A NEW KIND OF LIGHT (QUITE DIFFERENT FROM ANY YET IN VSE), COMPOSED OF ONE ENTIRE GLASS, OF A GLOBULAR SHAPE, WITH A LAMP, WHICH WILL GIVE A CLEAREE AND MORE CERTAIN LIGHT FROM ALL PARTS THEREOF, WITHOUT ANY DARK SHADOWS, OR WHAT ELSE MAY BE CONFOUNDING OR TROUBLESOME TO THE SIGHT, THAN ANY OTHER LAMPS THAT HAVE HITHERTO BEEN IN VSE
Year: 1708

page_text: ANNE the grace
.greeting.
WHEREAS our trusty and welbeloved MICHAEL COLE, of our city of
Dublin, in our kingdome of Ireland, Gentleman, hath by his petition humbly
represented vnto vs, that he hath, with great industry, paines, and expence,
found out and brought to perfection "A NEW KIND OF LIGHT (QUITE DIFFERENT
FROM ANY YET IN VSE), COMPOSED OF ONE ENTIRE GLASS, OF A GLOBULAR SHAPE, WITH
A LAMP, WHICH WILL GIVE A CLEAREE AND MORE CERTAIN LIGHT FROM ALL PARTS
THEREOF, WITHOUT ANY DARK SHADOWS, OR WHAT ELSE MAY BE CONFOUNDING OR
TROUBLESOME TO THE SIGHT, THAN ANY OTHER LAMPS THAT HAVE HITHERTO BEEN IN
VSE," and which he doubts not will prove a general good and benefit, and
therefore hath humbly prayed vs to grant him our Letters Patents for the
sole vse of the said Invention within that part of our kingdome of Great
Britain called England, and our kingdome of Ireland, for the term of fourteen
yeares.
KNOW YEE, that wee, being willing to give encouragement to all arts and
inventions which may be of publick vse and benefit, of our especial grace,
certain knowledge, and meer motion, have given and granted, and by these
presents, for vs, our heires and successors, do give and grant vnto the said
Michael Cole, his executors, administrators, and, assignes, special lycence, full
power, sole priviledge and authority, that he, the said Michael Cole, his
executors, administrators, and, assignes, and every of them, by themselves or
bis or their deputy or deputies, servants or agents, or such others as the said

page_text: Michael Cole, his executors, administrators, or assignes, shall at any time or
times agree with, and no others, from time to time and at all times during the
term of yeares herein-after expressed, shall and lawfully may make, vse, exercise,
and enjoy the said Invention within any part or parts, place or places, whatso
soever, of, in, or belonging to that part of our kingdome of Great Britain called
England, Wales, and town of Berwick-vpon-Tweed, and within our kingdome
of Ireland, in such manner and according to such reasonable and lawfull rates
and limitačons as to him, the said Michael Cole, his executors, administrators,
and assignes, or any of them, shall in their discretions seem meet; and that
he, the said Michael Cole, his exc", adm", and assignes, shall and may have and
enioy, to his and their own vse and vses, the solo benefit, profit, commodity,
and advantage from time to time comeing, growing, accruing, and arising by
reason of the said Invention, for and during the full term of yeares hereafter
menconed, to have, hold, exercise, and enioy the said lycence, powers, privi-
leges, and advantages herein-before granted, or meant, menčoned, or intended
to be hereby granted, vnto the said Michael Cole, his exccutors, administrators,
and assignes, for and during and vnto the full end and terme of fourteen yeares
from the date of these presents next and imediately ensuing, and fully to be
compleat and ended according to the statute in this case made and provided.
And to the end the said Michael Cole, his executors, administrators, and
assignes, and every of them, may have and enioy the full and entire benefit,
and the sole making, vending, vse, and exercise of the said Inveučon according
to our gratious intenčons herein-before declared, wee do by these presents, for
vs, our heires and successors, require and strictly command all and every
person and persons, bodys politick and corporate, and all other our subiects
whatsoever, of what estate, quality or degree, name or condition, what-
soever they be, within that part of our kingdome of Great Britain called
England, Wales, and town of Berwick-vpon-Tweed, and within our king-
dome of Ireland, that neither they nor any of them, at any time or
times during the continuance of the said term of fourteen yeares hereby
granted, either directly or indirectly, do make, vse, exercise, or put in practico
the said Invencon, or any part of the same, so attained vuto by the said
Michael Cole as aforesaid, nor shall in any wise counterfeit, imitate, or resemble
the same, nor shall make, or cause to be made, any addition thereunto or
substracčon from the same, whereby to pretend himselfe or themselves the
inventor or inventors, devisor or devisors, thereof, without the lycence, consent,
or agreement of the said Michael Cole, his executors, administrators, or
assignes, in writing, vnder his, their, or some of their hand and seales, first
had and obtained in that behalfe, vpon such pains and penalties as can or may

