A NEW MANUFACTURE, BEING A RICH SILK SHAGG, COMO- DIOUS FOR GARMENT MADE OF A SILKE WAST, HETHERTO OF LITTLE OR NOE VSE, AND SHAGGED BY TEZELL OR ROWING CARDE, LIKE AS ENGLISH BAYES, ROWED FUSTIANS, OR DIMATYES, A SORT OF MANUFACTURE NEVER BEFORE KNOWNE OR MADE IN THIS OUR KINGDOME
Year: 1671

page_text: London, Merchant, and alsoe by the certificat of diuers of our loving subiecte,
cittizens, and trading mercers within our Citty of London, wee are given
to vnderstand that with considerable charge and paines hee; the said Edmond
Blood, had found out "A NEW MANUFACTURE, BEING A RICH SILK SHAGG, COMO-
DIOUS FOR GARMENT MADE OF A SILKE WAST, HETHERTO OF LITTLE OR NOE VSE, AND
SHAGGED BY TEZELL OR ROWING CARDE, LIKE AS ENGLISH BAYES, ROWED FUSTIANS,
OR DIMATYES, A SORT OF MANUFACTURE NEVER BEFORE KNOWNE OR MADE IN THIS
OUR KINGDOME." And whereas the said Edmund Blood hath humbly besought
vs to grant him our Letters Patent for the sole vse and such his Invencon
for the tearme of fowerteen yeares, according, to the statute in that case made
and provided.
KNOW YE, that wee, haveing a more especiall and favourable regard to
the Invenčon aforesaid, and being willing to cherish and encourage all laudable
endeavours and designes of such our subiects as shall finde out vsefull and pro-
fitable arte, misteries, and invenčons; by granting and appropriating vnto them;
for some tearme of yeares the fruite and benefitt of theire industry, whereby.
not onely a marke of our favour may bee sett vppon such theire ingenuity, but
alsoe theire labor and expences in the attainment thereof may in some measure.
be recompenced and rewarded vnto them, have given and granted, and by.
theise present for vs, our heires and successors, doe give and grant, vnto the

page_text: said Edmund Blood, his executors, admistrators, and assignes, especiall
licence, power, priviledge and authority, that hee and they, by him and them-
selves, and by his and theire deputies, servante, agente, and workmen, and
such others onely as he, the said Edmund Blood, his executors, administrators,
or assignes, shall agree with and noe others, shall and may from tyme to
tyme and att all and every tyme and tymes hereafter dureing the tearme
and space of fowerteen yeares next ensueing the date of these presente, vse,
practice, exercize, and enioy the said new Invenčon of makeing a silke shagg
comodious for garmente of a silke waste, shagged by tezell or rowing carde
like as English bayes, rowed fustians, or dimaties, soe by him found out as
aforesaid, within our Kingdome of England and Dominion of Wales, and alsoe
shall and may have, receive, take, and enioy the sole benefitt, profitt, comodity,
and advantage of and by such new Invenĉon ariseing or to bee had, made,
acquired, or gotten to his and theire owne proper vses and behoofes, to have,
hould, and enioy the said licence, priviledge, power, and authority, and other the
premisses by theise presente granted or menconed to be granted and every of
them to the said Edmund Blood, his executors, administrators, and assignes for
and dureing the tearme of fowerteen yeares from thenceforth next ensueing
and fully to be compleate and ended, yeilding and paying therefore yearely
and every yeare dureing the said tearme into the receipt of our Exchequer att
Westminster to and for the vse of vs, our heires and' successors, the yearely
rent or sum of six shillinge and eight pence of lawfull money of England
att the twoe most vsuall feast in the yeare, that is to say, att the Feast
of the Añunciacon of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Feast of Saint Michaell
the Archangell, by even and equall porčons'; and to the end the said Edmund
Blood, his executors, admistrators, and assignes, may the better enioy the
full and whole benefitt and the sole vse and exercize of the said Invencon,
we doe by these présente, for vs, our heires and successors;' straightly charge,
require, and comand áll and every person and persons, bodies "politique
and corporate, of what quality, degree, name, or condičon soever they be,
that neither they nor any of them dureing the said tearme of fowerteen
yeares hereby granted, neither directly nor indirectly doe vse, exercize, or putt
in practice the said Invenčon soe by the said Edmund Blood found out as
aforesaid, nor doe nor shall counterfeit,' imitate, or resemble the same, nor
doe or shall make any addičon therevnto or subtracčon from the same whereby
to pretend-themselves the inventors or devisors thereof without the licence,
consent, and agreement of the said Edmund Blood, his executors, admistrators,
or assignes, in writeing, vnder his or theire hand and seales first had and
