CERTEN NEW WAIES AND MEANES FOR THE DRAYNING AND DRAWING OF WATERS OUT OF MINES, COLEPITT, AND OTHER MINERALL, AND FOR RAISING OF WATERS FAR ABOUE THEIR VSUALL HEIGHT FOR THE SERVICE OF TOWNES, CASTLES, AND HOUSES, WHEREIN THE SAME IS WANTING
Year: 1624

page_text: JAMES, by the grace of God King of England, Scoctland, France, and
Ireland, Defendor of the Faith, &c., to all to whome these P'sente shall come,
greeting.
WHEREAS our welbeloued subiecte, RICHARD WILLIS, Gentleman, and ROBERT
CRUMPE, at their coste and chardges, after much travile and practise, hauc attained,
invented, and found out "CERTEN NEW WAIES AND MEANES FOR THE DRAYNING AND
DRAWING OF WATERS OUT OF MINES, COLEPITT, AND OTHER MINERALL, AND FOR
RAISING OF WATERS FAR ABOUE THEIR VSUALL HEIGHT FOR THE SERVICE OF TOWNES,
CASTLES, AND HOUSES, WHEREIN THE SAME IS WANTING," with much lesse charge
and more facillitie and ease then hath bene heretofore knowne or practised by
anie other within our realmes or dominions: And whereas we are informed that
the said drayning and drawing of mines, mineralle, and colepitte, and rasing
of waters as aforesaid, is to be done and pformed by the vse of certen engines
and instrumente by the said Richard Willis and Robert Crumpe devised and
found out as aforesaid, which are farre different and exceeding all engines, in-
strumente, and devises heretofore found out or vsed in or about the misses, that
is to say, for the drayning and drawing of waters out of tinne pitte, leade workes,
cole pitte, and other mines and mineralle, such one of these three engines here
discribed as will best fitt the worke and place where it is to be vsed; videft, the
first of the said engines is to be made with a certen hollowe truncke or pipe of
one intire lenght of timber or lead, which is to reach from the waters that are to
be drawen or raised vnto the topp or place where the same waters shalbe to vent
or yssue forth, at the foote of which said trunke or pipe a cestern or coffer is

page_text: to be placed, with certen barrelle, buckette, and suckers, through which by
one or more rodde or polles to be moved vpp and downe the water shalbe
drawen, sucked, or forced into the said pipe, and either att the topp or other
parte of the pipe are to be placed seuall peeces of timber framed together with
one or more wheeles or wheeles, skrewe or skrewes, sowle or sowels, spindles,
and of iron or brasse leavers, or some or anie of them, for mouing the said
rodes or poles, and working vpp the waters into the pipe from the bottome to
the topp, where the same shalbe to be vented. The second engine is to be
made likewise with a pipe or pipes of lead or timber of one or more lengths,
which shall reach from the bottome where the bedd of the watters lieth either
by streight or crooked passages, as the worke shall require, to the place or
places where the said waters shalbe to vent, and by placing at the bottome of
such pipe or pipes a cestern or coffer with barrelle, buckette, and suckers,
through which the waters shalbe drawen, sucked, or forced by an engine or
deuise to be framed and sett vpp, either belowe or at some other parte of the
pitt with timber wheele, skrewes, sowles, leavers, spindels, crankes, and other
deuises for mouing such rodde or poles whereby the waters shalbe wrought into
and by the said pipe or pipes to the place where the same shalbe vented. The
third engine is to be made with one straight pipe of leade or timber from the
topp to the bottome, the same to be placed within another pipe or truncke of
timber or lead in forme of a case to stand hollow or rounde aboute it from the
bottome to the topp, and by placing both at the bottome and the topp certen
barrelle, suckers, drawers, buckette and engines, and att the topp or other part of
the pitt certen wheeles, skrewes, sowles, spindles, crank, and other deuises for
working vpp, forcing, and drawing the said waters from the bottome to the place
where the same shalbe vented, by euerie of which engins and deuises the waters
shall and may be drawen or raised from any depth by the labor and worke of fewer
men or horses, with more facillitie and ease and lesse charge theneuer the like
weight and depth of waters have bene wrought and drained by anie other.
engines before. And for raising of waters for the service of castles, townes, or
houses one of the like engines to these before discribed is to be vsed with
little variacon, either by placing the moving parte of the worke thereof at the
topp or below at the bottome; in which case alsoe, if the water be to be
drawen from anie river or greate spring, the labour and worke of men or
horses may be supplied by a water wheele to be driuen about by the water of
the river or spring, if the streame and conveniencie of scituacon will beare and
ndmitt it; and whereas the said invenčons and deuises of the said Richard
Willis and Robert Crumpe wilbe of verie great vse and service within this our
realine as well for the drawing and draning of waters out of mines, mineralle.

