A NEWE, PROFFITABLE, AND SECREAT WAIE,. MEANES, AND ENGINE NOT HERETOFORE VSED OR BROUGHT TO PERFECCON WITHIN ANIE OF OUR REALMES OR DOMYNIONS, FOR THE EASIE CUTTING OF ALL SORTES OF TYMBER INTO PLANCKE AND BOADE, AND OTHER SQUARES
Year: 1629

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CHARL by the grace of God, inge
Ireland, Defendor of the Faith, &c. to all to whome theis Presente shall come-
greetinge.
WHEREAS our welbeloved vant HUGH BULLOCKE by his humble peticon.
hath informed vs, that by his owne industrie, greate coste, and charges, he
bath invented and found out "A NEWE, PROFFITABLE, AND SECREAT WAIE,.
MEANES, AND ENGINE NOT HERETOFORE VSED OR BROUGHT TO PERFECCON WITHIN
ANIE OF OUR REALMES OR DOMYNIONS, FOR THE EASIE CUTTING OF ALL SORTES
OF TYMBER INTO PLANCKE AND BOADE, AND OTHER SQUARES," which maie proove-
for the better advancement of our Plantačons in Virginia and the Caribdia.
Islande, and for the fortificacons and building in those cuntries, and for the
more speedie and cheape conveyance of tymber from those partes, and for
the necessarie buylding and repayring of our shipping, and the housing and
other buylding in our realmes and domynions; and therefore hath humbly
besought vs, that wee would be graciously pleased to graunt vnto him our
Lřes Patent of priviledge vnder our Greate Seale of England, for the sole
vsing, exercising, and putting in practise of the said engine by him and his
deputies and assignes, within our Kingdomes of England and Ireland, and the
Plantačons of Virginia and the Caribdia Islande.
KNOWE YEE, THEREFORE, that wee, tendring the generall good of our
loving subiecte, and willing to cherish such ingenious and pffitable Invenčons,
and conceiving that this Invenčon may very much conduce to the Pservacon
of tymber in our Realine of England, of late much wasted, and the main-

page_text: teñnce of our navie; alsoe fynding.itt agreable to justice and our honor, that
the authors and furtherers of soe laudable, proffitable, and vsefull invencons
should reape the fruite and benefitt of their owne labours in a measure
answerable to their demeritte, and condiscending vnto the peticon and humble
request of the said Hugh Bullocke, have, therefore, and for other good
causes and consideracons, vs herevuto moving, of our especiall grace, certaine
knowledge, and meere mocon, given and graunted, and by theis psente,
for vs, our heires, and successors, wee doe give and graunt vnto the said
Hugh Bullocke, full, free, and sole libertie, lycence, priviledge, power, and
authoritie, that he, the said Hugh Bullocke, his executors, administrators,
or assignes, by him or themselves, or by his or their deputies, factors, servante,
or workemen, shall or may, att all and everie tyme and tymes and from
tyme to tyme during the terme hereafter in theis Presente menconed,
vsc, excise, practise, and putt in vre, within our Realmes of England and
Ireland, and Domynion of Wales, and the Plantačons of Virginia and
the Caribdia Islande aforesaid, and all or anie of them, or anie parte of
them, or anic of them, all and everic, or anie the wayes and meanes, engines,
instrumente, and invenčons soe by him, the said Hugh Bullocke, invented
and found out, as aforesaid, and to frame, make, erect, sett vpp, and vse all
such engins, devises, and instrumente, as he, his executors, administrators,
deputies, factors, or assignes, shall thinke most meete, and which have byn
by him, the saide Hugh Bullocke, invented or found out as aforesaid, and
which have not heretofore been practised, putt in vse, or perfected within our
said realmes and domynion, or in anie, the, aforesaid Plantacons of Virginia and
Caribdia Island as aforesaid, by anic other person or persons whatsoever, for
the easie cutting of all sortes of tymber into plancke and boarde.
And to the intent that the said Hugh Bullocke, his executors, administrators,
and assignes, shall and maie have, take, and enioy such benefitt and pffitt to
their owne vse as shall or maie arise or come by putting in vse or practise the
saide newe waies and meanes, and by workeing with or vsing the said engins,
instrumente, and devises to the purposes aforesaid or anie of them during the
terme hereafter menconed; our will and pleasure is, and wee doc by theis
Present for vs, our heires and successors, of our suprcame power and autho-
ritie, and by our prerogative royall, which wee will in noe sorte have argued,
streightly phibite, charge, and coaund all and singuler person and persons of
what estate, degree, or condičon soever, they or anie of them be, or shalbe, that
none of them other then the said Hugh Bullocke, his executors, administrators,
factors, deputies, servante, and assignes, or some of them, shall, during the terme
hereafter granted, attempt, Psume, or goc about directly or indirectlie, within

