SEACRET WAIES AND MEANES NOT HEERETOFORE VSED WITHIN ANY OF OUR DOMYNIONS, WHEREBY TO MAKE WOLLEN CLOTH IMPENITRABLE OF RAYNE, WHICHE WOULD BE VERY COMODIOUS FOR OUR SUBIECT, ASWELL FOR IOURNYEING AND THE 'PSERVACON OF THEIRE HEALTHE, AS ALLSOE FOR SAVING OF MUCH LEATHER THAT NOWE IS WASTED IN COVERING OF COACHES AND WAGGONS, FOR THAT THE SAID COVERING OF CLOTHE WILL KEEPE OUT WET AS WELL AS A COVERING OF LEATHER, AND WILBE LIGHTER FOR HORSES TO TRAVAILE WITHALL
Year: 1634

page_text: CHARLES, DY at grace
WHEREAS wee are given to vnderstand by the Peticon of our welbeloued
subiecte JOHN EYRES, CHARLES MOWATE, and JOHN WALLES, Gent, that they,
by theire sole indeayours and at theire great chardges, have found out
"SEACRET WAIES AND MEANES NOT HEERETOFORE VSED WITHIN ANY OF OUR
DOMYNIONS, WHEREBY TO MAKE WOLLEN CLOTH IMPENITRABLE OF RAYNE, WHICHE
WOULD BE VERY COMODIOUS FOR OUR SUBIECT, ASWELL FOR IOURNYEING AND THE
'PSERVACON OF THEIRE HEALTHE, AS ALLSOE FOR SAVING OF MUCH LEATHER THAT
NOWE IS WASTED IN COVERING OF COACHES AND WAGGONS, FOR THAT THE SAID
COVERING OF CLOTHE WILL KEEPE OUT WET AS WELL AS A COVERING OF LEATHER,
AND WILBE LIGHTER FOR HORSES TO TRAVAILE WITHALL;" and whereas the said
Petičoners have, by theire said Petičon, humbly besoughte vs that wee would
be graciously pleased, in consideračon that they are the first inventors and
publishers thereof within our saide domynions, and for that the same Inventon
hath been found out at theire great chardges) to graunt vnto them our Letters
Patente, licence, and priviledge for the sole vseing of the said Invencon, for
the purposes aforesaide, dureing the terme of fowerteene yeares, with phibicon
to all others dureing that terme to vse the same.
KNOWE YEE that wee, to the end the said John Eyres, Charles Mowate,
and John Walles may reape some fruite of theire owne laboures and industrie,
and recompence themselues of the coste, chardges, and expences which they
have sustained and shalbe att in and about the said devises and invenčons
and the putting in vre thereof; to the incouragement of all others in the like

page_text: laudable studdies and indeavours, and for divers: other good causes and con
sideračons vs heerevnto moveing, of our especiall grace, Etaine knowledge, and
meere močon, have given and graunted, and by théis psente, for vs, our heires
and successors, doe give and graunte vnto the said John Eyres, Charles Mowate,
and John Walles, theire executors, administrators, and assignes, deputies,
servaunte, woorkemen, factors, and agente, and all such as shall have power
and authority from them in that behalfe, full and free licence, priviledge,
power, and authority that they only, and none other, shall and may from
tyme to tyme, dureing the terme of yeares heereafter graunted, vse, exercise,
practice, and put in vre within our realme of England and Ireland and
domynion of Wales, or any of them, or any part of them or any of them, at
his and theire liberty and pleasure, the said invencon, waies, and meanes for
making of woollen clothe impenitrable of rayne, whereof they, the said John
Eyres, Charles Mowate, and John Walles, or any or either of them, bave or
or hath been the first devisor or devisors, inventor or inventors, and therefore
wee doe heereby for vs, our heires and successors, straightly phibite, forbidd,
chardge, and comaunde all and every the subiect of vs, our heires and șuc-
cessors, and all and every other pson and psons whatsoever, of what estate,
degree, or condicon soever they or any of them shalbe, other then the said
John Eyres, Charles Mowate, and John Walles, theire executors, admi-
nistrators, and assignes, and theire and every of theire deputyes, factors,
agente, and woorkmen, that they or any of them, dureing the said terme of
yeares heereafter graunted, doe not attempte, Psume, goe about, or take in
hand, by any waics or meanes, directly or indirectly, to vse, exercise, ymitate,
practise, or put in vre the said Invenčon, waye, or meanes of making of wollen
clothe impenitrable of rayne, whereof the said John Eyres, Charles Mowate,
and John Walles, or some or one of them, have or hath been the first inventor
or inventors, or to buye, sell, vtter, or put to sale or dispose of within our said
realmes and domynions, or any of them, or any part of them or any of them,
any of the said clothe, knoweing the same to be soe ppared and made impeni-
trable of rayne by the meanes aforesaide by any pson.or psons other then the.
said John Eyres, Charles Mowate, and John Walles, or some or one of them,
theire or some or one of theire executors, administrators, deputies, assignes,
factors, or servaunte, vppon payne of the heavy displeasure of vs, our heires
and successors, and vppon such paynes, penalties, and ymprisonment as by
the lawes of this our realme, or otherwise, can or may be inflicted
vppon them
as contemners and breakers of our royall comaundement. And further our
expresse pleasure and comaundement is, that for the avoyding of all subtle,
-malicious, pverse, and cantelous practises and construccons that may

