A NEWE INVENCON FOR MAKEING HARD IRON SOFTE, AND COPPER TUFFE AND SOFTE
Year: 1636

page_text: CHARLES, by the grace of God King of England, Scotland, Fraunce, and
Ireland, Defendor of the Faith, &c., to all to whome theis psente shall come,
greeting.
WHEREAS 'wee, by our Lies Patente vnder the Greate Scale of England,
bearing date at Westñi, the One and twentith day of January, in the sixth yeare
of our raign, for the consideračons therein menconed and expressed, did, amongst
other thing in the said Lřes Patente conteyned, graunt vnto our welbeloved
servant, David Ramsey, the benefitt and priviledge of the use and exercise of "A
NEWE INVENCON FOR MAKEING HARD IRON SOFTE, AND COPPER TUFFE AND SOFTE," for
the terme of fowerteene yeares, and for and vnder such yearely rent as in and by
the said recited Lřes Patente, amongst other thinge, more playnely and at large
appeareth. And whereas the said David Ramsey and one GEORGE DANBY, by
their humble peticon to vs lately exhibited, have shewed vnto vs that the said
newe Invenĉons have fayled and came to nothing, and thereby the petioner,
David Ramsey, hath lost all his charges disbursed in obteyning and passing the
said graunt; and have further shewed vnto, vs that the peticoner, George
Danby, by his industry, paynes, and greate charges, hath nowe accomplished the
pfecčon of the before menconed newe Invenčon in a farr better and more
pfitable way then ever yett was knowne and practised for the melting of copper
and casting it into ingotte, and making it tuffe, fitt to be employed in those
manufactures wherein the same is vsed, and therefore the petičoners have
humbly besought vs to be graciously pleased to accept of a surrenderof the said
pticuler priviledg, and to regraunt the sole melting of copper, and casting the
samé into ingotte, and makeing it tuffe to drawe into manufactures, vnto the

page_text: petičoner, George Danby and his assignes, for the terme of fowerteene yeares,
within our realmes of England, Ireland, and domynion of Wales, and that all
the said copper may be drawne at the barre by the petičoner, George
Danby, or his assignes, and none other, at a place in that behalfe to be ppared
within our cittie of London, or the suburbs thereof, taking only eight pence a
pound for drawing thereof, as nowe is vsually paied, because if an vnskilfull or
a malicious man should haue the drawing of it they may spoile the same, to the
petičoner's great damage; and that noe ingotte of copper be ymported into
this our kingdome; and hath offred to pay vnto vs yerelie the some of tenne
pounde. And whereas the said Dauid Ramsey, by his deed vnder his hand and
seale, bearing date the Nyneteenth daie of January nowe last past, hath
surrendred into our hande the said pticuler priviledg for the making of
copper to be tuffe and softe, of which surrender wee doe by theis presente
accept.
KNOWE YE, THEREFORE, that wee, graciously inclinyng to the peticoner's
humble suite, and willing to further him, the said George Danby, in the same,
his newe Invenčon tending to the benefitt of the cōmonwealth, of our especiall
grace, certen knowledg, and meere močon, haue given and graunted, and by
theis psente, for vs, our heires and successors, doe give and graunt, vnto the
said George Danby and his assignes, full, free, and absolute license, power,
priviledg and authoritie, that he, the said George Danby, and his assignes, and
his and their agente, servante, and workmen, and none other pson or psons
whatsoever, shall and may, from tyme to tyme and at all tymes hereafter,
during the terme of fowerteene yeres herein-after graunted, at his and their
and every of their wille & pleasures, vse, exercise, practize, and put in vre,
within our realmes of England and domynion of Wales, or any of them, the said
Invenčon of melting and casting of copper into ingottf to make the same tuffe,
and drawing the same, after the way and manner by him, the said Georg
Danby, invented, and not formerly vsed or practized and brought to pfeccon by
any other or others within our domynions, and the same, soe melted and cast
and drawne, to vent, vtter, and sell, at his and their wille and pleasures.
Wherefore our further will and pleasure is, and wee doe hereby, for vs, our
heires and successors, straightlie charge, inhibitt, and forbidd all and every other
pson and psons whatsoever, of what estate, degree, or condicon soever he, they,
or any of them be or shalbe, that none of them, other then the said George
Danby, and his assignes, deputies, agente, servante, and workmen, doe, or shall,
during the said terme of fowerteene yeeres herein graunted, directly or indirectly
vse, exercise, practice; or put in vse the melting or casting of copper into
ingotte, to make the same tuffe, by the way or manner by him, the said George

