A CERTEINE MACHIN OR ENGINE FOR THE MORE EXPEDITIOUS, CUTTING, DIGGING, OR MAKING NAVIGABLE RIVERS, DRAYNES, LYNES, OR TRENCHES, OR FOR CLEANSING OF ANY RIVERS RACKED VP OR OBSTRUCTED IN THEIR CURRENT
Year: 1666

page_text: present shall come, greeting.
WHEREAS LEWYS BAYLIE, Gentleman, hath informed ys that he hath
invented and compleatly finished "A CERTEINE MACHIN OR ENGINE FOR THE
MORE EXPEDITIOUS, CUTTING, DIGGING, OR MAKING NAVIGABLE RIVERS, DRAYNES,
LYNES, OR TRENCHES, OR FOR CLEANSING OF ANY RIVERS RACKED VP OR OBSTRUCTED IN
THEIR CURRENT," which will tend to the greate benefitt of our subiecte; and
whereas the said Lewys Bayley, hath humbly desired our royall graunt of
licence and privilege for the sole vse, exercise, and benefitt of his said Invencon
within our Kingdom of England and Dominion of Wales for and during the
terme of fourteene yeares, according to the Statute in that behalfe made and
provided.
KNOW YE, that wee, of our princely inclinacon, being willing to give all
fitting and due incouragement to the inventors of such arte as may be of
publique vse and benefitt, of our especiall grace, certeine knowledge, and
meere mocon, and vpon the humble peticon of the said Lewys Bayly, have
given and graunted, and by theis psente, for vs, our heires and successors, doc
give and graunt vnto the said. Lewys Bayly, his executors, administrators,
and assignes, especiall licence, full power, priviledge, and authority, that
he, they, and every of them, by him or themselves, his, their, or any of their
deputy or deputies, servante, workemen, and assignes, at all tymes, and from
tyme to tyme hereafter, during the terme of yeares hereafte rin theis Present(
expressed, shall and may have, vse, exercise, ymploy, and enioy the. said.new
Invenčon in and throughout our Kingdome of England and Dominion of

page_text: Wales, and in and throughout all and singuler other our dominions and
countries, and every or any of them, in such manner as to him or them in
bis or their discrečons shall seeme meete, and shall and may have and enioy
the sole benefitt and advantage coming or arrising by reason thereof, during
the terme of yeares hereby graunted; and to the end the said Lewys Bayly,
his executors, administrators, and assignes, and every of them, may the better
enioy the full and wholle benefit, and the sole vse and exercise of his said
Inventon, aswell within liberties as without, wee doe by theis Present for
vs, our heires and successors, require and straightly command all and every
person and persons, bodies politique and corporate, of whatsoever quality,
degree, name, or addičon they be, that neither they nor any of them, during
the terme of yeares hereby graunted, either directly or indirectly, doe or shall
vse or put in practice the said Invenĉon so by the said Lewys Bayly invented
and attayned vnto as aforesaid, nor doe or shall counterfeit, imitate, or resemble
the same, nor doe or shall make any addičon therevnto or substracčon from
the same, whereby to Ptend themselves the inventors or devisors thereof, or to
Piudice the said Lewys Bayly, his executors, administrators, or assignes,
without the licence, consent, and agreement of the said Lewys Bayly, his
executors, administrators, or assigns, in writing vnder his and their hande
and seales first had and obteyned in that behalfe, vpon such paines and
penalties as can or may be inflicted on such offendors for their contempt
of this our command in that behalfe; and further to be aunswerable to the
said Lewys Bayly, his executors, administrators, and assignes, according to
law and justice, for their damages thereby susteyned; to have and to hold
all and singuler the licences, powers, priviledges, and authorities hereby
granted or menconed to be granted as aforesaid vnto the said Lewys Bayly,
his executors, administrators, and assignes, aswell within liberties as without,
for and during the terme of foureteene yeares from the making of theis
Psente next ensuing, and fully to be compleat and ended according to
the Statute in such case made and provided. And further, wee doe by
theis sente, for vs, our heires and successors, give and graunt vnto the
said Lewys Bayly, his executors, administrators, and assignes, full power
and authority that he, they, or any of them, his, their, or any of their deputies,
servante, and agente, or any of them, having first obteyned a warrant in this
behalfe from the Lord Cheife Justice of the Court of King Bench for the
tyme being, may with the assistance of a constable or any other lawfull officer,
aswell within liberties as without, vpon request, at convenient tymes of the
day during the terme aforesaid, and in lawful manner, enter into and make
search in any houses or other places where there shalbe iust cause of suspicon