page_text: Ptended or attempted to defraude or abuse the good and true meaning of theis
our Letters Patente, the interpretacon, correccon, and punishement of all
manner of offences which shalbe comitted in. this behalfe to the disadvantage
and hindrance of the said John Eyres, Charles Mowate, and John Walles,
theire executors, administrators, or assignes, shalbe referred to the Privy
Councell of vs, our heires and successors for the tyme being, by theire direccon
to be punished according to iustice. And for the better execucon of this our
grannte, licence, and priviledge, wee doe, by theis presente, for vs, our heires
and successors, give and graunte full and free licence, power, and authority
vnto the said John Eyres, Charles Mowate, and John Walles, their
executors, administrators, assignes, or deputyes, or any of them, at all tymes
and from tyme to tyme.dureing the said terme of yeares heereafter graunted,
with the assistance of a constable or some other officer, by all lawful waies
and meanes, and in lawful and convenient manner, to enter and goe into all
and singuler place and places convenient for discovery of the saide offences,
and searche for all such wollen clothe as by any pson or psons whatsoever
other then the said John Eyres, Charles Mowate, and John Walles, theire
executors, administrators, or assignes, or theire factors, woorkemen, servante,
or agente durcing the said terme, shalbe soe made impenitrable of wett by
the waies or meanes aforesaide, or boughte or soulde contrary to the true
meaning of theis sente; and if they or any of them shall finde out or
discover any such offence or offences comitted by any pson or psons contrary
to the true intent or meaning of theis sente, or shall finde any opposicon or
resistance in the execučon of any part of this our graunt, that they or some of
them doe thereof speedily certifie the said Privy Councell or some of them, to
the end the offenders therein may receive condigne punishement for theire
'offences; to have, houlde, vse, exercise, and enioye the said licences, privi-
ledges, powers, and authorities aforesaide vnto the said John Eyres, Charles
Mowate, and John Walles, theire executors, administrators, and assignes, for
and dureing the terme of fowerteene yeares from the daie of the date of theis
Psente next and ymediatlie ensueing, and fully to be. compleat and ended;
yeilding and payeing, and the said John Eyres, Charles Mowate, and John
Walles, for themselves and every of them, theire and every of theire executors,
'administrators, and assignes, doe covñnte, pmise, and graunte to and with vs,
our heires and successors, by, theis presente, to yeilde and paie therefore
yearlie vnto vs, our heires and successors, dureing the said terme of fowertecne
'yeares, the yearelie rent or some of tenne poundes of lawfull Englishe money
into the receipte of the Exchequer of vs, our heires and successors, at Westñi,
at the feast of St. Michaell the. Archangell, and the Añunciacon of the