page_text: Danby, invented and brought to pfeccon, and not before vsed, practized, and
brought to pfeccon within any of our domynions by any others, without the
speciall license and consent of him, the said George Danby, or his assignes, first
had and obtayned in writing, upon paine of our high displeasure and indignacon,
and of such other paines, penalties, and punishmente as by our lawes and statutes,
or our prerogative royall, can or may be inflicted ypon the offendors for wilfull
breach, and contempt of this our royall will and comaundement, to liave, 'hould,
vse, exercise, practize, put in vse, and enjoy the said licenses, powers, priviledges,
and authorities of melting and casting of copper into ingotte to make the same
tuffe, and other the premisses by theis presente menconed to be graunted vnto
the said George Danby and his assignes, for and during the terme and vnto the
full end and terme of fowerteene yeres next ensueing the date hereof, fullie to be
compleate and ended, yeilding and paying therefore, and he, the said George
Danby, for himselfe, his executors, administrators, and assignes, doeth coveñnt,
pmise, and agree to and with vs, our heires and successors, by theis presente,
to yeild, and pay yerely and everie yeare during the aforesaide terme, vnto
vs, our heires and successors, tenne pounde of lawfull money of England, at
the receipt of the Exchequer of vs, our heires and successors, at Westmi, at
the feast of the Annunciacon of the blessed Virgin Marie and Saint Michaell
the Archangell, by even and equal porcons. And wee doe by theis presente,
for vs, our heires and successors, straightly charge and comaund all and every
pson and psons whatsoever, that neither they, nor any of them, doe or shall, at
.any tyme or tymes hereafter during the terme aforesaid, importe, or cause to be
imported, into this our realme of England or domynion of Wales, any ingotte
of copper, upon like paine of our bigh displeasure and indignacon, and of such
other paynes, penalties, and punishment as by our lawes, or by our prerogative
royall, can or may be inflicted vpon the offendors for breach and contempt of
this our royall comaundement. And further, wee doe by theis sente, for vs,
our heires and successors, give full power and authoritie vnto the said George
Danby and his assignes, with the assistance of a constable or other officer, at
all convenient tyme and tymes, to enter and goe into any house, shoppe, ware-
house, celler, shipp, or other vessell, and other place or places, where any iust
cause of suspision shalbe that any such copper is melted or cast, or ingotte
imported contrary to our will and pleasure herein declared and the true intent
and meanyng of theis presente, and there to make diligent search for the same,
to the end the same may be found out, and the delinquente and offendors therein
discovered, and receive condigne punishment according to their demeritte.
And wee doe alsoe, by theis presente, will, requiré, and cōmaund all and
singuler maiors, sheriffe, justices of peace, bailiffe, constables, headboroughes,

page_text: and all other officers, ministers, and subiecte whatsoever, of vs, our heires and
successors, that they and every of them be, from tyme 'to tyme during the said
terme, aiding, helping, furthering, and assisting vnto the said Geord Danby;
and his assignes, agente, servante, and workmen, in all thing in and aboute
the accomplishment of our pleasure herein declared, and in the exercise and
execučon of this our graunt, and that they, nor any of them, doe in any wise
hinder or interrupt him or them, or any of them, in any wise concernyng the
same, as they tender our pleasure and will avoid the contrary at their perille;
and theis psente, or the inrollment thereof, shalbe their and every of their
sufficient warrant in that behalfe. Provided alwayes, and our will and pleasure
is, that this our present graunt, or any clause, matter, or thing therein con-
tayned, shall not extend, or be construed to extend,' to the phibiting, restraint,
lett, or impediment of the importacon into any our realmes or domynions of
copper brick or plates of Hungarie, or any other copper whatsoever, copper
ingott only excepted. Prouided alsoe, and our will' and pleasure is, that yf at
any, tyme or tymes, during the said terme of fowerteene yeares, it shall appeare
vnto vs, our heires and successors, or vnto the lorde and others of our privye
councell, that this our graunt of priviledg shalbe inconvenient, or any way
Piudicial to the cōmonwealth of this our kingdome, then, upon significacon
or declaračon to be made by vs, our heires or successors, vnder our or their
signett or privye seale, or by the lorde and others of our privy councell, or
.sixe or more of them for the tyme being; in writing vnder their hande, of such
Piudize or inconvenience, theis, our Lřes Patente, shall forthwith cease, deter-
'myne, and be utterlie void to all intente, construccons, 'and purposes, any
thyng before in theis presente contayned to the contrary thereof in any wise
notwithstanding, although expresse mencon, &c.
In witnes whereof, &c. 'Witnes 'our selfe, at Westini, the Fowerth daie
of March
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