A NEWE AND PFFITABLE INVENCON, ARTE, OR SKILL AND WAY OF MAKEING AND VSEING TWO SEÑALL PEPITABLE ENGINES OR INSTRUMENTES, DEVISES, MEANES, OR WALES, THE ONE FOR THE RAISEING OF WATER FOR THE DRAYNEING OF LANDES OR MYNES OR THE LIKE, AND THE OTHER FOR THE TURNEING OP BROACHES, OR ANY SUCH LIKE THING GOING IN THAT QUALITY
Year: 1622

page_text: JAMES, by the grace of God, &c., to all to whome theise p'sentes shall
come, greeting.
WHEREAS our welbeloved servante DAVID RAMSEY, Esquier, one of the
Pages of our Bedchamber, and JOHN JACKE, Gent, have, by their long
industrye and paines, and at theire great costes and charges, found out and
attained vnto "A NEWE AND PFFITABLE INVENCON, ARTE, OR SKILL AND WAY
OF MAKEING AND VSEING TWO SEÑALL PEPITABLE ENGINES OR INSTRUMENTES,
DEVISES, MEANES, OR WALES, THE ONE FOR THE RAISEING OF WATER FOR THE
DRAYNEING OF LANDES OR MYNES OR THE LIKE, AND THE OTHER FOR THE TURNEING
OP BROACHES, OR ANY SUCH LIKE THING GOING IN THAT QUALITY," neither of
which, as wee are informed, have heretofore beene found out or knowne or putt
in practize and broughte to pfeccon within any of our realmes and domynions,
whereby our loving subiectes which shall have occasion to vse the said
engines and instrumentes shalbe at a farre lesse chardge then heretofore they
have been at in the drayneing of landes and mynes, and shall hereby receiue
greater ease pffitt and increase in matters of theise natures then by any other
meanes heretofore vsed.
KNOWE YE, THEREFORE, that wee, out of our princely care to uphoulde
and sett forward all such artes and misteries as may be vsefull and pffitable
for the subiectes of our domynions, and out of our desire to cherish and
encourage the good industries and endeavours of such as shall bestowe tyme,
paines, and travelle in inventing and pfecting thinges tending to the benefitt

page_text: of the comon wealth, and out of our royall grace and bountye to rewarde and
recompense the labours and expences of the said Dauid Ramsey and John
Jacke, ymployed and expended in the saide newe Invenĉons with some benefytt
and pffitt answereable thereunto, and for diuers other good causes and con-
sideračons vs hereunto especially moving, of our especiall grace, tayne know-
ledge, and meere močon, have given and graunted, and by these psentes for
vs, our heires and successors, doe give and graunte vnto Robte Ramsey,
Gentleman, brother of the saide Dauid Ramsey, at the humble suite of the
saide Dauid, and vnto the said John Jacke, theire executors, administrators,
deputies, and assignes, full and free. libtye, lycence, power, priuiledge,
authoritye, and yñiunity that they, the said Robt Ramsey and John
Jacke, theire executors, administrators, deputies, and assignes, or any of
them, and such pson or psons.as. by them or any of them, vnder theire
or anye of theire handes and seales, shalbe in that behalfe deputed and
appointed, and none other, shall and may from tyme to tyme and at all tymes
during the terme of yeres hereafter in and by theise psentes graunted, at
theire and everie of theire will and pleasure, within this our realme of
England or domynion of Wales and towne of Barwicke, or any one of
them, vse, excise, practize, sett vpp, frame, make, and put in vre, as well
theire said newe Invenčon of an engine or instrumente for the raiseing of
water for the drayneing of landes or mynes as aforesaid, and of all other thinges
of what name, nature, or qualitye soever which are to be vsed to that ppose,
as alsoe the said engine, instrumente, deuise, or feate for the turnyng of
broaches and, such like thinges, goeing in that qualitye, and all and singuler
engynes, instrumente, or deuises whatsoever to the poses aforesaid, whereof
they, the said David Ramsey or John Jacke, have or hath beene, or
is the first deuisor or inventor, devisors or inventors, the same to be
vsed, disposed of, and enioyed, as to them or any of them shall seeme
most conveniente, for theire and everie of theire beste pffitt and aduan-
tage, and, therefore, wee doe hereby, for vs, our heires and successors,
straightly charge, comaunde, and phibite all pson and psons, of what
estate, condicon, trade, or misterie soever, that none of them, during the
said terme hereafter menčoned, doe attempte psume, goe aboute, or take
in hande, by any waies or meanes, directly or indirectly, to vse, excise,
ymitate, practize, or putt in vre, the saide arte, skill, misterie, knowledge,
feate, and way of makeing, vseing, and practizing of the said engine- or
instrumente for the raising of water for the draincing of landes or mynes as
aforesaid, or any of them, or to frame, erect, or sett vpp any thing or thinges,
of what name, nature, or qualitye soever, which are to be vsed to that ppose,

