AN ARTE AND MISTERIE BY APPIXINGE OF WOOLL, SILKE, AND OTHER MATERIALLS OF DIVERS CULLOURS VPPON LYNNEN, CLOATH, SILKE, COTTEN, LEATHER, AND OTHER SUBSTANCES WITH OYLE, SIZE, AND OTHER CIMENTE, TO MAKE THEM VSEPULL AND SERVICEABLE FOR HANGING AND OTHER OCCASIONS, WHICH HEE CALLETH LONDRINDIANA
Year: 1834

page_text: CHARLES, by the grace of God Kinge of England, Scotland, France, and
Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c., to all to whom these Presente shall come
greetinge.
WHEREAS our trusty and welbeloved subiect and servant JBROME LANYER
hath informed vs that hee by his endeavours hath found out "AN ARTE AND
MISTERIE BY APPIXINGE OF WOOLL, SILKE, AND OTHER MATERIALLS OF DIVERS
CULLOURS VPPON LYNNEN, CLOATH, SILKE, COTTEN, LEATHER, AND OTHER SUBSTANCES
WITH OYLE, SIZE, AND OTHER CIMENTE, TO MAKE THEM VSEPULL AND SERVICEABLE FOR
HANGING AND OTHER OCCASIONS, WHICH HEE CALLETH LONDRINDIANA," and that the
saide arte is of his owne invenčon not formerly vsed by anie other within this
realme, and hath humbly besought vs accordinge to our accustomed good-
nesse to graunt vnto him the sole makeing and ventinge of all sorte of the
same within our realme of England and dominion of Wales for fowerteene
yeares, by the way and meanes first invented by bim, and not vsed by others,
and hath offred to pay vnto vs the yearely rent of tenne pounde dureinge the
saide terme.
KNOWE YEE that wee, graciously favouringe and willinge to cherishe
such ingenious and profitable Invenčons, of our especiall grace, certayne
knowledge, and meere močon, have given and graunted, and by these Pre-
sente, for vs, our heires and successors, doe give and graunt vnto the saide
Jerome Lányer, full and free libertie, licence, power, priviledge and autho-
rity that hee, the saide Jerome Lanyer, his executors, administrators, and
assignes, by themselves or theire deputies, servante, factors, or workemen, and

page_text: none other, shall and may at all and everie tyme and tymes hereafter, from
tyme to time dureinge the terme of fowerteene yeares next ensueinge the date
of these Presente, att their owne proper cost and charges, vse, exercise, prac
tise, and put in vse, within our kingdome of England and dominion of
Wales, the saide misterie, arte, way, and meanes, by affixinge of wooll, silke,
and other materyalls vppon lynnen, cloath, silke, cotton, leather, and other
substances with oyle, size, and other ciment, to make them vsefull and ser-
viccable for hanging and other occasions, which hee calleth Londrindiana,
whereof hee, the saide Jerome Lanyer, was the first and true inventor, and
which anie other or others have not vsed or putt in practise at his and their
wills and pleasures; and further to sett vpp and put the same in executon in
anie place or places within our saide realme of England and dominion of
Wales, and the same soe made to vtter and sell within our saide realme and
dominion for his and theire best comoditie and advantage; wherefore our
will and pleasure is, and by these Presente, of our more especiall grace, cer-
taine knowledge, and meere močon, wee doe, for vs, our heires and successors,
straightly charge and inhibite all and everie other pson and psons whatso-
ever, of what estate, degree, or condičon hee or they or anie of them be, that
none of them, other then the saide Jerome Lanyer, his executors, adminis-
trators, substitutes, deputies, workemen, or assignes, or anie of them, doe or
shall, dureinge the saide terme of fowerteene yeares, vse or practise, directly
or indirectly, the saide arte, way, or meanes, by the saide Jerome Lanyer first
invented and not vsed by others without the licence, consent, and agreement
of the saide Jerome Lanyer, his executors, administrators, or assignes, or some
of them, first had and obtayned, to have and to hould the saide licence, power,
priviledge, and authorityes, and other the pmisses by these Presente men-
coned to be graunted to the said Jerome Lanyer, his executors, administrators,
and assignes, for and dureinge the terme and vnto the full end and terme of
fowerteene yeares from henceforth nexte ensueinge and fully to be compleate
and ended, yealdinge and payeinge therefore yearely; and the saide Jerome
Lanyer, for himselfe, his executors, administrators, and assignes, doeth
covenant, promise, and graunt to and with vs, our heires and successors, by
these Presente, to yeald and pay vnto vs, our heires and successors, dureinge
the contynuance of this our graunt, the yearely rent or some of tenne pounde
of lawfull money of England, att the receipt of the Exchequor of vs, our heires
and successors, att the feast of the Añunciacon of the Blessed. Lady the
Virgin Mary onlie; And wee doe by these Presente, for vs, our heires and
successors, give power and authority vnto the saide Jerome Langer, his exe-
cutors, administrators, and assignes, with the assistance of a constable or other

page_text: officer, at convenient tyme and tymes, to search in all places where anie iust
cause shall be for discovery of such as shall put in practize or vse the said
Invenčon or anie parte thereof contrary to the true intent and meanynge of
these Presente, to the end the delinquente, beinge discovered, may receive con-
digne punishment accordinge to their demeritts; And wee doe by these Pre-
sente, for vs, our heires and successors, will and comaund all and singuler
mayors, sheriffe, justices of peace, bayliffe, constables, headboroughes, and
other officers, ministers, and subiect of vs, our heyres and successors, that
they and everie of them be from tyme to tyme, durcinge the terme aforesaide,
aydinge, helpinge, and assistingo to the saide Jerome Lanyer, his executors,
administrators, deputies, and assignes, in all thing in and about the accom-
plishment of our pleasure herein declared, and in the exercise and execucon
of the same; and that they nor anie of them doe att anie tyme hinder,
molest, or interrupt the saide Jerome Lanyer, his executors, administrators,
deputies, or assignes, or anie of them, in anie wise concerninge the pmisses,
as they tender our pleasure and will avoyde the contrarie att theire perills;
and these our Lřes Patente, or the inrollment of them, shall be theire suffi.
cient warrant in that behalfe: Provided alwayes, and our will and pleasure is,
that if att anie tyme dureinge the saide terme of fowerteene yeares itt shall
appeare vnto vs, our heires or successors, or vnto the lorde and others of tho
Privie Counsel of vs, our heires and successors, that this graunt is contrary
to our lawes, or in anie sorte mischeivous to the State, then, vppon significačon
and declaračon to be made by vs, our heires or successors, vnder our or their
signett or privie seale, or from the lorde and others of our Privie Councell, or
six or more of of them for the tyme beeinge, in writinge vnder theire hande,
of such preiudice and inconvenience, these our Lřes Patente shall forthwith
cease, determine, and be vtterlie voyde; and wee doe hereby graunt for vs,
our heires and successors, that these our Lřes Patent, or the inrollment
thereof, shall be firme, good, and effectuall accordinge to the true meaneinge
of the same, although expresse mencon, &c.
In witnes, &c. Witnes our selfe att Westminster, the One and twentieth