obtained in that behalfe, vppon such paines and penalties as can or may bee

page_text: inflicted on such offenders for the contempt of this our comand in that
behalfe, and further to be answearable to the said Edmund Blood, his exe-
cutors, admistrators, and assignes, according to law and justice for his and
theire damages thereby sustained. And further, we doe by these presente for
vs, our heires and successors, give and grant vnto the said Edmund Blood,
his executors, adñstrators, and assignes, full power and authority that he and
they and every of them, his, theire, and every of theire deputies, agente, and
servante, or any of them, haveing first obtained a warrant in that 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, as
well within liberties as without, vppon request, att convenient tymes in the
day dureing the tyme aforesaid, and in lawfull manner, enter and make search
in any howses or other places where there shalbe iust cause of suspicon for
discovering and finding out of all such persons as shall within the tearme of
fowerteen yeares aforesaid, imitate or cause to be imitated, or shall vse or
putt in practice the said Invenčon soe by the said Edmund Blood invented
and found out as aforesaid, that soc such offenders may be proceeded against
and punished according to their demeritte; and further, wee doe by these
presente, for vs, our heires and successors, will, authorize, require, and comand
all and singuler justices of peace, maiors, sheriffe, bayliffe, constables,
headboroughs, and all other officers and ministers of vs, our heires and suc-
cessors for the tyme being, that they and every of them respectively, from
tyme to tyme dureing the said tearme hereby granted, in theire 'respective
places be favouring, helping, ayding, and assisting vnto the said Edmund
Blood, his executors, admistrators, and assignes and to theire deputies, agents,
and servante, or any of them, in and by all thing in and about the accom-
plishing of our will and pleasure herein deelared, and in the exercise and
execuĉon of the powers, priviledges, and. authorities herein and hereby given
and granted or menconed to be given and granted as aforesaid. And more-
over that they nor any of them doe not att any tyme molest, hinder, or
intervpt the said Edmund Blood, his executors, admistrators, or assignes, or
his or theire deputies, agents, or servante, or any of them in or about the vse
and exercize of the said Invenĉon, or in any matter or thing concerning the
same. Provided alwayes that if att any tyme dureing the said tearme of
fowerteen yeares it shall bee made appeare vnto vs, our heires and successors,
or any six or more of our or theire privy councell, that this our grant is con-
trary to law or preiudiciall or inconvenient or not of publique vse or benefitt
or that the said Invenčon is not a new Invenčon of the said Edmund Blood,
then vppon significačon and declaračon to bee made by vs, our heires, or suc-

page_text: cessors vnder our or theire signett or privy seale, or by the lorde and others of
our privy councell or any six of them for the tyme being in writeing, vnder
theire bande, of such preiudice or inconveniency, these our Letters Patente
and every thing therein contained shall from thenceforth cease, determine, and
bee vtterly voide, any thing herein-before contained to the contrary notwith-
standing. And our will and pleasure is, that the said Edmund Blood, his
executors, admistrators, or assignes, doe enroll these present, or cause the
same to be enrolled before the Clerke of the Pipe within six moneths next after
the date hereof. And lastly, wee doe by these presente, for vs, our heires and
successors, grant vnto the said Edmund Blood, his executors, admistrators, and
assignes, that these our Letters Patent or the inrollment thereof shalbe in and
by all thing good, valid, sufficient, and effectuall in the law according to the
true intent and meaneing of these presente, and shalbe taken, construed, and
adiudged most favourably and beneficially for the benefitt and advantage of
the said Edmund Blood, his executors, admistrators, and assignes, aswell in
all our Court of Record as elsewhere, notwithstanding the not full and
certaine describing or menconing the manner and quality of the said Invenčon,
or of the materialle, way, or manner of makeing, vseing, and exerciseing
thereof, or of the certaine vse or benefitt thereof, and notwithstanding any
other defect, incertaineties, or imperfecčons in these presents contained, or
any law, act, statute, ordinance, proclamačon, pvision, or restricčon, or other
matter or thing whatsoever to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding.
