CERTEINE ENGINES WITH LEATHER PIPES FOR THE RAISEING OP WATER FOR QUENCHING FIRES, DRAYNEING OF MYNES AND DROUNED LANDS, AND DIVERS OTHER PROFITTABLE VSES WITH MUCH MORE FORCE AND FACILITY THEN HITHERTO HATH BEENE EXPERIMENTED
Year: 1676

page_text: CHARLES THE SECOND, by the grace of God, &c.
WHEREAS THEODORE LATTENHOWER, Holland', hath with much labor and
expence invented, made, and found out "CERTEINE ENGINES WITH LEATHER
PIPES FOR THE RAISEING OP WATER FOR QUENCHING FIRES, DRAYNEING OF MYNES
AND DROUNED LANDS, AND DIVERS OTHER PROFITTABLE VSES WITH MUCH MORE FORCE
AND FACILITY THEN HITHERTO HATH BEENE EXPERIMENTED," which said engines
(as wee are credibly informed, may be of considerable benefit to the publique,
and noe way prejudiciall to any particuler interest, nor ever before vsed or
knowne in these our kingdomes or dominions. And whereas the said
Theodore Lattenhower, for his better incouragement in putting of the said
Invenĉons in practice, hath by his peticon humbly besought us, that wco
would be graciously pleased to grant vnto him, or to such persons as bee
should nominate, our Letters Patents of priviledge for the sole and
benefitt thereof for the time and terme of fourteene yeares, according to the
Statute in that case made and provided.
KNOW YEE, THEREFORE, that wee, being willing to give all lawfull and
fitting encouragement to the inventors of such arts, engines, and instrument's as
may be of publique vse and benefitt to our subjects, of our speciall grace, certeine
knowledge, and meer mocon, and vpon the humble nominacon and request of
the said Theodore Lattenhower, have given and granted, and by these Psents;

page_text: for us, our heires and successors, doe give and grant vnto our trusty and wel-
beloved GOODWIN WHARTON, Esq', and BERNARD STRODE, Esq, their executors,
administrators, and assigues, speciall licence, full power, priviledge, and autho-
rity, that they, the said Goodwin Wharton and Bernard Strode, their executors,
administrators, and assignes, and every of them, by themselves or their deputy
and deputies, servants or workemen, from time to time and at all times
hereafter during the terme of yeares hereafter in these Presents expressed,
shall and may lawfully vse, exercise, and employ the said respective new
Invenčons before particularly menconed and sett forth, within our Kingdome
of England, Dominion of Wales, and Towne of Berwick, in such manner as
to the said Goodwin Wharton and Bernard Strode, their executors, adminis-
trators, and assignes, or any of them, in their or any of their discretions shall
see:ne meete, and that they, the said Goodwin Wharton and Bernard Strode,
their executors, administrators, and assignes, shall and may have and enioy
the sole benefitt and advantage from time to time comeing and ariseing by
reason of the s respective Invenĉons, during the terme of yeares hereafter
menčoned, to have, hold, and enioy the said licences, powers, priviledges, and
authorities hereby granted as aforesaid to them, the said Goodwin Wharton
and Bernard Strode, their executors, administrators, and assignes, for and
during and vnto the full end and terme of fourteene yeares, to commence from
the day of the date of these Presents, and thenceforth next and immediately
ensueing, and fully to be compleate and ended according to the Statute in this
case made and provided. And to the end that the said Goodwin Wharton and
Bernard Strode, their executors, administrators, and assignes, may enioy the full
and whole benefitt, and the sole vse and exercise of the said respective Inven-
Cons, wee doe by these Presents, for us, our heires and successors, require
and strictly command all and every person and persons, bodies politicke and
corporate, of what estate, qualitie, degree, name, or condičon soever they be,
that neither they nor any of them during the said terme of fourteene yeares
herein-before granted or menčoned to be granted, either directly or indirectly,
doe vse or put in practice the said Invenčons soe attained vnto as aforesaid, nor
shall counterfeit, imitate, or resemble the same or any of them, nor shall make
any addičon therevnto or substraction from the same, whereby to pretend them-
selves the inventers or devisers thereof, without the licence, consent, or agree-
ment of them, the said Goodwin Wharton and Bernard Stode, their executors,
administrators, or assignes, in writing vnder their or some of their hands and
seales first had and obteined in that behalfe, vpon such paynes and penalties
as can or may be inflicted on such offenders for their contempt of this our
royal command in that behalfe, and further to be answerable to the said