page_text: and colepitte, as for the raising and bringing of waters vnto diuerse townes,
castles, and houses where the same is wanting for the necessarie vse and
service of such as shall desire the same, and that with more ease and facilitie
and with lesse charge and expence then heretofore hath bin knowne or
practised by anie others within this our realme, and doth greatlie tend to tho
comon good of our subiecte.
KNOWE YEE, therefore, that wee trendring the weale and benefitt that
may redound hereby to our said realme and subiecte, and intending to reward
and recompense the industrie, travile, and charges of the said Richard Willis
and Robert Crumpe bestowed and expended in and about the inventing and
finding, and of the said devise, inventon, engines, and instrument above men-
coned, and the better to incourage others of our subiecte in such lawfull and
comendable labors and endevours as may tend to good vse and service in this
our realme without iust cause of greevance to anie our subiecte, att the
humble peticon of of the said Richard Willis and Robert Crumpe, and in
consideračon of the yearelic rent in and by these psente reserued and payable
to vs, our heires and successors, of our especiall grace, certen knowlegd and
meere močion, haue giuen and granted by these psente, for vs, our heires and
successors, doe giue and grante full and sole licence, power, priviledge and
authoritie, vnto the said Richard Willis and Roberte Crumpe, their executors,
administrators, and assignes, that they, the said Richard Willis and Robert
Crumpe, their executors, administrators, and assignes, onlie, by themselues o
by their deputies, servante, workemen, or agente, and noe other, att all times
and from time to time, for and during the terme of yeares hereafter in and by
these sente graunted, shall and may within this our realme of England and
dominions of Wales, freelie and lawfullic make, forme, erecte, and frame
the said tronke or pipe of one intire lenght as aforesaid, and all and, singular
other the engines, instrumente, and deuises herein-before menconed, by the said
Richard Willis and Robert Crumpe deuised and invented as aforesaid, for the
drawing and drayning of waters out of mines, mineralle, and coalpitte, and
for the raising and bringing of waters into townes, and castles, and houses,
for the vse and seruice of the same, where the same shalbe wanting and
desired, after the manner, waies, and meanes herein-before menconed and
described, and the same engines, instrumente, and deuises so to be made,
formed and framed, shall and may be lawfullie and solelie exercise, vse, and
imploy, to and for the intent and purposes aforesaid, or anie other intent or
purpose whatsoever, within our said realme of England and dominion of Wales
and cuerie parte thereof, to and for his and their most benefitt, pfitt, and ad-
uantage; and they, the said Richard Willis and Roberte Crumpe, their executors,