In witness, &c. Witnesse our selfe att Westminster, the Seaventh day

page_text: CHARLES THE SECOND, by the grace of God, King of England, Scotland,
France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c.
WHEREAS our deare and intirely beloved cusen PRINCE RUPERT, Duke of
Cumberland, hath, att his owne proper charge and expence, invented, contrived,
and perfected a certaine new art or manufacture not before practized in this
kingdome for the "CONVERTING INTO STEELE ALL MANNER OF EDGED TOOLES, FYLES,
AND OTHER INSTRUMENT FORGED AND FORMED IN SOFT YRON, OR ANY PARTE OF THE
SAID TOOLES AND OTHER INSTRUMENT AFTER THEY ARE SOE FORGED AND FORMED, AS
ALSOE FOR THE CONVERTING OF ALL MANNER OF YRON WIRE AFTER IT IS DRAWEN;"
and haveing alsoe contrived a new invencon or art of "PREPAREING AND SOFTENING
ALL CAST OR MELTED YRON, SOE THAT IT MAY BEE FYLED AND WROUGHT AS SOFT
YRON IS, AND OF TINCTUREING OF COPPER VPON YRON;" the said Prince Rupert
hath humbly desired our royall grant of lycense and priviledge for the sole vse
and benefitt of his said Invenĉons within our kingdome of England and
dominion of Wales, for and dureing the terme of foureteen yeares, according
to the statute in that behalfe made and provided.
KNOWE YEE, THEREFORE, that wee, haveing an especiall and favour-
able regaurd to the Invenčons aforesaid, and being willing to cherish and
encourage all laudable endeavours and designes of such our subiecte as shall
find out vsefull and profitable arts and invenčons, by granting and appro-
priating to them for some terme of yeares the fruite and benefitt of their
industry, whereby not onely a marke of our favour may bee sett vpon such
their ingenuitie, but also their labours and endeavours to the attainement

page_text: thereof may in some measure bee recompensed & rewarded vnto them, of our
especial grace, certaine knowledge, and meere mocon, have given and
granted, and by these present for vs, our heires and successors, doe give and
graunt vnto our said deare and intirely beloved cusin Prince Rupert, his
exccutors, administrators, and assignes, especiall lycense, full and sole power,
priviledge, and authoritie, that hee, the said Prince Rupert, his executore,
administrators, and assignes, by him and themselves, and by his and their
deputies, servante, and workemen, and such others as he, the said Prince
Rupert, his executors, administrators, or assignes, shall att any tyme agree
with in our said kingdome, of England and dominion of Wales, and noc
others, shall and may, att all and everic time and times durcing the terme of
foureteene yeares, to bee accounted from the Sixth day of May now last past,
vse, practise, exercise, and enioy the said new arte or Invenčons of converting
into steele all maner of edged tooles, files, and other instrumente forged and
formed in soft iron, or any parte of the said tooles, files, or other instrumente
after they are soe forged and formed, as also for the like converting all
maner of iron wire after it is drawen, and also of prepareing and softning
all cast or melted yron, soe that it may bee filed and wrought as forged
iron is, and of tinctureing of copper vpon iron in such maner as to
him or them in his or their direccons shall seeme mecte, and shall and
may have and enioy the sole benefitt and advantage comeing or ariseing
thereby or by reason of the said new arte or Invenĉons, or any of
them, from time to time dureing the terme hereby granted; to have,
hold, and enioy the said lycenses, priviledges, powers, and authorities,
advantages, pffite, and other the premisses hereby granted or menconed
to bee granted, and everie of them, to the said Prince Rupert, his executors,
administrators, and assignes, for and dureing the terme of foureteene yeares
from the said Sixth day of May last past, fully to bee compleate and ended,
yeilding and paying therefore yearely and everie yeare dureing the said terme
into the receipt of our Exchequer att Westminster, to and for the vse of vs,
our heires and successors, the yearely rent or sume of twentie shilling of
lawfull money of England att the two most vsuall feast or termes in the yeare,
that is to say, att the Feast of the Annunciacon of the Blessed Virgin Mary
and the Feast of Saint Michaell the Archangell, by even and equall porčons;
and to the end the said Prince Rupert, his executors, administrators, and
assignes, and everie of them, may the better enioy the full and whole benefitt,
and the sole vse and excise of his said Invenĉons, aswell within liberties as
without, wee doe, by theise presente, for vs, our heires and successors, require
bodies.