page_text: Goodwin Wharton and Bernard Strode, their executors, administrators, and
assignes, according to the utmost rigor of the law, for his and their damages
thereby occasioned to be susteined. And wee doe, of our further speciall
grace, certeine knowledge, and meere močon, for us, our heires and successors,
grant vnto the said Goodwin Wharton and Bernard Strode, their executors,
administrators, and assignes, by these Presents, that they and every of them,
and their deputies, servants, and agents, having first obteined a warrant from
the Lord Cheife Justice of our Court of King's Bench at Westminster for the
time being, and with the assistance of a constable or any other lawfull officer,
at convenient times in the day during the terme hereby granted and in any
lawful manner, may enter into and make search in any the houses or other
places (where there shall be just cause of suspicon), for and in order to the
discovery and finding out of all and every such person and persons as shall
imitate or cause to be imitated, or shall vse or put in practice the said
Invenčons, or any of them, soe invented and attained vnto as aforesaid, that
soe such offender or offenders may be proceeded against and punished accord-
ing to his or their demeritts, and his and their invenčons and workes then
and there found to be seised vpon, broken in peeces, and defaced, and the
materialls thereof left in the custodic of some constable or officer, to be dis-
posed in such manner and forme as wee, our heires or successors, shall from
time to time direct and appoint. And further, wee doe by these our Letters
Patents, for us, our heires and successors, will, authorise, and require all and
singular justices of the peace, mayors, sherriffes, bayliffes, constables, head-
boroughes, and all other officers and ministers whatsoever of us, our heires and
successors for the time being, that they and every of them respectively be from
time to time during the said terme hereby granted, in their respective places
and offices, favoring, aiding, helping, and assisting vnto them, the said Goodwin
Wharton and Bernard Strode, their executors, administrators, and assignes,
and to theire and every of theire deputy and deputies, servants, and agents, in
and by all things in and about the accomplishment of our royall will and
pleasure herein-before declared, and in the exercise and execution of the
powers and priviledges herein and hereby granted or menconed to be granted
as aforesaid. And moreover wee doe by these psents; for us, our heires and
successors, will and command that our said respective officers and ministers
before particularly named, or any of them, doe not and shall not at any time
hereafter during the said terme hereby granted in any wise molest, trouble, or
interupt the said Goodwin Wharton and Bernard Strode, their executors, ad-
ministrators, or assignes, or any of them, or theire or any of theire deputy or
deputies, servants, or agents, or any of them, in or about the vse or exercise of
.

page_text: the aforesaid respective Invenĉons, or any or either of them: Provided always,
and these our Letters Patents are and shall be vpon this condicon, that if at any
time during the said terme of fourteene yeares hereby granted it shall be made
appeare vnto vs, our heires or successors, or any six or more of our or their
Privy Councell for the time being, that this our grant is contrary to law, or
projudicial or inconvenient, and not of publick vse or benefitt to our subjects
in generall, or that the said Invenčons before particularly menconed are not
new invenčons and contrivances made and found out in manner aforesaid, or
that they or either of them are not commodious or beneficiall as to the publick
vse and exercise thereof within our said realme or dominion, then, vpon.
significacon and declaračon thereof to be made by us, our heires or successors,
vnder our or their signet or privy seale, or by the Lords and others of our or
their Privy Councell, or any six or more of them, vnder their hands, of such
preiudice or inconveniency, these our Letters Patents shall forthwith cease,
determine, and be vtterly voyd to all intents and purposes (any thing herein-
before menconed to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding: Provided also,
that these our Letters Patents, or any thing therein conteined, shall not extend
or be construed to extend to give priviledge vnto them, the said Goodwin
Wharton and Bernard Strode, their executors, adm", or assignes, or any of them,
to vse or imitate any invenĉon or worke whatsoever which hath beene heretofore
found out or invented by any other person or persons, and publiquely exercised
within our said realme or dominions, vnto whome wee have already granted.
our like Letters Patents of priviledgo for the sole vse, exercise, and benefitt
thereof, it being our will and pleasure that the said Goodwin Wharton and
Bernard Strode, their executors, administrators, and assignes, and all and
singular other person and persons to whome wee have already granted our
like Letters Patents or priviledges as aforesaid, shall distinctly vse and practice
theire severall Invencons by them invented and found out, according to the
true intent and meaning of the said severall and respective Letters Patents and
of these Presents. And lastly, wee doe by these Presents, for us, our heires
and successors, grant unto the said Goodwin Wharton and Bernard Strode,
their executors, administrators, and assignes, that these our Letters Patents,
or the enrollment thereof, shall be in and by all things good, valid, sufficient,
and effectuall in the law, according to the true intent and meaning thereof,
and shall be taken, construed, and adjudged most favourable and beneficiall
for the best advantage and benefitt of the said Goodwin Wharton and
Bernard Strode, their executors, administrators, and assignes, as well in all
Courts of Record as elsewhere, notwithstanding the not full and certeine
describeing the natures, manners, or qualities of the said Invenĉons, or of the

page_text: vse and benefitt thereof, or any other defects, incerteinties, or imperfections in
these Presents conteined, or any act, statute, ordinance, provision, procla-
macon, or restraint, or any other matter, cause, or thing whatsoever to the
contrary in any wise notwithstanding.
This conteines your Matie's grant vnto Goodwin Wharton, Esq', and Bernard
Strode, Esq', their executors, administrators, and assignes, at the humble
nominacon of Theodore Lattenhower, Holland, of the sole vses of certeine
new invented engines with leather pipes for the raiseing of water for quenching
fires, draineing of mines and drowned lands, with more ease and force then
hitherto hath beene vsed; to hold and enjoy the same for the space of fourteene
yeares, according to the Statute in that case provided, with such clauses and
provisoes as are vsuall in grants of like nature.
Sigmined to be your Maties pleasure vnder your royall signe manuall.
FRA. WINNINGTON.
6 Jany, 1676.