page_text: or any arte, skill, misterie, feate, or way for the turneing of broaches, and
spitte, and such like thinges gocing in that quality, within our said realme
and domynion and town of Barwicke, or any of them, whereof the said
David Ramsey and John Jacke, or either of them, have or hath beene
or is the first devisor or inventor, deuisors or inventors, nor by the
way, patterne, example, or fashion of theire or either of theire engines,
instrumentes, deuises, waies or meanes to deuise, ymitate, vse, excise,
practize, put in vre, or counterfeite any other like engines, instrumentes, or
deuises whatsoever, for the pposes aforesaid, or any of them, without the
consente or agreemente of the said Robte Ramsey and John Jacke, their
executors, administrators, or assignes, or some of them, first therevnto had
and obteyned, vnder theire or some of theire bande and seale, handes and
seales, vpon paine of forfeiture vnto vs, our heires and successors, of all such
engines, instrumentes, and deuises soe to be made, erected, or sett vpp,
contric to the true meaneing of theise psentes, and to have the same pulled
down, defaced, and made vnvsefull, the one moietye of which forfeiture wee
doe hereby for vs, our heires and successors, give and graunte vnto the said
Robt Ramsey and John Jacke, theire executors, administrators, and assignes,
and the other moietye thereof wee will shalbe reserved to the vse of vs, our
heires and successors, and vpon paine of the indignacon of vs, our heires and
successors, and vpon such further paines, penalties, and ymprisonmentes as by
the lawes or statutes of this our realme of England, in any of our courtes of
iustice, can or may be inflicted vpon the offendors for theire contempte and
disobedience in breaking and contemnyng this our comaundment and Proga-
tiue royall; to have, hould, excise, practize, and putt in vre the said licences,
libties, powers, priuileges, authorities, and ymunyties before by theise psentes
given and graunted, or menconed to be given or graunted, unto the said Robte
Ramsey, and John Jacke, theire executors, administrators, deputies, and
assignes, and to the execut, administř, deputies, or assignes, of everie of
them, for and during the terme, and vnto the full ende and terme of fourteene
yeres nexte ensueing the day of the date of theise psentes, fully to be com-
pleate and ended, without any accompte or other matter or thing, to vs, our
heires or successors, to be therefore rendred, paied, yeilded, or done. And
for the more due and better execucon of this our graunte, we doe by theise
Psentes, for vs, our heires and successors, give and graunte full power, licence,
and authority vnto the said Robt Ramsey and John Jacke, or either of
them, theire or either of their executors, administrators, deputies, or assignes,
at all tyme and tymes convenient, during the said terme of fourteene yeres,
with the assistance of a constable or other lawfull officer, to enter into

page_text: any house, shoppe, roome, barnes, or place whatsoever, within our said
realme of England, the domynion of Wales, and porte or towne of
Barwicke, or any of them, as well within libties as without, where they
or any of them shall have iust cause to suspecte that any engines, instru-
ment, or deuises, made or devised contrarie to the true meaneing hereof,
shalbe and there carefully and diligentlye, by all conveniente lawfull waies
and meanes, to search for all such engines, instrumentes, or deuises belonging
vnto or concneing the putting of the said Invenčons before menconed in
practize as shalbe made, Ppared, counterfeited, or ymytated, vsed, or putt in
practize by any pson or psons other then the said Robte Ramsey and John
Jacke, their executors, administrators, deputies, and assignes, or any of them,
contrarie to the tenor of theise our Lřes Patentes, and yf any such engines, instru-
mentes, or deuises shalbe soe found, to arrest, seize, and carrie away the same
to the vses aforesaid, or the same to deface, breake, or make vnvsefull, as they
or any of them shall thinke fytt; and in the execučon thereof they shall fynde
any resistance, that then they ĉtifye the same unto some of our courtes of
iustice, to the ende that the offendors therein may receive condigne punish-
mente for theire said offences; and to the intente that all our loving subiectes
may take notice of this our royal comaundmente, our will and pleasure is, and
we doe by theise psentes for vs, our heires and successors, give and graunte
vnto the said Robt Ramsey and John Jacke, theire executors, administrators,
and assignes, and everie of them, full power and autoritie, at all tymes and
from tyme to tyme during the contynuance of this psente graunte, as occasion
shall require, and as shalbe by them or any of them held most expediente, to
publish and declare this our psent graunte, in printed bille to be sett vpp in all
and everie or any the citties, townes corporate, villages, and other places
within this our realme of Englande, domynion of Wales, and towne of
Barwicke. And these our Lřes Patentes, or the inrolmente thereof, shalbe
as well to the saide Robt Ramsey and John Jacke, theire executors, admi-
nistrators, and assignes, as vnto all and everie pson and psons whatsoever that
shall be ymployed in the printing and publishing of the same, sufficient
warrante and dischardge in that behalfe. And further, wee doe by theise
Psentes for vs, our heires and successors, will and cōmaund all maiors, sheriffe,
iustices of peace, bailiffe, constables, officers, and ministers whatsoever to
whome yt shall or may appertayne, from tyme to tyme during the saide
terme, to be helping, ayding, and assisting to the said Robt Ramsey and John
Jacke, their executors, administrators, deputies, seruauntes, and assignes, in
all reasonable thinges concning the accomplishing of this our psente graunte,
and not any way to hinder, molest, or intrupte them or any of them therein,

page_text: as they tender our pleasure and will avoide our displeasure at their vttermost
pille. And our will and pleasure is, and wee doe by theise psentes for vs, our
heires and successors, graunte that theise Lřes Patentes, or the inrolmente
thereof, shall be in all thing firme, good, availeable, and effečuall in lawe, and
shall be construed and adiudged in all our courtes and elsewhere most
favourably and beneficyally to and for the said Robt Ramsey and John Jacke,
theire executors, administrators, and assignes, notwithstanding the not men-
Conyng or not describing of the invenĉons, artes, or misteries before menčoned,
or of the Etaintye of the forme of the engynes, instrumentes, structures, and
deuises to be used in the pformeing or putting in execucon of the same
invenčons, artes, and misteries, or any other the misses, and notwithstanding
any defecte in theise psente; prouided nevertheless, and our will and pleasure
is, that the Invenčon before menconed be noe addičon to any ould inventon,
nor that anye pson or psons whatsoever shall, by colour of the inventons before
menconed, be phibited or forbidden to vse any other thing which was in vse
before the date of theise psentes, or which shalbe invented hereafter, theise
Psentes, or any thing therein conteyned, notwithstanding, although expresse
mencon, &c.
In witnes whereof, &c. Witnes our selfe at Westñi, the Eighth daye of