page_text: our said Realmes of England, and Ireland, Domynion of Wales, or in anie the
plantacons aforesaid, or anie of them to vse, practise, or putt in vre apie the
saide newe waies, meanes, or courses of workeing to the purposes aforesaid, or
anie of them as have byn first invented, practised, or brought to perfeccon by
him, the saide Hugh Bullocke, or to frame, make, crect, or vse anie of the said
engins, instrumente, or devises, or the like, by the example of the said Hugh
Bullocke, to the purposes aforesaid, or anie of them, or anie waies to counter-
feite, the saide wayes or meanes or anie of them not formerly putt in practise
within our said realmes, domynion, or plantacons as aforesaide, or anie of them,
vpon payne of forfeiture of all such engins, instrument, or devises as shalbe
soc framed, made, crected, or vsed contrarie to the true intent and meaning
of theis Presente, and vpon such further paynes, penalties, and imprisonment,
as by the lawes and statutes of this our realme, or by our prerogative royall,
cann or maie be assessed, adiudged, or inflicted vpon or against the offendors
in that behalfe.
And wee doe further by theis posent for vs, our heires and successors, give
and graunt vnto the said Hugh Bullocke, his executors, administrators, deputies,
servante, and assignes, and everie of them, full power, libertic, and authoritic,
that they or anie of them shall and may, from tyme to tyme att all tymes con-
venient during the terme hereafter mencoed, with a constable or other officer,
enter into anie house or houses, or anie other place or places within our saide
realmes or domynion or plantačons aforesaid, or anie of them, or anic part
of them, or anie of them as well within liberties as without, where they or
anie of them shall knowe or havo iust cause to suspect anic such engins,
instrument, or devises, to be made, framed, erected, or vsed, or anie of the
waies or meanes aforesaide practised, or anic thinge donne contrarie to the
true meaning of theis psente, and there to trie and search by all lawfull waies
and meanes for all such engins, instrumente, devises, or other thing soc
made, framed, erected, vsed, or donne contrarie to the tenor hereof; and
fynding anie such to seise the same as aforesaide to the vse of vs, our heires.
and successors, and to deface and pull downe the said engins, instrumente, and,
devises, soe made, erected, or vsed, (the one moytie whereof, soe farr as in vs.
lyeth,) wee doe by theis psente, for vs, our heires and successors, give and
graunt to the said Hugh Bullocke, his executors, administrators, and assignes,.
and th'other moytie thereof we will, be reserved to the vse of vs, our heires
and successors. And if in the execučon hereof, he, or they, or anie of them.
shall fynde anie opposicon or resistance, that they, or some, or one of them,
doe certific the same into the Court of Exchequer, or to our governor and
governors of our plantacons aforesaide for the tyme being respectively, vnder,