page_text: be iustly inflicted on such offenders for the contempt of this our royal com-
mand, and further, to be answerable to the said Michael Cole, his executors,
administrators, and assignes, according to law, for his and their damages occa-
sioned thereby. And further, wee do by these presents, for vs, our heires and
successors, will and command all and singular our justices of the peace, mayors,
sheriff's, bayliffs, constables, headboroughs, and all other officers and ministers
whatsoever, of vs, our heires and successors for the time being, that they, or
any of them, do not, nor shall at any time hereafter, during the said terme
hereby granted, in any wise molest, trouble, disturb, or hinder the said
Michael Cole, his executors, administrators, or assignes, or any of his or
their deputies, servants, or agents, in or about the due and lawfull making vsė
or exercise of the aforesaid Invention, or in anything relating thereunto.
Provided always, and these our Letters Patents, or anything herein contained,
shall not extend, or be construed to extend, to give priviledge vnto the said
Michael Cole, his executors, administrators, or assignes, or any of them, to vse,
exercise, or put in practice his said Invenčon within the city of London,
or liberties thereof, before the expiračon or other sooner determinacon of
the term of one and twenty yeares (which commenced the four and twentieth
day of June, in the yeare One thousand six hundred and ninety-four), to the
damage or preiudice of the proprietors of the publick glass lights called the
convex lights, now and lately vsed in the said city and liberties by vertue of a
lease or grant thereof made for that term by the mayor, comonalty, and
citizens of the said city, pursuant to an Act of Parliament made in the fifth
yeare of the reigne of our late royall brother and sister King William and
Queen Mary, (intituled an Act for the Releife of the Orphans and other
Creditors of the city of London), or to vse, exercise, or imitate any other inven-
tion or work whatsoever which hath been heretofore found out or invented by
any other of our subiects whatsoever, and publickly vsed or exercised within
that part of our kingdome of Great Britain called England, Wales, and Town
of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and within our kingdom of Ireland, or any of them,
vnto whom wee have already granted our like Letters Patents of Priviledge
for the sole exercise and benefit thereof; it being our will and pleasure that
the said. Michael Cole, his executors, administrators, and assignes, and the said
proprietors of the said convex lights within the city and liberties aforesaid,
during their said term or sooner expiration thereof, and all and singular other
person and persons to whom like Letters Patents or privileges have been
already granted as aforesaid, shall distinctly vse and practice their severall
inventions by them respectively invented and found out, according to the true
intent and meaning of the same respective grants and of these presents;

page_text: provided also, and theso our Letters Patents are and shall be vpon this
condičon, that if at any time, during the said term hereby granted, it shall be
made appear to vs, our heires or successors, or any six or more of our or their
Privy Council, that this our grant is contrary to law, or inconvenient or pre-
iudicial to our service or the good of our subiects in general, or any abuse
therein discovered, or that the said Invenĉon is not a new invenčon as to the
publick vse and exercise thereof within this our kingdome, and not invented
and found out by the said Michael Cole as aforesaid, then, vpon signification
and declaračon thereof to be made by vs, our heires or successors, vnder our or
their signet or privy seal, or by the lorde and others of our or their Privy
Council, or any six or more of them, vnder their hande, these our Letters
Patents shall forthwith cease, determine, and be vtterly void to all intents and
purposes, any thing before herein contained to the contrary in any wise not-
withstanding. And lastly, wee do by these presents, for vs, our heires and
successors, grant vnto the said Michael Cole, his executors, administrators,
and assignes, that these presents, or the inrollment thereof, shall be in and by
all things good, firme, valid, sufficient, and effectual in the law according
to the true intent and meaning thereof, and shall be taken, construed, and
adiudged in the most favourable and beneficial sense for the best advantage
of the said Michael Cole, his executors, administrators, and assignes, as well in
all courts of record as elsewhere, and by all and singular the officers and
ministers whatsoever of vs, our heires and successors, in all and singular our
realms and dominions whatsoever, and amongst all and every the subiccts of
vs, our heires and successors, whatsoever and wheresoever, notwithstanding
the not full and certain describing the nature or quality of the said Invention,
or of the materials thereto conducing and belonging.
August.
By Writt of Privy Seale.