page_text: Blessed Virgyn Mary, by even and equall porcons to be paide, the first
payment thereof to begine at the feaste of St. Michaell Tharchangell which
shalbe in the yeare of our Lord God One thousand sixe hundred thirty and
sixe. And to the end the said John Eyres, Charles Mowate, and John
Walles, theire executors, administrators, deputies, and assignes, may the better
pceede in the execučon of the libertyes and powers heereby to them given
and graunted, wee doe further heereby, for vs, our heires and successors,. will
and cōmaunde all justices of peace, mayors, sherriffe, bayliffe, constables, and
all other the officers and mynisters of vs, our heires and successors, to be from
tyme to tyme ayding, helping, and assisting to the said John Eyres, Charles
Mowate, and John Walles, theire executors, administrators, deputies, and
assignes in the execuĉon of theis our Letters Patente, according to the tenor
and true meaning thereof, as they tender our pleasure and will avoyde our
indignacon and displeasure at theire pills: Provided allwaies, and our will
and pleasure ys, that if the said yearelie rent or some of tenne pounde heereby
to vs, our heires and successors, reserved as aforesaide, shall happen, to be
behind and vnpaide in part or in all by the space of one and thirtie daies next
after the said feast in which the same oughte to be paide as aforesaid, or if
the said John Eyres, Charles Mowate, and John Walles, or some or one of
them, some or one theire executors, administrators, or assignes, shall not inroll
or cause to be enrolled this our present graunt before our Clerke of the Pype
for the time being within sixe monethes next after the date of theis presente,
that then they, the said John Eyres, Charles Mowate, and John. Walles,
theire executors, administrators, and assignes, shall forfeite and paie. to vs,
our heires and successors, aswell the some of twenty shilling for every moneth
in which the said rent shalbee behind and vnpaide next after the said one
and thirtie daies as aforesaide, as allsoe the like some of twenty shillinge in the
name of a payne for every sixe monethes defaulte of the inrollment of theis
present before the Clerke of the Pype for the tyme being as aforesaide:
Provided likewise, that if at any tyme or tymes beereafter it shall appeare
or be made manifest vnto vs, our heires or successors, or to the Privy
Councell of vs, our heires or successors, that this our present graunt shalbe
any waye preiudiciall to our cōmon wealthe in part or in all, or other-
wise that wee, our heires or successors, shall finde the same to be vsed to
the preiudice of vs, our heires and successors, or of our said kingdomes or
domynions, that then and ymediatlie after declaracon made thereof by vs, our
heires or successors, vnder the Privy Seale or Great Seal of vs, our heires or
successors, or by any sixe or more of the Privy Councell of vs, our heires or
successors, in writing vnder theire hande, theis our Letters Patente, for soe

page_text: much as shalbe soe signified to be preindiciall, shalbe from thenceforth
vtterly voyde and frustrate, yet in the rest shalbe good and of force, anything
in theis presente to the contrary notwithstanding: Provided likewise, that if
the said Invencon, waye, and meanes of making wollen clothe impenitrable of
wett heereby menconed to be priviledged, and by the said John Eyres,
Charles Mowate, and John Walles, theire executors, administrators, deputyes,
and assignes, to be vsed, practised, and putt in.vre, have, before the date of
theis presente, been practised, knowne, or vsed by any other pson or psons
then only by the saide John Eyres, Charles Mowate, and John Walles, within
our said kingdomes and domynions, or any of them, then theis our Letters
Patente, soe farre forth as to the said invenčon, wayes, or meanes heereby
priviledged soe heeretofore knowne, vsed, or putt in practice, shalbe voide and
of none effecte, and in the residue notwithstanding good and sufficient in lawe,
any thing herein to the contrary notwithstanding. And, lastly, our will and
pleasure ys that theis our Letters Patente or the inrollment thereof shalbe in
all thing firme and availeable in lawe, according to the true meaning of the
same, without any further or other graunt, licence, confirmacon, or tolleracon
from vs, our heires or successors, to be had, pcured, or obtayned, and shalbe
taken, construed, and adiudged in all and every of our courte of justice to be
most availeable vnto the said John Eyres, Charles Mowate, and John Walles,
their executors, administrators, and assignes, against vs, our heires and
successors, allthoughe expresse mencon, &c.
In wittnes, &c. Wittnes our selfe at Westmi, the Nyneteenth daie of
December