and straightly charge and comand all and everie
person and
persons,

page_text: pollitique and corporate, of whatsoever degree, name, or addičon they bec, that
neither they nor any of them durcing the terme of yeares hereby granted,
either directie or indirectlie, doc, or shall vsc or putt in practise the said arte
or Invenĉons soc by the said Prince Rupert invented or contrived as aforesaid,
nor doc or shall counterfitt, imitate, or resemble the same, nor doe or shall
make any addičon therevnto or substracton from the same, whereby to pretend
themselves the inventore or devisors thereof, without the lycense, consent, or
agreement of the said Prince Rupert, his executors, administrators, or assignes,
in writeing, vnder his or their hande and scales, first had and obteined in that
behalfe vpon such paines and penalties as can or may be inflicted on such
offenders for the contempt of this our comand in that behalfe, and further to
bee answearable to the said Prince Rupert, his executors, administrators, and
assignes, according to lawe and justice, for his and their damages thereby sus-
teyned; and further, wee doe, by theise presente, for vs, our heires and
successors, give and grant to the said Prince Rupert, his executors, admi-
nistrators, and assignes, full power and authoritic that hee, they, and everie of
them, bis, theire, and everie of their deputies, servante, or agente, or any of
them, haveing first obteyned a warrant in this behalfe from the Lord Cheife
Justice of the Court of King Bench for the time being, may, with the
assistance of a constable or any other lawfull officer, aswell within liberties as
without, vpon request, att convenient tymes in the day dureing the tyme afore-.
said, and in lawful manner, to enter and make search in any howses or other
places where there shalbe iust cause of suspition for discovering and finding.
out of all such persons as shall within the terme of foureteene yeares aforesaid
imitate, or cause to bee imitated, or shall vse or putt in practise the said arte
or invenĉons, or any of them, soc by the said Prince Rupert invented and.
contrived as aforesaid, that soe such offendors may bee proceeded against and
punished according to their demeritte; and further, wee doe, by theise
presente, for vs, our heires and successors, will, authorise, and require all and.
singuler justices of the peace, mayors, sheriffes, bayliffes, headboroughs, and
all other oflicers and ministers whatsoever of vs, our heires & successors, for
the time being, that they and everie of them respectively bee from time to.
time durcing the said terme hereby granted in theire respective places favouring,
ayding, helping, and assisting vnto the said Prince Rupert, his executors, admi-
nistrators, and assignes, and to his and their deputy and deputyes, servante,
and agente, in and by all thing in and about the accomplishment of our will
and pleasure herein declared, and in the excise and execučon of the powers
and priviledges herein and hereby granted, or menconed to bee granted as afore-
said; and morover wee will and comand by these presente, for vs, our heires

page_text: and successors, that our said officers, or any of them, doc not molest, trouble,
or interrupt the said Prince Rupert, his executors, administrators, or assignes,
or his or their deputy or deputyes, servant or agente, or any of them, in or
about the vse or excise of the said arte or invenčons, or any of them, or in
any matter or thing concerning the same, or any of them; provided alwaies,
that if att any time dureing the said terme of foureteene yeares it shall and may
appeare to vs, our heires or successors, or any sixe or more of our or their
Privie Councell, that this our grant is contrarie to law, or preiudiciall or incon-
venient, or not of publique vse and benefitt, then, vpon significačon or decla-
račon, to bee made by vs, our heires or successors, vnder our or their signett
or publique seale, or by the lorde and others of our Privie Councell, or sixe of
them for the time being, in writeing vnder their hande, of such preiudice or
inconvenience, these our Letters Patente, and all thing therein conteyned,
shall forthwith cease, determine, and bee vtterley void to all intente and
purposes, anything herein-before conteyned to the contrarie notwithstanding;
and our will and pleasure is that the said Prince Rupert, his executore,
administrators, or assignes, shall inroll these presente, or cause the same to.