page_text: his, their, or some of their handes in wryting, to the end the offendors therein
maie receive condigne punishment for their offences in that behalfe. Vnto
which Court of Exchequer, and governor and governors for the tyme being
respectively, wee doe heareby for vs, our heires and successors, give full
power and authoritie, vpon such certificate as aforesaide, and due proof
thereof made, to inflict such punishment by fyne, ymprisonment, or other
waies, vpon the offendors as their offence shall deserve, and to the saide court
or governors for the tyme being respectively shalbe thought mete; to have
and to hould the saide lycences, priuiledges, powers and authorities, and all
other the Pmisses, before, in and by theis sente mencoed to be given and
graunted, and everie part and parcell of them, vnto the saide Hugh Bullock,
his executors, administrators, and assignes, from the daie of the date of theis
Presente vnto the full end and terme, and for and during the terme of fower-
teene yeares from thence next ensuynge, and fully to be compleate and ended,
yeilding and paying therefore; and the said Hugh Bullocke, for himselfe, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, doth covenaunt, pmise, and graunt to
and with vs, our heires and successors, to yielde and paie yearely vnto.vs, our
heires and successors, for the liberties, priviledge, and other the pmisses before
mencoed, to be graunted, the yearely rente or some of fortie shillinge of lawful
money of England, att the receipt of the Exchequer of vs, our heires and suc-
cessors, att Westin att the Feast of Saint Michaell Tharchangell, yearely to be
payed, the first payment to be made att the saide Feast of Saint Michaell the
Archangell, next ensuyng the date hereof. And wee doe by theis psentes, for vs,
our heires and successors, give power and authoritie vnto, and will and commaund
all and singuler maiors, sheriffe, justices of peace, bayliffe, constables, head-
boroughes, and all other officers, ministers, and subiecte whatsoever, and
alsoe our governor and governors and officers of our saide plantacons, and
everie of them for the tyme beinge respectively, that they and everie of then
be, from tyme to tyme during the terme aforesaide, ayding, helping, and
assisting to the said Hugh Bullocke, his executors, administrators, assignes,
deputies, servante, and workemen, in all thing in or about the accomplishment
of our pleasure expressed in theis our Lřes Patente, or in the exercise or
execučon of the same, and not anie waie to binder, molest, interupt; or lett
them or anie of them in anie thing concerning the misses, as they tender our
pleasure and will avoyd the contrarie att their perille; and theis psente or
thinrollment thereof shalbe their and everie of their sufficient warrant and
discharge in that behalfe. And further wee doc by theis sente, for vs, our
heires, and successors, require, charge, and comaund, as well the Lord
Chauncellor and Lord Keeper of the Greate Seale of England, as the Governor

page_text: and Keeper of the Common Seale for the plantačons aforesaid for the tyme
beinge, that they and everie of them respectivelie doe make or cause to be made
vnto the saide Hugh Bullocke, his executors, administratore, and assignes,
such and soe manie Lřes Patente, duplicates, constate, and exemplificacons
vnder the severall seales aforesaid, or anie of them, of or concerning all and
singuler or anie the graunte, articles, giuftes, authorities, liberties, and other
thing in theis psente conteyned, to be had, taken, executed, and pformed in
our said realmes and plantacons aforesaide, or anie of them, as they or anie of
them shall require. And theis psente, or the inrollment thereof, shalbe to
them, and everie of them, a sufficient warrant and discharge in that behalfe
without anie further or other warrant from vs, our heires or successors, to be
in that behalfe had or pcured.
And alsoe wee doo by theis Presente, for vs, our heires and successors,
give and graunt vnto the said Hugh Bullocke, his executors, adminis-
trators, or assignes, that theis psente, or thinrollment or exemplificacon
of the same, shall stand and be and shall be soc construed and taken to be
good, firme, effectuall, and sufficient in the lawe to and for all the intente
and purposes aforesaid, and shalbe adiudged strongelie against vs, our heires
and successors, and most avaylable for the benefitt of the said Hugh
Bullocke, his executors, administrators, and assignes, in all our court of
justice in anie of our said Realmes of England and Ireland, Domynion of
Wales, or Plantacons aforesaid, without anie other or further confirmacons,
lycences, or tolleračons from vs, our heires, or successors hereafter, in anie
wise to be pcured or obteyned, notwithstanding the not perticuler or not exact
discrybing of the said arte, skyll, waies or meanes, or the formes of the engins,
instrument or devises to be vsed, made, sett vpp, and wrought, and notwith-
standing anie defect in theis sente in not recyting or menconing of anic other
matter or thing whatsoever necessarie herein to be expressed; although expresse
menčon, &c.
In witnes whereof
Witnes our selle att. Vestri the Second day of
In witnes whereof &c Witnes our selle att Westri, the Second day of
Januarie.
P bře de priuato sigillo, &c.