page_text: administrators, or assignes, by themselues or their deputies, seruante, workemen,
or agente, after the said engines, instrumente, and deuises, shall by them be
made, formed, and framed as aforesaid, shall, and may lawfullie for their
benefitt and att their wills and pleasures, within this our realme of England
and dominion of Wales, graunt, contract for, or dispose of the said engines,
instrumente, deuises, or anie of them, or the vse or practise of the same, to
anic pson or psons that shalbe desirous or willing to haue or vse the same for
anie the intent or purposes aforesaid; and to the end that the said Richard
Willis and Robert Crumpe, their exccutors, administrators, and assignes,
may haue and injoy the full and whole benefitt and comoditie of the making,
forming, framing, vsing, and disposing of the said engins, instrumente, and
deuises within our said realme of England and dominion of Wales during all
the terme of yeares by these sente granted as a recompence which wo
intend to the said Richard Willis and Robert Crumpe, their executors, admi-
iistrators, and assignes, for the labour, industrie, chardge, and travaile
expended and imployed in and about the attainment and finding out of the
Pmisses, our will and pleasure, and wee doe by these psente of our further
especiall grace, certen knowlegde, and meere močon, and in fauour of the said
Richard Willis and Robert Crumpe, their executors, administrators, and
assignes, as aforesaid, for vs, our heires and successors, straightlie require,
chargde and comand all and cuerie pson and psons whatsocuer, of what estate,
degree, or condicon socuer he or they be, that lie, they, or anie of them, shall
not or doe not, within this our realme of England or dominion of Wales, or
anic parte thereof, for and during the tearme of yeares hereafter in these
Psente granted, make, ercete, forine, or frame any such or the like engines,
instrumente, and deuises, or anie of them, or anic parte of the same as are
herein-before menconed or discribed, nor shall counterfett, imitate, or
resemble the same, or auie of them, in all or in the part or members of the
same, or shall make any addicon vnto them, or anic of them, whereby to
tend themselues inventors or deuisors thereof, nor shall vse, exercise, or
imploye for anic the vses, intente, or purposes aforesaid, nor for anie other
vse, intent, or purpose whatsoever, anie such engines, instrument (, or deuises
whatsoeuer made or to be made in resemblance or imitacon of the engines,
instrument, or deuises of the Richard Willis and Robert Crumpe herein-
before menconed as aforesaid, without the licence or censent of the said
Richard Willis and Robert Crumpe, their executors, administrators, or
assignes, in that behalfo first had and obteyned in writing vnder their bande
and scales, vpon such paines, penalties, fines, and imprisonmente, as by the
lawes and statute of this our realme, or otherwise by our Progative royall, can.

page_text: or may be inflicted vpon euerie such offendor or offendors for his or their con-
tempte, disobedience, or neglecte of our royall pleasure and comandement in
this behalfe; to haue, hold, vse, exercise, practise, and enioy all and euerie the
said licences, powers, privileges, authorities, benefitte, and other the misses
vnto the said Richard Willis and Robert Crumpe, their executors, admini-
strators, and assignes, from the date of these psente, for and during the terme
and vnto the full end and terme of fowerteene yeares from thence next
ensuing, fullie to be compleate and ended; yealding and paying therefore vnto
vs, our heires and successors the yearelie rent or some of tenn pound of
lawfull money of England, at the receipt of the Exchequer of vs, our heires
and successors att Westin, att the Feast of the Nativitie of our Lord God;
yeerlie during the said terme. And further knowe yee, that we, intending
to appriate to the said Richard Willis and Robert Crumpe, their executors,
administrators, or assignes, the making, forming, framing, erecting, vsing,
and disposing of the engines, instrumente, and deuises aforesaid, and the whole
benefitt and aduantage that shall or may redound or be made of or by same
during the terme of yeeres herein-before menčoned, doe therefore hereby
authorise, will, and require our Treasurer of England and Chauncellor and
Barons of our Exchequer for the tyme being, and euerie of them, that they. -
and euerie of them, from time to time during the said terme hereby granted,
vppon the request of the said Richard Willis and Robert Crumpe, their
executors, administrators, assignes, deputies or agente shall make forth writte
and pees, and take such further course and order for the punishing, correcting,
and reforming eucrie pson and psons hereafter found refractorie and disobe-
dient to our royall will, pleasure, and comandement herein-before expssed in
such sort as may be agreable to justice, and may most effectuallic deterre the.
said offendors and others from aduenturing to offend in anie thing contrarie
to our royall pleasure herein declared. And these sente or the inrollment
thereof shalbe vnto the said Treasurer, Chauncellor, and Barons of our said.
Exchequer for the time being a sufficient warrant for the doeing, pforming,
and executing of all and singular the misses according to our gracious
intent and meaning herein-before declared. And we doe further by these
Psente for vs, our heires and successors, giue and grant to the said Richard
Willis and Robert Crumpe, their executors, administrators, and assignes, full
power and authoritic that they and either of them, and their assignes, deputies
and agente shall and may from time to time during the said terine hereby
granted, with the assistance of a constable, tithinginan, or headborough of
anie place or places whatsoever respectiuelie within the said realme of England
and dominion of Wales, as well within the liberties as without, at his and.