bee inrolled, before the Clerke of the Pipe within sixe moneths next after the.
date hereof; and lastly, wee doe by theise presente, for vs, our heires aud
successors, grant vnto the said Prince Rupert, his executore, administratore,
and assignes, that these our Letters Patente, and the inrollment thereof,.
shalbe in and by all thing good, valid, sufficient, and effectual in the lawe,
according to the true intent and meaning of theise presente, and shalbe taken,
construed, and adiudged most favourablic and bencficially for the best benefitt
and advantage of the said Prince Rupert, his executore, administrators, and
assignes, aswell in all our courte of record as elsewhere, notwithstanding the
not full and certaine describing the manner and qualitie of the said art or
invenčons, or any of them, or of the materialle, way, or manner of workeing
& converting the said tooles or instrumente and wire into steele, or of Pparc-
ing & softning all cast or melted iron, or the tincturcing of copper vpon iron
as aforesaid, or of the true & certaine vse or benefitt thereof, and notwith-
standing any other defecte, incertainties, or impfeccons in these sente
conteyned, or any act, statute, ordinance, pvision, pelamačon, or restraint to
the contraric thereof in anywise notwithstanding * &c.
Anud Westin Duime dio Decembr

page_text: PRONE TO RINCE RUPERT, LORD ASHLEY, AND SIR THOMAS CHICKLEY, TO
TAKE SECURITY OF AND ADMINISTER OATHS TO WORKMEN AND OTHERS.
CHARLES THE SECOND, by the grace of God, King of England,
Scotland, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c., to our deare and
intirely beloved cousin and councellor PRINCE RUPERT, Duke of Cumberland,
&c., our right trusty and welbeloved councellor ANTHONY LORD ASHLEY, one
of the comissioners of our Treasury, and Chancellor and Vndertreasurer of our
Exchequer, and SIR THOMAS CHICHLEY, Knight, Master of our Ordinance,
and to all others to whome theise presente shall come, or may any wayes
concerne, greeting.
WHEREAS you the said Prince, haveing intended and perfected "A
CERTAINE NEW ART OR MANUFACTURE, NOT BEFORE PRACTISED IN THIS KINGDOME,
FOR THE CONVERTING INTO STEELE ALL MANNER OF EDGE TOOLES, FILES, AND OTHER
INSTRUMENT FORGED AND FORMED IN SOFT IRON, OR ANY PART OF THE SAID TOOLES,
FILES, AND OTHER INSTRUMENT AFTER THEY ARE FORGED AND FORMED, AS ALSO FOR
THE CONVERTING ALL MANNER OF IRON WIRE AFTER IT IS DRAWNE, AND ALSO NEW
ART OR INVENČONS OF PREPAREING AND SOFTNING ALL CAST AND MELTED IRON,
SOE THAT IT MAY BEE PILED AND WROUGHT AS FORGED IRON IS, AND FOR THE
TINCTUREING OF COPPER VPON IRON;" wee have beene graciously pleased by
Letters Patent vnder our Greate Seale of England to grant to you, the said
Prince, and your assignes, the sole exercise and benefitt thereof for the terme
of fourteene yeares from the Sixth day of May last; and wec, being satisfied
that these arte may bee of greate advantage to vs in particular, and to the
whole kingdome in generall, and that it will bee of greate import that the
workemen and psons imployed therein should bee by all meanes oblidged not
to divulge or make the same publique,―
KNOWE YEE THEREFORE that wee, reposeing speciall trust and con.
