Year: 1670

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Merchant, that for many yeares past he had made it his study and had
abroad to finde out the mistery of planting and making of mathers, and at his
owne charge importing forreigners (choice artists therein) erected mills and
stoves, and prepared fitt ground for planting, so as hee hath with the expence
of neer teun thousand pounds brought the same to great maturity; and
thereupon the said James Smith hath humbly besought vs to grant him the
priviledge of "PLANTING AND MAKING MATHER," for foureteen yeares according
to the statute in that behalfe made and provided.
KNOW YEE that wee, being willing to cherish and encourage all laudable
endeavours and designes of such our subjects as shall finde out vsefull and
profitable arts, misteries, and invenčons by granting and appropriating vnto
them for some terme of yeares the fruite and benefitt of their industry, whereby
their labours and expences in the attaynement thereof may be recompenced and
rewarded vnto them, of our especiall grace, certaine knowledge, and meere
močon, have given and granted, and by these presents for vs, our heires and
successors, doe give and grant vnto the said James Smith, his executors, admi-
nistrators, and assignes, speciall licence, and full and free liberty, priviledge,
power and authority, that hee, the said James Smith, his executors, administra-
tors, and assignes, (by him and themselves, or by his and their deputies,"
servants, workemen, and assignes), and none other shall and may from time to

page_text: time and at all and every time and times hereafter during the terme of toure-
teen yeares next ensuing the date of these Presents, at his and their owne
proper costs and charges, vse, exercize, practise, and enjoy the said mistery and
Invencon of planting and making of madder, within any convenient place or
places in our Realme of England or Dominions of Wales, and the same, with
all mills, stoves, and other workes, instruments, and materialls necessary and
requisite for the carrying on and practize of the said mistery and Invention, to
crect, vse, exercize, and enjoy within the places aforesaid or any of them, to and
for his and their best commodity and advantage; wherefore our will & pleasure
is, and by, these Presents of our more especiall grace, certain knowledge, and
meer mocon, wee doe, for vs, our heires, and successors, straytly charge and
comand all and every person and persons, bodies politique and corporate, of
whatsoever quality, degree, name, or addition they bec, that neither they nor
any of them, during the said terme of fourteen yeares, either directly or
indirectly, doe or shall vse, exercise or put in practize the said mistery or
Invenčon so found out, attained vnto, and perfected by the said James Smith
as aforesaid, without the licence, consent, and agreement of the said James
Smith, his executors, administrators, or assignes, in writing vnder their or some
of their hands and seales first had and obtained in that behalfe, vpon such paines
and penalties as can or may be inflicted on such offenders for their contempt of
this our command in that behalfe; and further, to bee answerable to the said
James Smith, his executors, administrators, and assignes, according to law and
justice, for their damages thereby sustained; to haue and to hold the said licence,
priviledge, power, and authority, and other the premisses by these presents
granted or menconed to bee granted vnto the said James Smith, his executors,
administrators, and assignes, for and during and vnto the full end and terme of,
fourteen yeares from henceforth next ensuing, and fully to bee compleat and
ended, yeilding and paying therefore yearely and every yeare during the said
terme into the receipt of our exchq" at Westminster, to and for the vse of vs,
our heires and successors, the yearely rent or sume of forty shillings of lawfull
money of England, at the Feast of St. Michaell the Archangell onely in every
yeare, and wee doe by these presents for vs, our heires and successors, will,
authorize, and require all and singular justices of the peace, mayors, sheriffes,
bayliffes, constables, headboroughs, and all other officers and ministers of vs, our
heires and successors, within our said Realme of England and Dominion of
Wales, for the time being respectively, that they and every of them respectively
bee from time to time during the terme aforesaid favouring, ayding, helping,
and assisting to the said James Smith, his executors, administrators, and assignes,
and to his and their deputies, agents, and servants in and by all things in and

page_text: about the accomplishing of our will and pleasure herein declared, and in the
exercise and execučon of the same, and that they or any of them doe not at
any time hinder, molest, or interrupt the said James Smith, his executors,
administrators, or assignes, or his or their deputies, agents, or servants, or any
of them, in anywise in or about the vse, exercise, or practize of the said mistery
or Invention, and these our Letters Patents, or the enrollement thereof, shall
bee to them and every of them a sufficient warrant: Provided allways, that if
at any time during the said terme of foureteen yeares it shall bee made appearo
vnto: vs, our heires and successors, or any six or more of our or their Privy.
Councell, that this our grant is contrary to law or prejudiciall, or inconvenient,
or not of publique vse or benefitt, or that the planting or making of madder is
not a new Invention of the said James Smyth (as to the publique vse and
practise thereof within our said realme and dominion), then vpon significacon
and declaračon thereof to bee made by vs, our heires or successors, vnder our or
their signett or privy seale, or by the lords and others of our Privy Councell,
or any six of them for the time being, in writing vnder their hands, of such
prejudice and inconvenience, these our Letters Patents, and all things therein
contained, shall from thenceforth forthwith cease, determine, and be vtterly
void, anything herein-before contained to the contrary thereof in anywise not-
withstanding: Provided allso, that if the said James Smyth, his executors,
administrators or assignes, doe not enroll these Presents, or cause the same to
be enrolled before the Clerke of the Pipe within six moneths next after the date
hereof, or if the said yearely rent hereby reserved, or any part thereof, shall bee
behinde or vnpaid by the space of three moneths next after the said Feast of
St. Michaell the Archangell, in any one of the said foureteen yeares on which
the same ought to be paid as aforesaid, that then also, and in either of these
cases, these Presents, and the grant hereby made, shall cease and bec vtterly
voyd. And lastly, wee doe by these Presents, for vs, our heires and successors,
grant vnto the said James Smyth, his executors, administrators, and assignes,
that these our Letters Patents, or the enrollement thereof, shall bee in and by
all things firme, good, and effectuall in the law according to the true intent and
meaning of these Presents, and shall bee taken, construed, and adjudged most
favourably and beneficially for the best benefitt and advantage of the said
James Smyth, his executors, administrators, and assignes, aswell in all our
Courts of Record as elsewhere, notwithstanding the not full and certain
describing the manner of vseing or exercising the said mistery and Invencon
of planting madder, or of the milles, stoves, and other materialls, with the way
and manner of making thereof, or of the true and certain vse and benefit
thereof, and notwithstanding any other defects, vncertainties, or imperfeccons

page_text: in these Presents contained, or any act, statute, ordinance, provision, procla
macon or restriccon to the contrary thereof in anywise notwithstanding..
In witness, &c. Wittness, &c..
May it please yo" most Excellent Ma".
mas
Exd by H. FINCH..
This contains yo' Maties grant vnto James Smyth, Merchant, of the priviledge
of sole planting and making mather, for the space of 14 yeares, vnder the
yearely rent of 40 shillings, payable. at Mich onely into the receipt of
yo Maties Excheq" with such other clauses, provisoes, and non obstantes as are
vsuall in grants of like nature.
ties
manuall.
H. FINCH,
7 Sept. 1671.