of Great
Britain called England, our dominion of Wales, and town of Berwick-upon-
Tweed aforesaid, that neither they or any of them, at any time during the
continuance of the said term of fourteen years hereby granted, either
directly or indirectly, do make, use, or putt in practice the said Invencon, or
any part of the same so attained unto by the said Justinian Morse as
aforesaid, nor in anywise counterfeit, imitate, or resemble the same, nor shall
make or cause to be made any addition thereunto or substraction from the
same, whereby to pretend himself or themselves the inventor or inventors,
devisor or devisors thereof, without the lycence, consent, or agreement of the
said Justinian Morse, his executors, administrators, or assignes, in writing
under his or their hands and seals, first had and obteined in that behalf, vpon
such pains and penalties as can or may be justly inflicted on such offenders
for their contempt of this our royal command, and further to be answerable
to the said Justinian Morse, his executors, administrators, and assignes,
And
according to law, for his and their damages thereby occasioned.
moreover wee do by these presents, for vs, our heires and successors, will and
comand all and singular the justices of the peace, mayors, sheriffs, bayliffs,
constables, headboroughs, and all other officers and ministers whatsoever of
vs, our heires and successors, for the time being, that they or any of them
do not nor shall at any time hereafter during the said term hereby granted,
in anywise molest, trouble, or hinder the said Justinian Morse, his executors,
administrators, or assignes, or any of them, or his or their deputies, servants,
or agents, in or about the due and lawfull use or exercise of the aforesaid
Invention, or any thing relating thereto. Provided always, and these our
Letters Patents are and shall be upon this condition, that if at any time
during the said term 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 preiudicial or inconvenient to our subiects in
generall, or that the said Invencon is not a new invencon as to the publick
use and exercise thereof in that said part of our kingdom of Great Britain
called England, our dominion of Wales, or town of Berwick-upon-Tweed
aforesaid, or not invented and found out by the said Justinian Morse as
aforesaid, then, upon signification or declaration thereof, to be made by vs,
our heires or successors, under our or their signet or privy seal, or by the
lords and others of our or their Privy Council, or any six or more of them.
under their hands, these our Letters Patents shall forthwith cease, determine,
and be utterly void, to all intents and purposes, anything herein-before con-
teined to the contrary thereof in anywise notwithstanding. Provided also.

page_text: that these our Letters Patents, or anything herein conteined, shall not extend
or be construed to extend to give priviledge unto the said Justinian Morse,
his executors, administrators, or assignes, or any of them. to use or imitate
any inveneon or work whatsoever which hath heretofore been found out or
invented by any other of our subiects whatsoever. and publickly used or
exercised in that said part of our kingdom of Great Britain called England,
our dominion of Wales. or. town of Berwick-upon-Tweed aforesaid, unto
whom like Letters Patents or priviledges have been already granted for the
sole use, exercise, and benefit thereof, it being our will and pleasure that the
said Justinian Morse, his executors, administrators, and assignes, and all and
every other person and persons to whom like Letters Patents or priviledges
have been already granted as aforesaid, shall distinctly use and practice their
severall invencons by them invented and found out, according to the true
intent and meaning of the same respective Letters Patents and of these
presents. Provided likewise, nevertheless, and these our Letters Patents
are upon this express condicon, that if the said Justinian Morse, his exe-
cutors or administors, or any person or persons which shall or may, at
any time or times hereafter during the continuance of this grant have
or claim any right, title, or interest in law or equity of, in, or to the
power. priviledge, and authority of the sole use and benefit of the said In-
vention hereby granted. shall make any transferr or assignment of the said
liberty and priviledge. or any share or shares of the benefit or profit thereof.
or shall declare any trust thereof to or for any number of persons exceeding
the number of five, in order to the raising any sume or sumes of money under
pretence of carrying on the said liberty or priviledge hereby granted, or shall
by him or themselves, or his or their agents or servants, receive any sume or
sumes of money whatsoever of any number of persons exceeding in the whole
the number of five, for such or the like intents or purposes, or shall presume
to art as a corporate body, or shall divide the benefit of these our Letters
Patents, or the liberty and priviledges hereby by vs granted, into any number
of shares exceeding the number of five, or shall comit or do or procure to
be comitted or done any act, matter. or thing whatsoever during such time
as such person shall have any right or title, either in law or equity, in or to
the said premisses, which would be contrary to the true intent and meaning of
a certain Act of Parliament made in the sixth year of the reign of our late
royal father King George the First, intituled (An Act for the better securing
certain powers and priviledges intended to be granted by His Maiesty
by two charters for assurance of ships and merchandizes at sea, and for
lending money upon bottomry, and for restraining severall extravagant and

page_text: unwarrantable practices therein mentioned), if these our Letters Patents had
not been granted, or in case the said power, priviledge, or authority shall at
any time hereafter become vested in or in trust for more than the number of
five persons, or their representatives, at any one time (reckoning executors
or administrators as and for the single person whom they represent as to such
interest as they are or shall be entitled to in right of such their testator or
intestate), that then and in any of the said cases these our Letters Patents,
and all libertys, priviledges, and advantages whatsoever hereby granted, shall
utterly cease, determine, and become void, anything herein-before conteined to
the contrary thereof in anywise notwithstanding. And. lastly. wee do, by
these prsents. for vs. our heires and successors, grant unto the said Justinian
Morse, his executors, administrators, and assignes, that these our Letters
Patents, or the inrollment or exemplification thereof. shall be in and by all
things good, firm, valid, sufficient, and effectual in the law, according to the
true intent and meaning thereof, and shall be taken, construed, and adiudged
in the most favourable and beneficial sense for the best advantage of the
said Justinian Morse, his executors. administrators, and assignes, as well in
all our courts of record as elsewhere. and by all and singular the officers and
ministers whatsoever of vs, our heires and successors, in that part of our said
kingdom of Great Britain called England, our dominion of Wales. and town
of Berwick-upon-Tweed aforesaid, and amongst all and every the subiects
of vs, our heires and successors, whatsoever and wheresoever, notwithstanding
the not full and certain describing the nature or quality of the said Invention,
or of the materials thereto conducing and belonging.
In witnesse, &c. Witnesse ourself at Westm, the Thirteenth day of
Apriti.
By Writt of Privy Seal.