A CERTAINE NEWE AND READIE WAY FOR THE GOOD OF OUR COMON WEALTH, FOR THE EARINGE AND PLOWINGE OF LAND OF WHAT KINDE SOEVER, WITHOUT THE VSE OR HELPE OF HORSES OR OXEN, BY MEANES OF AN ENGINE, BY THEM NEWLY INVENTED AND FRAMED, AND NOT FORMERLY PRACTIZED OR VSED WITHIN OUR KINGDOME OF ENGLAND OR DOMINION OF WALES, BY THE LABOUR AND STRENGTH OF TWO MEN ONLIE TO DRIVE OR INFORCE THE SAIDE ENGINE, AND OF ONE OTHER рSON TO HOULD OR GUIDE THE PLOWE OR SULLOWE TO BE DRAWNE WITH THE SAME ENGINE, WHEREBY GREATE BENEFITT AND COMODYTIE MAY ARISE TO OUR LOVINGE SUBIECT
Year: 1634

page_text: CHARLES, by the grace of God Kinge of England, Scotland, Fraune, and
Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c., to all to whom these sente shall
come, greetinge.
WHEREAS wee are given to understand that our welbeloved subiecte
William Parham, John Prewett, Ambrose Prewett, and Thomas Dorney,
Gentlemen, have by their industrie, and att theire greate paynes, charges,
and expences, devised, found out and brought to pfeccon, "A CERTAINE
NEWE AND READIE WAY FOR THE GOOD OF OUR COMON WEALTH, FOR THE EARINGE
AND PLOWINGE OF LAND OF WHAT KINDE SOEVER, WITHOUT THE VSE OR HELPE OF
HORSES OR OXEN, BY MEANES OF AN ENGINE, BY THEM NEWLY INVENTED AND FRAMED,
AND NOT FORMERLY PRACTIZED OR VSED WITHIN OUR KINGDOME OF ENGLAND OR
DOMINION OF WALES, BY THE LABOUR AND STRENGTH OF TWO MEN ONLIE TO DRIVE
OR INFORCE THE SAIDE ENGINE, AND OF ONE OTHER рSON TO HOULD OR GUIDE THE
PLOWE OR SULLOWE TO BE DRAWNE WITH THE SAME ENGINE, WHEREBY GREATE
BENEFITT AND COMODYTIE MAY ARISE TO OUR LOVINGE SUBIECT; And whereas the
saide William Parham, John Prewett, Ambrose Prewett, and Thomas
Dorney, have humbly peticoned vs, that wee would be graciously pleased, (in
consideračon that they are the first inventors and publishers thereof within
our sayde realme and dominions, and the like thereof bath not heretofore beene
made, vsed, or done within the same, and for that the same Inventons hath

page_text: been pfected at theyre long and great travell, coste, charges, and expences,)
to graunt vnto them our Lřes Patente, licence, and priviledge, for the sole
makeinge, workinge, and vse of the said engine for the purpose aforesaid
dureinge the terme of fowertecne yeares nowe next ensueinge, with prohibicon
to all others dureinge that tyme to make, frame, or vse the same within our
saide kingdome and dominions.
KNOWE YEE, that wec, (to the end the saide William Parham, John
Prewett, Ambrose Prewett, and Thomas Dorney, may reape the fruite and
benefitt of theire owne laboures and industry, and recompence themselves of the
coste, charges, and expences, which they have susteyned, and shall be att, in,
and about the saide devise and Invencon, and puttinge in vse thereof, to the
incouragement of all others in the like laudable studdyes and endeavoures,
and for divers other good causes and consideračons vs herevnto movinge), of
our especiall grace, certaine knowledge, and meere moučon, have given and
graunted, and by these presente, for vs, our heyres and successors, doe give
and graunt vnto the saide William Parham, John Prewett, Ambrose Prewett,
and Thomas Dorney, theire executors, administrators, and assignes, and to
theyre and eyther of theire deputie and deputies, servante, workemen, factors,
and agente, and vnto all and everic such pson and psons as shall have power
and authoritic from them, or anic or eyther of them in that behalfe, full and
free licence, priviledge, power, and authoritie that they onlie, and none other,
shall or may from tyme to tyme dureinge the terme of yeares hereafter
graunted, devise, make, erect, exercise, and put in vre within our saide
realme of England and dominion of Wales, or eyther of them, or anie parte
of them, or eyther of them, the saide newe invented engine, way, or meanes
for the vse or purpose before expressed or menconed. Wherefore our will
and pleasure is, and wee doe by these presente, for vs, our heyres, and succes-
sors, straightly prohibite, forbidd, charge; and comaund, all and every the
subiecte, of vs, our heyres and successors, and all and everie other pson
or psons, that they or anie of them doe not presume, attempt, or take in
hand to make, devise, or imitate, vsc, exercise, practize, or putt in vre the
saide engine, devise, invenčon, way, or meanes, or counterfaite by the patterne,
example, or fashion of the saide engine, anie other like engine, instruement
or devise whatsoever, within our saide realme of England and dominion of
Wales, or eyther of them, for the purpose aforeside, without the specyall
lycence, consent, and agreement of the saide William Parham, John Prewett,
Ambrose Prewett, and Thomas Dorney, theire executors, administrators, or
assignes, or some or one of them, first had and obtayned in writinge, vnder
theyre or some or one of theire hand and seale, or hande and seales, for

