NEW ENGINES, KILNES, AND OTHER TOOLES NEVER BEFORE MADE OR VSED FOR THE MAKEING OF LOOKKING GLASS PLATES AND GLASS PLATES POR PANNELLS FOR ROOMES AND CHIMNEY PIECES
Year: 1700

page_text: WILLIAM THE THIRD, by the grace of God King of England, Scotland,
France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c., to all to whome these psent?
shall come greeting.
WHEREAS our trusty and welbeloved EDWARD SAYER, Esquire, hath by his
humble peticon represented vnto vs, that at his vast expence and trouble, and
after many tryalls and experimente, and the maintenance of severall servante
and workemen for a considable length of time, att his owne proper cost and
charges hath invented and brought to pfeccon severall "NEW ENGINES, KILNES,
AND OTHER TOOLES NEVER BEFORE MADE OR VSED FOR THE MAKEING OF LOOKKING
GLASS PLATES AND GLASS PLATES POR PANNELLS FOR ROOMES AND CHIMNEY PIECES,"
with which he does make the said plates after a new manner never before before
practized much larger and better, and can afford the same of any sizes con-
siderably cheaper then any such plates now made or vsed in any part of Europe,
and that the same will be of great advantage and ornament to this kingdome
in generall; and haveing therefore humbly besought vs to grant him the sole
exercise and benefitt of his said Invenčons for the terme of fourteene yeares.
KNOW YEE, THEREFORE, that wee, being willing to cherish and
encourage all laudable endeavours and designes of such of our subject as
have by theire industry found out vsefull and profitable arte, misteryes and
invenčons, and that the said Edward Sayer may accordingly reap some fruit
and benefitt of his labour and charge in and concerneing the pmisses, of our
especial grace, certaine knowledge, and meer močon, wee have given and
granted, and by these. Presente doe give and grant vnto the said Edward

page_text: Sayer, his extors, administrators, and assignes, especiall lycence, power,
priviledge and authority, that he and they, by him and themselves, and by his
and their deputyes, servante, agente, and workemen, and such others onely
as he, the said Edward Sayer, his exccutors, administrators, and assignes shall
agree with, shall and may from time to time and at all times hereafter dureing
the space of fourteene yeares next ensucing the date of these Presente, att his
and their owne proper coste and charges, erect, vse, teach, exercise, and put in
practice the said new engines, kilnes, and other tooles, and new manner of
workeing the said plates soe by him contrived and found out as aforesaid in any
place or places within our Kingdome of England, Dominion of Wales, and Towne
of Berwick-vpon-Tweed, and also shall and may receive, take, and enjoy all
the benefitte, pfitte, commodityes, and advantages of and by the same to be had,
made, acquired, and gotten to his and their owne proper benefitt, vses, and vses;
to have, hold, vse, exercise, and enjoy the said lycence, powers, viledges, and
authorityes, and all other the pmisses by these Presente granted or menčoned
to be granted vnto the said Edward Sayer, his executors, administrators, aud
assignes for and dureing and to the full end and terme of fourteene yeares from
the day of the date of these Presente next ensueing and fully to be compleat and
ended according to the Statute in that case made and provided. And to the
end the said Edward Sayer, his executors, administrators, and assignes, may the
better enjoy the full and whole benefitt, and the sole vse and exercise of his
said new Invenčons, wee doe by these Presente, for vs, our heires and succes-
sors, streightly charge, require, and command all and every person and psons,
bodyes politick and corporate, of what quality, degree, name, or condicon
soever they be, within our said Kingdome of England, Dominion of Wales,
and Towne of Berwick-vpon-Tweed, that neither they nor any of them,
dureing the said terme of fourteene yeares hereby granted, either directly or
indirectly doe vse, exercise, or put in practice the said new engines, kilnes,
and other tooles, and new manner of workeing the said plates soe by the said
Edward Sayer invented and found out as aforesaid, nor doe nor shall counter-
feite, imitate, or resemble the same, or any materialls therevnto belonging,
nor doe nor shall make any addicon therevnto or substracčon therefrom,
whereby to pretend themselves the inventors or devisors thereof, without
the licence, consent, or agreement of the said Edward Sayer, his extors,
aðstrators, or assignes, in writeing vader his or their hand and seales first
had and obtained in that behalfe vnder such paines and penaltyes as can or
may be inflicted on the offender or offenders therein for the contempt of this
our royall command; and further to be answerable to the said Edward Sayer, his
executors, administrators, and assignes, according to the vtmost rigour of the