page_text: for discovering and finding out of all such psons as shall within the terme of
fourteenc yeares aforesaid imitate or cause to be imitated or shall vse or put
in practice the said Invenčon, so by the said Lewys Bayly found out and
attayned vnto as aforesaid, that so such offendors may be proceeded against
and punished according to their demerritte, and their Invenĉons and work?
tending to the end aforesaid then and there found to be seized vpon, broken
in peeces and defaced, and the materiall thereof left in the hand and
custody of some constable or officer to be disposed in such manner and forme
as wee, our heires and successors, shall from tyme to tyme direct and appoint.
And further, wee do by theis psente, for vs, our heires and successors, will,
authorise, and require all and singuler justices of the peace, maiors, sheriffe,
bayliffe, constables, headboroughs, and all other officers and ministers
whatsoever of vs, our heires and successors for the tyme being, that they and
every of them respectively be from tyme to tyme during the said terme hereby
granted in their respective places, favouring, ayding, helping, and assisting
vnto the said Lewys Bayly, his executors, administrators, and assignes, and to
his and their deputy and deputies, servante and agente, in and by all thing
in and about the accomplishment of our will and pleasure herein declared,
and in the exercise and execučon of the powers and priviledges herein
and hereby graunted or menconed to be graunted as aforesaid; and moreover
wee will and command by theis psente, for vs, our heires and successors, that
our said officers and ministers, or any of them, doc not molest, trouble, or
interupt the said Lewys Bayly, his executors, administrators, or assignes, or
his or their or any of their deputy or deputies, servante or agent, or any of
them, in or about the vse or exercise of the said Invencon, or in any matter
or thing concerning the same: Provided allwayes, that if at any tyme during
the said terme of fourteene yeares, it shalbe made appeare vnto vs, our heires
or successors, or any six or more of our or their Privy Councell, that this our
graunt is contrary to law, or Piudiciall, or inconvenient, or not of publique vse
or benefit, or that the said machin or engine is not a new Invenčon of the said
Lewys Bayly as to the publique vse or exercise thereof within our Kingdome
of England and Dominion of Wales aforesaid, then vpon significačon and
declaračon thereof to be made by vs, our heires or successors, theis our
Letters Patent and all thing therein conteyned shall forthwith ceasc,
determine, and be void to all intents and purposes, and the said Invenčon not
to be further vsed, exercised, or ymployed by virtue or colour thereof, anything
herein-before conteyned to the contrary notwithstanding: Provided further,
that theis our Letters Patente, or anything therein conteyned, shall not extend
or be construed to extend to give priviledge to the said Lewys Bayly, his

page_text: executors, administrators, or assignes, or any of them, to vse or imitate any
invenčon or worke found out or invented by any other pson or psons and
publiquely exercised within this our realme, or any the dominions
territories therevnto belonging, vnto whome wee have already graunted our
like Letters Patent of priviledge for the sole vse, exercise, and benefit
thereof, it being our will and pleasure that the said Lewys Bayly, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, and all and singuler other pson and
psons to whom wee have allready granted our like Lřes Patente of priviledge
as aforesaid, shall distinctly vse and practice their severall Invenčons by them
invented and found out, according to the true intent and meaning of the said
severall and respective Lřes Patente and of theis psente. And lastly, wee doe
by theis psente, for vs, our heires and successors, graunt vnto the said Lewis
Bayly, his executors, administrators, and assignes, that theis our Lies Patente
or the inrollment thereof shall be in and by all thing good, valid, sufficient,
and efl'ectual in the law according to the true intent and meaning thereof,
and shalbe taken, construed, and adiudged most favourable and beneficiall for
the best benefit and advantage of the said Lewys Bayly, his executors, admi-
nistrators, and assignes, as well in all our Court of Record or elsewhere,
notwithstanding the not full and certeine discribing the manner and quality
of the said Invencon, or of the way, materialle, and manner of working or
making the said machin or engine, or of the true and certeine vse and benefit
thereof; and notwithstanding any other defect, incerteinties or imperfeccons
in theis sente conteyned, or any act, statute, ordinance, provision, procla-
mačon, or restraint to the contrary thereof in anywise notwithstanding.
In witnes, &c. Witnes ourselfe at Westin, the Sixteenth day of May.
Piẞm Regem.