fidence in the wisedome, care, and circumspecčon of you, the said Prince,
Anthony Lord Ashley, and Sir Thomas Chichley, have given and granted, and
by theise presente doe give and grant vnto you, the said Prince Rupert,
Anthony Lord Ashley, and Sir Thomas Chichley, and to any one or more of
you, full power and authoritie aswell to take securitie of as to administer an
oath to all artificers, workemen, and persons any wayes concerned or ymployed
in the said arte or invenĉons, or the exercise thereof, to such of them as you,
the said Prince, Anthony Lord Ashley, and Sir Thomas Chichley, or any of
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page_text: you, shall thinke fitt, directly or indirectly, not to discover, divulge, or make
knowne to any person or persons other then our Soveraigne Lord the King,
his heires and successors, the said arte or invenčons, or any of them, or how
they are vsed or exercised, or with what instrumente or materiall the same
are made or wrought, and also to observe such further orders and direcčons as
you, the said Prince, Anthony Lord Ashley, and Sir William Chichley, or any
two of you, shall from time to time give in the management of this affaire
tending to our service and the benefitt of the publique, and for soe doeing these
present, or the inrollment or exemplificaĉon thereof, shalbee a sufficient
warrant and discharge in that behalfe.
In witnes. &c. Witnes ourselfe att Westminster, the Eighth day of

page_text: THIS INDENTURE TRIPARTITE, made the Twentieth day of Decem-
ber, in the three & twentieth yeare of the raigne of our Soveraigne Lord
Charles the Second, by the grace of God King of England, Scotland, France,
& Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c., betweene the most high, most illustrius,
& mighty Prince Rupert, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Duke of Bavaria &
Cumberland, Earle of Holdernesse, Knight of the most noble Order of the
Garter, Constable & Governor of His Maiestyes Royall Castle of Windsor,
and one of the Lords of His Matie's most Honoble Privie Councell, of the
first part, Hartgill, Baron of the Castle of Windsor, Esquire, Edmund
Hampden, of the Parish of St. Clement Danes, in the County of Middx,
Esq., and Thomas Stringer, of the same parish, Gentleman, of the second
part, and the Right Honoble Anthony Lord Ashley, one of the Lords of His
Maiestie's most Honoble Privie Councell, and Comissioners of His Treasury,
Chancellor & Vndertreasurer of His Matie's Exchequor, and the Right
Honoble Sir Thomas Chickley, Knight, one of His Maesties most Honoblo
Privie Councell, and Master of His Maiestyes Ordnance, of the third part:-
WHEREAS the said Prince haveing invented & pfected a certaine
"NEW ART OR MANIEFACTURE FOR THE CONVERTING INTO STEELE ALL MANNER
OF EDGE TOOLES, FILES & OTHER INSTRUMENTS FORGED & FORMED IN SOFT IRON,
OR ANY PART OF THE SAID TOOLES, FILES & OTHER INSTRUMENTS AFTER THEY ARE
FORGED AND FORMED, AND FOR THE CONVERTING OF ALL MANNER OF IRON WYRE
AFTER IT IS DRAWNE; AND ALSOE, A NEW INVENCON OR ART OF PREPAREING AND
SOFTENING ALL CAST OR MELTED IRON, SOE THAT IT MAY BE FILED & WROUGHT AS
FORGED IRON IS; AND ALSOE A NEW INVENCON OR ART OF TINCKTURING COPPER
VPON IRON," His Maiestie hath beene graciously pleased by Letters Patents
vnder His Great Seale of England, beareing date the First day of December
last past before the date hereof, for & vpon the consideracons therein
expressed, to give and grant vnto the said Prince, his executors, administrators,
and assignes, especiall lycence, full and sole power, priviledge & authority,
that he, the said Prince, his executors, administrators, & assignes, by him
and themselves, and by his and their deputyes, servants, and workemen, &
such others as he, the said Prince, his executors, administrators, or assignes,
shall att any tyme agree, within the Kingdome of England & Dominion of
Wales, and noe others, shall and may att all and every tyme & tymes durcing

page_text: the terme of fourteen yeares from the Sixth day of May last past before
the date of the said Letters Patents, vse, practice, exercise, and enioy the
said new arts or invenĉons in such manner as to him or them in their dis-
crecons shall seeme meete, and shall and may have and enioy the sole benefitt
& advantage comeing & ariseing thereby or by reason of the said new arts
or invenĉons or any of them, to have, hold, and enioy the said licenses, powers,
priviledges, authorityes, advantages, pfitts, and other the pmisses by the said
Letters Patents granted or menconed to be granted, and every of them, to'
the said Prince, his executors, admiors, and assignes, for and during the termic
of fourteen yeares from the said Sixth day of May. last, and fully to be
compleate & ended, yeilding & paying therefore to His Maiestic, His heires
& successors, the yearely rent or some of twenty shillings att the Feast of
the Annunciacon of the Blessed Virgine Mary and St. Michaell the Archangell:
by equall porcons, as by the said Letters Patents, amongst other powers and
authorityes therein conteyned, may att large appeare.