page_text: law, for his and theire damages thereby sustained. And further wee doe by
these our Letters Patente, for vs, our heires and successors, will, authorize,
require, and comand all and singular justices of the peace, mayors, sherriffe,
bayliffe, constables, headboroughs, and all other officers and ministers what-
soever of vs, our heires and successors, now and for the time being whome it
may concerne, that they and every of them respively be, from time to time,
dureing the terme hereby granted, in their respective offices, and according
to their and every of their best skills and endeavours, ayding, helping, and
assisting, vnto the said Edward Sayer, his extors, administrators, and assignes,
deputyes, agente, and servante, in and by all thing in and about the accom-
plishment of our royall will and pleasure herein-before declared, and in the
execučon of the severall powers and priviledges hereby granted as aforesaid.
And moreover wee doe by these Presente, for vs, our heires and successors,
will and command that our said respive officers and ministers before menconed,
or any of them, doe not nor shall att any time hereafter dureing the terme
hereby granted, in anywise molest, trouble, or hinder the said Edward
Sayer, his extors, administrators, or assignes, deputyes, agente, or servante,
in or about the vse or exercise of the aforesaid Invenčons, or any of them or
any part of them, or any of them or anything relateing therevnto: Provided
alwayes, and these our Letters Patente are and shall be vpon this condicon,
that if at any time durcing the said terme of fourteene yeares hereby granted
it shall be made appeare to vs, our heires or successors, or any six or
more of our or theire Privy Councell, that this our grant is contrary to law
or Pjudiciall or inconvenient to our subiecte in generall, or that the
Invenčons before menconed are not now invenčons as to the publick vse
and exercise of the same, and not invented and found out by the said
Edward Sayer as aforesaid, then upon significačon and declaračon of such
Pjudice or inconveniency to be made by us, our heires or successors, vnder
our or their signett or privy seale, or by the Lords or others of our or their
Privy Councell or any six or more of them, vnder their hande, these our Letters
Patente shall forthwith cease, determine, and be vtterly voyd to all intent and
pposes, anything herein-before contained to the contrary notwithstanding:
Provided also, that these our Letters Patente, or anything herein contained,
shall not extend or be construed to extend to give previledge vnto the said
Edward Sayer, his extors, administrators, or assignes, to imitate any Invencon
or worke whatsoever which hath been been heretofore invented and found out
by any other of our subjecte whatsoever, and publickly exercised within our
said Kingdome of England, Dominion of Wales, and Towne of Berwick-
vpon-Tweed, to whome wee have already granted our like Letters Patente

page_text: of priviledge for the sole exercise and benefitt thereof, it being our will and
pleasure that the said Edward Sayer, his executors, administrators, and
assignes, and all and singular other person and persons to whome wee have
already granted our like Letters Patente shall distinctly vse and practice their
severall Invencons by them respively found out according to the true meaneing
of such our Lřes Patente, and of these psente. And lastly, wee doe hereby for
vs, our heires and successors, grant vnto the said Edward Sayer, his extors,
administrators, and assignes, that these our Lřes Patente or the inrollment
thereof, shall be and continue in and by all thing good, valid, firme, and
effectuall in the law, according to the true meaneing of the same, notwithstand-
ing the not full and certaine describeing or menčoning of the said Inventons,
or of the materialls, wayes, or meanes of makoing, vseing, or exerciseing of the
same, or of the certaine vse or benefitt thereof, or any other defoct, incertainty,
or impfecčon in these psente, or any other matter, cause, or thing whatsoever
to the contrary in anywise notwithstanding.
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