page_text: such time oulie, and vppon such composicon and agreement as shall appeare
in the saide writinge, and not otherwise, vppon payne to have the same engines
and instrumente, and everic of them wholly defaced, throwne downe, destroyed,
and broken, and vppon such paynes, penalties, and ymprysonment as by the
lawes of this our realme or otherwise can or may be inflicted vppon them as
contempners and breakers of our royall comaundement. And further, our
expresse pleasure and comaundement is, that for the avoydinge of all subtile,
malicious, perverse, and cantelous practizes and construccons that may bec
Ptended or attempted to defraud or abuse the good and true meaneinge of
these our Lres Patente, the interpretacon, correccon and punishment of all
manner of offences which shall bee comitted in this behalfe to the disad
vantage and hindrance of the saide William Parham, John Prewett, Ambrose
Prewett, and Thomas Dorney, theire executors, administrators, or assignes,
shall bee referred to the Privie Councell of vs, our heires and successors for the
tyme beeinge, by theire direccon to be punished accordinge to justice. And for
the better execučon of this our graunt, licence, and priviledge, we doe by
these presente, for vs, our heyres and successors, give and graunt full and free
licence, power, and authoritie vnto the saide William Parham, John Prewett,
Ambrose Prewett, and Thomas Dorney, their executors, administrators,
assigues, or deputyes, or anie of them, att all tymes, and from tyme to tyme
durcinge the saide terme of yeares hereafter graunted, with the assistance of a
constable or some other officer, by all lawful wayes and meanes, and in lawfull
and convenient manner, to enter and goe into all and singular place and places
convenient for discoverie of the saide offences, and search for all such engines,
instrumente, devises, or invenčons as shall bee by anie pson or psons what-
soever other than the saide William Parham, John Prewett, Ambrose Prewett,
and Thomas Dorney, their executors, administrators, or assignes, or theire
factors, workemen, servant, or agente, dureinge the saide terme, made,
framed, erected, counterfeited, practized, or vsed, contraric to the true
o meaninge of these presente. And if they, or anie of them, shall finde anie
such engines, instrumente, devises, or invenĉons, soe made, crected, framed,
counterfeited, practised, or vsed, contrarie to the true meancinge of these
Psente, or anic opposičon or resistance in the execucon of anie parte of this
our graunt, that they or some of them doe thereof speedily certify the saide
5 Privy Councell, to the end the offenders therein may receive condigne punish-
ment for their offences, to have, hould, exercise, practize, and enjoy the saide
liberties, priviledges, licences, authorities, ymunities, and all and singuler other
the misses before by these presente given and graunted vnto the saide

page_text: William Parham, John Prewett, Ambrose Prewett, and Thomas Dorney,
theire executors, administrators, and assignes, for and durcinge the terme,
and vnto the full end and terme of fowertecne yeares from the date of these
Psent next ensueinge, fullie to be compleate and ended, yealdinge and
payinge therefore yearely duringe the saide terme, vnto vs, our heires, and
successors, att the receipt of the Exchequor at Westminster, the yearelie rent
or some of twenty pounds of lawfull money of England, att the Feast of the
Anunciacon of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Michaell the Archangell,
by even and equall porcons, the first payment thereof to be made at the
Feast of the Anunciacon of the Blessed Virgin Mary next ensueinge the
date of these presente. And to the end the saide William Parham, John
Prewett, Ambrose Prewett, and Thomas Dorney, their executors, admi-
nistrators, and assignes, may the better proceed in the execucon of the
liberties and powers hereby to them given and graunted, wee doe further
hereby, for vs, our heires, and successors, will and coōmaund all justices of
peace, mayors, sheriffe, bayliffe, constables, and all other the officers and
ministers of vs, our heires and successors, to be from tyme to tyme aydinge,
helpinge, and assistinge, to the saide William Parham, John Prewett,
Ambrose Prewett, and Thomas Dorney, their executors, administrators,
deputyes, and assignes, in the execucon of these our Lřes Patente, accordinge
to the purporte, tenor, and true meaninge thereof, as they tender our pleasure
and will avoyde our indignacon and displeasure att theire perills. Provided
alwayes, that if att anie tyme hereafter ytt shall appeare and be made manifest
vnto vs, our heires or successors, that this our present graunt shall be anie
way Piudiciall to our comon wealth, in parte or in all or otherwise, that wee,
.our heyres, or successors, shall finde the same to be vsed to the piudice of us,
our heyres, or successors, or to our saide kingdome or dominions, that then
and ymediatly after declaracon made thereof by vs, our beyres, or succes-
sors, under the privie scale, or greate scale of vs, our heires or successors,
or by anie six or more of the Privie Councell of vs, our heires, or successors,
in writinge vnder their hande, these our Lřes Patente, for soe much as shall
be soc signifyed to be Piudiciall, shall be from thenceforth vtterly voyde and
frustrate, yett in the rest shall be good and of force, anie thinge in these
present contayned to the contrarie notwithstandinge. And, lastlie, our
will and pleasure is, that these our Lřes Patente, or the inrollment thereof,
shall be in all thing fyrme and avaylable in lawe accordinge to the true
meanynge of the same, without anie further or other graunt, licence, confir-
mačon, or tolleracon, from vs, our heires or successors, to be had, procured,

page_text: or obtained, and shalbe taken, construed and adiudged in all and overie of our
courte of justice to be most avayleable vnto the saide William Parham, John
Prewett, Ambrose Prewett, and Thomas Dorney, their exccutors, adminis-
trators, and assignes, against vs, our heyres, and successors, although expresse
mencon, &c.