A PFECT WAIE NOT HERETOFORE VSED BY ANIE OTHER WITHIN ANY OF OUR KINGDOMES OR DOMINIONS TO GLOSSE PLAINE AND FIGURED SATTENS MADE WITHIN THIS OUR REALME, SOE AS THAT SHALBE THEBY ANDS,wch, BEING MADE IN THE PART BEYOND THE SEAS, ARE FROM THENCEFORTH TRANSPORTED HITHER, AND LIKE- WISE TO GLOSSE AND REFRESH SUCH PLAINE AND FIGURED SATTENS MADE IN THE PART BEYOND THE SEAS, AND FROM THENCE TRANSPORTED HITHER, AS HAVE TAKEN WETT IN THE WAYE, AND THAT ATT THE INSTANCE AND REQUEST OF THE MCERS OF OUR CITTIE OF LONDON HEE HATH ATT HIS GREATE COST AND CHARGES ERECTED A FABRICKE NEERE VNTO OUR SAID CITTIE, AND MADE DIVERSE NECESSARIE INSTRU- MENT FOR THOSEPURPOSES
Year: 1639

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WHEREAS our welbeloved PETER LADORE, by his humble peticon to vs
exhibited, hath informed vs that by his great industry hee hath found out "A
PFECT WAIE NOT HERETOFORE VSED BY ANIE OTHER WITHIN ANY OF OUR KINGDOMES OR
DOMINIONS TO GLOSSE PLAINE AND FIGURED SATTENS MADE WITHIN THIS OUR
REALME, SOE AS THAT THE SAME SATTENS SOE GLOSSED SHALBE THEREBY MADE AS
FAIRE AND GOOD AS THESE PLAINE AND FIGURED SATTENS, wch, BEING MADE IN THE
PART BEYOND THE SEAS, ARE FROM THENCEFORTH TRANSPORTED HITHER, AND LIKE-
WISE TO GLOSSE AND REFRESH SUCH PLAINE AND FIGURED SATTENS MADE IN THE
PART BEYOND THE SEAS, AND FROM THENCE TRANSPORTED HITHER, AS HAVE TAKEN
WETT IN THE WAYE, AND THAT ATT THE INSTANCE AND REQUEST OF THE MCERS OF
OUR CITTIE OF LONDON HEE HATH ATT HIS GREATE COST AND CHARGES ERECTED A
FABRICKE NEERE VNTO OUR SAID CITTIE, AND MADE DIVERSE NECESSARIE INSTRU-
MENT FOR THOSE PURPOSES;" and by his said peticon hee hath most humblie
besought vs that wee would be graciouslie pleased to vouchsafe vnto him the
sole vse and priviledge of the said invenčon for the terme of fourteene yeares,
according as by our lawes it is provided in that behalfe.
KNOWE YE, that wee, graciouslie favouring such ingenious and pffitable
invenčons, of our especiall grace, certaine knowledg, and meere močon, have
given and graunted, and by these psente for vs, our heires and successors,
doe give and graunt, vnto the said Peter Ladore, full and free libertie, licence,
power, priviledg, and authoritie, that hec, the said Peter Ladore, his executors,

page_text: administrators, and assignes, by him or themselves, his or their deputies,
servante, workmen, factors, and agente, or anic of them, shall and may,
freelie and lawfullie from tyme to tyme and at all tymes hereafter during the
tearme of fourteen yeares next ensueing the date hereof, exercise, practise, and
put in vse within our kingdome of England and dominion of Wales, the
mistery, art, way, and manner by him, the said Peter Ladore, first invented,
and not hitherto practised by anie other, as aforesaid, of glossing plaine and
figured sattens nowe within this realme, soe as aforesaid; and likewise of
glossing and refreshing such plaine and figured sattens made in the parte
beyond the seas, and from thence transported hither, as shall take wett in the
waie; and to the end the said Peter Ladore, his executors, administrators,
and assignes, may enioy the benefitt of this our graunt without ympediment or
interrupcon, of our more especiall grace, &taine knowledge, and meere močon,
wee doe, for our heires and successors, straightlie charge and inhibit all and
every pson and psons whatsoever, of what estate, condičon, or degree soever
hee or they, or anie of them bee, that none of them other then the said
Peter Ladore, his executors, administrators, or assignes, or his or their deputies,
servante, workmen, factors, or agente, or some of them, doe or shall, directlie
or indirectly, during the said terme of fourteene yeares, glosse anie plaine or
figured satten made within this our realme, or glosse and refreshe anie plaine
or figured satten made in the part beyond the seas, and from thence trans-
ported hither, as shall take wett in the waie, or errect or make anie fabricke or
fabrickes, instrumente or instrumente, for that purpose, after the manner and
waie of the said Peter Ladore, by him first invented, and not hitherto vsed by
anie others, as aforesaid, without the licence, consent, or agreement of the
saide Peter Ladore, his executors, administrators, or assignes, to be had and
obtained in that behalfe; to have and to hold the said libties, licences,
powers, priviledges, authorities, and other the misses, hereby graunted or
menconed to be graunted vnto the said Peter Ladore, his executors, adminis-
trators, and assignes, for and during the terme of foureteene yeares from hence-
forth next ensueing, fullie to be compleate and ended; and wee doe by theis
Psente, for vs, our heires and successors, will and comaund all and singuler
maiors, sheriffes, justices of peace, bayliffes, constables, headboroughes, and
other officers, ministers, and subject of vs, our heires and successors, that
they and every of them be from tyme to tyme and att all tymes hereafter
during the terme aforesaid, ayding, helping, and assisting to the said Peter
Ladore, his executors, administrators, and assignes, and to his and theire
deputies, servante, workmen, factors, and agente, in all thing in and about
the accomplishment of our pleasure herein declared, and that neither they nor

page_text: any of them doe att anie tyme during the said tearme, hinder, molest, or
interrupt the said Peter Ladore, his executors, administrators, or assignes, or
his or their deputies, servante, workmen, factors, or agente, or anie of them, in
aniewise, as they tender our pleasure, and will avoide the contrie att theire
perrills; provided alwaies, and our will and pleasure is, that if att anie tyme
during the said terme of fourteene yeares, it shall appeare vnto vs, our heires
or successors, or to the Lorde and others of our Privie Councell of vs, our
heires or successors, for the tyme being, that this our graunt is contrie to the
lawes, or mischeivous to the state of our realme of England, or genally incon-
venient, that then vppon significačon and declaračon to be made by vs, our
heires or successors, vnder our or their signett or privie seale, or by the Lorde
and others of the Privie Councell of vs, our heires or successors, for the tyme
being, or sixe or more of them, in writing vnder their hande, of such contriety,
mischeife, or inconvenience, this our Psent graunt for such cause or causes soe
declared shalbe voide and of none effect, anie thing therein conteyned to the
contrie in aniewise notwithstanding. And wee doe hereby, for vs, our heires and
successors, graunt vnto the said Peter Ladore, that theis our Lřes Patente,
or the inrollment hereof, shalbe firme, good, valide, and effectuall, according to
the true intent and meaning of the same, although expresse mencon of the
yearlie value, or anie other value or taintie of the misses, or anie part
thereof, or of anie guifte or graunte by vs, or anie of our progenitors or
Pedecessors, to the said Peter Ladore beretofore made in these psente, is
not made, or anie statute, act, ordinance, puision, pclamačon, or restrainte
heretofore had, made, ordained, published, or pvided, or anie other matter,
cause, or thing whatsoever to the contrarie hereof in aniewise notwith-
standing.