NOW THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH, that the said Prince, for
divers good causes & consideračons him therevnto moveing, hath granted, "
nssigned, and transferred, and by these Psents doth grant, assigne, & trans-
ferre, vnto the said Hartgill Baron Edmund Hampden & Thomas Stringer,
the said severall arts & invenčons, and every of them, and the sole priviledge,
vse, & exercise of them and every of them, and alsoc all the powers, privi-
ledges, lycences, & authorityes in or by the said recited Letters Patents
granted or menconed to bee granted, or which hee may have, vse, exercise,
or enioy for or by reason of the same, and all and every suûic and suñies of
money and other pfitt, benefitt, and advantage whatsoever, that shall from
tyme to tyme arise or be made by or out of the said arts or invenĉons, or any
of them. And alsoe that the estate, right, title, interest, clayme, and demand
whatsoever of the said Prince, of, in, and vnto the said arts or invenĉons,
powers, priviledges, and other the misses by force or virtue of the said
Letters Patents or otherwise howsoever, together with the said Letters Patents
themselves, to have, hold, vse, exercise, and enioy the said arts or invenčons,
powers, priviledges, pfitts, and other the pmisses vnto the said Hartgill Baron
Edmund Hampden and Thomas Stringer, their executors, administrators, and
assignes, by themselves and their deputyes, servants, & workemen, and such
others as the said Hartgill Baron Edmund Hampden & Thomas Stringer,
their execor, administrators, or assignes, shall agree with, from henceforth
for & durcing all the rest and residue of the said terme of fourteene yeares
yett to come & vnexpired in as large and ample manner to all intents &
purposes as the said Prince might or could have held, exercised, or enioyed

page_text: the same in case these Psents had not beene made; vpon trust, neverthelesse,
to dispose the fitts of the pmisses to and for the benefitt of the said Prince,
Anthony Lord Ashley, and Sir Thomas Chickley, and their respective
executors, administrators, & assignes, in such manner & proporcons as is
agreed on and expressed or intended to be expressed in one Indenture beareing
even date with these Psents, made or intended to be made betweene the
said Prince, Anthony Lord Ashley & Sir Thomas Chickley, of the one
part, and the said Hartgill Baron Edmund Hampden & Thomas Stringer of
the other parte. And the said Prince, for himselfe, his heires, executors, &
administrators, doth coveñnt & grant to & with the said Anthony Lord Ashley
and Sir Thomas Chickley, their executors and assigns, by these Psents, that
it shall & may be lawfull to & for the said Hartgill Baron Edmund Hampden
& Thomas Stringer, their executors, administrators, and assignes, peaceably
& quietly to exercise and enioy the said arts or invenĉons, powers, priviledges,
and authorityes, and to receive and take the issues and poffitts thereof vpon the
trusts aforesaid, without the lawfull lett, suite, trouble, or interrupcon of the
said Prince, his executors, administrators, or assignes, or any of them, or
any other son or sons lawfully clayming or to clayme by, from, or vnder
him, them, or any of them. And that hee, the said Prince, his executors,
administrators, and assignes, shall & will from tyme to tyme, make & execute,
and cause to be made & executed, all such further and other acts & assurance
in the law, for the further and better transferring & assureing of the misses
vnto the said Hartgill Baron Edmund Hampden and Thomas Stringer, their
exec, administrators, & assignes, for all the residue of the said terme,
according to the intent of these I'sents. As by the councell learned in the
law of the said Lord Ashley and Sir Thomas Chickley, their executors,
admistŕors, or assignes, shall be reasonably devised or required.
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In witness whereof, the said partyes to these sent Indentures inter-
changably have putt their hands & seales the day and yeare first
above written.
ET MEMORAND., qd. pfat. Princeps Rupert & Dux Cumb. &c., venit coram
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