page_text: their wills and pleasures, att fitt and reasonable time and tymes, goe and enter
into anie house, workehouse, shopp or yard, or into anie mines, mineralle, or
colepitte or other place or places whatsoever which shalbe pbably suspected,
and there search if any engines, instrumente, or deuises shalbe made, formed,
framed, vsed, or imployed contrarie to the intent and true meaning of these
Psente, and finding anie such to give notice thereof to our said Treasurer,
Chauncellor, and Barons of the Exchequer, or anie of them, or to anie other
to whome it shall or maye apptaine that therevppon order may be taken
as well for punishment of the delinquent as for rectificing and reforming
the said abuses according to our pleasure herein conteined. And of our further
special grace, certen knowledge, and meere močon, we doe by these psente
for vs, our heires and successors, straightlie chardge and comand, as well all
and euerie our justices of peace, maiors, sheriffe, constables, bayliffe, head-
boroughs, as other our officers and ministers within our said realme of
England and dominion of Wales, that they and euerie of them shall from time
to time during the said tearme by these psente granted be aideing and assisting
to the said Richard Willis and Robert Crumpe, and either of thein and their
and either of their executors, administrators, and assignes, and euerie of them
and to their and either of their deputies, servante, workemen and agente, in
and about the due execucon of all and singular the misses, according to the
true intente and meaning of these psente; and these psente, or the inrollment
thereof, shalbee to them, and euerie of them, a sufficient warrant and dischardge
in that behalfe withont anie other or further warrant for vs, our heires or
successors, to be in that behalfe had or pcured; and also, of our like speciall
grace, certen knowledge, and meere močon, wee dóc, for vs, our heires and
successors, grant vnto the said Richard Willis and Robert Crumpe, their
executors, administrators, and assignes, that these psente, or the inrollment
thereof, shall stand and be and shalbe soe construed and taken to be good, firme,
effectuall and sufficient in the lawe to and for all the intent and purposes
before menčoned, and shalbe adiudged most strong against vs, our heires and
successors, and most available for the benefitt of the said Richard Willis and
Robert Crumpe, their executors, administrators, and assignes, in all our courte
of justice in our said realme of England and dominion of Wales, or elsewhere,
without anie other or further confirmacons, licences, or tolleracons from vs, our
heires or successors, to be hereafter Pcured or obteyned, notwithstanding the
not pticular or not exact describing of the engines, instrumente, and deuises
aforesaid, or anie of them, of the manner; way, meanes or invenčon, of
making, framing, working, or vsing the same, or anie of them, and notwith-
standing anie other defect or incertentie in these our Letters Patent whatso-

page_text: ever; provided alwaies that these our Letters Patent, or anie thing therein
conteined, shall not extend to barre or restraine anie pson or psons from the
making, employing, practising, or vsing of anie other engines, instrumente, or
deuises heretofore vsed or practised by others then the said Richard Willis
and Robert Crumpe, in or about the drayning or drawing of mines, mineralle,
and colepitte, or in or about the raising and carying of waters into townes,
castles, or houses as aforesaid, within our said realme of England and
dominion of Wales, but shall onlie restraine and barre all and euerio pson
and
psons whatsoeuer other then the said Richard Willis and Robert Crumpe,
their executors, administrators, and assignes, from the making, forming,
framing, imitating, vsing imploying the said engines, instrumente, and
deuises herein-before discribed or menčoned, or anie of them; and lastlie, our
will and pleasure is, that these our Letters Patent, or the inrollment of them,
shalbe good and effectuall in lawe, although expresse mencon, &c.
In witnes &c.